For the past 20 years, the College of Judea and Samaria in Ariel has worked to become a major research institute for the State of Israel. Recently, the insitituion was granted status as an officially recognized university and now bears a new name: Ariel University Center of Samaria.
In the video below, IsraelNationalTV reports on troubles the institution is facing because of its location in Samaria.
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Some institutions around the world are refusing to recognize academic research in Ariel because the university is located in lands liberated by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Some Israeli government officials are unhappy with the college's new status as a university. The dean pointed out that while some of the university's detractors are accusing the institution of achieving their new "university" status illegally, the institution stands by its position that they obtained everything in a legal manner.