▁Israel ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Human ities . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁council ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁a ▁time ▁at ▁which ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁institutions ▁were ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁government al ▁budget , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁concern ▁among ▁academ ics ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁polit ically ▁influence ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁government ▁appointed ▁a ▁special ▁committee , ▁which ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁advise ▁the ▁government ▁how ▁to ▁act , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ass ure ▁that ▁no ▁r uling ▁political ▁party ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁academic ▁institutions . ▁The ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Israel , ▁David ▁Hor ow itz , ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁committee , ▁which ▁ad vised ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁special ▁ap olit ical ▁and ▁academic ▁council ▁which ▁would ▁super v ise ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁institutions ▁and ▁their ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁government . ▁So on ▁after , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁K ness et ▁passed ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁High er ▁Education ▁Law , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁organisation . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁new ▁legisl ation ▁came ▁into ▁force , ▁which ▁en larg ed ▁the ▁student ▁representation ▁at ▁the ▁council ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁two ▁members , ▁one ▁for ▁university ▁students ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁college ▁students . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁The ▁total ▁budget ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁which ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁is ▁ 6 ▁billion ▁N