BGU | Fundraising Handbook

1.3 LABS, CLASSROOMS, AND EQUIPMENT The essential infrastructure that drives research and higher education

The Need BGU’s ability to implement its strategic plan and achieve its vision depends on its strength as a talent magnet. By attracting top faculty members, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers, the University aims to secure its place among the world’s leading research institutions. This foundation also supports its goal of becoming Israel’s premier university in research, teaching, and societal contribution, as well as taking a leadership role in revitalizing the Negev. A university that attracts the best and the brightest shines above the rest. It prioritizes research excellence, and the value it places on this is reflected across the university, in its strategic initiatives and budgetary decisions, as well as in its publications. It has cutting edge research facilities, state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment, and extensive research support services.

It has the human resources required to both support new academics and staff their labs. It has a solid infrastructure supporting research and teaching, as well as sufficient well-equipped classrooms, up-to-date and comprehensive libraries, study halls, teaching labs, and facilities for research students. A talent magnet also offers each young academic the facilities and tools needed to advance in his or her chosen field. Every new recruit needs to be confident that they can build their career at BGU and that the University believes in them and will invest in them. New researchers need to know that upon arriving at BGU, they can hit the ground running and pursue their research. Their professional advancement depends on it. This means meeting the needs of each researcher by providing specialized and fully equipped labs to those

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LABS, CLASSROOMS, AND EQUIPMENT