BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

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BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT The University’s seventh faculty, the Stein Faculty of Computer and Information Science, uniting research and teaching in computer science, software engineering, information systems, and AI, was launched in November 2025. BGU announced the establishment of the Young Family School for the Human Experience , a unique program supporting humanistic education for students in natural sciences, engineering, health sciences and management throughout the University. Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) inaugurated a new secure research room at BGU, providing authorized researchers in the south with access to high-quality statistical data. ​

L-R: Prof. Amit Schejter, Toni Young and author Nicole Krauss discuss the new Young Family School for the Human Experience during the 2025 BOG Meeting. Photo: Nikolas Smirnov L-R: Professors Nadav Davidovich, Daniel Chamovitz, Natalya Bilenko, Reli Hershkovitz, Dorit Nitzan, and Dr. Michael Gdalewicz at the signing of an affiliation agreement with the Ministry of Health. Dec. 2025. Photo: Emil Tevosov.