BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

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NOTEWORTHY NEWS

PARTNERING FOR THE FUTURE BGU’s campus in Sde Boker was named for Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams , in recognition of his magnanimous gift to the University. Aviation giant Boeing and BGU signed a five-year agreement to establish a dedicated cybersecurity research center to address next-generation aviation and space systems security threats. Google and BGU announced expanded strategic collaboration on a range of projects, including improving Hebrew and Arabic AI models. Global chip giant NVIDIA announced it will triple the size of its R&D center at the Advanced Technologies Park, adjacent to BGU, and hire hundreds more BGU graduates.

The entrance to the Sylvan Adams Campus | Sde Boker L-R: Ido Nehoshtan, President of Boeing Israel, Prof. Yuval Elovici,

Heads of local authorities across the Negev, alongside business leaders and government representatives convened in January to sign on to the BGU-led initiative Prisma Negev. BGU, the Israel National Cyber Directorate ,

Director of Cyber@ BGU, Dr. Brendan Nelson, President of

and the Port of Ashdod launched a dedicated master’s degree program in maritime cybersecurity and risk management.

Boeing Global, and BGU President, Prof. Daniel Chamovitz.