BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

BGU researchers joined the Israel Innovation Authority’s new Green Soil research consortium to pioneer biological technologies for purifying contaminated soil and groundwater. BGU signed a new affiliation agreement with the Ministry of Health’s Southern and Ashkelon District Health Offices , integrating them into Faculty of Health Sciences clinical training programs and advancing applied research. A delegation from BGU’s Goldman Sonnenfeld School of Sustainability and Climate Change (GSSSCC) helped launch the Desert Stars Innovation and Sustainability Hub in Marsabit County in northern Kenya , bringing tested Israeli desert expertise to communities severely impacted by climate change.

GSSSCC delegation

in Marsabit, Kenya. Photo: courtesy

Negev leaders gather to celebrate the launch of Prisma Negev. Jan. 2026