BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

Investments in scholarships, research initiatives, leadership development programs, and the continued development of our campuses, all moved forward. Our lay leadership development programs – the Zin Fellows Leadership Program , launched by A4BGU in 2012 and the Halutz Initiative for Global Leadership, launched in 2021 by the BOG Global Development Committee – are bearing fruit and continue to grow. The programs connect emerging leaders from around the world with the University’s mission and cultivate long-term ambassadors for BGU and the development of the Negev. Graduates of the programs are assuming leadership positions in their home countries, and in some cases, reviving or creating the foundations for new organizations, extending the global BGU family to new parts of the world.

Sylvan Adams (center) visited the Sylvan Adams Sports Centre in Feb. 2026

Cohort 7 of the Zin Fellows

Leadership Program at the Marcus Family Campus. Mar. 2025

Zin Fellows

Halutz Leaders

Cohorts

8

5

Total no. of graduates 2025 participants 2026 participants*

105

61 16

15 10

20

* Unfortunately, the 2026 capstone seminars in Israel for both programs have been postponed due to Operation Rising Lion (war with Iran).