BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

2025-2026 OVERALL UNIVERSITY BUDGET (NIS/USD THOUSANDS IN CURRENT PRICES)

Operating Budget

Research Budget

Development Budget

Special Programs

Total Budget

NIS

USD

NIS

USD

NIS

USD

NIS

USD

NIS

USD

Expenditures

1,611,000 466,957

374,500 374,500

108,551 108,551

182,848 52,999

153,278 44,428

2,321,626 672,935

Income

1,611,000

466,957

182,848

52,999 164,102

47,566 2,332,450 676,073

UNIVERSITY OPERATING BUDGET (NIS/USD MILLIONS)

2024-2025

2025-2026

NIS

USD

%

NIS

USD

% % change

INCOME CHE Planning & Budgeting Committee

1,168.7

311.6

75.7% 1,210.9

351.0

75.2%

3.6%

Tuition and dorms

236.9

63.2

15.3% 0.1% 4.1% 4.6% 0.3%

254.1

73.7

15.8%

7.3%

Contributions

1.0

0.3

1.2

0.3

0.1%

20.0% 16.8% -2.6% -34.1%

Endowment funds

63.0 70.4

16.8 18.8

73.5

21.3

4.6% 4.3% 0.2%

Other income

68.6

19.9

Transfer from funds

4.1

1.1

2.7

0.8

TOTAL

1,544.0

411.7

100.0% 1,611.0

467.0

100.0%

4.3%

EXPENDITURE Salaries

1,115.0

297.3

72.2% 1,155.7

335.0

71.7% 5.9% 5.1% 3.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.4% 7.0% 0.3%

3.7%

Fellowships & student assistance

95.3 66.2 58.7 25.6

25.4 17.6 15.7

6.2% 4.3% 3.8% 1.7% 2.1% 2.6% 6.9% 0.4%

95.5

27.7

0.2%

Teaching & research

81.4

23.6

23.0%

Institute & research centers

60.2

17.4

2.6%

Computing expenses

6.8 8.5

29.8

8.6

16.5% -5.4% -0.8%

Library expenses

31.7

30.0

8.7

Administration

39.6

10.6

39.3

11.4

Maintenance

106.2

28.3

113.6

32.9

6.9%

Financing

5.7

1.5

5.6

1.6

-2.3%

TOTAL

1,544.0

411.7

100.0% 1,611.0

467.0

100.0%

4.3%

NIS/USD exchange rate:

3.75

3.45

Higher education budgeting index 147.95

150.47