BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2026

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BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

BGU WELCOMES AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP OF NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

Exceptional research begins with exceptional people. This year, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev welcomed 36 new faculty members whose curiosity, creativity, and commitment to excellence hold the promise to advance knowledge and address the most pressing global and local challenges. Many of them have deep roots in the Negev. We look forward to seeing the impact of their work in the years to come. MEET OUR NEW FACULTY ONLINE >>

DR. TAL ADAMIT Department of Occupational Therapy

DR. FAREEDA ABO-RASS Spitzer Department of Social Work

"History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes" DR. OFEK RIEMER

DR. ELLA ANGHEL School of Education

DR. RONA AVIRAM Department of Communication Studies

DR. REUT BINYAMIN-NETSER Department of Occupational Therapy

DR. NIR ISAAC CHEMAYA Department of Economics

DR. MAOZ DOR French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

DR. NOA EIDELSTEIN Foundation Courses Teaching Unit, Natural Sciences

DR. MOSHE ELIASOF Stein Faculty of Computer and Information Science

ILAN EZRA, CPA Accounting Program, Department of Economics

DR. YAEL FELDMAN-MAGGOR School of Education

DR. TAL GORDON Department of Life Sciences, Eilat Campus

DR. ILAI GUENDELMAN Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

DR. DENNIS GULKO Foundation Courses Teaching Unit, Natural Sciences

DR. YOAV HAMDANI Department of General History