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Left to right: Roni Armon, Maury Steindel, Dr. Oren Wacht, Diandra Etkin, Andrea Freedman, Yaffit David. Photo: Helen Nirenberg

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MAY 2025

Heartbeat of Education Campaign BGU Canada launched the

Heartbeat of Education campaign in Vancouver to fund scholarships enabling paramedics and other healthcare workers to pursue university degrees in emergency medicine. The campaign then expanded to Ottawa and Winnipeg, raising more than $300,000 in total. Interactive events in each city featured Dr. Oren Wacht, Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at BGU, who spoke about the importance of emergency medicine training during times of crisis.

Heartbeat of Education in Winnipeg At the Winnipeg community event, speakers included Dr. Oren Wacht and Roni Armon, PhD candidate in emergency medicine at the University of Manitoba and a graduate of BGU’s master’s program in Disaster and Emergency Medicine Management.

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JUN 2025 First Cohort of the Delta Galil Program Graduates A festive ceremony marked the completion of the inaugural cohort of the Delta Galil Program, Ben-Gurion University’s flagship initiative supporting students from the Ethiopian community. The event was attended by Hila Ephrati Halper, Corporate Communications and Community Relations Director at Delta Galil and BGU Board of Governors member, seen here with Yamit Shannon-Mizrahi (left), Director, Global Partnership Development and Donor Relations.