BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2022

Outstanding students

and researchers were recognized at BGU’s first Research Fest. L-R back row: Oz Shoham, Shiri Hefetz, Dr. Yoav Green, Oren Lavi; front row: Dr. Karjule Neeta, guest of honor Lucien Yehuda Bronicki, Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, and Prof. Raz Jelinek

This year is the final year of the Horizon 2020 program – the biggest EU research and innovation program ever, with nearly €80 billion in funding over seven years (2014 to 2020). BGU was awarded a total of €45.9 million through 72 separate grants, including 19 ERC grants, over the course of this program. Overall, this year saw a growth of 2% in new contracts and supplements to existing grants, despite a decrease of some 15% in government research contracts (due to the lack of a government budget). BGU’s Cybersecurity Research Center received a contract extension for

21 new faculty absorption packages at a total of NIS 11,109,100

31% success rate in ISF grant submission (higher than national average)

2022, with an increase of about NIS 5 million to its budget. And finally, research funding from contributions increased dramatically, primarily thanks to the generous grant for the Azrieli National Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research. RESEARCH FUNDING FROM CONTRIBUTIONS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, PRIMARILY THANKS TO THE GENEROUS GRANT FOR THE AZRIELI NATIONAL CENTER FOR AUTISM AND NEURODEVELOPMENT RESEARCH The R&D Authority inaugurated an annual “Research Fest,” held in November 2021. This year’s topic was “Energy and Sustainability” and featured guest lectures by Lucien Yehuda Bronicki, co-founder of Ormat Industries, and the CEO of GenCell Ltd. The University also established the Center for Research on Energy and Sustainability with the support of Mr. Bronicki.

Total Investment in Research (USD M)

50.3

45.7 46.9

45

41.5

39

33.2

22.1

20.9

13.2

12.4

8.6

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

BGU research funding | Donations Non-competitive grants & contracts Competitive grants & contracts

Figures are based on full amounts of research grants or donor commitments and not payments received.

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