BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2023

on RESEARCH CAMPUS AND BEYOND NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Members of the University's delegation to Ecuador with hosts. Photo: BGU Spokesperson, Shmuel Dovrat

NEW COLLABORATION TAKES OFF WITH RESEARCH STATION IN GALAPAGOS An 18-member delegation, led by President Chamovitz, Rector Prof. Chaim Hames, and Prof. Sigal Abramovich of the Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, travelled to Ecuador and the Galapagos to advance research collaborations in the fields of sustainability. The visit, reciprocating the visit of a delegation from Universidad San Francisco de Quito last year, was supported through the generosity of Helen Deller, former Ambassador of Ecuador in Israel.

CLALIT HMO SIGNS JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY Israel’s largest HMO, Clalit Health Services, and the University have signed an agreement to carry out joint research for the benefit of Israeli society. Under the agreement, the two will jointly supervise students in related research and provide mutual access to data and information for research purposes.. BGU TO OPEN RESEARCH The Ashkelon Municipality and the University signed an agreement to establish a marine research station in Ashkelon, where the municipality and BGU scientists will explore issues such as seawater desalination, global warming and anthropogenic changes in Israel’s territorial waters. STATION ON THE MEDITERRANEAN

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