BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2025

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2025

WE AWAIT THE RETURN OF THE HOSTAGES AND REMEMBER THOSE WE HAVE LOST

Event marking the one year anniversary of the October 7 events A solemn opening ceremony for the 2024-2025 academic year, Nov. 2024

6,754 MEMBERS OF THE BGU COMMUNITY WERE MOBILIZED FOR MILITARY RESERVE DUTY

This academic year saw increased demand for studies in therapeutic fields: medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, and other behavioral sciences. There was a significant growth in interest in each of these areas, with physical therapy applications up by 68% and occupational therapy by 89%. Graduate studies in these fields experienced similar growth, with a 23% increase in applications to psychology master’s programs and a 100% increase in applications for master’s programs in physical therapy. Demand for biomedical engineering has also risen by 50%. The recent upheaval has also intensified interest in regional geopolitics and Israeli society, with sociology & anthropology applications up 114% and interest in Middle Eastern studies up by 73%.

INCLUDING 6,385 STUDENTS 369 FACULTY MEMBERS

EACH SERVED AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100

DAYS