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                                        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#fefeff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#473e2d 25% 50%,#1e3b25 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#384035 25% 50%,#635b4e 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fafafa 25%,#deddd9 25% 50%,#eae7e2 50% 75%,#fbfbfb 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-356\" title=\"Department_0004_12\" alt=\"Educational Counseling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                                                                                <h5 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Educational Counseling                                                            <\/h5>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fafbf5 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#3d4838 25% 50%,#fdf9fa 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#898278 25%,#4f5b4f 25% 50%,#fdfdfd 50% 75%,#2c3a2b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fffbf8 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-357\" title=\"Department_0005_11\" alt=\"Law\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" class=\"wp-post-image 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                               <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fefffd 25% 50%,#0a1c10 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#edebdf 25% 50%,#e7e5d9 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fffdff 25% 50%,#f9f9f9 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#fefefe 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-358\" title=\"Department_0006_10\" alt=\"Computer Engineering\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-358\" title=\"Department_0006_10\" alt=\"Computer Engineering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                                                                                <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Computer Engineering                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#f2f1f6 50% 75%,#928c6c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#2d4b33 25% 50%,#5f5345 50% 75%,#576e54 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-355\" title=\"Department_0003_13\" alt=\"Criminology\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-355\" title=\"Department_0003_13\" alt=\"Criminology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                                                                                <h5 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Criminology                                                            <\/h5>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#cbd0b0 25%,#335240 25% 50%,#2f523e 50% 75%,#fbfbf9 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e9e4f8 25%,#2d4d38 25% 50%,#264533 50% 75%,#c4bbbc 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fcfaff 25% 50%,#f7f7ff 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" 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height=\"91\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-354\" title=\"Department_0002_14\" alt=\"Electrical Engineering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                                                                                <h5 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Electrical Engineering                                                            <\/h5>\n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#234230 25% 50%,#0c2718 50% 75%,#f3efec 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fdfdfd 25%,#23311a 25% 50%,#182c21 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#fefefe 25% 50%,#ffffff 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height=\"91\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-353\" title=\"Department_0001_15\" alt=\"Medicine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                                                                                <h5 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Medicine                                                            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class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-352\" title=\"Department_0000_16\" alt=\"Education\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n                                                                                <h5 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Education                                                            <\/h5>\n     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<template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Excellence3.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"sp\":\"0.5\",\"seg\":\"0,150\"}]}<\/template>\n    <\/tf-lottie>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module lottie --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6wni138   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>The amount and quality of applicants<\/strong> increased significantly, requiring us to admit a more limited number of candidates<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_dsjv426 last\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_f6m7876 size-large  tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"counter-chart tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle 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class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_ifnc473\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_iv4p473 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_75hz121   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Public Service Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Political Science<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_y1t4473\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_iq8y311   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Ilanot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Office of the Vice Rector<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column 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tb_oef2475\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5p9a663   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Cramim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jewish Studies<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_xbhw475 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_c04b194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Law<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_1p7w171\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_s8ol171 first\">\n                    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#87cd7d;\">1v<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brain Science<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_knmj879\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_y34p879 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tasm159   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">EIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Engineering<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_g8cf879\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6sr0807   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Nadav<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Engineering<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_rhnl879 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0fdm296   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Club 700<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Engineering<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2u0d881   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>A Culture of Distinction<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_qxi437\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_sron37 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mmh6764    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInDown\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>The IDF Medical Corps shared its 2025 Minister of Defense Award with the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine. <\/strong>The corps bestowed certificates of appreciation for the faculty&#8217;s crowdfunding campaign for lifesaving point-of-care ultrasounds, as well as for faculty initiatives to treat soldiers with traumatic injuries using innovative techniques.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_5izm37 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3g9m578    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInDown\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Bar-Ilan was one of just 20 recipients of the 2025 Minister of Defense Award,<\/strong> selected by reservists from among more than 700 organizations. The award recognized our &#8220;Academic Armor&#8221; program, which provided reservists with scholarships, tools for personalized education, and psychological support, as well as the extraordinary dedication of our faculty and staff.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_xn7v641\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_m1ae641 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jk0i945 image-full-overlay   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-325\" title=\"Organizational Excellence1\" alt=\"Icon of ipad with pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3q6x641    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-family: fedrasansbarilan-medium; font-size: 30px;\">26%<\/span> of students received Academic Armor support, including reservists, reservists\u2019 spouses, injured veterans, evacuees, and members of Israel\u2019s security services.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_ffpd164\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o6o4674 image-full-overlay   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-324\" title=\"Organizational Excellence2\" alt=\"Icon of notebook with pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_u6qh249    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-family: fedrasansbarilan-medium; font-size: 30px;\">33%<\/span> of students on the Dean\u2019s List were reservists. The Dean\u2019s List recognizes students with the highest grades during the academic year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_h9go237 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ln1q474 image-full-overlay   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-323\" title=\"Organizational Excellence3\" alt=\"graduation hat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vz83806    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-family: fedrasansbarilan-medium; font-size: 30px;\">27%<\/span> of students on the Rector\u2019s List were reservists. The Rector\u2019s List recognizes undergraduates who achieve the highest grades during the academic year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_6u25331 wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_0iiq331 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_a0gp256 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8ale107   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Recognizing Excellence<\/h2>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qlwb544    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"color: #b2935a; font-family: fedrasansbarilan-medium;\"><strong>Prof. Shulamit Michaeli<\/strong><\/span> of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences was selected as the 2026 recipient of the Israel Prize in Life Sciences Research for her work in RNA biology in parasites.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_3hyx427\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_se36428 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ogag415    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"color: #b2935a; font-family: fedrasansbarilan-medium;\"><strong>Prof. Erez Levanon<\/strong><\/span> of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, together with scientists from Germany\u2019s University of T\u00fcbingen, received an ERC grant to develop RNA-based medicines for liver disease.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_hqwl428 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ry8n305    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.4\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"color: #b2935a; font-family: fedrasansbarilan-medium;\"><strong>Prof. Liat Ayalon <\/strong><\/span>of the Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work received an ERC grant for her evidence-based strategies for battling ageism in health systems, the media, and the workplace.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n              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https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_l6wj388\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_r0r9388 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tb_pgs6917\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_ulxg917 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eqys207   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>The size of our faculty<\/strong> has steadily increased, hitting a record number of new faculty members last year.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module lottie -->\n<div  class=\"module module-lottie tb_wa13616 mobile-lightbox-scroll\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_w tf_lazy\">\n        <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Reach2.2.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"19,100\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template>\n    <\/tf-lottie>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module lottie -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_nahc760 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_idrb615    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Eight faculty recruits received prestigious awards<\/strong> for exceptional research achievement and potential. They include the Alon Scholarship, the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Scholarship, and the Israel Science Foundation Beresheet Grant.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2urr99 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-424\" title=\"Award\" alt=\"Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-1024x417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-768x313.jpg 768w, 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<template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Reach3.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template>\n    <\/tf-lottie>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module lottie --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hp0y371   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>We secure an average of almost <strong>18% more funding<\/strong> per STEM researcher from government agencies than other Israeli universities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Bars show (left to right): Hebrew U., Technion, Tel Aviv U., Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion U., Weizmann<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_id2v711\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_jzht711 first\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_vqoi664 size-large inline-counter tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"counter-chart tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"tb_counter_fill\" stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t<circle class=\"tb_counter_stroke\" stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"0\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number tf_abs_c\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bc-timer\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-to=\"1150\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-suffix=\" \"\n\t\t\t\t  data-prefix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-decimals=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-grouping=\",\"\n                                ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .chart -->\n\t\n    <div class=\"counter-text\"> joint research projects with industry between 2017-2024<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_040e351   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Elevating through Entrepreneurship<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lktn902   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong> Our venture studio UnBox,<\/strong> a partnership of Mivtach Shamir Holdings, provides researchers with pre-seed funding and comprehensive guidance, so they can find their inner leaders and solve society&#8217;s challenges.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_6 tb_6luf941\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col6-1 tb_tjfp942 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1qro704 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" 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data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"1\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    \n<span class=\"apple-tooltip-inline-wide\">\nCassidy Bio\n\t<span class=\"tooltip-content\">\nOptimizes pharmaceutical companies\u2019 guide RNA to make gene-editing therapies safer and more efficient\n<\/span><\/span>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ujxw201   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>A Global<br>Jewish Discourse<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_uyu2275\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_k5vs276 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rark153 image-top   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library.webp\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-464\" title=\"RABBI-SACKS-library\" alt=\"Rabbi Sacks sitting on a armchair in front of big book library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library.webp 1599w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-1024x743.webp 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-768x557.webp 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-1536x1114.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_7i9c276 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mih5941    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RuxxnGIN-7s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cRabbi Sacks: A Window to Jewish Thought\u201d,<\/a> produced by the Jonathan Sacks Institute together with the Learning and Teaching Division, will engage hundreds of students each year with the legendary theologian and thinker\u2019s ideas, while also introducing his philosophy to Jews and non-Jews around the world. The MOOC was supported by a generous gift from the Mordecai z\u201dl and Monique Katz Family Foundation.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_o08y126\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_76x2127 first\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_m2a8667 size-large  tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bc-timer\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-to=\"700\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-suffix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-prefix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-decimals=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-grouping=\"\"\n                  data-anim_dur=\"2\"              ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"counter-text\">views on a Bar-Ilan platform<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_w5sh127\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_qpl3955 size-large  tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bc-timer\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-to=\"11300\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-suffix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-prefix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-decimals=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-grouping=\",\"\n                  data-anim_dur=\"2\"              ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"counter-text\">views on external platforms such as edX and Campus-IL<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_1t6j127 last\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_g5ud406 size-large  tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bc-timer\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-to=\"30\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-suffix=\"K\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-prefix=\"~\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-decimals=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-grouping=\",\"\n                  data-anim_dur=\"2\"              ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"counter-text\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d1hv872   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>total views when combined with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/learn\/history\/israelx-jerusalem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time<\/a>\u201d, the other new MOOC supported by the Katz family<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"Capacity\" data-css_id=\"1r1z237\" id=\"Raw_Capacity\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-Capacity tb_1r1z237 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_juv7237 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r1gd237 vertical-title  \" data-lazy=\"1\" data-sticky-active=\"{&quot;d&quot;:{&quot;stick&quot;:{&quot;v&quot;:&quot;200&quot;},&quot;unstick&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;el&quot;:&quot;b12m794&quot;}}}\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Capacity<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ox7k237 special-width last\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_ue4l814\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_zvco814 first\" data-tbfullwidthvideo=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CapacityHeader1.webm\" data-playonmobile=\"play\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h3wr557   \" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax-opacity=\"(vh*1) 0,(vh*0.65) 1\" data-lax=\"true\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>A strong foundation for impact<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z0f7521   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2> Institutional Stability<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module tab -->\n<div  id=\"tb_sb9e245\" class=\"module ui module-tab tb_sb9e245 vertical  transparent \" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tab-breakpoint=\"600\" data-fx=\"fadeIn\">\n        <div class=\"tab-nav-current-active tf_hide\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tab_burger_icon_wrap\">\n\t        <span class=\"tab_burger_icon tf_rel\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n        <span class=\"tb_activetab_title\">\n            <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Campus Development<\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"tab-nav tf_clearfix tf_scrollbar\">\n                <li class=\"current\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_sb9e245-0\">\n                                <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Campus Development<\/span>                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_sb9e245-1\">\n                                <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Community Impact<\/span>                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_sb9e245-2\">\n                                <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Research and Discovery<\/span>                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_sb9e245-3\">\n                                <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Scholarships and Students<\/span>                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n            <div data-id=\"tab-tb_sb9e245-0\" class=\"tab-content tf_clear wow\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_7r9k271\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_8fdb271 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xh1s271 university-dynamic-tabs  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"donors-container\">\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Adar Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Anonymous, USA<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Azrieli Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Esther Bak<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Abraham Bohrer Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Gilda and Jack Burstein<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Familia Feldman Nisenbaum M\u00e9xico<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Estate of Jacques Fetaya<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Susan and David Gradel<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Robin and Dr. Baruch Jacobs<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Ludwig and Erica Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Dr. Helene and Harvey Kaminski<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Estate of Maurice Kanbar z&#8221;l<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Robert Korda<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Beatriz and Leo Kryss<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Leibler Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Estate of Nina Moinester<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Careena and Drew Parker<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Picciotto Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Ruthy and Steven Rosenberg<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Edmond De Rothschild Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Nathan Royce Silverstein<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <div data-id=\"tab-tb_sb9e245-1\" class=\"tab-content tf_clear wow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_rlxp6\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_qibr6 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_erhn6   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"donors-container\">\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">AJC American Jewish Committee<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Joseph Alexander Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Altshuler-Shaham Investment House<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Augustine Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Aviv Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Bader Philanthropies<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Ms. Ronnie Benin Barr<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The David Berg Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The British Embassy<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Jewish United Fund\/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Norman and Joan Ciment Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Community O<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Dayan Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Lisa and Daniel Gildin<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Sylvain Goldberg<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Hadassah Women&#8217;s Zionist Organization of America<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Irving Harris Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Fran and Alan Hirmes<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Hitter Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Leir Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Gail Propp and Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Tova and Sami Sagol<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Schusterman Family Philanthropies<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Jerome L. Stern Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Haim Taib &#8211; Menomadin Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">TruBob Fund<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Weil Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Weisfeld Family Charitable Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Yad Hanadiv<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <div data-id=\"tab-tb_sb9e245-2\" class=\"tab-content tf_clear wow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_62pq983\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_0yov983 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jqhk983   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"donors-container\">\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Adelis Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Adelson Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Applebaum Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Leticia and Eduardo Azar Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Russell Berrie Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Janice &#038; Jeffrey Bly and Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Dr. Arik Carasso<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Yossi Dahan<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Delek US<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Doft Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Estate Committee &#8211; Ministry of Justice<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Exilarch&#8217;s Foundation- Dangoor Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Gewurz Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Harvey Goodstein Charitable Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">KKL<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Alexander Kofkin<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Koschitzky Family<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Frank and Dr. Kerri Lee (J. Samuel Harwit Z\u201dL and Manya Harwit-Aviv Charitable Trust; The Elias, Genevieve, Georgianna Atol Charitable Trust)<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Lennar Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Meitar Law Firm<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Metta Saade Family Foundation, Mexico<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Ranni Midyan<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Dr. Michael Mirilashvili, Watergen<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Yehudit Rachmani<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Relief Funds Management Committee<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Ronald Roadburg Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Selim Salti<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Samueli Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Yaakov Shahar, Mayer Cars and Trucks Co. Ltd<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Zalman and Kena Shoval<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Harold Spring and Francesca Trotta<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Norman and Johanne Sternthal<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Raya Strauss Ben-Dror<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Lillian and Moises Tabacinic<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Romie and Esther Tager<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Trump Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">David and Bernice Walerstein<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Alan and Lori Zekelman<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Foundation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <div data-id=\"tab-tb_sb9e245-3\" class=\"tab-content tf_clear wow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_hgxv84\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_6t0c84 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9ucq84   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"donors-container\">\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Grace Shua and Jacob Ballas Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Cross River Sophie Hodaya Trakht Scholarship Foundation for Excellence<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Crown Family Philanthropies<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Haron Dahan Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Deutsch Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Friedman Family Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Nathan Anne Kim &amp; Julian Geller Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Alexander Grass Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Hermatik Foundaion<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Hoffen Family Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Stephen M. and Mindy Hoffman<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Iranian American Jewish Federation of NY<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The ISEF Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Drs. Mordecai z\u201dl and Monique Katz<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Dr. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Ellen &amp; Emanuel Kronitz<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">David and Debra Magerman<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Ruth and Conrad Morris Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Moshal Program<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">David and Ruth Musher<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Posen Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Rachel Charitable Trust<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Eli A. Scherr<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Schulich Foundation<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Share Fund<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">Raymond Shwake<\/div>\n<div class=\"donor-entry\">The Edward and Eva Underwood Charitable Foundation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module tab -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rwei623   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Room to Grow<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module lottie -->\n<div  class=\"module module-lottie tb_9nah476 mobile-lightbox-scroll\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_w tf_lazy\">\n        <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Capacity2.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"sp\":\"2\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template>\n    <\/tf-lottie>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module lottie --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ec7a934   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>We grew by more than 110 sq. m. over the last decade<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_f12i960 video-top  video-autoplay\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow tf_local_video\">\n                \n                    \n                    <div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" loop autoplay muted data-hide-controls preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newBuilding14.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newBuilding14.mp4\">https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newBuilding14.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n                    \n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_y1uu314   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Five major construction projects <\/strong>are underway at Bar-Ilan.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_wx1s221\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_z9e0221 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jasm917   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>We renovated nearly 60K sq. m. <\/strong>on our Ramat Gan and Safed campuses.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_d0sg468\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_vqr1468 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2xhh804    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <style>\n\/* \u05d4\u05e7\u05d8\u05e0\u05ea \u05d2\u05d5\u05d3\u05dc \u05d2\u05d5\u05e4\u05df \u05e1\u05e4\u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc *\/<br \/>@media (max-width: 600px) {<br \/>    .sqm {<br \/>        font-size: 18px !important; \/* \u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05de-22 \u05dc-18, \u05ea\u05d5\u05db\u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e9\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05db\u05dc \u05e2\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 *\/<\/p>\n<p>    }<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<h4>+9K <span class=\"sqm\" style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">sq. m.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>of classroom space<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_pw3t468 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wxf9547    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <style>\n\/* \u05d4\u05e7\u05d8\u05e0\u05ea \u05d2\u05d5\u05d3\u05dc \u05d2\u05d5\u05e4\u05df \u05e1\u05e4\u05e6\u05d9\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05dc *\/<br \/>@media (max-width: 600px) {<br \/>    .sqm {<br \/>        font-size: 18px !important; <\/p>\n<p>    }<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<h4>+11K <span class=\"sqm\" style=\"font-size: 22pt;\">sq. m.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>of research and teaching labs<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_psmn460\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_qb5u460 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_abhv460    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.4\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <style>@media (max-width: 600px) { .sqm {font-size: 14px !important; }<\/style>\n<h4>+32K <span class=\"sqm\" style=\"font-size: 22pt;\">sq. m.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>of offices and public spaces<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        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       <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_noti39\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5elr39    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.8\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>9<\/strong><br>study days and conferences organized<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_7ca139 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_e4px39    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"1\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>\u02dc2,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>students participated in an initiative<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_aiq4821 last\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_2971936\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_3ysz937 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tpms234   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>37%<\/h4>\n<p><strong>female faculty<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_kpvn937 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_93ys919   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>72%<\/h4>\n<p><strong>female deans<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_71s6232\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_w26i232 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tmlf232   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>40%<\/h4>\n<p><strong>female C-level<br>executives<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_alwp232 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ek23232   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>42%<\/h4>\n<p><strong>female senate<br>members<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zbjz603   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>7,000<\/h4>\n<p><strong>staff members participated in 25 different leadership seminars<\/strong>, training workshops, and community-building events since 2017, turning our administration into a source of innovation and resilience.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_62te415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Connecting an Innovation Ecosystem<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a9ap515   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>The forthcoming light rail and underground metro<\/strong> will leverage the proximity between Bar-Ilan, Sheba Medical Center, and the Ramat Gan Municipality for more knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation in multiple fields.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_g23x727 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-757\" title=\"BarIlan Train\" alt=\"Bar Ilan Buildings and Train illustration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-1024x397.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-1536x596.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-2048x795.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tb_71ja865\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_3e5j865 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z18j12   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span style=\"color: #88cd7e;\">540,000 <\/span> est. travelers<\/strong> on the underground metro\u2019s M2 line per day<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #88cd7e;\">256,000 <\/span> est. travelers<\/strong> on the light rail\u2019s Purple Line per day<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_kfvi866 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7tqv477   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span style=\"color: #88cd7e;\">68 stops<\/span> altogether,<\/strong> including Tel Aviv\u2019s Azrieli Center, Bar-Ilan University, Sheba Medical Center, Hahagana Railway Station and Petah Tikvah\u2019s Segula Industrial Park<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"Society\" data-css_id=\"b12m794\" id=\"Raw_Society\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-Society tb_b12m794 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_267t794 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bt4a794 vertical-title  \" data-lazy=\"1\" data-sticky-active=\"{&quot;d&quot;:{&quot;stick&quot;:{&quot;v&quot;:&quot;200&quot;},&quot;unstick&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;row&quot;,&quot;el&quot;:&quot;fxm2390&quot;}}}\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Society<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_expl794 special-width last\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_ttlt578\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_knmn578 first\" data-tbfullwidthvideo=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SocietyHeader.webm\" data-playonmobile=\"play\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7v2557   \" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax-opacity=\"(vh*1) 0,(vh*0.65) 1\" data-lax=\"true\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>A values-driven approach<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5vnp779   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>A Third Mission<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ycre909   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Our commitment to timeless Jewish values<\/strong> and the Zionist enterprise is a source of inspiration, spurring action and innovation for our country, our people, and all humanity.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_eaq2742\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_jt8n742 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8fud955    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>10,047<\/h4>\n<p>students took one of 420 courses in <em>Olamot<\/em> (\u201cWorlds\u201d), our mandatory curriculum in fundamental Jewish texts and concepts<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_ii0p742 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_poo2455    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.4\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>366<\/h4>\n<p>new courses added to <em>Olamot<\/em> since 2022, part of an in-depth process of revitalizing and expanding our Jewish studies offerings<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module lottie -->\n<div  class=\"module module-lottie tb_0dqb781 mobile-lightbox-scroll\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"tf_w tf_lazy\">\n        <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/SocietyMapGlob1-4.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"seg\":\"0,577\"}]}<\/template>\n    <\/tf-lottie>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module lottie --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l2rf700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>More than 500 olim (Jewish immigrants)<\/strong> from around the world studied at Bar-Ilan last year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qf92188   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>A Vital Investment<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_bottom tb_col_count_2 tb_or9s531\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_lw9q531 first\">\n                    <!-- module feature -->\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_0syo615 with-chart layout-icon-top size-custom \" data-layout-mobile=\"icon-top\" data-layout-desktop=\"icon-top\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\n                            <span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\" style=\"width:250px;height:250px;\">\n                                    <svg class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\">\n                    <circle class=\"tb_feature_fill\" r=\"calc(50% - 4.50px)\" cx=\"50%\" cy=\"50%\" stroke-width=\"9\"\/>\n                    <circle class=\"tb_feature_stroke\" r=\"calc(50% - 4.50px)\" cx=\"50%\" cy=\"50%\" stroke=\"#87cd7d\" stroke-width=\"9\" data-progress=\"73\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/>\n                                        <\/svg>\n                                <span class=\"chart-html5-circle tf_w tf_h\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Society73-1.svg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-799\" title=\"Society73-1\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 18px);height:calc(100% - 18px)\" alt=\"the number 73%\">                                    <\/span>\n\n                \n            <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\n                <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <p>of scholarship requests were granted<\/p>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module feature -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_gzq6531 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gj6k740    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInDown\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>NIS 8,600,000<\/h3>\n<p>were distributed in scholarships to reservists, students affected by the war, and students with demonstrated need<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lpiu542    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInDown\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>32 scholarships<\/h3>\n<p>totaling NIS 1 million were awarded by the Moshal Program, which supports students from socio-economically challenged backgrounds<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_tjdn528\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_agb1529 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fbki747   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>A Debt of Gratitude<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_vhie310\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_3rfz311 first\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_1uvt405 size-large  tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bc-timer\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-to=\"33\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-suffix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-prefix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-decimals=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-grouping=\"\"\n                                ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"counter-text\">student reservists received career guidance from Bar-Ilan alumni in leading companies, including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Check Point<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_1umo311 last\">\n                    <!-- module counter -->\n<div  class=\"module module-counter tb_ueav564 size-large  tf_textc \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"bc-timer\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-to=\"161\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-suffix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-prefix=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-decimals=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t  data-grouping=\"\"\n                                ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"counter-text\">student reservists received academic and emotional support<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6kev774   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><em><strong>Project Shalom <\/strong><\/em><strong>for Rehabilitation, Academic Guidance, and Mentorship<\/strong> grants wounded veterans of the Iron Swords War both hope and a new horizon beyond the limits of their injuries.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w special-width col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_3 tb_fmqx403\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_k87i403 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_j39v853 image-top   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-844\" title=\"kumta3\" alt=\"Military beret Kumta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gdfo350    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>80 veterans <\/strong>with moderate to severe injuries enrolled in up to three Bar-Ilan courses per semester last year while undergoing intensive rehabilitation.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_w5hn403\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_foal915 image-top   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-815\" title=\"notes\" alt=\"a notebook and a pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fro5174    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.2\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Tens of senior faculty members<\/strong> and more than 80 lecturers received special training in integrating <em>Project Shalom<\/em> students into their departments and faculties.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_qy1f403 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_juel382 image-top   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.4\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-816\" title=\"cups\" alt=\"two cups and a cookie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lh44306    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.4\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Dozens<\/strong> of third-year students volunteered as peer helpers to provide <em>Project Shalom<\/em> students with real-time assistance.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pxtl604   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Tomorrow\u2019s STEM Leaders<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_h47e816 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <div class=\"youth-section-wrapper\" id=\"youth-grid-context\">\n    <div class=\"youth-bento-grid\">\n        <div class=\"y-box y1 y-light\">\n            <div class=\"y-label\">University Youth Center<\/div>\n            <div class=\"y-num\">575<\/div>\n            <div class=\"y-desc\">youth took part in a center program in 2025<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"y-box y2 y-dark\">\n            <div class=\"y-label\">Youth Science Olympiads<\/div>\n            <div class=\"y-desc-large\">Bar-Ilan is the only university in Israel that hosts national youth Olympiads in biology, robotics, and computer science<\/div>\n            <div class=\"y-icon-row\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-custom-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SocietyIcons-06.svg\" alt=\"Computer Icon\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-custom-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SocietyIcons-07.svg\" alt=\"Robot Icon\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"y-custom-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SocietyIcons-08.svg\" alt=\"Biology Icon\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"y-box y3 y-light\">\n            <div class=\"y-label\">STEM Programs for Gifted Youth<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"y-sub-stat\">\n                <div class=\"y-num-small\">2<\/div>\n                <div class=\"y-desc\">high-school programs, one for advanced scientific research and one in quantum science<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"y-sub-stat\">\n                <div class=\"y-num-small\">~50<\/div>\n                <div class=\"y-desc\">participants in the STEM program for gifted middle-school girls, a more than 31% increase over the last decade. 90% of participants go on to join a Bar-Ilan high-school program<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"y-box y4 y-light\">\n            <div class=\"y-num\">98%<\/div>\n            <div class=\"y-desc\">increase in 7th-12th graders who participated in a gifted program over the last two years. 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<h4>~200<\/h4>\n<p>students of Ethiopian descent<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_7y41160 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_391q788    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"zoomIn\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.6\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>~700<\/h4>\n<p>graduates of the Haredi educational system<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_middle col_auto_height tb_col_count_2 tb_yv9o944\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_740p944 first\">\n                    <!-- module lottie -->\n<div  class=\"module module-lottie tb_kcqj127 mobile-lightbox-scroll\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <tf-lottie 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Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass molecular model (NLP excellence), a card with a green AI wax seal (Research grants), a friendly robot icon (AI-powered tutors), a stack of transparent glass plates (New data center), and drafting tools with golden stars (AI degree programs and workshops).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1999\" title=\"AI\" alt=\"A clean, minimalist 3D composition under the title &#039;AI&#039;. Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass molecular model (NLP excellence), a card with a green AI wax seal (Research grants), a friendly robot icon (AI-powered tutors), a stack of transparent glass plates (New data center), and drafting tools with golden stars (AI degree programs and workshops).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript>                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg\"  data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\" class=\"themify_lightbox\">\n                                <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#00280e 25%,#00280e 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#989262 25% 50%,#e6e8dd 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#010101 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-1998\" title=\"Trauma and Resillience\" alt=\"A minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Trauma and Resilience&#039;. Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass sunflower with a golden center (University Center for Resilience), a dark green Star of David (Project Shalom), a golden Greek \u03a8 symbol on a green marble base (Clinical Psychology ranking), and a green stone with golden kintsugi-style repairs (Interdisciplinary Center for Trauma Research).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1998\" title=\"Trauma and Resillience\" alt=\"A minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Trauma and Resilience&#039;. Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass sunflower with a golden center (University Center for Resilience), a dark green Star of David (Project Shalom), a golden Greek \u03a8 symbol on a green marble base (Clinical Psychology ranking), and a green stone with golden kintsugi-style repairs (Interdisciplinary Center for Trauma Research).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript>                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg\"  data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\" class=\"themify_lightbox\">\n                                <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#a5806e 25% 50%,#7b8676 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-1997\" title=\"Chip Design\" alt=\"A clean, high-end graphic composition titled &#039;Chip Design&#039;. Three pedestals display symbolic objects: an iridescent silicon wafer (#1 in hardware design), a dark green marble shield with a gold microchip (EnICS Labs), and a translucent green glass cube featuring a gold chip inside (RAAAM Memory Technologies).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1997\" title=\"Chip Design\" alt=\"A clean, high-end graphic composition titled &#039;Chip Design&#039;. Three pedestals display symbolic objects: an iridescent silicon wafer (#1 in hardware design), a dark green marble shield with a gold microchip (EnICS Labs), and a translucent green glass cube featuring a gold chip inside (RAAAM Memory Technologies).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript>                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg\"  data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\" class=\"themify_lightbox\">\n                                <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#dde2dc 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#a6a7a2 25% 50%,#c1c3b5 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f8f8f8 25% 50%,#fcfcfc 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-1996\" title=\"Health\" alt=\"A clean, minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Health&#039;. Various symbolic objects are displayed on white pedestals: a dark green stethoscope (Azrieli Faculty of Medicine), a colorful stylized tree (Diabetes SPHERE), a lab test tube with green liquid (Health-Tech Valley Campus), a transparent glass X-ray plate (Radiology Lab), a green glass and gold DNA double helix model (Psifas Genome Project), and a green microscope (RareIL Institute).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1996\" title=\"Health\" alt=\"A clean, minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Health&#039;. Various symbolic objects are displayed on white pedestals: a dark green stethoscope (Azrieli Faculty of Medicine), a colorful stylized tree (Diabetes SPHERE), a lab test tube with green liquid (Health-Tech Valley Campus), a transparent glass X-ray plate (Radiology Lab), a green glass and gold DNA double helix model (Psifas Genome Project), and a green microscope (RareIL Institute).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript>                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg\"  data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\" class=\"themify_lightbox\">\n                                <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#5c7265 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#b3bfa9 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#36453e 25% 50%,#a3a59a 50% 75%,#f5f5f7 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-1995\" title=\"Legacy1_Legacy6\" alt=\"Legacy1_Legacy6\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-1024x649.jpg 1024w, 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height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-823\" title=\"Alan Zekelman\" alt=\"Alan Zekelman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module 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Reach out to the association nearest you to learn how you can be part of the transformative impact taking shape at Bar-Ilan today.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_6yr7563 buttons-horizontal outline  xlarge squared\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/epay.biu.ac.il\/en\/donation-en\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                                Israel                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/afbiu.org\/\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                                USA                                        <\/a>\n                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did.<\/p>\n[video src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/president7.mp4\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"][\/video]\n<p><em>\u201cBar-Ilan is a critical part of the answer to the challenges Israel\u2014and Jews everywhere\u2014face.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"font-family: fedrasansbarilan-book; font-weight: 400; font-size: 17px; padding-top: 15px; color: #b2935a;\">\u2014<strong>Prof. Arie Zaban, <\/strong>President of Bar-Ilan University<\/p>\n<h2>Year at a Glance<\/h2>\n700+scholarships for academic excellence 8prestigious awards granted to new faculty ~2,500students received academic, physical, or technological support \n \u20ac12.5 Mawarded in <br\/>ERC grants 37%women on faculty #1 in energy, chip design, RNA, smart materials, psychology, and NLP \n #2 second-largest Israeli university \n 5new facilities under construction ~6,000students received Academic Armor support 80injured war veterans enrolled in a course during rehabilitation 10Kstudents in <i>Olamot<\/i>,<br\/> the Jewish-<br\/>foundations<br\/>curriculum\n<h6>Excellence<\/h6>\n<p>A commitment to the highest quality<\/p>\n<h2>Research that<br\/>Drives Progress<\/h2>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Excellence1-1.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"seg\":\"0,577\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>Our rate of research-grant growth<\/strong> increased by 37% between 2017-2025, placing us second among Israel's universities. (According to data from the Council for Higher Education.)<\/p>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Excellence2.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"sp\":\"0.5\",\"seg\":\"0,150\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>Our funding from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF)<\/strong> nearly doubled in the past three years. As Israel's main source of competitive grants for basic research, ISF provides funding based on indicators of scientific excellence.<\/p>\n<h2>Best in Class<\/h2>\n<h3>Educational Innovation<\/h3>\n<p><em>Lamda,<\/em> our online learning-management system, is a centralized hub for course materials, assignments, and grades, enabling faculty to support remote learning, communicate regularly with students, and foster engagement through interactive learning activities.<\/p>\n<h4>+50%<\/h4> <p><strong>The number of users<\/strong> jumped by 50% in two years, the result of strategic improvements to the system as a whole and its individual course sites.<\/p>\n<h4>X2<\/h4> <p><strong>The number of recorded-lecture downloads<\/strong> nearly doubled in the last two years, allowing reservists and others affected by the war to pursue their studies remotely and maintain their academic standing.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ExcellenceLamda.jpg\" title=\"ExcellenceLamda\" alt=\"Lap top, screen shot of &#039;LAMDA&#039; interface home page\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ExcellenceLamda.jpg 889w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ExcellenceLamda-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ExcellenceLamda-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/>\n<h4>+40%<\/h4> <p><strong>The increase in the <em>Lamda<\/em>-course quality<\/strong> index of nearly 40% reflects a continuous process of implementing new standards, soliciting faculty feedback and guidance, and data-based decision-making.<\/p>\n<h3>Degrees that Work<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Academia 360, a new initiative of the Learning and Teaching Division,<\/strong> aligns today's university degrees with tomorrow's workplace and societal needs. Supported by an $11 million grant from the Council for Higher Education, and designed with input from graduates and potential employers, the initiative's revamped degree programs impart the knowledge, skills, and values essential to influential citizenship.<\/p>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#c2cabd 25% 50%,#feffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#1a3522 25% 50%,#ccc4b1 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#555b57 25% 50%,#fefffb 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ae976b 25% 50%,#aa8f5a 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0015_1\" alt=\"Mathematics\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0015_1\" alt=\"Mathematics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0015_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Mathematics <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#c2bca6 25%,#fffffd 25% 50%,#fefefe 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#eceeed 25%,#fffdff 25% 50%,#b7ac8e 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#fefefe 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0014_2\" alt=\"Optometry\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0014_2\" alt=\"Optometry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0014_2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Optometry <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#fdfdff 25% 50%,#8c7846 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#2b4739 25% 50%,#1d3d2e 50% 75%,#effaf2 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#123122 25% 50%,#5d5a39 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#153123 25% 50%,#172f21 50% 75%,#fbfbfb 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0013_3\" alt=\"Management\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0013_3\" alt=\"Management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0013_3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Management <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#aeb3af 50% 75%,#feffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#b8b7b5 25% 50%,#082d1c 50% 75%,#001505 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#142618 25% 50%,#0e1714 50% 75%,#616660 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fbfffe 25% 50%,#1b2e1b 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0011_5\" alt=\"Computer Science\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0011_5\" alt=\"Computer Science\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0011_5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Computer Science <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#fefefe 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fffffd 25% 50%,#fffbfa 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#3e5646 25% 50%,#435c49 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fbfbfb 25%,#d2bf95 25% 50%,#d8c396 50% 75%,#fcfcfc 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0012_4\" alt=\"Asian Studies\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0012_4\" alt=\"Asian Studies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0012_4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h3> Asian Studies <\/h3> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#1c3728 25%,#294030 25% 50%,#283f2f 50% 75%,#324939 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fcf8f9 25%,#183322 25% 50%,#bb9b74 50% 75%,#6f5f45 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0010_6\" alt=\"Special Education\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0010_6\" alt=\"Special Education\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0010_6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Special Education <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fefefe 25% 50%,#c7c9c4 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#959691 25% 50%,#4d5049 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#7b827b 25% 50%,#29342c 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f9f9f9 25%,#50584b 25% 50%,#5f625b 50% 75%,#fcfcfc 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0009_7\" alt=\"Middle East\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0009_7\" alt=\"Middle East\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0009_7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Middle East <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#485a44 25% 50%,#888d77 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#90978f 25%,#264a2e 25% 50%,#405036 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fffeff 25%,#2a4c33 25% 50%,#294829 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fcfcfc 25%,#dcdcda 25% 50%,#0b2711 50% 75%,#f8f8f8 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0008_8\" alt=\"Neuroscience\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0008_8\" alt=\"Neuroscience\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0008_8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Neuroscience <\/h5>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#f6f8f7 25% 50%,#fbfbfd 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#475933 25% 50%,#5a8e68 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#10311c 25% 50%,#49815a 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fdfdfd 25%,#f9f9f7 25% 50%,#f3f2ee 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0007_9\" alt=\"Psychology\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0007_9\" alt=\"Psychology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0007_9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Psychology <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#fefeff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#473e2d 25% 50%,#1e3b25 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#384035 25% 50%,#635b4e 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fafafa 25%,#deddd9 25% 50%,#eae7e2 50% 75%,#fbfbfb 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0004_12\" alt=\"Educational Counseling\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0004_12\" alt=\"Educational Counseling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0004_12.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Educational Counseling <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fafbf5 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#3d4838 25% 50%,#fdf9fa 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#898278 25%,#4f5b4f 25% 50%,#fdfdfd 50% 75%,#2c3a2b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fffbf8 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0005_11\" alt=\"Law\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0005_11\" alt=\"Law\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0005_11.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Law <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fefffd 25% 50%,#0a1c10 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#edebdf 25% 50%,#e7e5d9 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fffdff 25% 50%,#f9f9f9 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#fefefe 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0006_10\" alt=\"Computer Engineering\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0006_10\" alt=\"Computer Engineering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0006_10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h3> Computer Engineering <\/h3> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#f2f1f6 50% 75%,#928c6c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#2d4b33 25% 50%,#5f5345 50% 75%,#576e54 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0003_13\" alt=\"Criminology\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0003_13\" alt=\"Criminology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0003_13.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Criminology <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#cbd0b0 25%,#335240 25% 50%,#2f523e 50% 75%,#fbfbf9 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e9e4f8 25%,#2d4d38 25% 50%,#264533 50% 75%,#c4bbbc 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fcfaff 25% 50%,#f7f7ff 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0002_14\" alt=\"Electrical Engineering\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0002_14\" alt=\"Electrical Engineering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0002_14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Electrical Engineering <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#ffffff 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#234230 25% 50%,#0c2718 50% 75%,#f3efec 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fdfdfd 25%,#23311a 25% 50%,#182c21 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#fefefe 25% 50%,#ffffff 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0001_15\" alt=\"Medicine\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0001_15\" alt=\"Medicine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0001_15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Medicine <\/h5> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='91'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%2091%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#fefefe 25% 50%,#fefefe 50% 75%,#fefefe 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#2f4739 25%,#2f4634 25% 50%,#3c4226 50% 75%,#26422c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f3f3f3 25%,#18291f 25% 50%,#112519 50% 75%,#f5f5f5 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fefefe 25%,#fdfdfd 25% 50%,#fdfdfd 50% 75%,#fffaec 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0000_16\" alt=\"Education\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16.jpg 800w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-120x91.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"91\" title=\"Department_0000_16\" alt=\"Education\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-120x91.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Department_0000_16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <h5> Education <\/h5>\n<h2>The Brightest Minds<\/h2>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Excellence3.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"sp\":\"0.5\",\"seg\":\"0,150\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>The amount and quality of applicants<\/strong> increased significantly, requiring us to admit a more limited number of candidates<\/p>\n<svg> <circle stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/> <circle stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"0\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\" style=\"transition-duration: 1s\"\/> <\/svg> \n students received excellence scholarships last year\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Excellence Programs<\/h5>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Public Service Leaders<\/strong><\/p> <p>Political Science<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Ilanot<\/strong><\/p> <p>Office of the Vice Rector<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Leaders of Tomorrow<\/strong><\/p> <p>Office of the Vice Rector<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Visionary Leaders<br><\/strong>Optometry<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Cramim<\/strong><\/p> <p>Jewish Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Impact<\/strong><\/p> <p>Faculty of Law<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Maalot<\/strong><\/p> <p>Computer Science<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Zukim<\/strong><\/p> <p>Computer Science<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">1v<\/strong><\/p> <p>Brain Science<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">EIP<\/strong><\/p> <p>Engineering<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Nadav<\/strong><\/p> <p>Engineering<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #87cd7d;\">Club 700<\/strong><\/p> <p>Engineering<\/p>\n<h2>A Culture of Distinction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The IDF Medical Corps shared its 2025 Minister of Defense Award with the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine. <\/strong>The corps bestowed certificates of appreciation for the faculty's crowdfunding campaign for lifesaving point-of-care ultrasounds, as well as for faculty initiatives to treat soldiers with traumatic injuries using innovative techniques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bar-Ilan was one of just 20 recipients of the 2025 Minister of Defense Award,<\/strong> selected by reservists from among more than 700 organizations. The award recognized our \"Academic Armor\" program, which provided reservists with scholarships, tools for personalized education, and psychological support, as well as the extraordinary dedication of our faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1.jpg\" title=\"Organizational Excellence1\" alt=\"Icon of ipad with pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence1-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\n<p>26% of students received Academic Armor support, including reservists, reservists\u2019 spouses, injured veterans, evacuees, and members of Israel\u2019s security services.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2.jpg\" title=\"Organizational Excellence2\" alt=\"Icon of notebook with pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence2-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\n<p>33% of students on the Dean\u2019s List were reservists. The Dean\u2019s List recognizes students with the highest grades during the academic year.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3.jpg\" title=\"Organizational Excellence3\" alt=\"graduation hat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Organizational-Excellence3-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\n<p>27% of students on the Rector\u2019s List were reservists. The Rector\u2019s List recognizes undergraduates who achieve the highest grades during the academic year.<\/p>\n<h2>Recognizing Excellence<\/h2> \u00a0\n<p><strong>Prof. Shulamit Michaeli<\/strong> of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences was selected as the 2026 recipient of the Israel Prize in Life Sciences Research for her work in RNA biology in parasites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Erez Levanon<\/strong> of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, together with scientists from Germany\u2019s University of T\u00fcbingen, received an ERC grant to develop RNA-based medicines for liver disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Liat Ayalon <\/strong>of the Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work received an ERC grant for her evidence-based strategies for battling ageism in health systems, the media, and the workplace.<\/p>\n<h6>Reach<\/h6>\n<p>A Global Brand and Network<\/p>\n<h2>School of Choice<\/h2>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Reach1.4.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"2\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"sp\":\"3.3\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>We are the second-largest Israeli university, <\/strong> thanks to a 30% increase in our student body since 2017.<\/p>\n<h3>Creating a Global Footprint<\/h3>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/ReachMap1.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"2\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"sp\":\"0.5\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>We cooperate with academic institutions<\/strong> in 35 different countries.<\/p>\n<h2>A Draw for Top Talent<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Increasing numbers of new recruits hail <\/strong>from some of the world's leading universities.<\/p>\n<img 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https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo6-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo6-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo6.jpg\" title=\"Reach_UniLogo6\" alt=\"Seal_of_University_of_California,_Berkeley Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo6.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo6-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='120'%20height='120'%20viewBox=%270%200%20120%20120%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#dce9f1 25% 50%,#c1d1e1 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#9db5d1 25% 50%,#9cb4d0 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fffeff 25%,#c1d3e1 25% 50%,#7194be 50% 75%,#fcffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#fffefd 25% 50%,#95b3cf 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7.jpg\" title=\"Reach_UniLogo7\" alt=\"Reach_UniLogo7\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7.jpg\" title=\"Reach_UniLogo7\" alt=\"Reach_UniLogo7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7.jpg 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_UniLogo7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript>\n<p><strong>The size of our faculty<\/strong> has steadily increased, hitting a record number of new faculty members last year.<\/p>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Reach2.2.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"19,100\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>Eight faculty recruits received prestigious awards<\/strong> for exceptional research achievement and potential. They include the Alon Scholarship, the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Scholarship, and the Israel Science Foundation Beresheet Grant.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Award\" alt=\"Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-1024x417.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-768x313.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-1536x625.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Award-2048x833.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n<h2>A Partner to Industry<\/h2>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Reach3.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p>We secure an average of almost <strong>18% more funding<\/strong> per STEM researcher from government agencies than other Israeli universities.<\/p> <p>Bars show (left to right): Hebrew U., Technion, Tel Aviv U., Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion U., Weizmann<\/p>\n<svg> <circle stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/> <circle stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"0\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/> <\/svg> \n joint research projects with industry between 2017-2024\n<h3>Elevating through Entrepreneurship<\/h3>\n<p><strong> Our venture studio UnBox,<\/strong> a partnership of Mivtach Shamir Holdings, provides researchers with pre-seed funding and comprehensive guidance, so they can find their inner leaders and solve society's challenges.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo1.webp\" title=\"Reach_techLogo1\" alt=\"Triacyte Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo1.webp 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo1-720x720.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\nTriacyte Combines cell engineering and AI-guided design to develop next-generation T-cell therapies for solid tumors\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo2.webp\" title=\"Reach_techLogo2\" alt=\"Malanta Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo2.webp 120w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo2-720x720.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\nMalanta Pioneers the large-scale industrial production of eco-friendly, alternative whole meat cuts\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo3.webp\" title=\"Reach_techLogo3\" alt=\"Opmed Logo\">\nOpmed.ai Helps hospitals make optimal use of their operating rooms to maximize resilience and efficiency\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo4.webp\" title=\"Reach_techLogo4\" alt=\"DriftSense Logo\">\nDrift Sense Optimizes pesticide-spraying execution for maximum cost-effectiveness at scale\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo5.webp\" title=\"Reach_techLogo5\" alt=\"Nanocarry Logo\">\nNanocarry Enable biologics to overcome the Blood Brain Barrier and deliver lifesaving therapeutics directly to the brain\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Reach_techLogo6.webp\" title=\"Reach_techLogo6\" alt=\"cassidy bio Logo\">\nCassidy Bio Optimizes pharmaceutical companies\u2019 guide RNA to make gene-editing therapies safer and more efficient\n<h2>A Global<br>Jewish Discourse<\/h2>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library.webp\" title=\"RABBI-SACKS-library\" alt=\"Rabbi Sacks sitting on a armchair in front of big book library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library.webp 1599w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-1024x743.webp 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-768x557.webp 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RABBI-SACKS-library-1536x1114.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/>\n<p>The new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RuxxnGIN-7s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cRabbi Sacks: A Window to Jewish Thought\u201d,<\/a> produced by the Jonathan Sacks Institute together with the Learning and Teaching Division, will engage hundreds of students each year with the legendary theologian and thinker\u2019s ideas, while also introducing his philosophy to Jews and non-Jews around the world. The MOOC was supported by a generous gift from the Mordecai z\u201dl and Monique Katz Family Foundation.<\/p>\nviews on a Bar-Ilan platform\nviews on external platforms such as edX and Campus-IL\n\n<p>total views when combined with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/learn\/history\/israelx-jerusalem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time<\/a>\u201d, the other new MOOC supported by the Katz family<\/p>\n<h6>Capacity<\/h6>\n<p>A strong foundation for impact<\/p>\n<h2> Institutional Stability<\/h2>\n<ul><li><h4>Campus Development<\/h4>Adar Foundation Anonymous, USA The Azrieli Foundation Esther Bak Abraham Bohrer Trust Gilda and Jack Burstein Familia Feldman Nisenbaum M\u00e9xico The Estate of Jacques Fetaya Susan and David Gradel Robin and Dr. Baruch Jacobs The Ludwig and Erica Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies Dr. Helene and Harvey Kaminski The Estate of Maurice Kanbar z\"l Robert Korda Beatriz and Leo Kryss Leibler Family The Estate of Nina Moinester Careena and Drew Parker Picciotto Family Ruthy and Steven Rosenberg Edmond De Rothschild Foundation Nathan Royce Silverstein<\/li><li><h4>Community Impact<\/h4>AJC American Jewish Committee Joseph Alexander Foundation Altshuler-Shaham Investment House The Augustine Foundation Aviv Foundation Bader Philanthropies Ms. Ronnie Benin Barr The David Berg Foundation The British Embassy Jewish United Fund\/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago The Norman and Joan Ciment Foundation Community O Dayan Family Lisa and Daniel Gildin Sylvain Goldberg Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America Irving Harris Foundation Fran and Alan Hirmes Hitter Family Foundation The Leir Foundation Gail Propp and Family The Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Foundation Tova and Sami Sagol Schusterman Family Philanthropies Jerome L. Stern Family Foundation Haim Taib - Menomadin Foundation TruBob Fund Weil Family The Weisfeld Family Charitable Foundation The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust Yad Hanadiv<\/li><li><h4>Research and Discovery<\/h4>The Adelis Foundation Adelson Family Foundation The Applebaum Foundation Leticia and Eduardo Azar Foundation The Russell Berrie Foundation The Janice & Jeffrey Bly and Family Dr. Arik Carasso Yossi Dahan Delek US Doft Family The Estate Committee - Ministry of Justice The Exilarch's Foundation- Dangoor Family Gewurz Family Foundation Harvey Goodstein Charitable Foundation The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust KKL Alexander Kofkin The Koschitzky Family Frank and Dr. Kerri Lee (J. Samuel Harwit Z\u201dL and Manya Harwit-Aviv Charitable Trust; The Elias, Genevieve, Georgianna Atol Charitable Trust) Lennar Foundation Meitar Law Firm Metta Saade Family Foundation, Mexico Ranni Midyan Dr. Michael Mirilashvili, Watergen Yehudit Rachmani Relief Funds Management Committee Ronald Roadburg Foundation Selim Salti Samueli Foundation Yaakov Shahar, Mayer Cars and Trucks Co. Ltd Zalman and Kena Shoval Harold Spring and Francesca Trotta Norman and Johanne Sternthal Raya Strauss Ben-Dror Lillian and Moises Tabacinic Romie and Esther Tager Trump Family Foundation David and Bernice Walerstein The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust Alan and Lori Zekelman The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Foundation<\/li><li><h4>Scholarships and Students<\/h4>The Grace Shua and Jacob Ballas Charitable Trust Cross River Sophie Hodaya Trakht Scholarship Foundation for Excellence Crown Family Philanthropies The Haron Dahan Foundation The Deutsch Family Foundation Friedman Family Charitable Trust Nathan Anne Kim &amp; Julian Geller Foundation Alexander Grass Foundation The Hermatik Foundaion Hoffen Family Foundation Stephen M. and Mindy Hoffman Iranian American Jewish Federation of NY The ISEF Foundation Drs. Mordecai z\u201dl and Monique Katz Dr. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Ellen &amp; Emanuel Kronitz David and Debra Magerman Ruth and Conrad Morris Charitable Trust Moshal Program The Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation David and Ruth Musher The Posen Foundation Rachel Charitable Trust Eli A. Scherr The Schulich Foundation Share Fund Raymond Shwake The Edward and Eva Underwood Charitable Foundation<\/li><\/ul>\nAdar Foundation Anonymous, USA The Azrieli Foundation Esther Bak Abraham Bohrer Trust Gilda and Jack Burstein Familia Feldman Nisenbaum M\u00e9xico The Estate of Jacques Fetaya Susan and David Gradel Robin and Dr. Baruch Jacobs The Ludwig and Erica Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies Dr. Helene and Harvey Kaminski The Estate of Maurice Kanbar z\"l Robert Korda Beatriz and Leo Kryss Leibler Family The Estate of Nina Moinester Careena and Drew Parker Picciotto Family Ruthy and Steven Rosenberg Edmond De Rothschild Foundation Nathan Royce Silverstein\nAJC American Jewish Committee Joseph Alexander Foundation Altshuler-Shaham Investment House The Augustine Foundation Aviv Foundation Bader Philanthropies Ms. Ronnie Benin Barr The David Berg Foundation The British Embassy Jewish United Fund\/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago The Norman and Joan Ciment Foundation Community O Dayan Family Lisa and Daniel Gildin Sylvain Goldberg Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America Irving Harris Foundation Fran and Alan Hirmes Hitter Family Foundation The Leir Foundation Gail Propp and Family The Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Foundation Tova and Sami Sagol Schusterman Family Philanthropies Jerome L. Stern Family Foundation Haim Taib - Menomadin Foundation TruBob Fund Weil Family The Weisfeld Family Charitable Foundation The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust Yad Hanadiv\nThe Adelis Foundation Adelson Family Foundation The Applebaum Foundation Leticia and Eduardo Azar Foundation The Russell Berrie Foundation The Janice & Jeffrey Bly and Family Dr. Arik Carasso Yossi Dahan Delek US Doft Family The Estate Committee - Ministry of Justice The Exilarch's Foundation- Dangoor Family Gewurz Family Foundation Harvey Goodstein Charitable Foundation The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust KKL Alexander Kofkin The Koschitzky Family Frank and Dr. Kerri Lee (J. Samuel Harwit Z\u201dL and Manya Harwit-Aviv Charitable Trust; The Elias, Genevieve, Georgianna Atol Charitable Trust) Lennar Foundation Meitar Law Firm Metta Saade Family Foundation, Mexico Ranni Midyan Dr. Michael Mirilashvili, Watergen Yehudit Rachmani Relief Funds Management Committee Ronald Roadburg Foundation Selim Salti Samueli Foundation Yaakov Shahar, Mayer Cars and Trucks Co. Ltd Zalman and Kena Shoval Harold Spring and Francesca Trotta Norman and Johanne Sternthal Raya Strauss Ben-Dror Lillian and Moises Tabacinic Romie and Esther Tager Trump Family Foundation David and Bernice Walerstein The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust Alan and Lori Zekelman The Mortimer B. Zuckerman Foundation\nThe Grace Shua and Jacob Ballas Charitable Trust Cross River Sophie Hodaya Trakht Scholarship Foundation for Excellence Crown Family Philanthropies The Haron Dahan Foundation The Deutsch Family Foundation Friedman Family Charitable Trust Nathan Anne Kim &amp; Julian Geller Foundation Alexander Grass Foundation The Hermatik Foundaion Hoffen Family Foundation Stephen M. and Mindy Hoffman Iranian American Jewish Federation of NY The ISEF Foundation Drs. Mordecai z\u201dl and Monique Katz Dr. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Ellen &amp; Emanuel Kronitz David and Debra Magerman Ruth and Conrad Morris Charitable Trust Moshal Program The Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation David and Ruth Musher The Posen Foundation Rachel Charitable Trust Eli A. Scherr The Schulich Foundation Share Fund Raymond Shwake The Edward and Eva Underwood Charitable Foundation\n<h2>Room to Grow<\/h2>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Capacity2.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"sp\":\"2\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>We grew by more than 110 sq. m. over the last decade<\/strong><\/p>\n[video src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newBuilding14.mp4\" width=\"2598\" height=\"1080\"][\/video]\n<p><strong>Five major construction projects <\/strong>are underway at Bar-Ilan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We renovated nearly 60K sq. m. <\/strong>on our Ramat Gan and Safed campuses.<\/p>\n<h4>+9K sq. m.<\/h4> <p>of classroom space<\/p>\n<h4>+11K sq. m.<\/h4> <p>of research and teaching labs<\/p>\n<h4>+32K sq. m.<\/h4> <p>of offices and public spaces<\/p>\n<h4>+6K sq. m.<\/h4> <p>of library and study space<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-07.jpg\" title=\"CapacityImgs-07\" alt=\"Capacity new buildings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-07.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-07-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-07-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-07-768x391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-06.jpg\" title=\"CapacityImgs-06\" alt=\"Capacity new buildings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-06.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-06-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-06-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CapacityImgs-06-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1508px) 100vw, 1508px\" \/>\n<h2>Technological Backbone<\/h2>\n<button onclick=\"moveBiuSlider(-1)\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_arrRightLeft.svg\" alt=\"Previous\"> <\/button> <button onclick=\"moveBiuSlider(1)\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_arrRight.svg\" alt=\"Next\"> <\/button>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon1.svg\"> <h5>2017<\/h5> <p>Bar-Ilan is the first Israeli university to transition to a digital student-administration system, <i>Ilanet<\/i><\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon2.svg\"> <h5>2018<\/h5> <p>Launch of a campus-wide cloud-migration strategy for digital infrastructure, including email<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon3.svg\"> <h5>2020<\/h5> <p>Launch of a new website and dramatic growth in site traffic and unique visitors<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon4.svg\"> <h5>2020<\/h5> <p>Launch of Bar-Ilan\u2019s online examination system, <i>Tomax<\/i>, which now allows for remote testing<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon5.svg\"> <h5>2021<\/h5> <p>Launch of <i>My Bar-Ilan<\/i>, a portal for faculty and student services<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon6.svg\"> <h5>2021<\/h5> <p>Migration of learning infrastructure to the cloud<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon7.svg\"> <h5>2022<\/h5> <p>Implementation of an RPA system to automate repetitive processes<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon8.svg\"> <h5>2022<\/h5> <p>Migration of the website to the cloud<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon9.svg\"> <h5>2023<\/h5> <p>Digitization of administrative processes and forms<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon10.svg\"> <h5>2023<\/h5> <p>Establishment of an advanced research-supporting Data Center with a unified infrastructure<\/p> \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Capacity_timeLineIcon11.svg\"> <h5>2025<\/h5> <p>Transition from <i>Bar-net<\/i> to <i>Ananet<\/i>, an advanced infrastructure for procurement<\/p>\n<p>2,000,000<\/p>\n<p>Total annual visitors to our website, reached in the five years since launch<\/p>\n<p>~130<\/p>\n<p>hybrid classrooms (up from zero in 2020)<\/p>\n<p>8,000<\/p>\n<p>Wi-Fi users supported on campus daily, up from just 1,000 five years ago<\/p>\n<h2>Human Capital<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sunflower - The University Resilience Center<\/strong> coordinates initiatives that promote a culture of recovery, both on campus and throughout Israeli society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17<br><\/strong>faculty support-service liaisons<\/p>\n<p><strong>27<\/strong><br>resilience-training workshops for faculty<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u02dc400<\/strong><br>students received a support service<\/p>\n<p><strong>17<\/strong><\/p> <p>initiatives directed or supported<\/p>\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><br>study days and conferences organized<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u02dc2,000<\/strong><\/p> <p>students participated in an initiative<\/p>\n<h4>37%<\/h4> <p><strong>female faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>72%<\/h4> <p><strong>female deans<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>40%<\/h4> <p><strong>female C-level<br>executives<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>42%<\/h4> <p><strong>female senate<br>members<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>7,000<\/h4> <p><strong>staff members participated in 25 different leadership seminars<\/strong>, training workshops, and community-building events since 2017, turning our administration into a source of innovation and resilience.<\/p>\n<h2>Connecting an Innovation Ecosystem<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The forthcoming light rail and underground metro<\/strong> will leverage the proximity between Bar-Ilan, Sheba Medical Center, and the Ramat Gan Municipality for more knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation in multiple fields.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-scaled.jpg\" title=\"BarIlan Train\" alt=\"Bar Ilan Buildings and Train illustration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-1024x397.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-1536x596.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BarIlan-Train-2048x795.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n<p><strong>540,000 est. travelers<\/strong> on the underground metro\u2019s M2 line per day<br \/> <strong>256,000 est. travelers<\/strong> on the light rail\u2019s Purple Line per day<\/p>\n<p><strong>68 stops altogether,<\/strong> including Tel Aviv\u2019s Azrieli Center, Bar-Ilan University, Sheba Medical Center, Hahagana Railway Station and Petah Tikvah\u2019s Segula Industrial Park<\/p>\n<h6>Society<\/h6>\n<p>A values-driven approach<\/p>\n<h2>A Third Mission<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Our commitment to timeless Jewish values<\/strong> and the Zionist enterprise is a source of inspiration, spurring action and innovation for our country, our people, and all humanity.<\/p>\n<h4>10,047<\/h4> <p>students took one of 420 courses in <em>Olamot<\/em> (\u201cWorlds\u201d), our mandatory curriculum in fundamental Jewish texts and concepts<\/p>\n<h4>366<\/h4> <p>new courses added to <em>Olamot<\/em> since 2022, part of an in-depth process of revitalizing and expanding our Jewish studies offerings<\/p>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/SocietyMapGlob1-4.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"seg\":\"0,577\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>More than 500 olim (Jewish immigrants)<\/strong> from around the world studied at Bar-Ilan last year.<\/p>\n<h2>A Vital Investment<\/h2>\n<svg> <circle r=\"calc(50% - 4.50px)\" cx=\"50%\" cy=\"50%\" stroke-width=\"9\"\/> <circle r=\"calc(50% - 4.50px)\" cx=\"50%\" cy=\"50%\" stroke=\"#87cd7d\" stroke-width=\"9\" data-progress=\"73\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/> <\/svg> <img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Society73-1.svg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" title=\"Society73-1\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 18px);height:calc(100% - 18px)\" alt=\"the number 73%\"> \n <p>of scholarship requests were granted<\/p>\n<h3>NIS 8,600,000<\/h3> <p>were distributed in scholarships to reservists, students affected by the war, and students with demonstrated need<\/p>\n<h3>32 scholarships<\/h3> <p>totaling NIS 1 million were awarded by the Moshal Program, which supports students from socio-economically challenged backgrounds<\/p>\n<h2>A Debt of Gratitude<\/h2>\nstudent reservists received career guidance from Bar-Ilan alumni in leading companies, including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Check Point\nstudent reservists received academic and emotional support\n<p><em><strong>Project Shalom <\/strong><\/em><strong>for Rehabilitation, Academic Guidance, and Mentorship<\/strong> grants wounded veterans of the Iron Swords War both hope and a new horizon beyond the limits of their injuries.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3.jpg\" title=\"kumta3\" alt=\"Military beret Kumta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kumta3-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n<p><strong>80 veterans <\/strong>with moderate to severe injuries enrolled in up to three Bar-Ilan courses per semester last year while undergoing intensive rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes.jpg\" title=\"notes\" alt=\"a notebook and a pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/notes-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n<p><strong>Tens of senior faculty members<\/strong> and more than 80 lecturers received special training in integrating <em>Project Shalom<\/em> students into their departments and faculties.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups.jpg\" title=\"cups\" alt=\"two cups and a cookie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cups-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n<p><strong>Dozens<\/strong> of third-year students volunteered as peer helpers to provide <em>Project Shalom<\/em> students with real-time assistance.<\/p>\n<h2>Tomorrow\u2019s STEM Leaders<\/h2>\nUniversity Youth Center 575 youth took part in a center program in 2025 \n Youth Science Olympiads Bar-Ilan is the only university in Israel that hosts national youth Olympiads in biology, robotics, and computer science <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SocietyIcons-06.svg\" alt=\"Computer Icon\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SocietyIcons-07.svg\" alt=\"Robot Icon\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SocietyIcons-08.svg\" alt=\"Biology Icon\"> \n STEM Programs for Gifted Youth 2 high-school programs, one for advanced scientific research and one in quantum science ~50 participants in the STEM program for gifted middle-school girls, a more than 31% increase over the last decade. 90% of participants go on to join a Bar-Ilan high-school program \n 98% increase in 7th-12th graders who participated in a gifted program over the last two years. The number of K-12 students exposed to STEM research through the center also rose by 94% \n ~50 We trained 50 high-school students for the international Computer Science Olympiad \n 7 We won seven gold medals in the International Olympiad in Informatics over the last four years \n 2 We began training students for two new international Olympiads in cyber and AI\n<h2>Inclusive Excellence<\/h2>\n<p>Through mentorship, academic assistance, psychological support, and more, we empower often overlooked groups to lead fulfilling lives and contribute to their country.<\/p>\n<h4>+2,700<\/h4> <p>students who are first in their families to pursue an academic degree<\/p>\n<h4>+1,500<\/h4> <p>Arab students<\/p>\n<h4>~200<\/h4> <p>students of Ethiopian descent<\/p>\n<h4>~700<\/h4> <p>graduates of the Haredi educational system<\/p>\n<tf-lottie data-lazy=\"1\"> <template>{\"actions\":[{\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\\\/2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/society1-1.json\",\"st\":\"scroll\",\"count\":\"1\",\"vis\":\"23,100\",\"seg\":\"0,899\"}]}<\/template> <\/tf-lottie>\n<p><strong>We provided double the number of tutoring hours<\/strong> to students with learning and other cognitive disabilities since 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>2,521<\/h3> <p>students received academic, physical, and technological accommodations this year, approximately 12% of our student body.<\/p>\n<h6>Legacy<\/h6>\n<h2>Building a Legacy<\/h2>\n<p>The projects that will define our impact in the years and decades to come<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy1.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\"> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#00280e 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#62773f 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#9aaaa0 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy1.jpg\" title=\"Judaism, Israel and the middle east\" alt=\"A minimalist graphic composition featuring four white pedestals representing key university projects under the headline &#039;Judaism, Israel, and the Middle East&#039;. 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Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass molecular model (NLP excellence), a card with a green AI wax seal (Research grants), a friendly robot icon (AI-powered tutors), a stack of transparent glass plates (New data center), and drafting tools with golden stars (AI degree programs and workshops).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy2.jpg\" title=\"AI\" alt=\"A clean, minimalist 3D composition under the title &#039;AI&#039;. 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Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass sunflower with a golden center (University Center for Resilience), a dark green Star of David (Project Shalom), a golden Greek \u03a8 symbol on a green marble base (Clinical Psychology ranking), and a green stone with golden kintsugi-style repairs (Interdisciplinary Center for Trauma Research).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg\" title=\"Trauma and Resillience\" alt=\"A minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Trauma and Resilience&#039;. Symbolic objects are arranged on white pedestals: a glass sunflower with a golden center (University Center for Resilience), a dark green Star of David (Project Shalom), a golden Greek \u03a8 symbol on a green marble base (Clinical Psychology ranking), and a green stone with golden kintsugi-style repairs (Interdisciplinary Center for Trauma Research).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy3-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\"> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#a5806e 25% 50%,#7b8676 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg\" title=\"Chip Design\" alt=\"A clean, high-end graphic composition titled &#039;Chip Design&#039;. Three pedestals display symbolic objects: an iridescent silicon wafer (#1 in hardware design), a dark green marble shield with a gold microchip (EnICS Labs), and a translucent green glass cube featuring a gold chip inside (RAAAM Memory Technologies).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg\" title=\"Chip Design\" alt=\"A clean, high-end graphic composition titled &#039;Chip Design&#039;. Three pedestals display symbolic objects: an iridescent silicon wafer (#1 in hardware design), a dark green marble shield with a gold microchip (EnICS Labs), and a translucent green glass cube featuring a gold chip inside (RAAAM Memory Technologies).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy4-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\"> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#dde2dc 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#a6a7a2 25% 50%,#c1c3b5 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f8f8f8 25% 50%,#fcfcfc 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg\" title=\"Health\" alt=\"A clean, minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Health&#039;. Various symbolic objects are displayed on white pedestals: a dark green stethoscope (Azrieli Faculty of Medicine), a colorful stylized tree (Diabetes SPHERE), a lab test tube with green liquid (Health-Tech Valley Campus), a transparent glass X-ray plate (Radiology Lab), a green glass and gold DNA double helix model (Psifas Genome Project), and a green microscope (RareIL Institute).\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg\" title=\"Health\" alt=\"A clean, minimalist 3D composition titled &#039;Health&#039;. Various symbolic objects are displayed on white pedestals: a dark green stethoscope (Azrieli Faculty of Medicine), a colorful stylized tree (Diabetes SPHERE), a lab test tube with green liquid (Health-Tech Valley Campus), a transparent glass X-ray plate (Radiology Lab), a green glass and gold DNA double helix model (Psifas Genome Project), and a green microscope (RareIL Institute).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy5-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg\" data-rel=\"tb_x3i1127\"> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='3365'%20height='2133'%20viewBox=%270%200%203365%202133%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#5c7265 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#b3bfa9 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#36453e 25% 50%,#a3a59a 50% 75%,#f5f5f7 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#f4f4f6 25%,#f4f4f6 25% 50%,#f4f4f6 50% 75%,#f4f4f6 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3365\" height=\"2133\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg\" title=\"Legacy1_Legacy6\" alt=\"Legacy1_Legacy6\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg\" title=\"Legacy1_Legacy6\" alt=\"Legacy1_Legacy6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6.jpg 3365w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Legacy1_Legacy6-2048x1298.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3365px) 100vw, 3365px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/a>\n<h6>Join Us<\/h6>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JoinUsHeader1.jpg\" title=\"JoinUsHeader1\" alt=\"I love BIU sign\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JoinUsHeader1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JoinUsHeader1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JoinUsHeader1-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JoinUsHeader1-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JoinUsHeader1-1536x770.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/leadership\/?iframe=true&amp;width=70%amp;\" data-lightbox-class=\"tm-dark-blur\"><h2>Our Leadership &gt;<\/h2><\/a>\n<h2>A Word from our Chairmen<\/h2>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Alan Zekelman\" alt=\"Alan Zekelman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alan-Zekelman-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\n<strong>Alan Zekelman<\/strong> <br\/><br\/> Chairman, Global Board of Trustees\n<br\/><br\/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/2026\/04\/30\/a-word-from-alan-zekelman\/?iframe=true&amp;\" data-lightbox-class=\"tm-dark-blur\">Read More &gt;<\/a>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-scaled.jpg\" title=\"shlomo zohar3\" alt=\"Shlomo zohar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shlomo-zohar3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\n<strong>Shlomo Zohar<\/strong><br\/> <br\/> Chairman, Permanent Committee\n<br\/><br\/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/2026\/04\/30\/a-word-from-shlomo-zohar\/?iframe=true&amp;width=70%amp;\" data-lightbox-class=\"tm-dark-blur\">Read More &gt;<\/a>\n<h2>Help us reach a new high<\/h2>\n<p>Bar-Ilan\u2019s global network of Friends Associations helps us advance our vision of a strong and just Israel and a healthier world. Reach out to the association nearest you to learn how you can be part of the transformative impact taking shape at Bar-Ilan today.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/epay.biu.ac.il\/en\/donation-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Israel <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/afbiu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> USA <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfbiu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Canada <\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freunde-biu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Europe <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biubrasil.ong.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Brazil <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfbiu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> UK <\/a>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo1-80x80.png\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" title=\"logo1\" alt=\"Board of Trustees 2026 Logo in gold\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo1.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='449'%20height='300'%20viewBox=%270%200%20449%20300%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#36494d 25%,#848340 25% 50%,#324031 50% 75%,#2a2a28 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#514e45 25%,#1ea558 25% 50%,#0e8567 50% 75%,#5d5a4b 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#7e7767 25%,#5c5855 25% 50%,#41475f 50% 75%,#535a60 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#8e8985 25%,#c9bec2 25% 50%,#e7dcd8 50% 75%,#dfd4d0 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683-449x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" title=\"54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k\" alt=\"A long campus walkway decorated with a series of green and white balloon arches, with students walking toward the camera.\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683-299x200.jpg 299w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k.jpg 2048w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683-449x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" title=\"54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k\" alt=\"A long campus walkway decorated with a series of green and white balloon arches, with students walking toward the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/54330801026_a7d6bf3bcc_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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