{"id":39,"date":"2024-03-26T13:17:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2024-05-27T08:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T08:03:28","slug":"infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-39\" data-postid=\"39\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-39 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"eh6c612\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_eh6c612 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_8la6612 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wybl612   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Campus Development<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"dzcq283\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_dzcq283 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_629h283 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_b6e5283    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Bar-Ilan optimized its services for faculty and students, and maximized its capacity for impact in the physical, digital, and financial spheres.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_e9g4972 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ehjq72 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ujpq335    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"pulse\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax-translate-y=\"(vh*1) 0,(vh*0) 70\" data-lax=\"true\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWhether through new spaces that facilitate discovery and innovation or new systems that increase access and enhance efficiency, strengthening Bar-Ilan\u2019s research and education foundations equips us to meet known and unexpected challenges, and enables us to focus our resources on activities that will lead to impact.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u2014Zohar Yinon, CEO and senior deputy president<\/em><\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_iala972 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3cj5396 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2075\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3225\" title=\"107A7419\" alt=\"Zohar Yinon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-scaled.jpg 2075w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-243x300.jpg 243w, 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-->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c8z8627 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2421\" title=\"Real,Estate,,Development,And,Investing,Concept,With,Financial,Chart,Indicators\" alt=\"Mivtach Shamir Holdings invested $6 million in UnBox, Bar-Ilan\u2019s entrepreneurship initiative for deep-tech startups.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Mivtach Shamir Holdings invested $6 million in UnBox, Bar-Ilan\u2019s entrepreneurship initiative for deep-tech startups.         <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_vfoz627 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_npt5719   \" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax-translate-y=\"(vh*1) 0,(vh*0) 70\" data-lax=\"true\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Investment<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accelerating Deep-Tech Research<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January, Mivtach Shamir Holdings, which boasts a market cap of NIS 1 billion on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, announced a $6 million joint venture with Bar-Ilan to accelerate the launch of tech companies based on University research. With the help of Bar-Ilan\u2019s venture builder UnBox, these startups will aim to solve problems and make key advances in the fields of biotechnology, micro-electronics, photonics, materials science, and AI.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_pd2x179 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_8ue8179 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_951i329\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_1szb329 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_odru685   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Capital Projects<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\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_kewk659\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_h79l659 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zodv857   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Expansions and Upgrades<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_e5bn659    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li>The new Alexander Grass Computer Science Building opened for operations this academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Construction on a new teaching building at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in Safed began in January.<\/li>\n<li>Construction of the new Picciotto Family Gate was completed last October and inaugurated as the main entrance to the University this academic year. The gate will also be the site of a new Purple Line light rail station.<\/li>\n<li>Construction began on the new campus server room, whose increased space will provide three times the University\u2019s current computing capacity.<\/li>\n<li>The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences received several key upgrades, including construction of a new teaching laboratory, a new student study space, and new offices. The faculty\u2019s School of Optometry and Vision Science also now enjoys a new optometry laboratory and renovated laboratories for new researchers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_4gmi964\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_bcb6964 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_82hj476   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The new Alexander Grass Computer Science Building<\/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_1 tb_wxws911\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_1jea911 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7agv911    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li>Renovations began on the Library of Social Sciences, part of a master plan to streamline the University\u2019s library system for increased efficiency. The Library of Social Sciences will now house the Library of English Literature, which will itself become a state-of-the-art study space, several geography laboratories, and offices for researchers.<\/li>\n<li>Renovations began on the Mintz Hall and its adjacent lobby, which serves as a main campus space for conferences and events.<\/li>\n<li>Renovations began on the Faculties of Law and Jewish Studies buildings, including to the Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies, and on the University Administration Building. The renovations were undertaken jointly by the CEO, Rector Amnon Albek, and Deputy Director General of Operations and Logistics Ofer Shragay.<\/li>\n<li>Approval was secured for the construction of a new building as part of the Alexander Kofkin Faculty of Engineering. The building will double the space available for engineering education and research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/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_4 tb_tue0778\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_z0lg778 first\">\n                    <!-- module icon -->\n<div  class=\"module module-icon tb_ljyo183  xlarge  icon_horizontal tf_textc wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"module-icon-item\">\n                                                                <em class=\"tf_box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#cea457\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-building\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-building\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>\n                                                                            <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Icon 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feetfor engineering research and education\u00a0within next five years<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module counter -->\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_aidz752 wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_km9i752 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0xkq891   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">A New Home for Healthcare Breakthroughs<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dhu6119   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Building on the success of Bar-Ilan\u2019s partnership with Sheba Medical Center for the establishment of game-changing companies, the University announced plans to establish a first-of-its-kind bio-convergence campus in Ramat Gan\u2019s upcoming Health-Tech Valley complex. Construction on the complex\u2014located right next door to the hospital\u2014began this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_pyt7248 buttons-horizontal transparent   wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInDown\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax-scale=\"(vh*1) 1,(vh*0) 1\" data-box-position=\"center center\" data-lax=\"true\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/advancing-tomorrows-healthcare-paradigm\/\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx themify_lightbox tb_default_color\" data-zoom-config=\"95%|95%\">\n                                                Read More                                        <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                            <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\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_3jgf957 wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-tf-animation_delay=\"0.3\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_mjat957 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ajjl957   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Energy-Efficient Light unto the Nations<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_063o895   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div><span lang=\"EN-US\">As part of its mandate to establish, together with the Technion\u2014Israel Institute for Technology, the country\u2019s National Institute for Energy Research, Bar-Ilan will house The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Energy Prototype Laboratory, a first-of-its-kind lab for developing and testing novel batteries and hydrogen technologies.<\/span><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_h2t2957 buttons-horizontal transparent   wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInDown\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-lax-scale=\"(vh*1) 1,(vh*0) 1\" data-box-position=\"center center\" data-lax=\"true\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/building-a-net-positive-future\/\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx themify_lightbox tb_default_color\" data-zoom-config=\"95%|95%\">\n                                                Read More                                        <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                            <\/a>\n  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\u201cAcadema,\u201d a new, dedicated website for continuing education courses. The project was undertaken jointly by the CEO and the University\u2019s Marketing Department, under the leadership of Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer Naama Gat.<\/li>\n<li>The Division of Teaching and Learning upgraded its learning management platform, Moodle, and migrated it to the cloud, bringing Bar-Ilan one step closer to becoming a hybrid university.<\/li>\n<li>As part of its ongoing plan to migrate the University\u2019s organizational management software to the cloud, Bar-Ilan successfully transferred its Purchasing and Finance Departments\u2019 systems this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nnu9431 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_upic431 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hyw0431   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Academic Foundations<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3sdt431   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Bridging Knowledge and Real-World Skills<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l1nk431   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a grant from the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, Bar-Ilan\u2019s Center for Employability will work to engage a greater number of students from underrepresented minorities. The center, which works to incorporate practical skills into academic courses, prepares students to adapt to a fast-changing workplace and embrace new technologies.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campus Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h1>Campus Development<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Bar-Ilan optimized its services for faculty and students, and maximized its capacity for impact in the physical, digital, and financial spheres.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cWhether through new spaces that facilitate discovery and innovation or new systems that increase access and enhance efficiency, strengthening Bar-Ilan\u2019s research and education foundations equips us to meet known and unexpected challenges, and enables us to focus our resources on activities that will lead to impact.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6> <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u2014Zohar Yinon, CEO and senior deputy president<\/em><\/h6>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-scaled.jpg\" title=\"107A7419\" alt=\"Zohar Yinon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-scaled.jpg 2075w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-1245x1536.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/107A7419-1660x2048.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2075px) 100vw, 2075px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1.jpg\" title=\"Real,Estate,,Development,And,Investing,Concept,With,Financial,Chart,Indicators\" alt=\"Mivtach Shamir Holdings invested $6 million in UnBox, Bar-Ilan\u2019s entrepreneurship initiative for deep-tech startups.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/building-1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/> Mivtach Shamir Holdings invested $6 million in UnBox, Bar-Ilan\u2019s entrepreneurship initiative for deep-tech startups.\n<h3>Investment<\/h3> <h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accelerating Deep-Tech Research<\/h4> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January, Mivtach Shamir Holdings, which boasts a market cap of NIS 1 billion on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, announced a $6 million joint venture with Bar-Ilan to accelerate the launch of tech companies based on University research. With the help of Bar-Ilan\u2019s venture builder UnBox, these startups will aim to solve problems and make key advances in the fields of biotechnology, micro-electronics, photonics, materials science, and AI.<\/p>\n<h3>Capital Projects<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic Expansions and Upgrades<\/h4>\n<ul> <li>The new Alexander Grass Computer Science Building opened for operations this academic year.<\/li> <li>Construction on a new teaching building at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in Safed began in January.<\/li> <li>Construction of the new Picciotto Family Gate was completed last October and inaugurated as the main entrance to the University this academic year. The gate will also be the site of a new Purple Line light rail station.<\/li> <li>Construction began on the new campus server room, whose increased space will provide three times the University\u2019s current computing capacity.<\/li> <li>The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences received several key upgrades, including construction of a new teaching laboratory, a new student study space, and new offices. The faculty\u2019s School of Optometry and Vision Science also now enjoys a new optometry laboratory and renovated laboratories for new researchers.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<p>The new Alexander Grass Computer Science Building<\/p>\n<ul> <li>Renovations began on the Library of Social Sciences, part of a master plan to streamline the University\u2019s library system for increased efficiency. The Library of Social Sciences will now house the Library of English Literature, which will itself become a state-of-the-art study space, several geography laboratories, and offices for researchers.<\/li> <li>Renovations began on the Mintz Hall and its adjacent lobby, which serves as a main campus space for conferences and events.<\/li> <li>Renovations began on the Faculties of Law and Jewish Studies buildings, including to the Jesselson Institute for Advanced Torah Studies, and on the University Administration Building. The renovations were undertaken jointly by the CEO, Rector Amnon Albek, and Deputy Director General of Operations and Logistics Ofer Shragay.<\/li> <li>Approval was secured for the construction of a new building as part of the Alexander Kofkin Faculty of Engineering. The building will double the space available for engineering education and research.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<em style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#cea457\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-building\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Icon label\n<svg> <circle stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/> <circle stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"50\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/> <\/svg> \n additional square feet for computer science research and education\n<em style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#cea457\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-building\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Icon label\n<svg> <circle stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/> <circle stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"50\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/> <\/svg> \n additional square feetfor medical educationwithin next three years\n<em style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#cea457\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-building\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Icon label\n<svg> <circle stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/> <circle stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"50\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/> <\/svg> \n additional square feet for biotechnology research within the next five years\n<em style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#cea457\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-building\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Icon label\n<svg> <circle stroke=\"rgba(0,0,0,.1)\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/> <circle stroke-width=\"0\" stroke=\"#ccc\" data-progress=\"50\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/> <\/svg> \n additional square feetfor engineering research and education\u00a0within next five years\n<h3>A New Home for Healthcare Breakthroughs<\/h3>\nBuilding on the success of Bar-Ilan\u2019s partnership with Sheba Medical Center for the establishment of game-changing companies, the University announced plans to establish a first-of-its-kind bio-convergence campus in Ramat Gan\u2019s upcoming Health-Tech Valley complex. Construction on the complex\u2014located right next door to the hospital\u2014began this year.\u00a0\n<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/advancing-tomorrows-healthcare-paradigm\/\" data-zoom-config=\"95%|95%\"> Read More <em><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n<h3>Energy-Efficient Light unto the Nations<\/h3>\nAs part of its mandate to establish, together with the Technion\u2014Israel Institute for Technology, the country\u2019s National Institute for Energy Research, Bar-Ilan will house The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Energy Prototype Laboratory, a first-of-its-kind lab for developing and testing novel batteries and hydrogen technologies.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/building-a-net-positive-future\/\" data-zoom-config=\"95%|95%\"> Read More <em><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n<h3>Sustainable Development<\/h3>\n<h3>Meeting Critical Benchmarks for Global Change<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A global framework for all universities to use in achieving a better future, the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer quantitative strategies in areas such as building economic growth, tackling climate change, and ensuring gender equality.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, Bar-Ilan received top scores from the Times Higher Education\u2019s Impact Rankings in five SDG categories: \u201cGender Equality,\u201d \u201cSustainable Cities and Communities,\u201d \u201cReduced Inequalities,\u201d \u201cNo Poverty,\u201d and \u201cPeace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lamda2.jpg\" title=\"Lamda2\" alt=\"a female student sitting in a library wearing headphones. a laptop in front of her\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lamda2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lamda2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lamda2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lamda2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Lamda2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\n<h3>Digital Transformation<\/h3> <h4>A User-Friendly University<\/h4> <ul> <li>The Bar-Ilan website streamlined its online course catalogue and catalogue of scholarships and stipends, and also launched \u201cAcadema,\u201d a new, dedicated website for continuing education courses. The project was undertaken jointly by the CEO and the University\u2019s Marketing Department, under the leadership of Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer Naama Gat.<\/li> <li>The Division of Teaching and Learning upgraded its learning management platform, Moodle, and migrated it to the cloud, bringing Bar-Ilan one step closer to becoming a hybrid university.<\/li> <li>As part of its ongoing plan to migrate the University\u2019s organizational management software to the cloud, Bar-Ilan successfully transferred its Purchasing and Finance Departments\u2019 systems this year.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Academic Foundations<\/h3>\n<h3>Bridging Knowledge and Real-World Skills<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a grant from the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, Bar-Ilan\u2019s Center for Employability will work to engage a greater number of students from underrepresented minorities. The center, which works to incorporate practical skills into academic courses, prepares students to adapt to a fast-changing workplace and embrace new technologies.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":196,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3228,"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/3228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}