BGU President

Prof. Daniel Chamovitz

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Postponing the Board of Governors Meeting

29/03/2026 Daniel Chamovitz

We have made the decision to postpone our scheduled May Board of Governors meeting, and instead reconvene in the Negev on Sunday October 18 and culminating on Thursday October 22.

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Back on the road - Shabbat Shalom from BGU president

10/04/2026 Daniel Chamovitz

A few days before Passover, I traveled to the north. The timing of that visit was deliberate; just one day earlier, the government had allocated hundreds of millions of shekels to that part of Israel’s population who neither serve nor study.

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Back home with renewed hope

17/04/2026

I have just returned to Israel after a week of travel to Vancouver, Los Angeles, and New York. Meeting with so many of you, seeing firsthand your support and your hopes for the future of Ben-Gurion University, truly recharged my batteries.

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Shabbat Shalom from BGU President

13/03/2026

As I write this, the university is in its final preparations for the delayed opening of the second semester this Sunday. Unfortunately, as the war continues, we will begin the semester through remote learning.

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Update about academic leadership at BGU

20/02/2026 Daniel Chamovitz

This week, I would like to share an important update about academic leadership at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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