Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University celebrated its 70th anniversary with a grand gala marking the culmination of the university’s 70th-anniversary celebrations.
 
Warmest congratulations to our honorary doctorate recipients: internationally acclaimed actress Gal Gadot; U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff; Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar; Sivan Yaari, founder and CEO of Africa Innovation; and philanthropist Sandy Frankel, trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust.

We proudly awarded honorary degrees to these distinguished individuals in recognition of their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to the State of Israel, the Jewish people, and the advancement of humanity in the fields of culture, peace, education, philanthropy and social action. 🎓

The 2026–27 academic year is officially underway at Bar-Ilan University! We’re delighted to welcome our students back to campus and extend a warm welcome to those beginning their academic journey with us. Wishing all our students a successful and inspiring year filled with learning, discovery, growth and achievement!

Bar-Ilan University condemns in the strongest possible terms and is deeply appalled by the acts attributed to the lecturer in the indictment. The University’s leadership calls upon the police and the prosecution to pursue the matter to the fullest extent of the law, should the allegations be substantiated.

The University has, and will continue to have, zero tolerance for conduct of this nature—conduct that is fundamentally incompatible with the values we share as Jews, as Israelis, and as human beings, and that stands in clear opposition to the values of Bar-Ilan University.

The lecturer will be suspended from his duties with immediate effect, pending the conclusion of the legal proceedings.

Just published: New research from the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Lab of Prof. @cohen_cyrille, together with researchers from the Weizmann Institute, uses computational protein design to make engineered T cells more powerful at attacking cancer and viral targets.

Published in Science Advances, the study introduces SET, a computationally enhanced T-cell receptor scaffold that strengthened immune responses across multiple cancer and viral targets.

In mice with human tumors, SET-enhanced T cells produced tumors ~35% smaller after 83 days, while all treated mice remained alive at day 127, compared with fewer than half of controls.

The preclinical findings point to a potentially broad new approach for engineering more effective T-cell therapies.

🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Bar-Ilan University Strengthens Its Academic Ties in the Region 🇮🇱🇦🇪

A delegation from Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Jewish Studies participated this week in the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, where they met with public figures, researchers, and members of the UAE media.

The delegation also took part in a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and its impact on education and society.

During the visit, Bar-Ilan University and TRENDS Research & Advisory signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance academic and research collaboration, including joint research, scholar exchanges, conferences, and other academic initiatives.

Another step toward building bridges between Israel and the United Arab Emirates through research, knowledge, and academic collaboration.

جامعة بار-إيلان تعزّز علاقاتها الأكاديمية في المنطقة 🇮🇱🇦🇪

شارك وفد من كلية الدراسات اليهودية هذا الأسبوع في معرض أبي ظبي الدولي للكتاب، وعقد سلسلة من اللقاءات مع شخصيات بارزة في مجالات العمل العام والبحث والإعلام في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة.

كما شارك أعضاء الوفد في جلسة نقاشية تناولت الذكاء الاصطناعي وتأثيره في التعليم والمجتمع.

وخلال الزيارة، تم توقيع مذكرة تفاهم للتعاون الأكاديمي والبحثي بين جامعة بار-إيلان ومركز TRENDS، بهدف تعزيز الأبحاث المشتركة، وتبادل الباحثين، وتنظيم المؤتمرات، وإطلاق مبادرات أكاديمية إضافية.

خطوة أخرى نحو بناء الجسور من خلال البحث والمعرفة والتعاون بين إسرائيل ودولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة.