The External Relations and Resource Development Division seeks to advance Bar-Ilan University through sustained, value-driven philanthropic partnerships. We aim to foster a university where academic excellence and national responsibility operate in concert, supported by donors who recognize the long-term significance of research and higher education in shaping Israel’s scientific and technological future and in addressing the most urgent challenges of the 21st century.

We advance strategic philanthropic partnerships that enable Bar-Ilan to respond to urgent national and global challenges in health, energy, and advanced technologies. By supporting the recruitment of leading faculty, expanding research capacity in fields such as artificial intelligence and life sciences, and developing infrastructure for research and learning at scale, philanthropy accelerates the University’s ability to advance knowledge and generate impactful solutions. These partnerships also expand access to higher education, strengthen opportunity in underserved communities across Israel, and reinforce the University’s contribution to social resilience.

As the second-largest research university in Israel, Bar-Ilan continues to build a global network of partners who view their contributions as participation in shaping an institution of growing scientific reach and social impact. Achieving scale requires strong philanthropic partnerships and values grounded in the Jewish tradition of shared responsibility, within a university community that proudly includes students and scholars of all religions and backgrounds.