Bar-Ilan University Sustainability Vision

Bar-Ilan University aspires to be a leading academic institution in Israel and internationally, combining academic, research, and ethical excellence with a deep commitment to advancing sustainable development. The University regards sustainability as a strategic guiding principle across its teaching, research, innovation, governance, campus operations, and engagement with society, reflecting its responsibility to present and future generations.

In accordance with its values and its academic and public mission, the University works to create, advance, and disseminate knowledge and to develop innovative solutions addressing the environmental, social, and economic challenges of the twenty-first century. Through interdisciplinary research, teaching and learning, innovation, and knowledge transfer, Bar-Ilan University seeks to strengthen the contribution of academia to sustainable development in Israel and worldwide.

The University seeks to educate students and graduates who possess knowledge, social responsibility, and civic commitment, and to equip them to participate actively in shaping a sustainable, equitable, and resilient society. It encourages members of its academic community to advance sustainability through research, teaching, institutional initiatives, professional practice, and community engagement.

Bar-Ilan University is committed to incorporating sustainability considerations into relevant planning and decision-making processes, managing resources responsibly and efficiently, advancing a sustainable, accessible, and inclusive campus, and fostering a learning and working environment grounded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and well-being. Within this framework, the University will work to deepen the integration of sustainability principles across its academic, research, social, administrative, and operational activities.

Recognising that sustainable development requires collective action, the University will work to strengthen partnerships with academic institutions, government ministries, local authorities, industry, civil society organisations, and communities in Israel and internationally. These partnerships are intended to promote collaborative research, knowledge exchange, innovation, public engagement, and the development of responses to shared sustainability challenges.

The University’s sustainability activities will be aligned, where relevant, with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The University will work to establish relevant objectives and indicators, monitor its progress, promote continuous improvement, and communicate its sustainability policies, activities, partnerships, and institutional impact in an accessible and transparent manner.

By combining academic excellence, research and innovation, the education of socially responsible graduates, responsible stewardship of resources, and broad-based collaboration, Bar-Ilan University seeks to create long-term value for society, the environment, and the economy, and to contribute to a sustainable future in Israel and worldwide.