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11:00AM-12:30PM
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIA AND MILE PINKAS ACCESSIBLE LEARNING CENTER: EMPOWERING SUCCESS, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
By invitation only
Elias Sourasky Central Library, main floor -
10:30AM-11:30AM
PLAQUE UNVEILING CEREMONY FOR THE WAVERMAN-KLEIN PROGRAM FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MEMORY OF SOLOMON WAVERMAN AND HELEN ROTH
Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center (located between the Gilman Humanities Building and the Lowy International School construction site)11:30AM-12:45PMMINDUCATE: ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING
Celebrating the generous five-year renewal of the Dr. Garry Rayant and Dr. Kathy Fields-Rayant Minducate Learning Innovation Research Fund
Room 008, 2ND Floor, The New Buchmann Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law3:00PM-3:45PMIMPROVING LIFE THROUGH SCIENCE: THE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ARGENTINEAN FRIENDS OF TAU AND THE GEORGE S. WISE FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCE
TBD4:00PM - 5:30PMINAUGURATION OF THE JULIETTE AND RAOUL DANON AUDITORIUM AND THE LAUNCH OF THE JULIETTE AND RAOUL DANON PROGRAM FOR URBAN DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP
The New Buchmann Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law5:30PM – 7:00PMNEW BOG MEET AND GREET
Hosted by: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
By invitation only
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9:00am
FESTIVE OPENING EVENT – CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
In honor of the University’s 70th anniversary, a Board of Governor’s Grove will be established and each association will plant a tree as a symbol of our strong foundations and our shared path forward
MEETING POINT: ENTRANCE TO THE BOB SHAPELL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, NEXT TO GATE 17
THE BOB SHAPELL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK10:30AMFUNDS AND TRUSTS COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308) Guttmann Administration Building10:30AMSTUDENTS COMMITTEE
Eitan Berglas School of Economics Building, Room 10111:45AMFINANCE COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308) Guttmann Administration Building11:45AMEQUITY AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Eitan Berglas School of Economics Building, Room 1011:00PMCAMPUS AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
*Please bring comfortable shoes for walking around campus
Outside Guttmann Administration Building1:00PMACADEMIC COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308) Guttmann Administration Building2:15PMLEADERSHIP MEETING – FRIENDS ASSOCIATION LEADERS
By invitation only
3:45PM-4:30PMAWARDING OF THE SERGIO GRYWAC ANNUAL PRIZE FOR JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL
Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Peretz Naftali Building, Room 0217:00pmPRESIDENT’S CIRCLE DINNER
By invitation only
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9:00am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building9:30amOPENING PLENARY
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
9:30amOPENING PLENARY
We Remember
Welcome address from from the Chairwoman of the Board of Governors,
Ms. Dafna Meitar-NechmadWelcoming New Governors
Opening remarks from the Campaign Chair
Dr. Anita FriedmanRaya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
28 Oct
Wednesday
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building10:15amBREAK
10:45AMSTATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Ariel Porat, President
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building11:45pmLAB TOURS: SEE OUR RESEARCH UP CLOSE
A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE LABORATORIES IN THE WORLD AND SEE CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE IN ACTION
Departure from the George S. Wise Senate Building
*Please bring comfortable shoes for walking around campus
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building1:45pmLUNCH
The Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building3:00pm70 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE:
ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM IN MEMORY OF YEHIEL BEN-ZVI
Hear about some of the most pioneering and high-impact research being pursued on campus
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building4:15pmINAUGURATION OF THE SYLVAN ADAMS SPORTS SCIENCES BUILDING
Sylvan Adams Sports Sciences Building4:30PMANNUAL FRENCH FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDING CEREMONY
The Dan David Building, Room 0035:30PMINAUGURATION OF THE ENRICO MACIAS FUND FOR THE SUPPORT OF TRAUMA VICTIMS
The Dan David Building, Room 0035:30PMANNUAL IRWIN COTLER INSTITUTE DEMOCRACY FORUM
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building7:00PMFREE EVENING – LOCAL FRIENDS ASSOCIATIONS GATHERINGS
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8:30am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building9:00amCAMPUS TOUR: SECRETS BEHIND CAMPUS ART & ARCHITECTURE
JOIN US FOR A STORYTELLING TOUR OF THE BUILDINGS AND SCULPTURES ACROSS CAMPUS AND LEARN ABOUT BOTH TAU’S PAST AND ITS VISION FOR THE FUTURE
*The tour will be conducted primarily by golf cart, with some walking included. Please wear comfortable shoes.
Starting at the Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building12:00PMBREAK
12:30pmBEYOND THE CLASSROOM: STUDENT STORIES
THREE SMALL GROUP SESSIONS WILL BE RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ENABLE YOU TO HAVE UP-CLOSE-AND-PERSONAL TALKS WITH THE STUDENTS.
12:30pmBEYOND THE CLASSROOM: STUDENT STORIES
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (2st floor):
– Room 202
– Room 209
– Room 212
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (1st floor):
29 Oct
Thursday
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (1st floor):1:30pmLUNCH
The Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building2:45PMINAUGURATION OF THE “OPEN MEMORY SPACE.”
A place for reflection, remembrance, and community, dedicated to honoring those who lost their lives in the October 7 attack and the wars that followed
The Open Memory Space has been established by Tel Aviv University with the support of the Gray Foundation
The ceremony will be held as part of Tel Aviv University’s annual October 7 memorial event
The memorial site is located between the Isaac and Rosa Gilman building and The Leon Recanati Building, close to the main campus lawn4:00PMINAUGURATION OF THE NEW HOME OF THE LOWY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Dedicated to the Memory of Shirley Lowy
The Lowy International School Building4:00PMTHE MICHEL GELRUBIN PRIZE IN ARCHITECTURE 2026 AWARD CEREMONY
Room 003, Dan David Building5:15PMUNVEILING OF THE PLAQUE IN HONOR OF HUBERT AND GINA HEILBRONN AT THE WIENER LIBRARY AND INAUGURATION OF THE ANNUAL HUBERT AND GINA HEILBRONN WORKSHOP FOR THE STUDY OF NAZISM AND ANTISEMITISM
Wiener Library, Wiener–Gruss Building7:30PMHONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2026
RECEPTION
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer8:30PMHONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2026
TAU IS PROUD TO HONOR OUR 2026 RECIPIENTS
8:30PMHONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2026
LAUREATES
GEORGE S. WISE MEDAL
MR. STEVEN CHARLES WITKOFF, USA
US Special Envoy for Peace Missions; founder of the Witkoff Group
HONORARY DOCTORATE
PROF. JOANNA AIZENBERG, USA
Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science and Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University
NINA AVIDAR WEINER, ISRAEL
Co-founder and Chairperson Emerita of ISEF – Israel Scholarship Education Foundation
MS. MINDY GRAY & MR. JON GRAY, USA
Philanthropists and founders of the Gray Foundation
MS. NINA AVIDAR WEINER, ISRAEL
Co-founder and Chairperson Emerita of ISEF – Israel Scholarship Education Foundation
PROF. MICHAL LIPSON, USA/ISRAEL
Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University
MR. ENRICO MACIAS, FRANCE
Singer, songwriter and musician
MS. JEANETTE LERMAN-NEUBAUER & MR. JOSEPH NEUBAUER, USA
Philanthropists and founders of the Neubauer Family Foundation
MS. RACHEL SHAPIRA, ISRAEL
Songwriter & poet
MS. EINAV ZANGAUKER, ISRAEL
Mother of a returned hostage & activist with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
29 Oct
Thursday
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium -
8:30am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building9:00AM9:00 am AWARDING OF THE 2026 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
Prize Recipients: Founders who have led thriving, resilient businesses alongside their reserve duty
9:00AM9:00 am AWARDING OF THE 2026 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
StudyWise – Guy Aronson, Ori Nurieli & Chen Berger
A groundbreaking EdTech startup founded during the war by these three active reserve officers whose AI-driven platform streamlines learning and exam grading, reduces teachers’ workload, and improves student outcomes.
Base44 – Maor Shlomo
A breakthrough platform developed by this reservist and entrepreneur, which gives small and medium businesses easy access to advanced technology, boosts productivity, and drives economic
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
30 Oct
Friday
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building10:15amGANDEL FORUM ON THE MIDDLE EAST:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MR. STEVE WITKOFF
JOIN US FOR A RARE, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION WITH THE RENOWNED US SPECIAL ENVOY WHO WILL SHARE HIS INSIGHTS ON THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES CURRENTLY FACING ISRAEL AND THE REGIONRaya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building11:15amBREAK
11:45AMLEADING THE FUTURE: WOMEN SHAPING TOMORROW
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building12:45PMBREAK
1:15pmSECOND PLENARY
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Committee Reports and Resolutions
State of the Student Union
Ms. Gal Schoenwetter, Chairwoman of the Student Union
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building1:45PMKADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: CELEBRATING TWELVE YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
PRESENTATIONS BY THE 2026 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Chair: Prof. Dan Peer, Vice President for Research and Development
1:45PMKADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH: CELEBRATING TWELVE YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
2026 Award Recipients:
Prof. Avraham Tabbach, Buchmann Faculty of Law
Prof. Carmit Levy, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Dr. Ella Karev, Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities
Prof. Moshe Ben Shalom, School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
30 Oct
Friday
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building2:30pmLUNCH
Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building7:30pmTAU FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER
ENJOY FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER WITH YOUR FELLOW GOVERNOR.
Transportation will be available from the Hilton Hotel
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8:00pm
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY AT 70: CELEBRATING NATION-SHAPING EXCELLENCE AND RECOGNIZING MAJOR BENEFACTORS
Bestowal of the TAU 70th Anniversary Distinguished Leadership Award
Following the award ceremony, join us for a groovy 70s-themed party celebrating the University’s 70th anniversary!
Expect great music, retro vibes, and a dance floor ready for your best vintage moves!
Come dressed in your best ’70s look with the accessories to match.
THE SAM MALLAH PALM TREE GARDEN (LOCATED BETWEEN CYMBALISTA JEWISH HERITAGE CENTER AND SHENKAR PHYSICS BUILDING) -
8:00am
POST-BOG TRIP
As part of the tour, we will visit a classified military unit, where we will gain insight into its operations and meet the soldiers who serve there.
More information regarding the remainder of the tour will be shared soon
The tour is intended for Governors only. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis.
Departure from the Hilton Hotel