BGU President To Be Honored By Queen Of England

May 18, 2015 | Buckingham Palace announced that Ben Gurion University of the Negev President Prof. Rivka Carmi will be honored by the Queen of England. Prof. Carmi will receive an appointment of an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her work to deepen scientific and academic relations between the UK and Israel. Prof. Carmi is the first woman to serve as president of an Israeli university and is the co-chair of the UK Israel Science Council since it was founded in 2010.