During the course of the 2018 BOT Meetings, we expanded our horizons and had a chance to learn about Bar-Ilan University’s special appeal to students from Asia, and about BIU’s new multidisciplinary impact centers which are targeting real-life challenges, aiming to improve quality of life.
![At the Luncheon Meeting with International Students from China, event moderator Dr. Danielle Gurevitch, Chair of the Sir Naim Dangoor Center for Universal Monotheism, poses with foreign students](https://afbiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GurevitchWithInternationalStudents.jpg)
At the Luncheon Meeting with International Students from China, event moderator Dr. Danielle Gurevitch, Chair of the Sir Naim Dangoor Center for Universal Monotheism, poses with foreign students
![Two students from China recount their personal stories and why they were specifically drawn to Bar-Ilan University and to academic studies in Israel](https://afbiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/StudentsPersonalStories.jpg)
Two students from China recount their personal stories and why they were specifically drawn to Bar-Ilan University and to academic studies in Israel
![Getting a first-hand briefing about BIU's Impact Centers, Dr. Baruch Barzel of the Department of Mathematics speaks about the aims of the Network Science Impact Center](https://afbiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NetworkScienceImpactCenter.jpg)
Getting a first-hand briefing about BIU’s Impact Centers, Dr. Baruch Barzel of the Department of Mathematics speaks about the aims of the Network Science Impact Center
![Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman of the Department of Psychology and the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center explains the critical need and applied research focus of the Depression Meter Impact Center](https://afbiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DepressionResearchImpactCenter.jpg)
Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman of the Department of Psychology and the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center explains the critical need and applied research focus of the Depression Meter Impact Center
![Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre of the Department of Physics expounds upon the goals of the QUEST – Quantum Entanglement Center](https://afbiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/QUESTQuantumEntanglementCenter.jpg)
Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre of the Department of Physics expounds upon the goals of the QUEST – Quantum Entanglement Center
![On a tour of the Jack & Gitta Nagel Family Jewish Heritage Center, patrons Gitta (right), Jack (back right) and their two daughters step into the Abisz & Esther Nagel Synagogue and get a chance to meet and greet students who attend classes in this striking building](https://afbiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NagelFamilyJewishHeritageCenter.jpg)
On a tour of the Jack & Gitta Nagel Family Jewish Heritage Center, patrons Gitta (right), Jack (back right) and their two daughters step into the Abisz & Esther Nagel Synagogue and get a chance to meet and greet students who attend classes in this striking building