All institutions / Institution card · Round 3, 5.10.2026
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
University · bgu.ac.ilRanking: rank 31 of 57 ranked · in the "University" group: rank 11 of 11 · Mandatory metrics: 0/3AI policy: Not found in public sources, Integrity and assessment: Could not verify, Responsible body: Not found in public sourcesScore: 11% (1 of 9 points across 7 metrics checked) · On all 10 metrics: 8%"Not found in public sources" does not mean "none". The index checks only what has been published, and every datum links to its source. How we check and what counts · Request a correction · Disclaimer
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The metrics the institution does not yet meet in full, and that the most institutions of its type do meet. What it takes: a document to publish, a management decision, or a budget.
- 5. AI literacy for students Partial
6 of 10 institutions of the same type meet it in full · Requires: Plan · What counts as "Found", with examples - 1. Published institutional AI policy or principles Not found
5 of 10 institutions of the same type meet it in full · Requires: Document · What counts as "Found", with examples - 2. Academic integrity and assessment rules that address AI Unverified
2 of 10 institutions of the same type meet it in full · Requires: Document · What counts as "Found", with examples
Mandatory metrics
1. Published institutional AI policy or principlesNot found in public sources
Artificial intelligence (AI) in academia: general information (library guide)
Body: Aranne Library
Document date: Updated 10.8.2026
A library guide, not policy. The AI page of the Unit for the Advancement of Teaching Quality currently redirects to the home page. The guide notes a university-wide block on DeepSeek.
The same document also serves metric 5.
Source: guide_ai libguides.bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Checked: 26.9.2026
2. Academic integrity and assessment rules that address AICould not verify
The academic regulations index and the course catalogue (2025/26) have no mention of AI; the disciplinary regulations themselves are blocked to automated reading.
Checked: 26.9.2026
3. A declared responsible bodyNot found in public sources
Not found. There is an AI program for executives (a study program), not a governance body.
Source: ai-for-managers bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Checked: 26.9.2026
Implementation metrics
4. AI training for academic and administrative staffPartially found
Workshops and training (annual program with no AI track)
Body: Unit for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Quality
Document date: Undated
AI appears only as a consulting topic and as archived recordings. The AI course for executives is an external paid course.
Source: training bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Checked: 26.9.2026
5. AI literacy for studentsPartially found
Artificial intelligence in academia (library guide)
Body: Aranne Central Library
Document date: Updated 22.9.2026
A tools guide, not a literacy module. The teaching unit's recommendations document for students exists only in the internet archive.
Source: guide_ai libguides.bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Checked: 26.9.2026
6. Information-security and acceptable-use rules for AINot found in public sources
Checked: Computing Division and information security pages, the library's AI guide (DeepSeek block only), site: search for usage rules.
Checked: 26.9.2026
7. Institutional AI strategy or action planNot found in public sources
The strategic plan (2020)
No mention of AI.
Source: strategic-plan bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Checked: 26.9.2026
Complementary metrics
8. Transparency: an AI information hub or public reportCould not verify
Artificial intelligence in academia (unit page, archived)
The unit page was read only from the internet archive; the live address redirects to the home page. Under the methodology, a document that is not live on the institution's website on the check date is not scored. 27.9.2026: checked in a browser; the unit page's live address redirects to the university home page.
Source: AITOOLS.aspx web.archive.org (opens in a new window)
Checked: 27.9.2026
9. AI-in-research policyCould not verify
Guidelines for using AI tools in teaching (student declaration, citation)
Body: Unit for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Quality
Document date: Undated; read from the archive 15.12.2025
The guidelines were read from the archive (15.12.2025); the live address did not load on the check date. Course papers only; the Kreitman School's doctoral guidelines have no mention of AI. 27.9.2026: checked in a browser; the file was not found by site: search and the live address did not load.
Source: in.bgu.ac.il in.bgu.ac.il · PDF (opens in a new window)
Checked: 27.9.2026
10. A secure AI environment for all staff and studentsNot found in public sources
Artificial intelligence in academia - AI: Artificial intelligence - in academia
Body: The Libraries, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Document date: 22.9.2026
The library guide presents general AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity) in their freemium form and warns that information entered into the models is used for training, with no mention of an institutional license, login with a university account or data protection. Checked: all pages of the library guide, the home page, site: search for Copilot and ChatGPT Edu; the Computing Division page is blocked to automated reading.
Source: c.php libguides.bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Additional source: general libguides.bgu.ac.il (opens in a new window)
Checked: 27.9.2026
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