Aviv Steren Chosen to Participate in the prestigious Chicago Forum on Global Cities

GGFBM student Aviv Steren will be participating in the prestigious Chicago Forum on Global Cities​, in May this year. Aviv is a graduate student in the Honors Research Program of the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business & Management, an interdisciplinary degree: completing her masters degree in the Department of Business Administration, her research is under joint supervision of Dr. Stav Rosenzweig from the Department of Management, and  Dr. Ofir Rubin From the Department of Public Policy and Administration. Aviv is already preparing for the doctoral program at the GGFBM.

Aviv’s research focuses on energy consumption and environmental sustainability. Her work seeks to explore and 

measure the unintended consequences of energy and environmental policy. Due to the timely and interdisciplinary nature of this topic, her work raises considerable interest in several realms of research. Aviv has already presented her research in two national conferences in Israel (in geography and business administration), and in a major international conference in Italy in the field of energy economics. In addition, her research provided solid grounds for several research grant proposals. Results of her research are likely to be published soon in leading journals.

Aviv is a captain in the IDF and serves in reserve duty when called to operations under rocketfire in the region, challenging but not obstructing her devotion to her research ambitions.

Aviv's achievement, in fact, is quite extraordinary, garnishing the Lehavim Award for Outstanding Students in 2014, the BGU Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Research in 2013, The Masters Scholarship in the Honors Research Program at the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management also in 2013, and The Geography and Environmental Development Department Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Students (2011)

Aviv possesses exceptional outstanding analytical skills. She personally identifies with sustainability and energy conservation, and believes in the ability of her research to contribute to society and to sustainable environment.

“Aviv will significantly contribute in stimulating discussion at the Chicago Forum on Global Cities,” comments Prof. Oded Lowengart, GGFBM Dean, “she is the perfect choice from BGU to have be​en nominated.”