The computerized system for submitting a request for Conference or Research Abroad is intended for the following populations:
Senior academic faculty
Senior academic clinical faculty
Junior academic/clinical faculty - students with an appointment who accrue an International Science-Relations Fund
Students with access to the e-Tafnit system
Submitting a request through the system:
Please note: the request for Conference or Research Abroad must reach the desk queue of the Coordinator of Conference or Research Abroad at least one month prior to departure.
Travel Abroad System - request for travel abroad - academic faculty | from a University network >>
Please note: requests can be submitted from University computers or from Soroka University Medical Center.
Travel Abroad System - request for travel abroad - academic faculty | Not from a University network >>
To connect to the Travel Abroad System from outside the University network you must have access to a VPN. Details for receiving VPN services >>
A request sent through the computerized system is transferred for approval to the direct superior (not advisor) → approval of a budget officer → approval of the Coordinator of Conference or Research Abroad (according to work queue) → approval or rejection of the request is sent automatically by email from the e-Tafnit system to the faculty member.
For questions on administrative issues pertaining to the system and for submitting requests for Conference or Research Abroad:
Conference or Research Abroad coordinator
Roni Dafni
Telephone: 08-6428418
E-mail: nesiot@bgu.ac.il
For technical support for the Conference or Research Abroad system:
Sveta Marianchik, information systems implementer and coordinator:
Telephone: 08-6472101
E-mail: svetlanm@bgu.ac.il
Emmanuel Kimiagarov, information systems application programmer:
Telephone: 08-6472684
E-mail: emmanuki@bgu.ac.il
Submitting a request on a manual form:
The following must still submit a “Faculty Member Request for Funding Advanced Studies" accompanied by the required documents to email: nesiot@bgu.ac.il
Teaching fellows
External teachers
Teaching assistants
External consultants
Students without an academic appointment
Requests submitted on a manual form are sent by email for handling by the Coordinator for Conference or Research Abroad who enters the request into the computer system → approval by budget officer → approval by Coordinator for Conference or Research Abroad coordinator (according to work queue) → approval or rejection of request is sent automatically by email from the e-Tafnit system to the faculty member or student.
Important links (in Hebrew):
Power Point presentation for users of the Conference or Research Abroad system
Documents to be submitted with the application
Please note ♥: documentation for the Conference or Research Abroad request must be submitted in English or Hebrew. Documentation in other languages must be submitted with an attached translation (into English/Hebrew).
Other Materials:
Explanation booklet of department of continued education programs abroad
List of referents in department of continued education programs abroad
Expense Report for Overseas Travelers - 2020
Guidelines on safety and insurance issues for travelers abroad
Updates to National Security Council travel warnings
