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Ben-Gurion University was created in 1969 to transform the Negev. Through creative thinking and a commitment to excellence, BGU has pursued its unique mission with intelligence and passion.
David Ben-Gurion believed that individual initiative and original ideas could make the desert bloom. The University that perpetuates his name has gone even further, breaking down traditional barriers to create a dynamic learning environment and build a more equitable society.
Since 1969, our programs have evolved, our student body has grown, and our faculty has expanded. Our goals, however, remain the same: Innovate, Create, Transform. |
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| Today, BGU is the number one choice of prospective Israeli undergraduate students -- and the University has more than tripled in size over the past decade, currently educating 17,000 students.
In addition, over one-third of BGU students are pursuing advanced degrees at the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, affirming BGU’s position as a world-class center of research.
With campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sede Boqer and Eilat, Ben-Gurion offers scores of courses in diverse disciplines -- from Engineering Sciences to Business Management.
Commitment to Excellence
A world-class academic institution, BGU has:
• pioneered a radical approach to community-based healthcare
• created award-winning programs in arid land agriculture and water resource management
• fostered interdisciplinary research in fields such as nanotechnology and electro-optics
Along the way, the University has attracted first-class scholars in fields from Hebrew literature and Jewish thought to social work and economics.
Building Bridges
• BGU serves as a bridge between academia and industry, between Israel and the developing world.
• Unique worldwide, the Medical School for International Health, in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center, is training physicians in cross-cultural, community, and preventive medicine.
• Over 500 Bedouin students now attend BGU, thanks to outreach and retention programs spearheaded by BGU's Center for Bedouin Studies and Development.
• BGU researchers are working throughout the Middle East to improve healthcare, education, and economic conditions -- for all the residents of the region.
A Special Place
The Negev Provides a Natural Classroom
• Students of the Humanities and Social Sciences encounter a region rich in historical significance, dotted with unexplored archaeological sites.
• Drylands researchers at the renowned Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research have at their fingertips priceless data on the ecology of arid lands.
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| Students at Ben-Gurion University find a vibrant center for scholarly exchange that attracts outstanding individuals from around the country and around the world.
Over 30 extracurricular clubs enhance student life. In addition to modern, comfortable dorms, students on this multicultural, international, and high-energy campus enjoy two movie houses, a modern sports center, pubs, restaurants, and 24-hour computer libraries.
BGU students are known for their commitment to the community, with thousands taking an active role in special tutoring programs.
Community Outreach
In 1976, Ben-Gurion University created the Community Action Unit, a pioneering venture in community outreach that initiates and runs social and educational programs for motivated children and adults who have been held back by economic circumstances.
Often described as “a university with a conscience,” BGU offers the Open Apartments Program; the Leadership Training Program for students; the Newstart Program, through which adults can complete their formal education; the Reaching Out Program for new immigrants; and much more.
As much as 40 percent of the student body participates in these volunteer activities.
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