Homeland Security at BGU

Homeland security is part of daily life in Israel and essential to the State’s continued existence. Israel must be a leader among nations in the demanding enterprise of homeland security, devoting resources to ensure the country can preserve the well-being of its citizens by preventing attack, mitigating the effects of any perpetuated attack, and promoting the overall resiliency of society at large. The Homeland Security Institute at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is advancing research and technologies to address these security challenges, and those of Israel's friends and allies around the world.

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Help BGU Meet Israel’s Homeland Security Needs

BGU is a leader in the fields of robotics, cyber technology, satellite use, biosensing, remote sensing, and emergency response.

Homeland security research and technology applications now under way at BGU include:

Robotics and Autonomous Security-Related Systems – Taking human responders out of harm’s way.
Biosensing Equipment – For on-site detection of contaminants and toxic substances.
Remote Sensing and Target Detection – Helping identify threats and targets for attack.
Cybersecurity and Telecommunications – Protection from unauthorized access to computer systems and the proliferation of infected data.
Research and Investigative Satellites – Launching a micro-satellite into space with multiple homeland security applications.
Emergency and Disaster Response – PREPARED, BGU’s Center for Emergency Response Research, gathers research and trains responders on a wide range of terror and disaster scenarios so Israel can be better prepared in the future.

AABGU is raising funds to help the University do its part to protect Israel and her staunch allies. Be a part of it.

Some of the Ways Your Contribution Can Benefit Israel's Homeland Security

Purchase sophisticated imaging and sensing equipment
Support the trauma training and simulation program
Provide disaster assessment and measurement tools
Fund autonomous vehicles
Provide research fellowships

Donate any amount today to support homeland security technologies being developed at BGU.