Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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| אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב | |
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| Motto | "Israel's capacity for science and research will be tested in the Negev..." David Ben-Gurion |
| Established | 1969 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Prof. Rivka Carmi |
| Rector | Prof. Jimmy Weinblatt |
| Faculty | 1,640 |
| Students | 18,374 |
| Undergraduates | 12,917 |
| Postgraduates | 4,160 |
| Location | Beersheba, Israel |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.bgu.ac.il |
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת בן גוריון בנגב, Universitat Ben Gurion Banegev) (BGU) is a university in Beersheba, Israel, established in 1969. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has a current enrollment of 17,400 students and is one of Israel's fastest growing universities.
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[edit] Development of the Negev
One of the university's goals is to promote development of the Negev region, inspired by the vision of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, who believed that the country's future lay in the relatively undeveloped south. Originally named University of the Negev, the name was changed to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev after Ben-Gurion's death in November 1973.
[edit] Campuses
Other campuses include Midreshet Ben-Gurion, near kibbutz Sde Boker where Ben-Gurion spent his retirement years, and a campus in Eilat. The Eilat branch has 1,100 students, about 75 percent from outside the city. In 2010, a new student dormitory was funded and built by the Jewish Federation of Toronto, the Rashi Foundation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the municipality of Eilat.[1] The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research in Sde Boker awards masters degrees and PhDs in desert-related subjects.
[edit] Academic specialities
Ben-Gurion University is a world leader in arid zone research and offers its expertise to many developing countries. In keeping with its mandate, it plays a key role in promoting industry, agriculture and education in the Negev.[2]
[edit] Ben Gurion Archive
Ben Gurion University houses the archives of David Ben-Gurion, comprising some 750,000 documents that reflect the ideology, political activities, and spiritual testament of Ben-Gurion and constitute an invaluable record of the creation of the State of Israel.[3]
[edit] Aranne University Library
Special collections at the library include the Tuviyahu Archives of the Negev, the Amos Oz archive and the Aharon Appelfeld archive.[4]
[edit] International student programs
Most of the courses are taught in Hebrew, but the university runs several English-language programs that attract students from around the world:
- Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies (MAPMES).
- The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research at the Sde Boker campus offers graduate programs in Desert Studies.
- In collaboration with Columbia University, a unique program in International Health is offered by the Medical Faculty.
- The School of Management offers a full-time Honors MBA Program.
- The Department of Foreign Literature and Linguistics offers BA and MA programs taught in English.
- The Ginsburg-Ingerman Overseas Student Program offers short-, mid- and long-term academic programs and Hebrew language studies.
- In addition, many departments accept exchange, internship and trainee students.
[edit] Notable faculty members
- Aaron Antonovsky, sociologist
- Aharon Appelfeld, author
- Avishay Braverman, former president of the university, economist and politician
- Gerald Blidstein, Jewish Thought and History - Israel Prize Recipient
- Rivka Carmi, pediatrician
- Haim Chertok, author
- Shlomi Dolev, computer scientist
- David Faiman, solar engineer
- Tikva Frymer-Kensky, biblical scholar
- Neve Gordon, political scientist
- Samuel Hollander, economist
- Etgar Keret, author
- Benny Morris, historian
- David Newman, political geographer
- Amos Oz, author
- Renee Poznanski, political scientist and historian of the Holocaust in France
- Elisha Qimron, Hebrew scholar
- Aviad Raz, sociologist
- Danny Rubinstein, journalist
- Joshua Prawer, historian
- Richard Shusterman, philosopher
- Carsten Peter Thiede, biblical scholar
- Oren Yiftachel, geographer
[edit] Notable alumni
- Amira Dotan
- Gonen Segev )
- Silvan Shalom
- Eliezer Shkedi
- Yaakov Turner
- Mordechai Vanunu
- Shelly Yachimovich
- Agi Mishol
- Isaac Berzin
[edit] Notable awards
Professor Gerald Blidstein of the Department of Jewish Thought and Philosophy is the only faculty member of Ben-Gurion University to have received the prestigious Israel Prize.
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev website
- American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Sabbatical Home offered in Lehavim/Beer Sheva
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Coordinates: 31°15′43.89″N 34°48′5.44″E / 31.2621917°N 34.8015111°E
