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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 was established 30 years ago to spearhead development of Israel's southern
region. It was David Ben-Gurion's belief that "the talents of Jewish science and research" must be marshaled if Israel was to benefit from the Negev, a desert area that comprises more
than sixty percent of the country. Today, BGU has become an internationally recognized institution of higher learning that attracts outstanding faculty and researchers from
around the world. True to its original mandate, the University actively promotes hi-tech industry, agriculture, health services and education in the region.
BGU is home to more than 15,000 students and has campuses in Beer-Sheva and Sde Boker. The University includes four faculties: Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Humanities
& Social Sciences and two schools: the School of Management and the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies. The University also includes the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, the Institute for
Applied Research, and the Ben-Gurion Research Center and Archives.
BGU is more than a research center – it is the bridge between academia and industry, Israel and the developing world. The University promotes
academic research with commercial applications as the key to economic development in the Negev. Through its pioneering research in arid zone communities, BGU has established a basis for cooperation with countries
sharing a similar climate, particularly in the Middle East. The University is committed to the fulfillment of David Ben-Gurion's vision and dream – the
dream of the entire nation – for progress, prosperity and peace.
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