Make yourself your most successful project.
In our age of accelerating change and exponential technology, preparing for tomorrow's workplace isn't as easy as it used to be. Fortunately, there's a way to ensure that you're always ahead of the game: Become the kind of person that investors believe in—and that every company seeks.
Through LEADERS, you'll gain the skills, experience, and mindset required to leverage academic knowledge into real-world opportunities. You'll learn not only what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. You'll also learn to think bigger and bolder about the life you want to lead. You'll start your future with confidence, and the best possible resource: yourself.
How Entrepreneurship Brings Out the Leader in You
We teach the skills and mindset that set you apart from the crowd and grant you a head start on your professional dreams.
PRACTICAL ABILITIES
From developing an idea to raising seed funding, you’ll learn everything through doing—for real stakes, in the real world.
VALUABLE NETWORK
A community of successful and well-connected entrepreneurs that shares insights, offers guidance, and opens professional doors.
SOUGHT-AFTER SOFT SKILLS
Communication, team building, problem solving, and adaptation: the skills you need for leadership roles in any job and industry.
SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT
The awareness that you’re capable of more than you realized, and the willingness to seize new opportunities.
DIVERSE INSTRUCTORS
A wide range of lecturers and mentors who approach entrepreneurship from different angles and share diverse experiences.
ACADEMIC CREDIT
Participants earn up to 8 credits toward their degree, and certain departments will count the program in place of a final project.
PRESTIGIOUS PARTNERS
Study with students and lecturers from Israel and America’s top business and entrepreneurship programs.
STUDENTS FROM EVERY FIELD
Meet students outside your own department who can broaden your perspective and enrich your learning experience.
FAQ’s
Do I need entrepreneurial experience to apply to LEADERS?
Not at all. Like most all Yazamut 360° programs, LEADERS is designed for students from every background and at all levels of experience, from those just starting their entrepreneurial journey to those already on their way to launching a company.
Should I apply to LEADERS if I want to work for someone else?
Absolutely. To succeed in tomorrow’s workplace, employees will need to adapt to new realities, reinvent their talents, and embrace innovative technologies. And all companies value workers with superb communication skills and the ability to build and lead a team. You’ll learn all these skills and more in LEADERS, and can apply them wherever you go.
Is LEADERS meant only for students in business or tech fields?
Definitely not. Our program participants span every department at BGU, from engineering and management to medicine, education, and psychology. We help students in every field learn to leverage their talent and education into professional success.
To apply to LEADERS, do I need an idea for a venture?
All you need to apply to LEADERS is a willingness to learn and work hard, and a desire to apply what you’ve learned out in the real world. We’ll help you to develop an idea for a venture as part of the program.
Will I be able to participate in LEADERS and still manage my other coursework?
We won’t lie: LEADERS is a serious commitment of time and energy. Fortunately, most participants feel that what they learn in LEADERS is worth every moment—and then some. We also help students develop skills in time-management, since life often demands that we do many things at once.
Is LEADERS free for accepted students?
Yes! The program is completely subsidized by our community of Yazamut 360° supporters, who recognize its potential to advance individuals, the Negev, and all of Israeli society.