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.

Campuses

Other campuses include Midreshet Ben-Gurion, near kibbutz Sde Boker where Ben-Gurion spent his retirement years, and a campus in Eilat. The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research in Sde Boker awards masters degrees and PhDs in desert-related subjects.

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.

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.

Aranne University Library

Special collections at the library include the Tuviyahu Archives of the Negev, the Amos Oz archive and the Aharon Appelfeld archive.

International student programs

Zalman Aran library on the campus of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba

The Zuker-Goldstein-Goran Building at the University

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.

Notable faculty members

Campus of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research

• Aaron Antonovsky, sociologist
• Aharon Appelfeld, author
• Charles Blattberg, political scientist
• Avishay Braverman, former president of the university, economist and politician
• 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
• Amos Oz, author
• Elisha Qimron, Hebrew scholar
• Aviad Raz, sociologist
• Danny Rubinstein, journalist
• Joshua Prawer, historian
• Richard Shusterman, philosopher
• Charles Small, urban studies and policy scholar
• Carsten Peter Thiede, biblical scholar
• Unni Wikan, anthropologist
• Oren Yiftachel, geographer

Notable alumni

• Amira Dotan
• Gonen Segev )
• Silvan Shalom
• Eliezer Shkedi
• Yaakov Turner
• Mordechai Vanunu
• Shelly Yachimovich
• Agi Mishol
• Isaac Berzin

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• List of universities in Israel

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