Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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. Zvi Hacohen
Academic staff 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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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

Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Campus
Zalman Aran library
The Zuker-Goldstein-Goran Building

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.

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] More recently, Ben-Gurion University has become a leader in international business with the success of the English-language Honors MBA (HMBA) program. [3]

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.[4]

Aranne University Library

Special collections at the library include the Tuviyahu Archives of the Negev, the Amos Oz archive and the Aharon Appelfeld archive.[5]

Medical School for International Health

The Medical School for International Health (MSIH) is an English-language collaboration between Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences and Columbia University Medical Center located in Beersheba, Israel.[6] Its stated aims are to graduate doctors with special skills in primary care and community, preventive, and population-based medicine. Established in 1996, the school enrolls more than 40 students per year.[7] Most of the students are from the United States, with several from Canada and other countries. The director is Mark Clarfield. A joint global health and medical care program was established in 1997.[8]

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:

Notable faculty members

Notable alumni

Gila Gamliel

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.

See also

  • List of universities in Israel

References

  1. ^ "New Student Dormitories Dedicated in Eilat Campus". Cmsprod.bgu.ac.il. January 27, 2009. http://cmsprod.bgu.ac.il/Eng/home/News/New+Student+Dormitories.htm. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ Top Universities
  3. ^ Home. "HMBA". Bgu-hmba.com. http://www.bgu-hmba.com/. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Ben-Gurion University of the Negev". Jewish Virtual Library. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0003_0_02467.html. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Aranne Library special collections". Bgu.ac.il. http://www.bgu.ac.il/aranne/docs/hmpg4.html. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Medical Students Pursue their Dream in Beersheva", Leora Eren Frucht, Israel 21c, August 13, 2006
  7. ^ Home page, Medical School for International Health, accessed February 20, 2008
  8. ^ "Global medicine – an Israeli speciality", JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH , The Jerusalem Post, August 8, 2004

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