BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

'Ben-Gurion University of the Negev' () was founded in 1969, in Beersheba, Israel.
The university is mandated 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. The university also maintains a small campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, near Kibbutz Sde Boker, where Ben-Gurion spent his retirement years. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is home to the Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, which awards masters degrees and PhDs in desert-related subjects. With a current enrollment of 17,400 students, Ben-Gurion is one of Israel's fastest growing universities.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has faculties in:

★ Humanities and Social Sciences

★ Natural Sciences

★ Engineering Sciences

★ Health Sciences

★ Management

★ Desert Research

Contents

International student programs

Notable faculty members

Notable alumni

External links

International student programs

Most of the courses are taught in Hebrew, but the university runs several English language programs that attracts 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

★ Aaron Antonovsky, sociologist

★ Aharon Appelfeld, author

★ Eliezer Shkedi, commander in chief of Israeli Air Force

★ Charles Blattberg, political scientist

★ Avishay Braverman, former president of the university, economist and politician

★ Rivka Carmi, pediatrician

★ Haim Chertok, author

★ Shlomi Dolev, computer scientist

★ Tikva Frymer-Kensky, biblical scholar

★ Neve Gordon, political scientist

★ Samuel Hollander, economist

★ Etgar Keret, author

★ Benny Morris, historian

★ Amos Oz, author

★ 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

Notable alumni

★ Amira Dotan (behavioral science, psychology), Knesset member

★ Gonen Segev (medicine), former physician and Knesset member

★ Silvan Shalom (economics, accountancy), former Israeli minister of finance and minister of foreign affairs

★ Eliezer Shkedi (mathematics, computer science), Commander of the Israel Air Force

★ Yaakov Turner (behavioral science), Mayor of Beersheba

★ Mordechai Vanunu (geography, philosophy), nuclear technician and convicted spy

★ Shelly Yachimovich (behavioral science), journalist and Knesset member

External links

★ University Website

★ American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev