Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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| 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 | 2,600 |
| Students | 19,747 |
| Undergraduates | 13,047 |
| Postgraduates | 6,700 |
| Location | Beer-Sheva, Israel |
| Website | [1] |
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU, Hebrew: אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, Universitat Ben Gurion Banegev, Arabic: جامعة بن غوريون) is a university in Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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History [edit]
Ben Gurion University was established in 1969 as the University of the Negev with the aim of promoting the development of the Negev desert that comprises more than sixty percent of Israel. The University was inspired by the vision of Israel's founder and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, who believed that the future of the country lay in this region. After Ben-Gurion's death in 1973, the University was renamed Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Today, Ben-Gurion University is a major center for teaching and research with close to 20,000 students. Major research institutes include the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research with the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, and the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism.
Campuses [edit]
Ben Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the Marcus Family Campus, Beer-Sheva; the David Bergmann Campus, Beer-Sheva; the David Tuviyahu Campus, Beer-Sheva; Sede Boqer Campus and Eilat Campus.
Faculties, schools and research institutes [edit]
Ben-Gurion University has five faculties with 51 academic departments and units: Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management.
Ben-Gurion University has six schools: The Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, the Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, the Leon and Mathilde Recanati School for Community Health Professions, the School of Pharmacy, the School for Medical Laboratory Sciences and the School of Continuing Medical Education.
Ben-Gurion University has eight research institutes including: The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, and Heksherim – The Research Institute for Jewish and Israeli Literature and Culture.
Interdisciplinary research centers [edit]
There are sixty one interdisciplinary research centers at Ben-Gurion University including: the S. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health and Nutrition, the Robert H. Arnow Center for Bedouin Studies and Development, the Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center, the Goldstein-Goren-International Center for Jewish Thought,the Esther and Sidney Rabb Center for Holocaust and Redemption Studies, the Edmond J. Safra Center for the Design and Engineering of Functional Biopolymers, the Reimund Stadler Minerva Center for Mesoscale Macromolecular Engineering and the Zlotowski Center for Neurosciences.
International programs [edit]
Ten unique international programs are available at Ben-Gurion University including: the Albert Katz International School of Desert Studies, the Medical School for International Health, the Ginsburg-Ingerman Overseas Student Program, the Israel Studies International Program, the Master of Arts Program in Middle East Studies and the Honors MBA Program.
Notable faculty members [edit]
- Aaron Antonovsky, sociologist
- Aharon Appelfeld, author
- Haim Be'er, author
- Jacob Bekenstein, theoretical physicist
- Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos, historian
- Gerald Blidstein, Jewish Thought and History – Israel Prize Recipient[1]
- Dan Blumberg, geographer
- Rivka Carmi, pediatrician
- Miriam Cohen, mathematician
- Shlomi Dolev, computer scientist
- David Faiman, solar engineer
- Tikva Frymer-Kensky, biblical scholar
- Neve Gordon, political scientist
- Yitzhak Hen, historian
- Samuel Hollander, economist
- Klara Kedem, computer scientist
- Etgar Keret, author
- Howard Kreisel, philosopher
- Shaul Ladany, industrial engineering
- Michael Lin, mathematician
- Dan Meyerstein, chemist
- Benny Morris, historian
- David Newman, political geographer
- Amos Oz, author
- Renee Poznanski, political scientist and historian of the Holocaust in France[2]
- Joshua Prawer, historian
- Elisha Qimron, Hebrew scholar
- Aviad Raz, sociologist
- Danny Rubinstein, journalist
- Alice Shalvi, educator
- Richard Shusterman, philosopher
- Carsten Peter Thiede, biblical scholar
- Jacob Turkel, Israeli Supreme Court Justice
- Oren Yiftachel, geographer
Notable alumni [edit]
- Isaac Berzin (born 1967), chemical engineer who founded GreenFuel Technologies Corporation
- Charles Blattberg, professor of political philosophy at the Université de Montréal
- Amira Dotan (born 1947), an Israeli military figure and a former member of Knesset for Kadima
- Gila Gamliel (born 1974), member of the Knesset for Likud and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
- Anastasia Gloushkov (born 1985), Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Arieh Iserles (born 1947), computational mathematician, Professor of the Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations at the University of Cambridge
- Ofer Lahav (born 1959), Perren Chair of Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at University College London
- Gonen Segev (born 1956), is a former Israeli member of Knesset and government minister and pediatrician who was convicted for an attempt of drug smuggling, for forgery and electronic commerce fraud
- Silvan Shalom (born 1958), an Israeli politician, member of the Knesset from the Likud party and the country's senior Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and the development of the Negev and the Galilee. He previously served as the country's Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, minister of science and deputy defense minister
- Eliezer Shkedi (born 1957), CEO of the Israeli national airline, El Al. Prior to that he was a general (aluf) in the Israel Defense Forces and a Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force
- Yaakov Turner
- Mordechai Vanunu
- Shelly Yachimovich (born 1960), a member of the Knesset, she is currently leader of the Israeli Labor Party
See also [edit]
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External links [edit]
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev website
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev website (Hebrew)
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev website (Arabic)
- Heksherim Research Institute for Jewish and Israeli Literature & Culture
- National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev
- The Ben-Gurion Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
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Coordinates: 31°15′43.89″N 34°48′5.44″E / 31.2621917°N 34.8015111°E
