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Welcome to the Ben Gurion University of the Negev!

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was created to fulfill a unique nation-building mandate: to develop the Negev, its land and its people. It is Israel’s fastest growing institution and gaining international repute for its innovative research, its dynamic student body and its modern campus.

Today, Ben-Gurion University is a major center for teaching and research, with over 17,000 students enrolled in the faculties of Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Management and the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies. International students are offered the chance to experience first hand why BGU is known to be the number one choice university for Israeli undergraduates. You will have the chance to experience the real Israel, and enjoy a summer, semester or year living like a real Israeli student.