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Name: | BEN-GURION UNIV | | Country: | Israel | | Institution: | University | | Street: | P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva | | Postcode/City: | 84105 | | Phone: | (08) 646-1144 | | Fax: | (08) 647-2948 | | Web: | http://www.bgu.ac.il/ | | BEN-GURION UNIV:Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was established with the aim to spearhead the development of the Negev a desert area comprising more than sixty percent of the country The University was inspired by the vision of Israels first prime minister David Ben-Gurion who believed that the future of the country lay in this region
Today Ben-Gurion University is a major center for teaching and research with over 17000 students enrolled in the faculties of Engineering Sciences Health Sciences Natural Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences the Guilford Glazer School of Business and Management and the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies
It also includes the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research the Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies and the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism The University has campuses in Beer-Sheva including the Marcus Family Campus as well as in Sede Boqer and Eilat
Ben-Gurion University is a world leader in arid zone research offering its expertise to many developing countries Its world-famous Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School has become a model for community-oriented and global medicine In keeping with its mandate it plays a key role in promoting industry agriculture and education in the Negev Its students are known for their activities in the community and thousands of them take part in special tutoring projects
The University anticipates exciting challenges in innovative fields of research and it hopes to bring new opportunities to Beer-Sheva and the Negev while continuing its pursuit of academic excellence and expanding its contribution to the community
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