Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev () was founded in
1969, in
Be'er Sheva,
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.
The university is rapidly expanding and has a current enrollment of over 17,000 students.
Ben Gurion is one of Israel's faster growing universities, and is known for its graduated engineers in electronics, chemistry, computers and mechanics. It (along with
Tel Aviv University) is ranked second or third after the
Technion in engineering disciplines. After the collapse of the USSR, the university was stengthened by hiring as faculty professors from prestigious Soviet universities, including
Leningrad,
Riga,
Moscow,
Kharkov and others.
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American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
