Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב (Hebrew)
Former name	University of the Negev
Motto	השראה פוגשת מצוינות‎ (Hebrew)
Motto in English	Inspiration Meets Excellence
Type	Public
Established	1969
Endowment	$424 million[1]
Budget	$466 million[1]
President	Daniel Chamovitz
Rector	Chaim Hames
Senior faculty	873
Administrative staff	1,155
Students	18,357
Undergraduates	12,169
Postgraduates	4,292
Doctoral students	1,311
Location	Beersheba, Sde Boker, and Eilat , Israel 31°15′43.89″N 34°48′5.44″E / 31.2621917°N 34.8015111°E / 31.2621917; 34.8015111
Colors	Orange, Black, and White
Website	www.bgu.ac.il/en/

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev) is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Named after Israeli national founder David Ben-Gurion, the university was founded in 1969 and currently has five campuses: three in Beersheba, one in Sede Boqer and one in Eilat.

Ben-Gurion University has about 20,000 students. Some of its 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.