Take the road less traveled and experience Israel as never before by participating in a truly unique immersive study abroad program at Ben Gurion University (BGU). BGU is Israel’s fastest growing institution of higher education, with an international reputation for innovative research, a modern 21st century campus and a dynamic student body. BGU is located in Beer Sheva, Israel’s fourth largest city, situated in the Negev desert.

Undergraduate Programs

Academic Track Program

Focus your study abroad experience with a structured, semester-long, mini-program.

General Studies Program

The General Studies Program provides students with access to a wide variety of courses. Students will also have access to available internships, stages and volunteer opportunities through the OSP office.

http://w3.bgu.ac.il/cisp/

cdnbgu@on.albn.com

Graduate Programs

MA Programs

Ben Gurion University offers a selection of Masters Programs that are taught exclusively in English. Programs include: Masters in Linguistics, Masters in Literature The Master of Arts Program in Middle East Studies, The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies.

For more information please see:

http://w3.bgu.ac.il/cisp/

cdnbgu@on.albn.com

The Medical School for International Health

In 1966 in affiliation with Columbia University Medical Centre. Ben Gurion University of the Negev faculty of Health Sciences instituted a four-year MD Degree program to graduate doctors with special skills in primary care and community preventative and population based medicine.

For more information please see

http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/bgcu-md/faq.html

McGill Middle East Program in Civil Society and Peace Building

The MMEP, in cooperation with its Jordanian, Israeli, and Palestinian institutional partners, has established eight rights-based community practice (RBCP) centres in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Palestine, Jordan and Israel. The MMEP’s International MSW Fellowship at McGill University has nearly 50 alumni who have built the centres and continue to work, in agencies across the Middle East, to advance social justice.

For more information please see:

http://www.mcgill.ca/mmep/

cdnbgu@on.albn.com

International Exchange Program between the I.H Asper School of Business and Ben Gurion University

For students in the Asper School of Business, an opportunity to take an Aper business course at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva Israel. All expenses paid thanks to a generous donation from Gerry Schwartz. The program is four weeks long. Students live in dormitories on the Ben Gurion campus.

For more information please see:

http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/management/academic_depts_centres/centres_institutes/entrepreneurship/university_programs/679.htm

Internship

Allow Ben Gurion University to arrange an internship for you. Staff works hard with each individual student to ensure that they find a stage or internship that suits their interests or needs.