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1.3 SDE BOKER AND EILAT CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT Focus on areas with the greatest impact

The Need BGU boasts three beautiful campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sde Boker, and Eilat, and the University’s growth in the coming years depends on the development of all three campuses, along with the new North Campus. In Beer-Sheva, we are developing the North Campus to accommodate the expected growth in the student population, increasing numbers of faculty members and researchers, and a flourishing culture of collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation. At the more remote campuses in Sde Boker and Eilat, future expansion relies almost solely on increasing the number of dormitories to allow growth in the student population. Currently, the limited number of dormitories on each campus is stifling their growth. Without the construction of new dormitories, the size of the student population in these locations will effectively be capped. Given the distinct

educational role that each campus plays, this will have grave consequences. The Sde Boker Campus is home to two outstanding BGU institutions: the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) and the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism (BGRI). Each has a unique area of focus and attracts a large number of international students, along with Israelis. The BGRI is home to the Woodman-Scheller Israel Studies International MA Program, a scholarly community of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and faculty members, and the Azrieli Center for Israel Studies, which, since its establishment in 2016 has become the country’s leading Israel Studies center. The international contingent at the BGRI also includes students enrolled

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