American Associates, Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev plays a vital role in sustaining David Ben-Gurion’s vision, creating a world-class institution of education and research in the Israeli desert, nurturing the Negev community and sharing the University’s expertise locally and around the globe. With some 19,000 students on campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sede Boqer, and Eilat in Israel’s southern desert, BGU is a university with a conscience, where the highest academic standards are integrated with community involvement, and committed to sustainable development of the Negev.