Intern in Israel

  Israel

Beer Sheva,  Jerusalem

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 
Dates: Inquire for specific dates

Description: Internships are offered only to students participating in a semester or year program and are available only during the academic year. Students may choose to participate in an internship with an option for credit. Those desiring credit for an internship should notify the Office of Student Services upon acceptance and should obtain advance approval from their home university. The OSS will make preliminary arrangements for credit-internships with final arrangements being made upon the student's arrival in Israel. Non-credit internships will be arranged upon arrival in Israel. Past OSP students have interned in a wide range of academic and social service institutions, such as Beersheva's district court, the housing ministry, industrial engineering firms, absorption centers, Soroka hospital, high schools and elementary schools. The OSP staff assists students in finding agencies and organizations that will serve their specific interests and abilities.

Highlights: Immerse Yourself... participate in a truly Israeli experience. As a student of the Overseas Student Program, surround yourself with the culture, society and people of Israel. The Overseas Student Program (OSP) of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev offers qualified students the opportunity to enroll in semester or year programs. The university setting in Beer-Sheva is ideal for studying Hebrew and learning about Israel from within. Living in the university dorms encourages interaction with Israeli students and the campus community.

The OSP flexibly combines coursework in English with hands-on experience though community internships and individual research projects with BGU faculty. Whether you prefer spending hours in a biology lab, teaching English to Bedouin children, or exploring the delicate ecology of the Negev with desert scientists, the OSP will help design an internship or research project to suit your particular interests. Start off the year with a six week intensive Hebrew Language Ulpan followed by an optional kibbutz stay. Spend your winter break on an archeological dig, discovering Israel's ancient history and hidden treasures. Throughout the semester, join your fellow students on action packed trips around Israel. See the ancient stones of Jerusalem, snorkel along the coral reefs of Eilat, climb Masada at dawn and go tubing down the Jordan River.

Experience Israel now... at Ben-Gurion University's Overseas Student Program

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Israel Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Ben-Gurion University's Mission Statement: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was named after Israel's first prime minister and one of the giants of modern Jewish history - David Ben-Gurion. It is the embodiment of his dream to make the desert bloom. The University was established in 1969 by the Government of Israel to spearhead the development of Israel's southern region and is the only Israeli university created with a unique nation-building mandate: to develop the Negev. BGU has fulfilled and surpassed this objective and the Negev region is witnessing advancements in various fields - agriculture, education, industry and technology. The Center for International Student Programs invites you to come and understand Israeli society from within - to go beyond the tourist realm and immerse yourself in the region for a semester, year, winter or summer. If you are adventurous explorer, ready to become integrated into the exciting, culturally and historically rich world of the Middle East, this is the program for you...

Year Founded: 1986