​A BGU experience is more than your typical study abroad. Here, you will immerse yourself into our vibrant campus community, living and taking courses alongside Israeli and international students alike. You'll encounter new perspectives and make friends with a diverse cohort of students from all over the globe. Beyond your academic studies, you'll take part in BGU's dynamic calendar of social events and activities, and have opportunities to travel throughout Israel.

Bar-Ilan University’s International Student Exchange Program offers a unique opportunity to experience one of Israel’s leading universities, centrally located in the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv. Exchange students from partner universities enjoy the benefit of tuition-free education and can choose from a wide variety of English courses.

The Technion’s semester study abroad program in engineering and science is designed to give international students a unique academic experience, as well as a chance to get to know Israel, the “Start-Up Nation.”

Acute Stress Prevention and Psychological First Aid course examines the current knowledge of intervening in situations of stress and crisis and the tools to help the individual.

The Gap Year Program - Study Abroad encourages you to experience personal, academic, and professional growth. With Israeli and international students from countries all around the world, helpful staff, and trips throughout Israel, significant experience is awaiting you.

The Academic Research Internship program aims to provide a flexible tailor-made framework. Students from diverse academic backgrounds, both undergraduate and graduate, can conduct their internship within BGU and outside of the university, through practical work assignments and experience. The first step is to find a host with research interests that match your academic background and goals. An internship can be conducted in all 6 BGU faculties, in all fields of research.

​​​At BGU, cultural exchange and cultural immersion are our priorities. In your Exchange/Erasmus+ program, you will study alongside your local peers. We encourage our Israeli and international students alike to take the time to learn from one another beyond what is taught in the classroom.

This fall we will be offering the following language courses at our Jerusalem Campus, and/or Online as indicated under course descriptions: Modern Hebrew (All Levels), Spoken Arabic (All Levels), and Modern Standard Arabic (Levels 1 & III). Modern Hebrew is the majority spoken language in Israel, and one of the country’s two official languages. Arabic is the language of 22 Member States of UNESCO, a language with more than 422 million speakers in the Arab world.

Remote Sensing is the technology enabling the acquisition of information about an area or object without direct physical contact with that area or object. Forms of remote sensing include aerial photographs (nowadays mostly UAVs), satellite images, and field spectroscopy.

The course introduces the concepts and application of geographic information systems and science (GIS). It is designed for students without former GIS experience. It focuses on the use of GIS for scientific inquiry and its application for real-world problem-solving.

This fall we will be offering the following ancient language courses at our Jerusalem Campus, and/or Online as indicated under course descriptions: Latin (Levels I, II, & III), Ancient Greek (All Levels), Biblical Hebrew (Levels I, II, & IV), Classical Syriac (Level I), and Coptic (Level I). All courses are taught using the Polis Method, which is based on total language immersion from the very first class.

This course teaches the basic terminology, principles, and ideas of ecology while also covering the history of the science, its evolution, and links to other sciences. Subsequent lectures will examine these ideas at different ecological scales: individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Human ecological issues will also be discussed where relevant within the framework of the course.

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