The Aguda (Student Union) is the official student body for all of Ben Gurion University's students.
Based in Be'er Sheva, the Aguda organizes exciting and interesting events on an almost daily basis. The Aguda also addresses issues related to the welfare of the student body as a whole and of individual students. Members of the Aguda are even entitled to unlimited access to the University's Sports Center in Be'er Sheva. All students are able to join the Aguda by paying the "welfare/student activity" fee at the beginning of the academic year.
To learn more about the Aguda, visit their website (English or Hebrew). The Aguda also sends out a weekly update in English specifically for international students (sign up). Or just check the Aguda out on Facebook!
Emergencies
General emergencies
Police : 100
Ambulance : 101 (It usually takes 30-40 min because of the time getting to Midrasha)
Fire: 102
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Less urgent emergencies
During the clinic hours (check the Healthcare page), call the clinic. Outside clinic hours, you can contact a nurse (24/7) (for clalit: *2700, press "4" for an English operator and then "5" to talk to a nurse on duty).
For appointments, recieve your test results or meet an online doctor, you can also visit their website: https://e-services.clalit.co.il/onlineweb/general/login.aspx (turn on auto-translate because apparantly they dont have English option)
Housing/dorm emergencies
For general housing emergencies during working hours, contact Ella. For after-hours emergencies (that cannot wait until the office hours) call the on-duty staff member at this phone number 050-202-9799. When in doubt, you can also email the SB List.
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Emergencies in the institute's buildings
For "building" emergencies, like burst pipes, electricity problems or sewage problems in an institute building, you can call the on-duty staff member at this phone number 050-202-9799.
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Sexual harassment
It is important to feel that you are in a safe place and not threatened by anyone. If you want to feel protected, or protect others, you must take the first step of filing a complaint, either via the school or the police. One should not feel under pressure or threatened to stay quiet about an incident of harassment (guidelines here (in hebrew) and here (in english)). The university takes these instances seriously, and it is a system that has been used in the past.
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You can also contact Nurit Novoplansky (nuritnov@bgu.ac.il), the sexual harassment contact person on our campus, to fill your complain.
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National alarms
Generally, Midreshet Ben-Gurion is a safe place to be. However, we advise you to be prepared for sirens that will sound in the event of national emergencies such as rocket/mortar attacks or earthquakes. Review the Security Department's guidelines and act accordingly to stay safe. You can also get information on the situation of the country at the Home Front Commande website.
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It is highly recommended to install Home Front Command app and set your location to Midreshet Ben-Gurion to recieve instant notifications.
You can easily distinguish the sirens from the fire alarm (fire alarm/ sound of siren)
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All these informations can be found in the BGU Health and Emergency Resources handbook (here)
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