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!
Student council
The student council is divided into committees, each one in charge of a different aspect of student life. Here is a list of the existing committee. You are free to contact/join any of them!
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Culture committee (parties, events)
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Sports committee
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Art committee
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Garden committee
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Climate committee
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Welcome committee (for new students)
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Finance committee
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Trips committee
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Pub committee
Garden committee
The garden is a communal outdoor space for the campus people to enjoy and socialize. There are benches and tables, water tap and shade. In the garden we grow, based on permaculture principles, fruit trees, aromatic herbs and seasonal vegetables. We also produce our own compost and use it to enrich the soil. We have a small nursery to produce seedlings for seasonal planting.
If we will nurture the garden it will flourish, and we could enjoy its fruits.
So, join us! Every couple of weeks we meet in the garden for planting, trimming, harvesting, weeding and coffee! All are welcome with or without experience.
You can email us at sdebogarden@gmail.com or join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EBoCqlaIPwmCz8ccZKmxI6
Culture committee
For contact, please send an email to:
sbcultureteam@gmail.com
Or join the WhatsApp group
Finance committee
We take good care of the student council money
Join us by sending us an email at sdebokerfinances@gmail.com
The art committee is in charge of the art room and all art-related events (workshops, decorations for parties, etc...). We like art and we ain't afraid to make a splash!
Join our WhatsApp group if you are interested:
The welcoming committee helps set up the dorm for the new non-Israeli students coming to start their semester in our campus!
We get donations of kitchenware for them and we buy some basic products to make it a fresh and easy beginning in our campus!
We also come up with a buddy system for those entering quarantine on arrival.
Come help us put a little bit of light to the new start of many!
Email us at sb.welcoming@gmail.com or join our WhatsApp group if you are interested:
Art committee
Welcome committee
Sports committee
If there is sweat, we are here. We equip and maintain the sports room (68.5) and the little gym in the studio. We also organize the Olympic Games of the campus: THE SB-GAMES!
So if you like sports and want to be part of making this campus as fit as humanly possible, join us. You can email us at sb.sportscommittee@gmail.com if you are interested.
Trips committee
Corona took a hit on us but we are BACK ! Our goal is to organize trips for the campus so that we can see a bit of the outside. We go hiking together, go to the beach, and more or less anything you can think of. So if you want to go out of the campus in an organized matter with your friends, join us! You can email us at sb.trips.committee@gmail.com if you are interested.
Climate committee
Do you care about climate change, sustainability, and the environment? Well, we are the perfect committee for you! We organize events,we go to the climate march, and we find fresh new ways of making this campus greener and more sustainable. We need you and you can make a difference so join us! You can join our WhatsApp group if you are interested.
Pub committee
If there is an event to celebrate, the pub team is here! We also maintain the student center in general as well as the flow of liquids in the campus. So if you are interested in helping to make the pub better everyday, then join us! You can email us at sbmidbar@gmail.com if you are interested.
