Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies

Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies

The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is a faculty of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research and part of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It is located in Midreshet Ben-Gurion in the centre of the Negev desert in Israel.

The school offers Master's degrees (both MA and MSc) in Desert Studies, with subjects including physics, ecology, water management, biochemistry, architecture and social science, all with a desert slant.

Over 100 students attend the school, and mostly live in specially built housing designed to be desert-friendly. Around half the students are Israeli, with the other half from around the world.

External links

* [http://bidr.bgu.ac.il/bidr/General.aspx?ItemId=3042 Albert Katz International School homepage]
* [http://www.bgu.ac.il/SBstudents/ Student Union website]


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