Ben-Gurion University was established in 1969 as the University of the Negev with the aim of promoting the development of the Negev desert that comprises more than sixty percent of Israel.
Ben-Gurions universitet i Negev grundades 1969 som Universitetet i Negev med syfte att främja utveckling i Negevöknen, vilken ytmässigt utgör mer än 60 procent av Israel.