This academic year, a joint virtual course taught in tandem by Dr. Lina Nikou (HUJI) and Dr. Kim Wünschmann (Munich) brought together students from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and LMU Munich, with the aim of jointly exploring various public re/presentations of history in...
The BGU buddy system matches incoming international students and post-docs with local Israeli students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Local buddies help international students navigate life in a foreign country, including integrating them into life at BGU, providing support for administrative procedures, one-on-one...
The “buddy system”, whereby international students are paired with local students to help them acclimate to the country and the institution has been proved to be an effective means of accomplishing social integration. An essential part of setting up an effective buddy system is...
Creating a solid support system for international students for their safety and security is an important foundation of internationalization. While we hope to never need it, it must be in place. This past year has shown us just how important such an infrastructure is....
