Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies
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Israeli graduate school The International School for Desert Studies building. The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies (AKIS) is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research , which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev . It is located in Midreshet Ben-Gurion in the heart of the Negev Desert in Israel and was established in 1999. The school offers four master's degree (MSc) programs: Desert Studies, Ecology and Nature Conservation, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Environmental Physics and Solar Energy. Students can also pursue a PhD degree in Desert Studies at AKIS under the framework of the Kreitman School of Advanced Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Approximately 230 students attend the school, and most live in student dormitories that were designed according to the principles of climate and energy-conscious architecture. The students at AKIS come from approximately 30 different countries around the world. All of the courses are taught in English by researchers from the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, from other faculties at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and, occasionally, by scholars from the international community. The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies Ben-Gurion University of the Negev "The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies" . in.bgu.ac.il . "The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research - Welcome to BIDR" . in.bgu.ac.il . "The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research - Welcome to BIDR" . in.bgu.ac.il .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The International School for Desert Studies building. 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.
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The International School for Desert Studies building. The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies is a faculty within 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 and was established in 1999. 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.
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The International School for Desert Studies building. The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies (AKIS) is an international graduate school situated within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research , which is part of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev . It is located in Midreshet Ben-Gurion in the heart of the Negev Desert in Israel and was established in 1999. The school offers four master's degree (MSc) programs: Desert Studies, Ecology and Nature Conservation, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Environmental Physics and Solar Energy.Students can also pursue a PhD degree in Desert Studies at AKIS under the framework of the Kreitman School of Advanced Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.Approximately 230 students attend the school, and most live in student dormitories that were designed according to the principles of climate and energy-conscious architecture.The students at AKIS come from approximately 30 different countries around the world.All of the courses are taught in English by researchers from the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, from other faculties at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and, occasionally, by scholars from the international community.The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies Ben-Gurion University of the Negev "The Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies" . in.bgu.ac.il ."The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research - Welcome to BIDR" . in.bgu.ac.il ."The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research - Welcome to BIDR" . in.bgu.ac.il .
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faculty of the jacob blaustein institutes for desert research and part of the ben-gurion university of the nege
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international graduate school situated within the jacob blaustein institutes for desert research
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