{"id":6904,"date":"2026-07-31T22:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greekgate.net\/a-bridge-to-academia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:55:26","slug":"a-bridge-to-academia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greekgate.net\/en\/a-bridge-to-academia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bridge to Academia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A Bridge to Academia
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A program for excelling and gifted students from the Bedouin community in the south of Israel that exposes them to STEM \u2013 studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Asaf Shalev<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Program Coordinator for the Bedouin Community\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mobile 050-9730357 academy.jscy@bgu.ac.il<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Program Social Coordinator\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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University Phone: 055-8868856<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Encouraging the integration of young people from the Bedouin community in southern Israel into STEM fields<\/span> by strengthening their skills and increasing their exposure to technology-related disciplines. Building a future pipeline of talent in science and high-tech through professional guidance and support.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

The program includes academic courses that allow students to earn university credits while still in high school. In addition, our program operates across five key areas: <\/p>

1. Enrichment in science<\/strong>:The STEM program is taught by Ben Gurion University. In addition to lab visits, students will get the opportunity to receive the highest level of exposure to relevant research. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2. Professional role models<\/strong>: Experts and professionals from academia and industry spend time with the students, to both illustrate and demonstrate professional success in the various industries in which students can integrate in the future.<\/p>

3. Learning Hebrew<\/strong>: Lessons are conducted in Hebrew, providing participants with an opportunity to improve their language skills with the aim of placing them on a par with native Hebrew speakers ahead of entering the Israeli job market in the future. <\/p>

4. So<\/strong>ft skills: The program aims, in part, to help participants acquire 21st century skills such as public speaking, self-confidence, team work, complex problem solving, and more.<\/p>

5. Networking:<\/strong> The combination of all activities helps participants create a social and professional circle that will assist them in the future, as they apply to higher-education institutions and quality employment in senior positions in the hi-tech industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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A Bridge to Academia was developed with the support and collaboration of Yad Hanadiv Foundation and the Klarman Foundation <\/strong>to identify and support excelling students from the Bedouin community, to help them fulfill their potential while meeting their unique needs due to language difficulties and the academic entry level. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The program exposes students to the academic world in the STEM fields<\/strong> and the opportunities and possibilities that it offers. Over the course of the three-year program, students acquire 21st century learning tools and skills through theoretical and practical learning of the fields of exact sciences, technology, and engineering. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Outstanding 9th grade students from the Bedouin community<\/strong> in the south of Israel, who are passing to the 10th grade, and are studying mathematics on a 5-point level and have chosen or intend to choose 5-point level physics or chemistry or any other scientific field as an expanded subject.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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The program takes place over the course of three years, until the end of 12th grade. Studies begin at the start of the academic year and take place every Tuesday afternoon for four hours. Additional concentrated study days take place during holidays over the course of the year.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>