Beer-Sheva is the fourth largest city in Israel and the largest and most successful city in Israel's southern desert, the Negev. Beer-Sheva is an hour away from Tel Aviv, which is Israel's cosmopolitan cultural capital, and less than two hours from Jerusalem.

Beer-Sheva is a historic city with new architectural development and growth centered around the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Be'er Sheva manages to retain its historical significance, with tourists sites such as Abraham's Well, Old City, and Tel Sheva, while evolving into a modern metropolitan region. Within close proximity are natural parks such as the Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Metzpeh Ramon and Massada, which offer opportunities for hiking, biking, and camping.

Beer-Sheva offers a variety of shopping malls and traditional centers. The city also provides sport centers, theaters, restaurants and bars, performance venues, as well as spiritual and community volunteer activities that cater to student interests. Students live affordably off-campus in rented apartments within walking distance to the campus and medical center.