The environment of the university is renowned for its friendliness, and students are urged to participate in sports and other activities on campus. Beer-Sheva is a multicultural city, where Hebrew is the common language for new and old immigrants from Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, as well as for the local Bedouins and other Arabs. Students who venture out to enjoy the city will have plenty of opportunity to practice the language skills learned in the Ulpan. The program encourages students to get to know the culture and people of Israel and Beer-Sheva. It organizes trips all over the country.
Independent exploration is an exciting possibility as well.
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are both close enough to Beer-Sheva to visit by bus, and students are encouraged to venture farther on vacations.