Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב‎, Universitat Ben Gurion Banegev)  (BGU) is a university in Beersheba, Israel, established in 1969. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has a current enrollment of 17,400 students and is one of Israel's fastest growing universities. One of the university's goals is to promote development of the Negev region, inspired by the vision of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, who believed that the country's future lay in the relatively undeveloped south. Originally named University of the Negev, the name was changed to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev after Ben-Gurion's death in November 1973. Other campuses include Midreshet Ben-Gurion, near kibbutz Sde Boker where Ben-Gurion spent his retirement years, and a campus in Eilat. The Eilat branch has 1,100 students, about 75 percent from outside the city. In 2010, a new student dormitory was funded and built by the Jewish Federation of Toronto, the Rashi Foundation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the municipality of Eilat.