Around the campus there are five main areas where most students live:

Shchuna Vav: is a rather old neighborhood, but it is going through a serious gentrification process.  On the main street- Ringelbloom- there are plenty of restaurants, coffee places, and pubs. It is also very close to the university, and near the campus gate itself there's an impressive selection of places to eat- from a good shawarma, burgers, and pizza, up to home cooked food.  The whole area is 2-8 minutes walking from the university.

Shchuna Dalet: is much bigger then Vav, has a couple of commercial centers like Gilat center holds supermarkets, banks, bakeries, post offices and all the rest. Aside to the local residents of the neighborhood, which mostly is of the lower socio- economic classes, there is a big student's community that is on growing, and rich night life. At the heart of the neighborhood there's a very nice residential tower for students, as well as student's dorms in recently renovated buildings.

Shchuna Bet: a little further then the other two Bet is a nicer newer area, a bit more expensive to rent and in a little longer to walk from the campus. The main streets are Bialik and Shimony, conjuncts at a very vibrant corner- HaPina- where people hang out day and night.

Shchuna Gimmel: next to apartment buildings there are also lots of houses, and it is a pretty quiet neighborhood. A 2 minutes walk from Gimmel dorms will take you to the pubs and music bar area. Cross the street and you are at the sports center- a gym, tennis and volleyball courts, and indoor as well as outdoors pool. The campus is a 2-15 minutes' walk away.

Ramot: is the newest neighborhood of the city, has the nicest houses, units, and apartments, which cost respectively. The commercial centers will provide everything you need, but the distance to the campus from certain areas is too far for daily walking.

Of course there's much more to the city then mentioned above, but these are the more popular and practical areas for students.

Transportation:

To and from the city: buses (http://www.metropoline.com/ operates the Tel Aviv- Beer Sheva lines, for other lines see http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/) run hourly on direct line to Jerusalem and Tel aviv, from early morning to evening. In addition, more lines that aren’t going direct are more frequent, and run later into the night. The train (http://www.israrail.org.il/english/index.html ) is very good to Tel Aviv and the airport. For now it takes the same time as a bus, and costs twice. Yet it is far more comfortable. The train time table changes often due to works on the rail. Hopefully it will be faster in the near future. Therefore it is necessary to double check the time of each ride. The railroad to Jerusalem is not too efficient.  (http://otobusim.co.il/ holds all information and time tables for all public transportation companies in Israel)

An airport is still a distant dream…

Getting around: Intercity rides (http://www.metrodan.com/)are really cheap, but some lines are not as useful as others. Taxis cost a fixed price (around 22 shekel) or by meter, and are a very easy way to get around, especially if you share with more people.