Sport facilities
UGent Sports Centre
Ghent University boasts a fully-equipped sports centre ("GUSB"), with three large and two small halls for indoor activities, a 25-meter swimming pool, an instruction pool, two saunas, two football fields, and more! Special attention is devoted to sports for disabled students. The university also offers individual supporting services and counselling for students who are actively involved in top-class sports.
Some of the sports that can be pursued are: aerobics, aikido, condition gym, badminton, basketball, bujinkan bujutsu, cross-country running, diving, BBB, football, handball, hockey, horse riding, jazz-dance, jogging in group, judo, karate, kayaking, korfball, Latino moves, mini-football and five-a-side football, Body&Mind, rugby, sailing, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, water polo, yoga, etc.
Both students and staff are welcome.
Opening hours
| Period* | Week | Saturday | Sunday |
|
| Sports halls | winter summer |
9 - 23 9 - 22 |
9 - 12 / 13.30 - 17.30 9 - 12 / 13.30 - 17.30 |
8.30 - 12.30 8.30 - 12.30 |
| Swimming pool** | winter & summer | 12 - 21.30* | 9 - 12 / 13.30 - 17.30 | 9 - 12 |
| Cash desk |
winter summer |
11.45 - 22.15 11.45 - 21.15 |
8.45 - 11.30 / 13.15 - 17 8.45 - 11.30 / 13.15 - 17 |
8.15 - 11.30 8.15 - 11.30 |
| Admin office |
8.45 - 17.45 | |||
* Summer : 12 May to 24 September 2012
Winter: 24 September 2012 to 11 mei 2013
During winter the swimming pool is closed on Thursday at 20.30.
** Swimming pool for kids is only open:
- Wednesday 14.30 to 16.30
- Saturday 09.30 to 12.00 and 13.30 to 17.00
- Sunday 09.30 to 12u
More detailed information about all sports
Other possibilities
Check out the pages on sports and leisure in Ghent.
