Welcome Days for International students

Each semester, the International Relations Office will organize 2 Welcome Days for International Students who will study at Ghent University.

We start with a presentation of all important aspects of university life:  from registering at the Students Registration Office over getting an e-mail account to taking a sauna at the university's Sports Centre.  You will definitely not have to listen passively all day: both at noon and in the evening, you literally get a taste of Ghent, and in between, your Flemish fellow students will show you all places-to-be and must-have-seens in the city centre. 

The whole programme is for free.  Please keep in mind that lessons, courses, lab work, etc… are more important, so ask permission to your Ghent professors, promoter, co-ordinators, etc…

Registration for the Welcome Days is obligatory. The registration procedure will be available soon.

You can download an invitation for the Welcome Days here:

• Welcome Days 1st semester 2010-2011 : 23 + 24 September 2010 (invitation not available yet)
• Welcome Days 2nd semester 2010-2011: 10 + 11 February 2011  (invitation not available yet)

We strongly recommend all international students to participate in the Welcome Days. We also advice to arrive in Ghent minimum 1 day before the Welcome Days.