Onboarding 2026 - Final call
What is it?
The Onboarding programme is a series of sessions on (daily life in) Ghent and Belgium, well-being, traffic and mobility, waste recycling, the faculty and its services, ICT at UGent et cetera. Moreover, students get to know Ghent better during a fun activity in the city.
Programme
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Thursday September 17th2026 |
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9:00 |
9:05 |
Announcements of the day |
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9:05 |
9:15 |
Welcome at the Faculty Els Van Damme – Dean of the Faculty Niko Verhoest - Director Education & Internationalisation |
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9:15 |
9:45 |
Practical information and introduction International Training Centre (ITC) Wim Hoste |
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9:45 |
10:00 |
Emergency Information and evacuation planning Dieter Iemants |
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10:00 |
10:15 |
Info about student associations StuBio and IAAS and VLK N.N. |
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10:15 |
10:30 |
Move to PC-room |
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10:30 |
11:30 |
ICT workshop Annelies Eeckhaut Veerle Lambert |
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11:30 |
12:00 |
Tour of the faculty |
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12:00 |
13:00 |
Lunch (complimentary) |
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13:00 |
13:05 |
Announcements of the day |
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13:05 |
13:15 |
Well-being and social services Philippe De Smedt (ombudsperson) |
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13:15 |
13:30 |
Mobility and Transport Michel Flement |
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13:30 |
17:00 |
Info session + info market of the Welcome Days by the UGent International Support Team Different location: Campus UFO, Foyer |
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Friday September 18th 2026 |
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9:00 |
9:05 |
Announcements of the day |
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9:05 |
10:00 |
Culture shock Wim Hoste Hilde Vandecasteele |
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10:00 |
10:30 |
University Language Centre (UCT) Sara Scheir |
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10:30 |
10:40 |
Break |
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10:40 |
12:15 |
Teaser Dutch Karen De Potter |
| 10:40 | 12:15 |
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| 12:30 | 13:00 | Alumni speech: Itzel Lopez Montaya (Aud. Oehoe) |
| 13:00 | 14:30 | Opening reception (Garden campus Coupure) |
Location
- The check-in takes place at the ITC offices, Campus Coupure (Coupure links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium)
- The onboarding sessions will take place in Auditorium A1 at Campus Coupure, except the ITC workshop on Thu 4 sept: in PC room 1.2 - basement, Blok E
