TakeOff 2025
Before the start of the academic year, the ITC organises a preparatory trajectory: TakeOff. This helps incoming students to prepare for departure, to get to know their fellow students at the faculty and get all the necessary information for a smooth start of their studies. It also offers time and space to settle in Ghent, finish all the administrative burdens and get acquainted with their new surroundings.
PreDeparture (May-August 2025)
Online preparatory information campaign for international master’s students regarding passports, visas, accommodation, bank account, insurance, registration, travel itineraries et cetera.
CheckIn (2-10 September 2025)
Group presentations + Q&A for international master's students, where administrative requirements will be discussed in depth (residence permits, insurance, taxes, UGent requirements....).
OnBoarding (4-11 September and 18-19 september 2025)
Information 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.
- Onboarding programme from 4-11 September for international degree students
- Onboarding programme on 18-19 September:
- for GUGC and exchange students
- for international degree students that arrived after 5th of September
Programme specific sessions
| Programme | Date | Time | Place |
| SINReM, all partners | Wedn, Sept 3 | 13:00 - 16:00 | E5 |
| IMSOGLO, all partners | Wedn, Sept 17 | 9:00 - 16:30 | E4 |
| AquaH, all partners | Thu, Sept 18 | 14:00 - 17:30 | Blok E, room Kolibri |
| IMAQUA, Prof. Annelies Declercq | Friday, Sept 19 | 10:40 - 12:15 | Aud. A1.2 |
| IMESTE, Christophe Walgraeve & Veerle Lambert |
Aud. A1.3 | ||
| IMNUFS, Carl Lachat | Aud. E2 | ||
| IMCGEB, Marjan De Mey | Blok A, Meeting room Azalea | ||
| IMFOTE, Leyna de Vos | Aud. A1.4 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Engineering, Thomas De Beer |
Aud. A0.1 |