Monday 21 September 2020 marks the beginning of a brand-new academic year. We will meet up both online and offline in Ghent and Kortrijk. Come on, off we go!
Guide to an exceptional start at Ghent University
Ghent University aims to teach as many students on campus as possible. It goes without saying that, in doing so, we put everyone’s safety first. For that reason, in-person classes on campus will be interspersed with online tutorials.
We live in extraordinary times because of the many coronavirus safety measures. Ghent University does everything in its power to make sure the 2020-21 academic year will proceed as safely and smoothly as possibly.
Ghent University students and staff will meet on and off, i.e. both online and offline, on and off campus. This will be emphasised with a few colourful words of welcome.
Once again, we want to give our over tens of thousands of students and thousands of employees a warm welcome as they kick off the academic year!
Join in: spread the welcome message
Change your social media banners, put up a poster at your student digs or at home, send out emails… Join us for the opening of the brand-new academic year. It will bring us closer together, each on our own separate stretch of campus.
This year will not be kicked off with a colourful parade and a formal ceremony at Ghent University’s Aula. We will, however, start the year in a way that is appropriate in these challenging times: both on and off. Because that is what we want. And because we can.
As a tribute to our healthcare providers, an inspiring and energetic opening ceremony will be organised at Campus UZ Gent. We would love to include you.
GUM (Ghent University Museum) set to open its doors in October
Free visits between 3 and 31 October. Yes!
In normal circumstances, the GUM would have had its festive opening back in March. We were expecting thousands of visitors. The coronavirus, however, put a stop to that. From Saturday 3 October through to Saturday 31 October the brand-new science museum will open its doors with a bang in a way that is completely ‘corona-proof’. Yes!
Take a look at the full programme for our ‘Forum for Science, Doubt & Art’, including free visits, workshops, artistic performances and much more.
We wish all of you a smooth start to the new academic year. This year will present particular challenges to everyone at Ghent University, both students and staff. Together, however, we can make a difference!
