What does Ghent University stand for?Ghent University is a pluralistic university open to all, regardless of ideological, political, cultural or social background. Our credo is ‘Dare to Think’.https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/principleshttps://www.ugent.be/logo.png
What does Ghent University stand for?
Ghent University is a pluralistic university open to all, regardless of ideological, political, cultural or social background. Our credo is ‘Dare to Think’.
Ghent University was founded in 1817. In 2017, Ghent University celebrated its 200th anniversary.
As a top 100 university with more than 49,000 students and 15,000 staff members, we are one of the largest universities in the Dutch language area, located in Flanders, Belgium. Ghent University Global Campus is also the first European university in Songdo, South Korea.
Our 11 faculties offer more than 200 courses and conduct in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains. Several of our research groups, centres and institutes are renowned worldwide, in disciplines such as biotechnology, aquaculture, microelectronics, history, ...
In 2017, Ghent University celebrated its 200th anniversary. Over the past 200 years, our university has seen many eminent scientists, ministers and even Nobel Prize winners among its staff and alumni.
