International Relations Office
The IRO is the office within the Central UGent Administration that is in charge of implementing the international policy of Ghent University. It promotes, informs, counsels and supports the Ghent University community to give shape to its international endeavours.
Students can get assistance from the International Support Team (part of the IRO) from 09:00-12:00 and from 14:00-16:00.
Address and email
Het Pand, Onderbergen 1
B-9000 Ghent
Tel +32 (0)9 264 70 02 / +32 (0)9 264 70 04
IRO@UGent.be
How to get to the IRO? See the route description.
Staff
FUNCTION |
NAME |
Head of Office |
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Secretariat, visitors' pass |
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Secretariat, administration institutional bilateral agreements |
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Secretariat, support regional platforms and graphic communication |
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Financial project management |
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Financial project management |
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Financial project management (from 18/01/2021) |
Bart PATTYN |
Administrative and social support for incoming degree students, and for incoming and outgoing exchange students. Administration of inter-institutional Agreements, Erasmus+ credit mobility, social media. |
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Administrative and social support for incoming degree students, and for incoming and outgoing exchange students. Administration of inter-institutional Agreements, Erasmus+ credit mobility, social media. Contact hours: not on Wed afternoon |
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Administrative and social support for incoming degree students, and for incoming and outgoing exchange students. Administration of inter-institutional Agreements, Erasmus+ credit mobility, social media. |
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Administrative and social support for incoming degree students, and for incoming and outgoing exchange students. Administration of inter-institutional Agreements, Erasmus+ credit mobility, social media. Contact hours: not on Wed- and Fri afternoon |
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Administrative and social support for incoming degree students, and for incoming and outgoing exchange students. Administration of inter-institutional Agreements, Erasmus+ credit mobility, social media. |
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Policy Advisor: postgraduate studies and scholarships abroad; international postgraduate internships: Erasmus+, Flemish internship platform RECONFIRM, Leo-Net |
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Administrative support for international postgraduate internships |
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Policy Advisor: Erasmus+ programme (KA1 mobility within Europe), Erasmus Belgica, travel risk management |
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Policy Advisor: Institutional Bilateral Agreements (outside of Erasmus zone), Erasmus+ credit mobility, Scholarship Programmes of the Flemish Government, new study programmes, Joint Masters, Double Degrees |
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Policy Advisor: Institutional Bilateral Agreements (outside of Erasmus zone), Erasmus+ international credit mobility, Fulbright Scholarships, intercultural preparations for outgoing students |
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Policy Advisor: data management and analysis (incl. mobility registration and administration in Oasis), eQuATIC project, Erasmus Without Paper project, integrating international/intercultural competencies in study programmes |
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Policy Advisor: Erasmus+ programme (Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships) |
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Project administration for the EU-education project team; content provider website internationalisation, financial project management |
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Policy Advisor: ENLIGHT project manager, coordinator Russia Platform, Erasmus+ actions KA2 CBHE, KA3, Jean Monnet |
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Policy Advisor: Latin-America Platform, Erasmus + programme: Key Action 2 Capacity Building in Higher Education, Santander Group, Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (partner projects) |
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Policy Advisor: Coordinator China Platform, management of the China Platform in collaboration with the representative in Beijing, the director and the Steering Committee Ghent University and in consultation with strategic partners. |
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Policy Advisor: European policy in Higher Education, Erasmus+, Brussels-based international HEI networks, Project-based operations, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees, Interfacultary Resonance Group Internationalisation |
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Policy Advisor: ENLIGHT executive-secretary, coordination of institutional cooperation: international thematic networks, partnerships (a.o. U4Society, 3i, Lille, Kent), EuniverCities (with city of Ghent) |
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Policy Advisor: International Alumni |
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Policy Advisor: Visa-issues, Solvency |
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Coordinator Africa Platform of Ghent University Association |
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Coordinator ASEANplus Platform |