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What to do after your master?

Further studies

Information about frequently chosen continuation courses can be obtained from your learning track counsellor.

  • Higher Education Register (overview of all accredited Bachelor's and Master's programmes and graduate programmes in Flanders)
  • Onderwijskiezer (in Dutch) (information on the entire educational landscape in Flanders and Brussels)
  • Want to become a teacher after your master's degree? Then you can follow an abridged Master of Science in Teaching (in Dutch).
  • EVOLV (Ghent University Association graduation fair with information about the range of continuation courses within the Ghent University Association)

Going abroad?

  • Faculty information session on studying/working abroad after your studies on Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 9:30 (Blandijnberg 2, faculty boardroom first floor). An Desmet (Faculty Office for Internationalisation) will provide more information about the opportunities available to you to go abroad after your studies.
  • 'Welcome abroad' (in Dutch): Ghent University information session about studying abroad after your studies.

Doctoral research

Faculty information session on Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 10:30 (Blandijnberg 2, faculty boardroom first floor).

  • Content explanation by Kristof De Leemans, policy advisor research (20 min). What is a doctorate? What are the conditions for pursuing a doctorate? What funding opportunities are available?
  • Testimonial by researcher Jens De Rijbel (Linguistics and Literature), who has been working as an FWO PhD fellow in the Dutch Literature department since November 2025 (10 min). How did I express my interest in a doctorate? How did I prepare for a doctorate? What are my expectations? What are my first experiences?
  • Testimonial by researcher Catherine Rosbrook (History), who defended her doctorate in June 2025 and is now working as a Junior post-doc (10 min). How, when and why did I decide to pursue a doctorate? How did I adapt to the project proposal drawn up by my supervisor? What is the doctorate process like? What challenges does pursuing a doctorate abroad present? What happens after the end of the mandate?

First steps into the job market

  • Student Career Hub
    No idea how or where to start? Ghent University's Student Career Hub has answers to all your questions about your future career and job search.
  • Register as a jobseeker at VDAB (in Dutch)
  • EVOLV (graduation fair by Ghent University Association): 26 March 2026 in Flanders Expo
  • ASSET H-You workshop by Annelies Van Wittenberghe for all Ba3 and master's students on Thursday 12 March 2026 at 14:00 (classroom 2.21, Blandijnberg 2).
    Your skills as a ticket to employment. You will discover what you are good at and how you can make those skills shine in the workplace. Using a profile test specifically developed for students enrolled in a study programme at the faculty of Arts and Philosophy, you will discover which qualities, talents and skills distinguish you from other students. 
    Register
  • Professional CV analysis training (VDAB) for master's students. This three-part series is scheduled for 10 February, 24 February and 2 March and will take place online. Participation is free of charge.
    In return, participants are expected to be available on Thursday afternoon, 12 March, to do a number of online CV analyses. After completing the training, you will receive a certificate.
    More information (in Dutch).
  • Have your professional profile picture taken for free on Tuesday 17 March 2026 (Student Centre, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 51).
    More information.

Initiatives per study programme

African Languages and Cultures

Job opportunities

Applied Language Studies

East European Languages and Cultures

Career guide (in Dutch)

History

  • Graduation fair for historians with job and further education fair and panel discussions on Wednesday 11 March 2026 (19:30 - 22:30) in Blandijnberg.
    Participants can register for various panels: business, culture, journalism & media, education and government. 
    Register
  • Historians and their jobs

Linguistics and Literature

  • Meet and greet with alumni on 11 March 2026 (19:00 - 21:30) in Blandijnberg

19:00 - 19:30: Information session on further study (auditorium 4 Kruithof, Blandijnberg).

19:30 - 21:00: Information stands with alumni from various job sectors: meet & greet (2nd floor corridor Blandijn). An informal chat between alumni and students, allowing you to learn more about the job search: how a particular sector is structured, how to find work in that sector, how quickly you can find work and what steps you should take, etc. There will also be information stands for the advanced master's programme Multilingual Business Communication, the postgraduate Computer Assisted Language Mediation and the new master of Arts in Language, Diversity and Policy.

21:00 - 21:30: Reception

Register

Oriental Languages and Cultures

Job perspectives (in Dutch)

Philosophy and Moral Sciences

Professional sectors and graduates have their say (in Dutch)