Ghent University

Symposium 'The Business of Mistakes: Moral Acceptability of Consumer Exploitation'

The rise of behavioral economics has revealed that consumers often make systematic mistakes that businesses can exploit.

Film screening 'Eat More Trees'

A screening of Eat More Trees, the brand-new documentary of Belgian producer Arne Focketyn which is narrated by Maaike Cafmeyer (English subtitles).

Happening 'Country Day Kazakhstan'

The event will conclude with an opportunity for discussion and networking in the beautiful setting of the GUM Plantentuin.

Lecture 'Meet the expert - Elections and Public Procurement'

Research seminar by prof Linda Veiga (University of Minho - Portugal) on electoral manipulation in public procurement.

Hanna Liubakova awarded the 2026 Amnesty International Chair

On Thursday 1 October 2026, journalist and human rights defender Hanna Liubakova will be awarded Ghent University’s Amnesty International Chair.

Symposium 'Home Size, Residential Density, and Aggregate Demand'

Prof Daniel P. Murphy will present his recent working paper "Home Size, Residential Density, and Aggregate Demand".

Lecture 'Meet the Expert - Optimizing Sports Tournament Design'

Two expert talks on optimizing sports tournaments, covering scheduling, fairness, tournament formats, and insights from the FIFA World Cup.

Symposium 'BENet Annual Meeting'

11th edition of the annual scientific meeting of the national Belgian Network of Belgium-based researchers working with network science.

Symposium 'Quality Assurance in Higher Education Amid War and AI: Insights from Ukraine and Belgium'

Academic leaders and policy experts from Ukraine and Ghent University about strategies for maintaining excellence amid crisis and the rise of GenAI.