About:
Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. Our 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research in both exact and social sciences.
Ghent University, abbreviated to UGent, was founded in 1817 by King William I of Orange.
The past 200 years, Ghent University employed many eminent scientists such as Nobel Prize winners Corneille Heymans and Maurice Maeterlinck, Leo Baekeland, Joseph Guislain, Walter Fiers, Marc Van Montagu, Peter Piot,…
You’ll also find many prominent persons among our alumni such as Robert Cailliau (co-inventor of the Internet), Dirk Frimout (astronaut), Peter Piot (United Nations) and Jacques Rogge (former Chairman IOC).
Today, Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major Belgian universities counting over 41,000 students and 9,000 employees.
Our 11 faculties are composed of 117 faculty departments. These departments offer more than 230 high-quality courses in every one of their scientific disciplines, each inspired by innovative research.
UGent distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic university in a broad international perspective
Contact:
Universiteit Gent
Financial Law Institute
Universiteitsstraat 4
9000 Gent- Belgium
tel +32 9 264 68 27
fax + 32 9 264 68 55