# Study guide

**Source**: https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/2026/en/afstudeerrichting/EBIRWEBM
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/ea/en/education/study-programmes

# Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

2026-2027
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021

Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Computer Science Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Physics
Electromechanical Engineering

[Enrol](https://oasis.ugent.be/oasis-web/registratie?target=inschrijven&aj=2026&arCode=EBGIRW)

Bachelor's Programme

3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

Dutch

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brochure

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About the programme

Programme summary

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*Postgraduate studies*

#### [Study programme quality](#kwaliteitszorg_collapsible)

## Quality Assurance

At Ghent University, we strive to educate people who dare to think about the challenges of tomorrow. For that purpose, we provide education that is embedded in **six strategic objectives**: *Think Broadly, Keep Researching, Cultivate Talent, Contribute, Extend Horizons, Opt for Quality.
\*Ghent University continuously focuseson quality assurance and quality culture. The Ghent University's **quality assurance system** offers information on each study programme’s unique selling points, and on its strengths and weaknesses with regard to quality assurance.

**More information:**

[Ghent University's Education Objectives](https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/principles/educational-strategy/education-vision)

[Quality Assurance at Ghent University](https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/principles/educational-strategy/qualityassurance.htm)

## Unique Selling Points

1. Biomedical Engineering (BME) is an attractive discipline that forms a bridge between technology-driven engineering and medical/biomedical sciences. It is also a fast-evolving discipline; **developments in medical technology spur on and support evolutions in healthcare** and will provide solutions for the socio-economic impact of demographic ageing.
2. Recent reforms have resulted in **an attractive and updated BSc/MSc curriculum** with a solid BME foundation in the various sub-disciplines of the broad discipline, while allowing **students to define their own Master's curriculum for a total of 60 credits.**

## Strengths

1. The BSc/MSc in BME stimulates **a problem-solving and solution-oriented entrepreneurial attitude** by means of projects throughout the entire BSc/MSc study track (a total of 60 credits, of which 41 in the Master's programme).
2. **The “BME ecosystem”** is open and diverse, and involves all the relevant stakeholders: students (through their student association [BEAM](http://www.beam-ugentvub.com/)) academia, hospitals, industry and other stakeholders. Ours is an ecosystem that supports and encourages students and teachers in their personal development and in their professional career.
3. **Strong research teams** feed the curriculum and provide excellent opportunities for Master's dissertations and **advanced doctoral research**.
4. The involvement of Ghent University’s and Vrije Universiteit Brussel’s (VUB) Faculties of Medicine in our study programme is quite strong. Our study programme is truly interdisciplinary with s**tudents carrying out a project in a hospital setting.**
5. We have a diverse student population with a truly **international atmosphere** among our Master's students.

## Challenges

1. Offering a **interuniversity programme** comes with a number of enduring practical challenges caused by two parallel administrations, separate e-learning platforms, the physical distance between the campuses and the challenging commute between Ghent and Brussels.
2. It remains difficult to **estimate the level and background of incoming international students**. This can threaten the exit level and disrupt the intended mix of local and international students.

## Accreditation

This study programme is accredited by the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (Dutch: NVAO). Accreditation was extended following the positive outcome of the institutional review in 2022. Programme quality was validated by a quality review, i.e. a screening of the Education Monitor by the Education Quality Board. The Quality Assurance Resolution (in Dutch) can be found [**here**](http://www.borgingsbesluiten.ugent.be/EA/Borgingsbesluit Bachelor Engineering.pdf)**.**

This information was last updated on 14/02/2023.
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