About Ghent University
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Ghent University in numbers
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Mission
Ghent University is an open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. It is more than 200 years old, offers more than 200 programmes (including 69 English-taught master's programmes) and conducts in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains.
Our credo is Dare to Think: we are a haven for courageous thinkers.
Organisation
Our organisational model provides autonomy for eleven faculties and their departments, supported by three university services.
Locations
In Belgium, Ghent University is located in and around Ghent, Courtrai, Bruges and Ostend. We are also the first European university in Songdo, South Korea.
- Campuses and science parks
- Ghent University Global Campus in South Korea
- Libraries and Book Tower
- Hall hiring
History
Ghent University was founded in 1817. Over the past 200 years, Ghent University has counted many eminent scientists, ministers and even Nobel laureates among its staff and alumni.
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Ghent University shop
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Contact
[info@ugent.be](mailto:info@ugent.be)T +32 9 331 01 01\ every working day from 9:00 to 17:00