Culture and leisure at Ghent University
Source: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/culture-leisure.htm Parent: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/overview.htm
Online agenda
Find all upcoming events and activities.
Student activities and associations
Engage with various student organisations and their cultural offerings.
GUM - Ghent University Museum and Botanical Garden
Visit GUM, forum for science, doubt and art. Where you can discover that science is the result of trial and error, doubt and imagination. Free for students!
Cultural activities
Are you passionate about film screenings? Do you have a talent for radio broadcasting? Or do you love diving into archives?
- University library
- Centre for Academic Heritage and Archives (in Dutch)
- Film-Plateau (in Dutch)
- Cultural platform Tumult.fm
- Cultour: selection with student discount
- Kultureel Konvent (in Dutch)
- Student radio Urgent.fm (in Dutch)
Music maestro!
Ghent University is looking for musical talent. Are you interested in a choir experience or have you always wanted to play in a harmonic or symphonic orchestra?
- Ghent University Choir (GUK)
- Ghent University Wind Ensemble (GUHO)
- Ghent University Symphony Orchestra (GUSO) (in Dutch)
- Staff and Alumni Choir Clangent (in Dutch)
- Staff and Alumni Orchestra Continuo (in Dutch)
Regional platforms
The regional platforms offer support, facilities and advice about cooperation with partners in six focus regions.
Discover more in the city of Ghent
Ghent is a multicultural city which is home to nationals from all over the world. If you know where to look, you will find a lot of people and organisations offering all these newcomers a taste of home.