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Other name | University College Ghent, Hogeschool Gent |
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| Motto | Geef de wereld het beste van jezelf. |
Motto in English | Bring your best to the world |
| Type | University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
| Established | 1995 |
| President | Paul Van Cauwenberge |
| Principal | Koen Goethals |
Administrative staff | +/- 1,700 FTE |
| Students | +/- 17,000[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | HOGENT |
| Affiliations | Ghent University Association |
| Website | www.hogent.be |
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HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts (University College Ghent,Dutch:Hogeschool Gent), often shortened to justHOGENT, is the largestuniversity college inFlanders, with seven faculties, one School of Arts[2] and over 17,000 students as of 2022.[1] Its establishment in 1995 is the outcome of two successful mergers that involved sixteenBelgian institutions of higher education. Many had been influential leaders in higher education for several decades. The current faculties are spread over the city center ofGhent andAalst.
University College Ghent is one of the 17university colleges inFlanders. It was founded in 1995 when thirteen institutes ofhigher education merged. In 2001, a second merger took place to form University College Ghent as we know it today.[3] In 2003, University College Ghent became part of the Ghent University Association, a cooperative body of universities and university colleges.[4]
The governing bodies of University College Ghent are the Board of Governors, the President, the Executive Board, the Principal, the Deans and the Faculty Councils.
University College Ghent consists of seven faculties and one School of Arts. Each of these entities is led by a dean, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of his or her faculty.
University College Ghent is a modern urban university college located throughout the city ofGhent. The main campus is Campus Schoonmeersen, which is home to most bachelors the University offers. There are also campuses in the neighbouring cities ofAalst andMelle.
Student facilities include libraries, concert halls, learning centres, research and study centres, a 3,000 m² sports centre and much more.[5] Additionally, University College Ghent offers its students a complete range of student services, from housing and catering to student jobs, cultural events and medical assistance. All these services are centrally organized by the Office for Student Services and Student Life.
University College Ghent offers a wide range ofbachelor andmaster programmes in the following fields of study:
Some of the study programmes are taught exclusively in English.[6] These programmes are specifically organized for foreign exchange students, but they are also open to Belgian students.
Furthermore, University College Ghent also offers a wide variety of follow-up programmes.
Nearly 414 researchers are actively involved in more than 110 research projects.[7]
In 2008, University College Ghent’s research funds totalled €13 million, an increase of €2 million euros on the previous year.[7]
Each University College Ghent faculty has cooperation agreements with a number of partner institutions, amounting to 250 bilateral agreements with institutions from 26 European countries.[citation needed]
The School of Arts at University College Ghent encompasses the formerRoyal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent), founded in 1741 and merged into the university in 1995, and the Royal Conservatory. Concerts and exhibitions are organized throughout the academic year.[citation needed]
The Royal Conservatory ("Koninklijk Conservatorium") was one of the sixteen cultural institution merged into the university in 1995, with a history and heritage in its own right. The founding director wasMartin-Joseph Mengal, in 1835. Notable students and faculty at the conservatory have includedFrançois-Auguste Gevaert, who studied directly under Mengal in 1841,Paul-Henri-Joseph Lebrun, who studied here and became a professor, andEdouard Potjes, who served as professor of piano for 22 years.
A Prior is an international magazine for contemporary art, published by the Faculty of Fine Arts.
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