Ghent University is located in Ghent, Belgium and has multiple campuses throughout the city. It has over 36,000 students across 11 faculties. The university focuses on research-based education and had over 7,900 staff members in 2011. Ghent University is ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide and first in Belgium based on research performance. It has an international focus with over 4,100 international students and exchange programs worldwide.

2. 195 years of history
as foundation for the future

3. Spread out over the city of Gent, the multiple university campuses contribute
to the dynamic character of Flanders’ largest university town
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4. Facts & Figures > 11 Faculties
Organizational structure
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5. Facts and Figures > 2011-2012: 36,647 students
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6. Facts and Figures > Staff
End of 2011: 7,975 staff members (excl. Ghent University Hospital)
 Autonomous Academic Staff: 1,150
 Academic Assistant Staff : 1,160
 Externally Financed Researchers: 2,410
 Research Staff: 850
 Administrative & Technical Staff: 2,405
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7. Facts and Figures > Organizational structure
Board of Governors
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Executive Board
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Management Board
8 Central Departments 11 Faculties
Educational Affairs Arts and Philosophy
Research Affairs Law
Sciences
Administrative Affairs
Medicine and Health Sciences
Personnel and Organization Engineering
Economics and Business Administration
Financial Department Veterinary Medicine
Information and Communication Technology Psychology and Educational Sciences
Infrastructure and Facility Management Bioscience Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Student Facilities
Political and Social Sciences
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8. 2012 – More than 130 departments, spread
over 11 faculties offer high-quality and
research-based education in almost every
scientific discipline . Because of its
commitment to strive for excellence in
research UGent is now among the top 100
of universities world-wide

9. Facts & Figures > Shanghai Ranking – August 2012
Ghent University
World rank National rank
89 1
Measuring research performance such as:
 Highly cited researchers
 Papers indexed in major citation indices
 Per capita academic performance
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10. Internationalisation
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11. Mission
Ghent University Mission Statement (University Board 1998), art. 2:
Ghent University defines itself in a broad
international perspective and brings out
its individuality in language and culture.
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12. International Students
students – total population 36.500
international students about 4100 (11%)
PhD students 3,700
International PhD students 1,067 (29%)
81 Ba programmes – 226 Ma and Advanced Ma-programmes
40 English taught Ma programmes
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13. Exchange students – INCOMING
1000 Tempus
Alfa
900
EC-Canada
800
EC-US
700
Cultural Agreements Flemish Community
600
IAESTE
500
Leonardo
400
Erasmus Placement
300
Institutional Bilateral Agreements
200
Erasmus Belgica
100 Individual Contacts
0 Erasmus Mundus Action 2
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12
Erasmus
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14. Exchange students – OUTGOING (2010-2011)
900
800
700
Erasmus Mundus actie 2
600
EC-Canada
500
EC-US Atlantis
400
Erasmus Placement
300
Bilaterale akkoorden
200
Erasmus Belgica
100
Erasmus
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15. Programme Management and Coordination
EU Programmes
 Lifelong Learning Programme (e.g. Erasmus)
 Tempus
 Alfa
 Atlantis – EU-Canada – Australia-NZ
 Erasmus Mundus Action 1
 Erasmus Mundus Action 2
 Edulink
Other
 Bilateral agreements
 International educational cooperation projects
 Networks
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16. Programme Management and Coordination
Erasmus Mundus Action 1A: Joint Masters
As coordinator
• International Master of Science in Rural Development
• European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics
• Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Photonics
• Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
• European Master of Science in Nematology
• International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering
• International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering
As partner
• European Master in Law and Economics
• Common European Master Course in Biomedical Engineering
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17. Programme Management and Coordination
Erasmus Mundus Action 2
As coordinator
• Basileus IV – Western Balkans: www.basileus.ugent.be
• Lotus III - Vietnam/Thailand/China/Myanmar/Cambodia/Indonesia: www.lotus.ugent.be
• Svagata.eu – India
As partner
• WEBB - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus: www.unibo.it/WEBB
• EUROEAST - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus:
www.euroeast.polito.it
• TECHNO II - Cambodia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China:
www.techno2-em.org
• BABEL - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brasil, Uruguay: http://babel.up.pt
• MUNDUS LINDO* - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brasil, Chile, Cuba:
www.uva.es/munduslindo/
• PEACE - Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Argentinia, Chili, Costa
Rica, Panama, Uruguay: www.uu.se/peace
• EU-SATURN - South Africa: www.eu-saturn.eu
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18. Programme Management and Coordination
Bilateral Agreements
 Stimulates and finances cooperation with non-EU countries; focus on teaching
staff and student exchange
 UGent funding for mobility (incoming and outgoing / student and staff)
 On faculty level or institutionally
4% 13%
14%
Africa
 > 120 bilateral agreements Asia
14%
North America
Latin America
Oceania
55%
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19. China Platform
 Cooperation between UGent, Province of East Flanders, Flemish-Chinese Chamber
of Commerce, City of Ghent and Port of Ghent
 Goal: Creating a common China strategy
 Results
 Establishment Beijing Representative Office
 Growing number of Chinese (PhD) students at UGent
 28 bilateral partners
 Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (LiSum / Lotus)
 Funding schemes for PhD students and research projects
 China Lecture Café @UGent

20. Networks and Alliances
 Santander Group
 Regional Alliances
U4 network (Gent, Göttingen, Groningen, Uppsala)
Kent (UK)
Lille (France)
 Global Initiatives Partnership
 EUniverCIties

21. Ghent University
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25
B-9000 Ghent
www.UGent.be/en