Ghent University is an enterprising university with an international appeal. In a creative, development-oriented educational and research environment, about 50,000 students and 15.000 staff members are encouraged to adopt a critical attitude. The international student population attests to the quality and diversity of Ghent University’s education and research.
UGent’s 11 faculties offer high-quality, researchbased programmes in a wide range of academic disciplines. Numerous research groups, centres and institutes have been founded over the years, becoming world-renowned in disciplines such as biotechnology, aquaculture and micro-electronics.
Ghent University is a top 100 university in both the ARWU (Shanghai) and THE ranking and hosts 8,500 researchers. UGent is a Dutch-speaking university but English is widely spoken by both students and staff. Moreover, international students can choose a wide variety of English courses and programmes.
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DE WAELE Wim
Professor Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Electromechanical, Systems and Metal Engineering
