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Ghent University, Belgium

The Universiteit Gent (Ghent University) is one of the major universities in Belgium, founded in 1817. It has approximately 41,000 students and is ranked 70th – 130th in the world, depending on the ranking.

Ghent is the capital and largest city of East Flanders, Belgium. In the late Middle Ages it became one of the largest and richest cities in Northern Europe and retained much of its Architecture in a charming canal-side setting. The city is full of quirky bars and interesting museums. The ten-day-long "Ghent Festival" is held every year and attended by roughly 1-1.5 million visitors. Ghent has the largest designated cyclist area in Europe, with nearly 400 kilometres of cycle paths.

Network partner

Ghent University and the University of Glasgow are both members of the Guild of European research-intensive universities.

Mobility partner

>> Information for incoming students

Estimated number of mobility places for each subject: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

Archaeology
Law

Key facts

Exchange programmes
Grading: 20-1
Accommodation
Language of teaching: courses avilable in English, UofG students should ensure that all required courses are taught in a language in which they are at least proficient at B2 level.