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Ghent University
Ghent University is a public university in Ghent, Belgium, founded in 1817, with about 50,000 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Ghent, Belgium
- Founded
- 1817
- Students
- 50,000
- Teaching language
- Dutch, English
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Ghent University (Universiteit Gent, UGent) is a public research university in Ghent, Belgium. It was founded in 1817 by King William I of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and became the first Dutch-language university in Belgium in 1930.
Its eleven faculties cover arts and philosophy; law and criminology; sciences; medicine and health sciences; engineering and architecture; economics and business administration; veterinary medicine; psychology and educational sciences; bioscience engineering; pharmaceutical sciences; and political and social sciences. Facilities are spread across Ghent, with a campus in Kortrijk and the Ghent University Global Campus in Songdo, South Korea. The Booktower library is a city landmark.
Most bachelor's programmes are taught in Dutch, with many international master's programmes in English. Fees are relatively low for EU students, with higher fees for non-EU students.
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Courses at Ghent University are taught in Dutch, English.
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Ghent University was founded in 1817.
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