Ghent University, UGENT

200 YEAR HISTORY

Ghent University is a prestigious university, with a 200-year history spanning back to its foundation in Ghent, Belgium in 1817. It is the top national university of Belgium, with 11 colleges, 230 majors and over 46,000 students.

Ghent University boasts world-class research capabilities and publications, and has multiple Nobel Prize winners among its alumni. It is a prestigious university with an unrivaled position, especially in the bioscience sector. Ghent University's status is also confirmed in various world university rankings.

UGENT in Korea

Ghent University Global Campus

Ghent University was invited to join the Global Campus through a project seeking to recruit outstanding overseas university run jointly by the Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Education, and Incheon Free Economic Zone.

Ghent University "extended campus" opened in Songdo, Incheon, in September 2014, with three bioengineering departments, offering the same curricula and faculty as its home campus in Belgium.