Ghent University (in Dutch, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated UGent) is one of the two large Flemishuniversities. It is located in the historic town of Ghent in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking (northern) part of Belgium. It has 26,000 students and 6,000 Staff members.
It is a relatively young university, founded 9 october 1817. The year before, king William I of the Netherlands had proclaimed the establishment of three universities in the Southern Netherlands. The language of teaching from 1817 till Belgium's autonomy and separation from the Netherlands (1830) was Latin; from 1830 till 1930 it was first French and then later a bilingual French/Dutch system. In 1930, Ghent University became the first Belgian university to teach in the Dutch language.
In contrast to the Catholic University of Leuven, Ghent University is an independent university (i.e. not connected to any kind of religion).
The University Hospital of Ghent is one of the largest health care providers in Flanders, with more than 1000 beds for acute care and extensive services for ambulatory diagnosis, treatment and care.
The University Hospital of Ghent is a FlemishPublic Institution under guardianship of the Flemish Minister of Education.
Moreover, the University Hospital of Ghent is managed by its own board of directors, chaired by the rector of the university and consisting of representatives from the GhentUniversity, the Faculty of Medicine and hospital doctors.
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