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Ghent University, ELIXIR Belgium

Dutch-speaking university in Belgium

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About

instance of
inception
  • 9 October 1817
founder
official name
  • Université de l'État à Gand (fr) · until April 1930
  • Staatsuniversiteit te Gent (nl) · earliest end date: April 1930 · until 1954
  • Rijksuniversiteit te Gent (nl) · until 1991
  • Universiteit Gent (nl) · since 26 June 1991
native label
  • Universiteit Gent (nl)
legal form
language used

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Ghent · postal code: 9000 · coordinate location: 51.0439, 3.7262 · located on street: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat · house number: 25
coordinate location
  • 51.0439, 3.7261
  • 51.0470, 3.7279
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 50,000 · 2025
employees
  • 15,500 · 2025
rector

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 162 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
  • 115 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026
  • 91 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2025
Earlier figures (29)
  • 169 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 159 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 143 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 141 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 135 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 130 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 138 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 125 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 131 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 124 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 129 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 122 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 148 · QS World University Rankings · 2012
  • 90 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2024
  • 84 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2023
  • 74 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2022
  • 71 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2021
  • 66 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2020
  • 66 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019
  • 61 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2018
  • 69 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2017
  • 62 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016
  • 71 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015
  • 70 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014
  • 85 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013
  • 89 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012
  • 89 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011
  • 90 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010
  • 99 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003

Finances

funder
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $150,000 · award rationale: to support knowledge sharing, training, and strategic litigation against discrimination of Muslim women in Belgium · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $125,000 · award rationale: to support the work of the Human Rights Law Clinic of Ghent University in tackling religious dress restrictions in Belgium · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $124,766 · award rationale: Human Rights Education and Litigation · 2018

Structure and memberships

part of
child organization or unit
has part(s)
affiliation
member of
7 more
replaces

Other facts

main subject
name
  • Rijksuniversiteit Gent (nl) · 9 October 1817–26 June 1991
  • Universiteit Gent (nl) · since 26 June 1991
Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)
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Wikimedia and technical details (10)
Commons category
  • Ghent University
topic's main category
category for alumni of educational institution
category for employees of the organization
on focus list of Wikimedia project
IPv6 routing prefix
  • 2001:6a8:1d00::/48
API endpoint URL
Commons Institution page
  • Ghent University
archives at
social media followers
  • 48,500 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 103981878 · 9 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 46,228 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 103981878 · 2 March 2022
  • 43,011 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 103981878 · 8 January 2021
  • 39,876 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 103981878 · 24 April 2020
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
  • 4S8Q8Y · subject named as: 根特大学 · last update: 20 November 2024
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European Unique Identifier
  • BEKBOBCE.0248.015.142
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  • ugent · Instagram numeric ID: 471290556
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X (Twitter) username
  • ugent · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 39,876 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 103981878 · 24 April 2020
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