Hogeschool Gent

HOGENT (Hogeschool Gent) is a public university college (hogeschool) in Ghent, Belgium, established in 1995. As one of the largest hogescholen in Flanders, HOGENT offers a comprehensive range of higher education programmes: graduate diplomas (graduaten), professional bachelor degrees, academic bachelor and master degrees (through the School of Arts – KASK & Conservatorium), bachelor-after-bachelor and master-after-master specialisations, postgraduate certificates, and micro-credentials. Study areas include business and management, biotechnology and agronomy, biomedical laboratory technology, chemistry, digital design and development, electromechanics, ergotherapy, wood technology, human resources management, interior design, landscape and garden architecture, speech therapy and audiology, medical technology, fashion technology, education (early childhood, primary, secondary), organisation and management, orthopedagogy, social work, textile technology, applied informatics, real estate, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, and the performing and visual arts. HOGENT has multiple campuses across Ghent (Schoonmeersen, Mercator, Vesalius, Ledeganck, Bijloke, Grote Sikkel), as well as campuses in Aalst and Melle. The primary language of instruction is Dutch. HOGENT is recognised by the Flemish government and its programmes are accredited by the NVAO.