Welcome in Ghent!

Thanks to the unique combination of first-class education and various leisure activities, our city attracts a considerable number of students.
With its university and four university colleges, Ghent is able to offer a wide range of study opportunities. The university campuses are spread across the city, which enlivens the atmosphere.

The city is, moreover, also a cultural attraction with its important music and film festivals, as well as its varied theatre and performance scene.
Did you know that Ghent is a very old, but at the same time a very young city? For every classic theatre, there are five small, independent venues and for each commercial cinema complex, there is a cinema for better quality films. One can hear the latest dance hit of indie sensation resounding from the hip cafés. Posters scream for attention on walls reserved for the purpose.

On this website you can find information about the educational offer, everyday life in Ghent, the steps you should take to register and to meet the administrative regulations, and - of course - the numerous ways to spend your leisure time. Ghent boasts a unique mixture of historical architecture and contemporary events, museums of international repute, an impressive gastronomic palette, an animated nightlife, etc. In short, everyone will find something that suits his or her needs!

We would like to outline the most distinct characteristics of our city and give a survey of our efforts to keep the city livable for all inhabitants.

We wish you a pleasant stay in Ghent and to all new foreign students arriving in Ghent don´t forget to report your stay to the Foreigners Registration Office of the City of Ghent! Everything you have to do to register.

Authorized:

Rudy Coddens
Schepen van Onderwijs en Opvoeding
Sint-Baafsplein 2A
9000 Gent
Tel.: 09 266 54 30
Fax: 09 266 54 49
E-mail: schepen.coddens@gent.be