Research and Service Provision
Besides focusing on education, University College Ghent also continues to stress the importance of research and service provision. The multi-sector learning environment has a strong research tradition and boasts a number of research groups whose excellence is recognized internationally.
Currently, nearly 414 researchers are actively involved in more than 110 research projects.
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