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Ghent University
Universiteit Gent
Latin: Academia Gandavensis
Motto: Inter Utrumque
Established: 1817
Type: Public
Rector: Paul Van Cauwenberge
Staff: 6,400
Students: 30,000
Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Colours: blue and yellow
Mascot: the Roman goddess Minerva
Affiliations: Associatie Universiteit Gent (AUGent)
Website: http://www.ugent.be

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History

The university was founded by King William I as part of a policy to stem the intellectual and academic lag in the southern part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, later to become Belgium; the universities in Leuven and Liège were founded as part of the same movement. William Frederick (William I, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau ( The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843 was a Prince of United Kingdom of the Netherlands (or Kingdom of the United Netherlands) (1815 - 1830 (1839 (Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas was the unofficial Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch The university in Ghent was opened on 9 October 1817, with JC van Rotterdam serving as the first rector. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic In the first year, it had 190 students and 16 professors. The original four faculties consisted of Humanities (Letters), Law, Medicine and Science, and the language of instruction was Latin. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.

After peaking at a student population of 414, the number of students declined quickly following the Belgian Revolution. The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the At this time, the faculties of Humanities and Science were broken off of the university, but they were restored five years later, in 1835.

In 1882, Sidonie Verhelst became the first female student at the university.

French became the language of instruction, taking the place of Latin, after the 1830 Revolution. In 1903, the Flemish politician Lodewijk De Raet led a successful campaign to begin instruction in Dutch, and the first courses were begun in 1906. Lodewijk De Raet (1870-1914 was a Flemish Economist and Politician. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname A Flemish Institute (Vlaemsche Hoogeschool) was founded in 1916 but was disestablished due to the ongoing First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Cabinet Minister Pierre Nolf put forward a motion in 1923 to fully establish the university as a Dutch-speaking university, and this was realized in 1930. Pierre Nolf ( Ypres, 26 July, 1873 - Brussels, 14 September, 1953) was a Belgian scientist and politician August Vermeylen served as the first rector of the first exclusively Dutch university in Belgium. August Vermeylen (1872–1945 was a Belgian writer and literature critic [1]

In the Second World War, the German administration of the university attempted to create a German orientation, removing faculty members and installing loyal activists. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including However, the university became the focal point for many resistance members as the war progressed.

After the war, the university became a much larger institution, following government policy of democratizing higher education in Flanders during the 1950s and 1960s. By 1953, there were more than 3000 students, and by 1969 more than 11,500. The number of faculties increased to eleven, starting with Applied Sciences in 1957. It was followed by Economics and Veterinary Medicine in 1968, Psychology and Pedagogy, as well as Bioengineering, in 1969, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The faculty of Politics and Social Sciences is the most recent addition, in 1992.

The university officially changed its name from Rijksunversiteit Gent (RUG) to Universiteit Gent (UGent) in 1991 following an increased grant of autonomy by the government of the Flemish Community. The term Flemish Community has two distinct though related meanings Culturally and sociologically it refers to Flemish organizations media social and cultural

On March 22, 2005, Paul Van Cauwenberge succeeded Andreas De Leenheer as rector. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Van Cauwenberge (born Zottegem, Belgium, April 2 1949 is the Rector of Ghent University since October 1 2005

Characteristics

In contrast to the Catholic University of Leuven, or the Freethinking Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University considers itself a pluralist university in a special sense (i. The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (in short KU Leuven) is the Flemish offshoot of the oldest university in the Low Countries which was originally founded Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that Beliefs should be formed on the basis of Science and Logic and should not be influenced The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Flemish University located in Brussels, Belgium. e. not connected to any particular religion or ideology, hence its motto 'Inter Utrumque' or 'In Between Both Extremes').

Notable alumni

The Boekentoren, designed by Henry van de Velde, is one of the most famous university buildings
The Boekentoren, designed by Henry van de Velde, is one of the most famous university buildings
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science

Notable faculty

Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke

See also

References

  1. ^ A Language Come Back, TIME Magazine, April 28, 1923

External links

Professor SN Balagangadhara (aka Balu was a student of National College Bangalore and moved to Belgium in 1977 to study philosophy at Ghent University, where Professor Jan De Maeseneer (born 1952 is a Belgian Physician and professor of Family medicine at the University of Ghent. Professor Georges J E De Moor (b 25 August 1953, Ostend, Belgium) is a Belgian MD and head of the Department of Health Walter Fiers (b Ieper, Belgium, 1931 is a Belgian molecular biologist Corneille Jean François Heymans ( March 28 1892, Ghent Belgium &ndash July 18 1968, Knokke, Belgium) was a The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau ( October 14, 1801 &ndash September 15, 1883) was a Belgian Physicist. Xavier Saelens (b 1965 is a Belgian scientist and currently his main research interest is finding a universal Influenza Vaccine. ( January 14, 1798 – June 4, 1872) was one of the most important Dutch politicians Marc Van Montagu (born 10 November 1933 in Ghent) is a Belgian molecular biologist. August Vermeylen (1872–1945 was a Belgian writer and literature critic Georg Karl von Hevesy ( August 1, 1885 &ndash July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate recognised Science and technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium ( Europe) is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes In Belgium, which is a federal state the constitution attributes legislative power over higher education to the Communities. The Ghent Bio-Energy Valley is a joint initiative started in 2005, of Ghent University, the city of Ghent, the Port of Ghent, the Development The Greenbridge science park is a Business incubator and Science park of Ghent University and is located on the Plassendale site in Ostend ( The Zwijnaarde science park is a Science park of Ghent university, located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent ( Belgium) The Belgian University Foundation (French Fondation Universitaire, Dutch Universitaire Stichting) was founded in 1920 IMEC ( Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre) is a micro- and Nanoelectronics research center located in Leuven, Belgium with affiliated Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and
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