Ghent University
Dutch-speaking university in Belgium
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Summary
Ghent University is a public university[1]. It draws 1,610 Wikipedia views per month (public university category, ranking #143 of 933).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Ghent University Association[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Confederation of Open Access Repositories[5], European University Association[6], International GLAM Labs Community[7], Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities[8], Flanders Heritage Library[9], European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities[10], Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment[11], European Open Science Cloud Association[12], International Association of Universities[13], Enlight Alliance[14]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ghent[15]
- Country: Belgium[16]
- Instance of: open-access publisher[17], organization[18], educational institution[19]
- Founder: William I of the Netherlands[20]
- Headquarters location: Ghent[21]
- Child organization or unit: Flanders Institute for Biotechnology[22]
- Part of: ELIXIR Belgium[23]
- Commons category: Ghent University[24]
- Archives at: Ghent University Library[25], Amsab - Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis Gent[26]
- Has part(s): Ghent University Global Campus[27]
- Inception: October 9, 1817[28], 1817[29]
- Official website: https://www.ugent.be/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ghent University[31]
- Main subject: lifestance organisation[32]
- Rector: Petra De Sutter[33]
- Employees: 15,500[34]
- Ranking: 90[35], 66[36], 71[37], 74[38], 84[39], 61[40], 69[41], 62[42], 70[43], 85[44], 89[45], 99[46], 141[47], 159[48]
Why It Matters
Ghent University has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]