Ghent University

Dutch-speaking university in Belgium
Organization public_university Q1137665
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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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Directory of Open Access Journals. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . elixir-europe.org. Retrieved . elixir-europe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . glamlabs.io. Retrieved . glamlabs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . the-guild.eu. Retrieved . the-guild.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . eassh.eu. eassh.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . eosc.eu. Retrieved . eosc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . ugentmemorie.be. ugentmemorie.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . odis.be. odis.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . ugent.be. Retrieved . ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . ugent.be. Retrieved . ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . shanghairanking.cn. Retrieved . shanghairanking.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . qschina.cn. Retrieved . qschina.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . qschina.cn. Retrieved . qschina.cn. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Cardabela4831 · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → public university, open-access publisher, organization +1
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  5. 23w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+90'}, {'amount': '+66'}, {'amount': '+71'} +26
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  6. 24w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Ghent University Global Campus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent, #pwb Copy label Add omvat deel (P527)"
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