Ghent University (UGent) Faculty of Engineering

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Ghent University (UGent) Faculty of Engineering

• an introduction
• http//www.firw.ugent.be
• info.firw_at_ugent.be

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overview

• Faculty of Engineering
• Ghent University some figures
• our curricula
• our research
• our environment Ghent Europe -
• VTK student union

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overview

• Faculty of Engineering
• Ghent University some figures
• our curricula
• our research
• our environment Ghent Europe -
• VTK student union

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Ghent University some figures

• 4,000 diplomas every year
• 26,000 students
• 6,000 employees
• recent rankings Ghent University top
• high level of scientific research
• appealing to
• students
• researchers
• professors

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Ghent University student facilities

• housing
• 5 university hostels gt 1,500 rooms
• numerous private student flats
• 12 student restaurants and snack bars, run by
  UGent
• job service
• fully-equipped sports center

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Faculty of Engineering some figures

• 150 professors
• 400 researchers
• 250 other employees
• administration (e.g., student administration)
• technicians
• 2,200 students

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overview

• Faculty of Engineering
• Ghent University some figures
• our curricula
• our research
• our environment Ghent Europe -
• VTK student union

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master of engineering why?
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master of engineering architecture why?
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an engineer is someone who...

• is ambitious
• is intelligent
• wants to make a career
• wants to do a lot of thinking
• wants an attractive pay
• wants to be in charge
• wants security
• has many interests
• ...

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an architect is someone who...

• wants a lot of variety
• is ambitious
• is artistic
• has a lot of interests
• is very active
• is intelligent
• wants to do a lot of thinking
• likes an international perspective
• ...

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personal educational profile

• possibilities to customize the curriculum
• wide range
• bachelor curricula
• master curricula
• life-long education
• Ph.D
• customized study programmes
• wide variety of main subjects
• wide choice of optional courses
• projects master dissertation

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central educational principles

• new BaMa-programmes
• first in Flanders
• first masters graduated in 2005-2006
• official start of master programmes 2007-2008
• educational principles
• semester system
• personal contact between professor and student
  possible
• central target independence for the students
• real-world experience through
  excercises/projects/dissertation
• electronic learning environment minerva
• personal tutoring during bachelors
• individual guidance in study route
• exams open or closed book

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bachelors at the Faculty of Engineering

• 7 bachelors
• architecture
• civil engineering
• chemical engineering and materials science
• computer science
• electrical engineering
• electromechanical engineering
• engineering physics

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masters at the Faculty of Engineering

• 14 masters
• architecture
• main subject urban design and architecture
• main subject architectural design and
  construction techniques
• civil engineering
• chemical engineering
• materials science
• main subject metallurgy
• main subject textiles

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masters at the Faculty of Engineering

• computer science
• main subject information and communication
  technology
• main subject embedded systems
• main subject software engineering
• engineering physics
• electrical engineering
• main subject electronic circuits and systems
• main subject information and communication
  technology
• industrial engineering and operations research
• biomedical engineering
• photonics engineering

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masters at the Faculty of Engineering

• electromechanical engineering
• main subject control engineering and automation
• main subject electrical power engineering
• main subject maritime engineering
• main subject mechanical construction
• main subject mechanical energy engineering
• spatial planning
• textile engineering
• tourism

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additional education

• subsequent masters programmes
• doctoral programmes
• life-long education
• Institute for Continuing Education (IVPV)
• www.ivpv.ugent.be

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educational infrastructure

• auditoria with multimedia equipment

laboratoria practical halls
6 PC-rooms with more than 150 PCs are permanent
on the disposal of the students
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educational infrastructure

• libraries
• UGent-library
• FirW-library syllabib en cyberbib
• libraries within departments

e-learning minerva
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content

• Faculty of Engineering
• Ghent University some figures
• our curricula
• our research
• our environment Ghent Europe -
• VTK student union

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research activities

• applied physics and applied mathematics
• architecture environmental planning
• biomedical engineering
• chemical technology
• civil engineering
• electronics
• information and communication technology
• materials science
• mechanical engineering

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content

• Faculty of Engineering
• Ghent University some figures
• our curricula
• our research
• our environment Ghent Europe -
• VTK student union

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the city of Ghent
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international network

• Erasmus/Socrates program
• student exchange
• high quality European universities
• UGent is most active participant
• BEST
• summer courses
• choice between gt 60 universities
• IAESTE
• traineeships abroad
• choice between gt 80 countries
• UGent-FirW is most important Belgian partner

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content

• Faculty of Engineering
• Ghent University some figures
• our training
• our research
• our environment Ghent Europe -
• VTK student union

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students for students VTK

• Vlaamse Technische Kring (VTK)
• student union Faculty of Engineering
• activities
• tutoring syllabi reception of new students
• culture sports quiz parties
• recruitment
• ...