Arrival Guide

Arrival Guide
Arrival Guide
for foreign students
2015-2016
2015 – 2016
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Arrival Guide
University College
Ghent
6 Campuses
9 International Relations Offices
10 Registration at University
College Ghent
10 Registration at the
City of Ghent:
The Migration Counter
11 Student Affairs Office
11Registration
12 Student Services and
Student Life
12 Welcome Week
12 Academic calendar
13 Student card
14 Accommodation
15 Student reception/Bookshop
15 Communication/E-learning
17 Library
19 Culture
20 Catering
22 Psycho social assistance
22 Sports
25 Your departure
25Documents
25 Deregistration at the city
of Ghent
Belgium Flanders
Ghent
23 Interpersonal relations
30 Ghent
33 Interesting addresses
in Ghent
34 Important contacts
and information
34Banks
34 City library
36 Important telephone numbers
34 Medical care
35 Mobile phone companies
35Police
36 Public holidays
38 Post office
38 Swimming pools
39Prices
39 Student Associations for
International Students
10 Transport
40Bike
40 Public transport in Ghent
41Train
41Taxi
41 Hop on hop off water tram
42 Waste management
42 Waste collection calendar
42 Collecting of the waste
42 Types of waste
44Dutch survival
dictionary
28 Belgium
48More information?
28 Flanders
23 Multicultural society
49Notes
Welcome to University College
Ghent!
It is with great pleasure that
we welcome you to University
College Ghent.
Aiming at an international identity,
University College Ghent is looking forward
to receiving students from a variety of
countries and cultures. As a foreign student
you bring with you your cultural traditions,
perspectives and contacts. We are sure that
your contributions will enrich our learning
environment.
We are situated in Flanders’ most popular
student city, Ghent, which was called
“Europe’s best kept secret” by Lonely
Planet and listed as the most authentic
historic city in the world by Geographic
Traveler Magazine. Every year, Ghent
attracts 70,000 students for higher
education studies, which effectively makes
it the higher education capital of Flanders.
Welcome to what we trust will be
an exciting time at our institution!
Dr. Robert Hoogewijs, Rector
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College
Ghent
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Campuses
Please check with your inter­national relations coordinator on which
campus(es) you will be attending classes!
University College Ghent has 7 campuses in Ghent
and 1 campus in Aalst.
Campus addresses:
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BE-9000 Gent
Keramiekstraat 80
Antwerpen
E17
BE-9000 Gent
Campus Aalst
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Campus Melle
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Brusselsesteenweg 161
Campus Bijloke
BE-9000 Gent
J. Kluyskensstraat 2
BE-9000 Gent
Campus Schoonmeersen
Heerweg
Noord
Dendermonde
Kortrijk
E17
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International Relations Office
Detailed map campus Schoonmeersen
Exchange Students
International Relations Offices
at the faculties
tram tunnel
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tunnel
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SCHOONMEERSEN
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
Campus Schoonmeersen Building E
Mrs. Marian De Baets
T +32 9 243 30 23
fehs.international@hogent.be
fmw.hogent.be
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Campus Schoonmeersen Building C
Mrs. Inez Adriaensen
T +32 9 243 27 50
flst.international@hogent.be
entrance
International Relations Office
fnt.hogent.be
Service Centre
Schoonmeersstraat
entrance
Geraard de Duivelstraat 5
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND
BE-9000 Gent
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
T +32 9 243 34 80
Campus Schoonmeersen Building B
international@hogent.be
Mrs. Maaike Dhondt
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T +32 9 243 22 31
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T +32 9 267 01 25
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University College Ghent
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University College Ghent
(= HoGent) collaborates with
over 300 universities and
university colleges all over
the world. The international
relations at University College
Ghent are organised in the
Education Office of the Service
Centre, and the faculties. The
link between the Service Centre
and the faculties is maintained
via the international relations
coordinators, one of which can
be found at each faculty.
Arrival Guide
University College Ghent
Registration at University
College Ghent
Upon arrival, international exchange students must go to the
International Relations Office of
the faculty for final registration.
Please contact your faculty for
an appointment if you have not
done so yet.
During this appointment, you
will go through the application
file and receive your student
card. This student card is proof
of being enrolled at University
College Ghent and can be used
at the student restaurants, the
sports centre, libraries, for
computer facilities, all kinds of
reductions, and also to access
your student home if applicable.
Registration at the City
of Ghent: The Migration
Counter
All international students without a valid Belgian residence card
must have or apply for a student
residence permit when moving to
Belgium for education purposes.
Depending on your country
of origin (EU/EEA or nonEuropean) and the length of
your stay, different procedures
apply. The residence regulations for EU and EEA nationals
are more lenient.
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You can find all the up to date
information via the website of
the City of Ghent,
including the procedures and
guidelines on how to apply for
your residence card (under “Paperwork & administration”).
Depending on your residential address, the Migration
Counter of the Administrative
Centre Zuid or the service centre
of your municipality will handle
with the application.
https://stad.gent/internationalstudent
Student Affairs
Office
Foreign Regular Students
Apart from international
exchange students, University
College Ghent welcomes a lot
of international regular students
from all over the world each year.
Registration
We are committed to helping
potential students with the approval and registration. Depending on your country of origin,
the country where the high
school is located, your degree
and your Dutch language knowledge, we will inform you about
your possibilities at University
College Ghent.
For more information,
please contact:
foreignstudentregistration@
hogent.be or consult our
website www.hogent.be/en.
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Students that have already
been approved to subscribe
and would like to finalize their
residence formalities can also
find useful information via the
website of the City of Ghent:
https://stad.gent/internationalstudent
For the faculties of Education,
Health and Social Work, Science
and Technology, Business and Information Management, please
contact the Service Centre:
Geraard de Duivelstraat 5,
BE-9000 Gent,
foreignstudentadmission@hogent.be
For the School of Arts,
please contact:
Rob.Meuleman@hogent.be
T: +32 9 267 01 70
Paul.Lamont@hogent.be
T +32 9267 01 72
Enjoy your stay, your studies
and our vibrant city of Ghent!
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University College Ghent
Registration
Arrival Guide
University College Ghent
offers many services to increase
your chances of success. We
guarantee optimal guidance in
order to determine the study
that is best in line with your
interests. You will be informed
about possible study paths to
facilitate your study progress.
Welcome week
University College Ghent
Before the academic year
starts, we invite all our new
students to explore their new
campus and their new school,
and meet teachers and fellow
students during a welcome
week. We will guide them workshops (ateliers, campus, the
city), and organise information
sessions about the workshops,
theoretical classes, ordering
study books, catering, library,
study guidelines, study costs …
During this week, we hand out
schedules of the programme
and some maps to make sure
students can find everything on
campus. By the end of the week,
the schedules of the lessons are
published on our website.
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The Welcome Days for the
exchange students:
17-18 September 2015
Academic calendar
The academic year starts on
the last Monday of September
and consists of two semesters
of 12 weeks each. In week 13,
postponed classes and supervising activities are organised. The
autumn semester ends in January, the spring semester ends in
May. All courses, course-related
activities, work placements, and
so on end in May.
Each block of 12 weeks is
followed by a first examination
period (January and June).
Students who fail to pass in the
first examination period or who
obtain bad marks for particular courses, may enrol for the
second examination period in
September.
Some courses are organised
on an annual basis with a single
examination period in June.
For these courses, a second
examination period is held in
September.
For the academic calendar of
your faculty, please check
https://www.hogent.be/en/practical-guide/
Student card
Upon your enrolment in
University College Ghent, you’ll
receive a student card. This
card can be used for different
purposes:
——Borrowing books and other
material from our libraries
——Discount at the student
restaurants
——Access to several locations at
our university college
——As a debit card which can be
used at the student restaurant
and to make copies
——Discounts at most of Ghent’s
cultural institutions and
museums
——Identification at the
examination!
——…
You can put money on the
card with the application
http://epurse.hogent.be. Log in
and select the desired amount.
The next time you pay, the
amount will be put on the card.
are located on the second floor
of student home Vesalius.
The student home is located
approximately 3 kilometres out
of the city centre of Ghent.
All rooms are 12 square metres,
single, and furnished with a
desk, bed, mattress, duvet,
wardrobe and linen cupboard,
bookshelves, small fridge and
pillow. Free internet access is
available in all rooms (LAN).
The toilets, showers, kitchen,
washing machine (€ 2 for 1
washing cycle) and dryer have
to be shared with other exchange students. A minimum
of kitchenware is available.
Room prices and security
deposit: the price of a room in
the student home is € 1125 per
semester, all costs included.
In addition, students need to
pay a € 250 security deposit.
(The deposit is reimbursed
when the students leave the
room in good condition.)
Accommodation
Exchange students
University College Ghent has
522 student rooms, 50 of which
have been reserved for incoming exchange students. The
rooms for exchange students
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Student Services
and Student Life
Arrival Guide
Reception opening hours:
Students who arrive in Ghent,
can go directly to the student
home Vesalius and pick up
their keys at the reception
desk on the third floor
(office number 3.32).
The opening hours are communicated to the students in the
weeks before their arrival.
Students who arrive outside
these hours can make an appointment before travelling via
accommodation@hogent.be
Students who arrive after
11 PM or during the weekend
must organise alternative accommodation for the night
as the campus building will
be closed.
Tenancy agreement: upon arrival you need to register at the
faculty where you will be studying and at the city of Ghent.
Your tenancy agreement can
only be signed when you have
proof of both registrations.
Once you are in possession of
both registration documents,
you are welcome to visit us at
the Accommodation Division
(Voskenslaan 38, BE-9000 Gent)
to sign your tenancy agreement.
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Address Student home Vesalius
Keramiekstraat 80, BE-9000 Gent
Office for Student Services
and Student Life:
accommodation@hogent.be
Regular students
Regular students need to take
the initiative of finding a place to
stay during their studies, because
the University College does not
provide accommodation other
than to exchange students and
Belgian students.
We can offer a number of
helpful links, though. If you
intend to live in Ghent, you can
contact the Office for Student
Services and Student Life and
check whether they can assist in
your search:
huisvesting@hogent.be
T: +32 09 243 37 38).
Alternatively, the site
www.kotatgent.be is an excellent database for students who
are trying to find a place to live
(this site focuses on Ghent). For
the rest of Belgium,
www.immoweb.be is a good
starting point for the private
market).
Student reception –
Bookshop
For the faculties of Education,
Health and Social Work, Science
and Technology, Business and
Information Management, you
need to order and collect your
books at the Standaard student
shop on campus Schoonmeersen
(http://standaardstudentshop.
hogent.be).
For the School of Arts, your
books and syllabi can be collected at the student reception
of the Student Affairs Office
after you have ordered them on
http://standaardstudentshop.
hogent.be.
Communication & E-learning
You can check your email
online at http://helpdesk.hogent.
be/webmail/
Click on the Logo ‘Microsoft
Office 365’
——E-mailadres = Email address
——Wachtwoord = password
——Click on ‘OUTLOOK’ (upper
right corner of your screen) to
read and answer your mails.
Another interesting website
is https://mijn.hogent.be, where
you can manage your general
account information.
If you want to contact a
teacher or a member of the
staff, always apply the
following rule: firstname.lastname@hogent.be
Teachers and administration staff will communicate
through your university college
email account, the electronic
learning platforms Chamilo and
iBaMaFlex.
Email
After your enrolment at
University College Ghent, you will
receive a letter with your account
login and password. You need
this login and password to check
your emails. All communication
from teachers, administration,…
will be sent to your University
College Ghent email address. It is
very important to check this email
address at least twice a week!
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http://helpdesk.hogent.be/student/
campus/hgsecure/
University College Ghent
Chamilo
Introduction
Chamilo is an electronic
learning environment that gives
the teacher the opportunity to
create and manage course sites
through a web browser. Each
Chamilo course consists of a
number of items that can be
activated by the teacher. This
means that not all courses look
identical. Students can access
various forms of information,
exercises, participate in discussion forums and groups.
Log in
You received your username (gebruikersnaam - login)
together with your mail account.
Your username consists of
6 numbers followed by your
initials, for example: 024023kc.
Your password is also identical
to that on your account.
iBaMaFlex
BaMaFlex is the program that
the Student Affairs Office uses
to register all students, their
programmes, their grades,…
On iBaMaFlex, all students can
access their digital student files
with study programmes, their
curriculum, exam results, …
https://ibamaflex.hogent.be
——Preferred language: English
——E-postbox: to sign your study
program
——Exam results: individual
reports
——Study survey
——Enrollment next year (Mijn
herinschrijving)
Website
Our corporate website is an
important source of information
for many features. You will find
information and updates about
education, research, artistic
activities, calendars,…
Library
http://lib.hogent.be/how-to/searchat-home/
University College Ghent has
8 libraries, one on each campus,
with a wide variety of services
and content. There are 2 art
libraries, 1 digital library and 5
learning centres.
Our libraries provide content
on all of the university college’s
subject areas.Our services and
resources will help you with learning, research and scholarships.
If you need more information,
do not hesitate to contact the
library staff. They are committed
to helping you find and use the
information you need.
Libraries
Campus Aalst
Arbeidstraat 14
9300 Aalst
T: +32 9 243 38 11
Print Collection
Our print collection contains
about 600,000 records. The
collection can be retrieved by
searching in the Aleph catalogue,
http://lib.hogent.be
bibaalst@hogent.be
Library campus Schoonmeersen
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1
9000 Gent
T: +32 9 243 35 61/61/62
bibschoonmeersen@hogent.be
Digital library
Many of the library resources
are available online. You can
find them on our website:
http://lib.hogent.be.
https://www.hogent.be/en
Campus Mercator
Henleykaai 84
1e verdieping - lokaal G 1.114
9000 Gent
T: + 32 9 243 35 80
Study@home
If you want to connect to
most of our databases, ejournals and e-books at home,
you must use the Apollo portal,
bibmercator@hogent.be
https://apollo.hogent.be.
T: +32 9 243 28 14
Campus Melle
Brusselsesteenweg 161
9090 Melle
bibmelle@hogent.be
Apollo also offers remote
access to software. You can find
more information about connecting to the Apollo portal on:
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Wireless internet
——HGSecure
——Login with your University
College Ghent account
——Manual:
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Campus Vesalius
Keramiekstraat 80
9000 Gent
T: +32 9 243 23 76
T: +32 9 243 23 77
bibvesa@hogent.be
Campus Ledeganck
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 8
KIOSK
Exhibition room for topical
visual arts. The programme
emphasises monographic
exhibitions, usually in the form
of duo presentations. KIOSK
focuses on artists with international potential who are not in
the public eye yet.
www.kioskgallery.be
T: + 32 09 243 30 50
biblera@hogent.be
Campus Bijloke
University College Ghent
J. Kluyskensstraat 2
9000 Gent
MIRY Concert Hall
Concert hall that offers a stage
to young musicians and esta­
blished artists. A stage in the
historic centre of Ghent.
www.miryconcertzaal.be
T: +32 9 266 08 92/ 266 08 93
bibkask@hogent.be
De Wijnaert
Geraard de Duivelstraat 5
9000 Gent
T: +32 9 243 36 70
bibcons@hogent.be
Culture at University College
Ghent’s School of Arts
The School of Arts of University College Ghent constitutes an
important cultural hotspot in the
city of Ghent. It is a cultural actor,
organising exhibitions, concerts,
festivals, lectures, film screenings and other things that can be
enjoyed by the general public.
Here is an overview of the
main cultural activities you can
enjoy all year long:
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KASKcinema
Atypical cinema on the
Bijloke site that concentrates on
showing films that fall outside
the regular circuit. Classics
from the canon of film history,
unreleased contemporary festival films and more artistic and
experimental works are shown
three evenings per week.
www.kaskcinema.be
Events
Our degree programmes
organise all sorts of activities on
a regular basis. Sometimes oneoff but often annually recurring
activities: Tunes, a jazz night, the
contemporary music week and
the Graduation festival are just
a few.
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KASK Lectures
Series of lectures about visual
and audiovisual arts, design,
drama and music. International
artists dissect their own work in
the anatomic auditorium on the
Bijloke campus.
from 8 AM until 4 PM
– Campus Schoonmeersen
Building D ( open until 6 PM)
Building P, B
uilding C: resto Piazza
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1 Voskenslaan 270
– Campus Bijloke
The School of Arts website features an agenda of what is going
on on its campuses:
www.schoolofartsgent.be/en
Culture in general
– Campus Mercator
J. Kluyskensstraat 2
(open until 6:45 PM)
– Campus Melle
Brusselsesteenweg 161
(open until 3:45 PM)
Are you interested in
going to a concert, a classical
performance, a movie, a theatre
play or the opera house? Online
opportunities and free tickets at
Tumult.fm.
Nonnemeersstraat 19
– Campus Vesalius
Keramiekstraat 80
(open until 3:45 PM)
– Site Geraard de Duivelstraat
De Wijnaert (open until 1:45 PM)
Mr. Jean-Marie Werrebrouck
T +32 9 243 37 38
cultuur@hogent.be
If you want to know what is
going on in Ghent, take a
look at the event calendar
on www.visitgent.be
Cafeterias
Working days only,
from 8 AM until 3:45 PM
– Campus Schoonmeersen
Building B
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1 Voskenslaan 270
– Campus Ledeganck
Catering
The student restaurants
at University College Ghent
offer students a fresh and varied
meal at a reduced price. Snacks
are served in all cafeterias.
Restaurants
Work days only,
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K.L. Ledeganckstraat 8
You can pay with your student
card (make sure your card has
money on it!)
Lunch: € 3.70
Snack: € 1.10 à € 1.70
Free app ‘HoGent Resto’ What’s
on today’s menu? for iOS, Android and Windows phone
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Office for Student Services
For information and advice, please
and Student Life
contact the Student Sports Office:
Voskenslaan 38
sport@hogent.be
BE-9000 Gent
T: +32 9 243 37 50
T +32 9 267 11 60
catering@hogent.be
Students from University
College Ghent can also buy
meals at reduced prices
in all the Ghent University
restaurants.
MONDAY
with instructor
6.00 – 7 PMAerobics
6.30 – 8 PM
Gymnastics /
Trampoline
7 – 8 PM
Latino aerobics
8 – 9 PMDiscoswing/
Swing
Psycho social assistance
12.15 – 1.15 PM Spinning
If you have personal or school
problems you want to talk about,
one of our social workers will
make time. The assistance is
free, anonymous and without
obligation.
zorg@hogent.be
6 – 7 PMSpinning
7 – 8 PMSpinning
without instructor
6 – 7 PMBadminton
6 – 7 PM
5 – 6.30 PM
8.30 – 10 PM
Five-a-side football
Power training
Power training
Sports
University College Ghent
offers a wide range of possibilities to practice sports, either
individually or in competition. You
can play sports with or without
instructors in our sports hall
every day:
TUESDAY
with instructor
6 – 7 PMBokwa
7 – 8 PMBBB
6 – 7 PMSpinning
7 – 8 PMSpinning
without instructor
Campus Schoonmeersen
5 – 8 PMBadminton
Sint-Denijslaan 251
5 – 8 PM
BE-9000 Gent
5 – 10 PM
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Power training
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WEDNESDAY
with instructor
6 – 7 PM
Aerobics / Bodyfit
(without music)
7 – 9 PM
Volleyball
6 – 7 PMSpinning
7 – 8 PMSpinning
without instructor
6 – 9 PMBadminton
6 – 9 PM
Five-a-side football
5 – 6.30 PM
Power training
8.30 – 10 PM Power training
THURSDAY
with instructor
6 – 7.30 PMFreerunning
6 – 7 PMBodyjam
7 – 8 PM
Total Body Workout
12.15 – 1.15 PMSpinning
6 – 7 PMSpinning
7 – 8 PMSpinning
Other sporting activities
Skiing trip
A gigantic success year after
year! Be quick, because the
number of places is limited.
From 30 January till 7 February
2016 we head to Les 2 Alpes
in France. Of course there are
no classes during this week.
Information and registration at
hogent.be/ski.
Sports quiz
The Student Sports Office also
organizes an unforgettable
Sports Quiz on 16 November.
Five-a-side football clash
On Wednesdays 22 October
and 25 March there will be a
five-a-side football tournament
on our artificial turf field. There
are limited places for the teams,
so be quick to sign up.
without instructor
6 – 7 PMBadminton
6 – 7 PM
5 – 10 PM
Five-a-side football
Power training
FRIDAY
without instructor
5.30 – 6.30 PM Five-a-side football
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Extra sports information
Fit & fun membership:
—€ 50 for classes with
instructor
—€ 30 for classes without
instructor
—Day passes can be bought
for € 3
—External persons pay
€ 6 per day
—€ 50 for a 10 turn card for non
students
—Rent a ball or a racket:
€ 1 per turn
—For spinning and basketball
a reservation must be made
2 weeks in advance
—Sports with an instructor
start, on 23 September and
end on 13 May
—There are no classes during
public holidays, Easter
Holidays and from
21 december until 9 February
Free open weeks
23 September until 2 October
8 February until 12 February
Insurance
University College Ghent
students and staff members are
insured during Fit & Fun sport
activities.
Student jobs
For information and advice,
please contact the Social
Service Division:
T +32 9 243 37 38
zorg@hogent.be
Your departure
Documents
As an exchange student, make
sure you have all the necessary documents for your home
institution to have your exchange
programme recognized.
Make an appointment with
your international relations coordinator at University College Ghent
and check what needs to be done.
Deregistration at
the city of Ghent
T +32 9 244 79 20
Foreign students temporarily
or definitely leaving Belgium,
need to report to the municipality
or Migration Counter a few days
prior to departureto close their
record at the Migration Counter.
You can find the departure form
and all the necessary information at
sport@hogent.be
https://stad.gent/internationalstudent
Outdoor sports
accommodation
The artificial turf field can
be hired at a reasonable
student price.
Sportdienst HoGent
Sint Denijslaan 251
BE-9000 Gent
hogent.be/sport
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Belgium
Flanders
Ghent
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Belgium has been an
independent constitutional
monarchy since 1830. Belgium
has an area of 30,528 km² and is
located centrally and strategically in Europe. Two out of three
citizens of the European Union
live within a radius of 350 km
around Brussels, the capital of
Belgium and Europe.
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
In Belgium three cultures
coexist: the Flemish, the French
and the German. In 1980, the
country’s institutional system
was reshaped to accommodate
that reality. Currently, there are
three language-based Communities, which are self-governing
in many important areas such
as education, culture, economy,
agriculture, social welfare and
environment.
Belgium has a maritime climate,
as a consequence of which fog
and rain are common here,
as is snow in winter. The most
pleasant months in terms of
temperature are between April
and October. Temperatures
vary between 10°C and 35°C in
summer and -15°C and 15°C in
winter. Rainwear, warm clothes
and an umbrella will be needed,
but not all the time!
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Flanders
Flanders has an area of
13,522 km² and is situated in the
northern region of Belgium. This
Dutch-speaking part of Belgium
boasts about 6 million inhabitants. French is spoken in the
southern part of Belgium, Wallonia, and to a large extent in
Brussels as well. The very small
German-speaking community is
located on the eastern border of
Belgium.
Flanders is in the centre of the
major West European industrial
regions. The dense road, waterway and rail network, four sea
ports and three airports make
Flanders the ideal gateway to
Europe, which is why many multinationals have chosen Flanders
as the base for their operations
on the European market.
Ghent is situated in Flanders,
the northern part of Belgium,
50 kilometres from Brussels,
Bruges and Antwerp.
It is important to realise that the
language spoken (and lectured)
in Ghent is Dutch, the language
of twenty million Dutch and Flemish people. Dutch is similar to
German and related to English.
There are only some marginal
differences between the Dutch
spoken in Flanders and that in
The Netherlands, comparable to
the differences between British
and American English (mainly
in the accent, and some in
vocabulary).
Multicultural society
In Flanders, several cultures
coexist peacefully. The Turkish,
African, Moroccan and Asian
minorities are considered to
be cultures that enrich the
Flemish culture. Mutual respect
is very important in a multi­
cultural society. Racism,
violence and discrimination
against migrants are crimes
that will be prosecuted.
easily they will switch to French,
English,
German or another language
to help you.
Belgian and Flemish people
meet at several places: people
with a common interest often
get together for activities like
sports, cooking, playing games
or simply for a chat in a pub.
Young people meet at home, at
their student room, in pubs and
in clubs. When the weather is
nice, students also meet in the
centre of the city.
It is good to know that if you
are invited to dinner, you should
bring your host a little present.
Students prefer to cook together
and, normally, everybody contributes to the meal.
Interpersonal relations
At first, Flemish people
appear to be modest and introverted. Initially, most of them
do not make contact easily with
people they do not know. From
the moment they get to know
you, however, they become
very sociable. Never hesitate to
start a conversation, the Flemish
people are helpful and friendly,
especially if you try to talk
their language. If people hear
that you do not speak Dutch
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Geography
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
Ghent, originally named
Ganda, arose at the confluence
of the two rivers Scheldt and
Lys. In the late medieval times
it was the second largest city in
north-western Europe.
Ghent is situated 55 km to the
west of Brussels and covers 156
square kilometers. It is the capital of the East Flanders Province
and the second largest city
of the region Flanders, which
is one of the three regions of
Belgium. The greater metropolitan area of Ghent has 515,000
inhabitants.
Ghent is centrally located in
Europe, at the crossroads of
highways between Amsterdam,
Paris, London and the Ruhr
Area. Situated at the junction of
the motorways E17 (LisbonStockholm) and E40 (LondonIstanbul), the city is as easy to
reach by car as by train.
they had to walk the streets
barefoot, wearing only a shirt
and a noose. For that reason the
inhabitants of Ghent are called
noose-wearers. Nowadays, they
re-enact the incident with their
heads held high, as proof of
their proud obstinacy.
Today, the historical centre
enjoys the unique atmosphere provided by the rivers and
canals. The city of Ghent bathes
in the enchanting light of its
buildings and monuments every
evening - the city was awarded
three Michelin stars for its
lighting.
With 70,000 students, Ghent
is the largest city of students in
Belgium. Thanks to its unique
combination of first-class education and many leisure activities,
our city attracts a very large
number of students. Boasting
a university and four university
colleges, Ghent is able to offer
a wide range of study opportunities.
History
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Ghent has 8 museums, 2 art
halls, 7 art centres, 5 theatres
and 5 concert halls, 1 music hall,
1 opera and 22 film screens.
The Museum of Fine Arts in
Ghent (MSK) houses a superb
collection of old masters. The
Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art (SMAK) is a relatively
new museum, and is renowned
both for its permanent collection and for its provocative
exhibitions.
City Museum Ghent (STAM)
Godshuizenlaan 2
BE-9000 Gent
stam@gent.be
www.stamgent.be/en
One of the museums you
really should visit, is STAM, located on the historic Bijloke site.
It presents the story of the city
of Ghent and for visitors who
are spending al longer period
in Ghent, STAM provides the
ideal cultural/tourist introduction. It brings past and present
together and it is a stepping
stone to Ghent’s other cultural
attractions and a platform for an
active heritage policy.
Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art (SMAK)
Jan Hoetplein 1
BE-9000 Ghent
info@smak.be
www.smak.be/en
Museum of Fine Arts (MSK)
Fernand Scribedreef 1
Citadelpark
BE-9000 Gent
museum.msk@gent.be
www.mskgent.be/en
Culture
In 1537 Emperor Charles
V, who was born in Ghent in
1500, found the inhabitants of
Ghent guilty of disobedience
and rebellion. He sentenced
them to public humiliation:
Van Eyck, to the beguinages – of
which we have three – protected
by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, to the tower of the
University Library which was
built by Henry Van de Velde. And
in the near future, a new city
library will become a beacon of
modern architecture.
Ghent’s central motto is ‘city
of knowledge and culture accessible for everyone’. The fact that
knowledge and culture are at
the heart of the city is also a historic fact: from the well known
Mystic Lamb of the brothers
In the area of modern and
fine arts, two museums play a
leading role: The Museum of
Fine Arts in Ghent (MSK) and
the Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art (SMAK).
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Arrival Guide
Need more information about
student life in Ghent?
www.hogent.be/en/about-ghent
www.studentingent.be
www.visitgent.be
www.ghent.use-it.travel
Interesting addresses
in Ghent
The Tourist Office of Ghent
(Dienst Toerisme)
Crypt of the Belfry
Botermarkt 17A
BE-9000 Gent
Oude Vismijn (Old Fish Market)
Sint-Veerleplein
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 266 56 60
visit@gent.be
www.visitGhent.be
Gentinfo
Monday to Saturday:
08:00 – 19:00
T +32 9 210 10 10
Ghentinfo@gent.be
www.gent.be/gentinfo
Use-It (The Tourist Office
We are also known for our
Burgundian nature. In Ghent
there are 653 restaurants and
eating-houses and 620 cafés
and pubs. Nice places to have a
drink with your friends!
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info@use-it.be
www.use-it.be
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In addition to all this, dozens
of (subsidised and recognised)
organisations are located either
in one of the above or elsewhere in the city.
Art and music lovers from
over the world know Ghent
thanks to famous exhibitions
such as Chambres d’Amis
(1986), Over the Edges (2000),
TRACK (2012), the International Festival of Flanders Ghent
- where music of all sorts and
times are cherished -, Flanders
International Film Festival
Ghent, the Floralies, the Light
Festival … All these exhibitions put Ghent on the map
internationally and show you
that whoever is interested in
art and culture, should come to
Ghent …
The music scene is alive and
original, with many international bands playing in Ghent and
at the Belgian festivals all year
round. In June 2009, Ghent received the title ‘Unesco Creative
City of Music.
Arrival Guide
You will need a library card to
connect.
www.gent.be/bibliotheek
Banks
Medical care
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
Different banks have branches
in Ghent. Most of them are open
on weekdays from 9 AM – 12 PM
and from 2 to 4 PM. Some banks
are open on Saturday morning
and have late opening hours
once a week. You can always use
the “Bancontact / Mr. Cash” cash
dispensers to withdraw money.
It will not be easy to open a
Belgian bank account, as most
banks will not allow you to open
an account when you are only
staying for a few months.
City library
Students living in a home of
University College Ghent can
always call the reception desk
for information about medical
assistance: addresses of doctors,
dentists, etc. are available. In
case you have health problems,
you can always call the Students’
Advisory Centre of Ghent University, where doctors run a practice
for students. As experienced
doctors, they are perfectly qualified to deal with any medical or
psychological problem you might
have.
As health care is not free, each
visit to the doctor must be paid.
Always bring your blue health
insurance card.
Non-European students or
students without a European
Health Insurance Card have
to take out an insurance and
should contact a Belgian health
fund as soon as possible.
Base
Veldstraat 41,
T +32 486 825.940
or Lange Munt 59,
T +32 486 512 292
Both shops are open
from Monday to Friday
between 9.30 AM and 6 PM,
on Saturday between
10 AM and 6 PM
More information zorg@hogent.be
www.base.be
Mobile phone companies
Police
Proximus
Commissariaat Gent Centrum,
Veldstraat 9-11 or Kouter 1,
Belfortstraat 4
BE-9000 Gent
BE-9000 Gent
www.proximus.be
T +32 9 266 61 30
contactpunt-studenten@politie.
Mobistar
gent.be
Veldstraat 49
www.lokalepolitie.be/gent
T +32 9 223 07 86
Besides the libraries of
University College Gent, you
can also visit the city library. It
is a well-equiped library with
fiction, non-fiction, audio and
documentation. It is centrally
located (Graaf Van Vlaanderenplein 40, next to the foreigners
registration office).
Appointments can be made every
or Lange Munt 32
The police station is open
working day between
T +32 9 233 22 64,
from Monday to Saturday
9 AM – 12.30 PM and 1.30 – 5 PM
open from Monday
between 8 AM and 4.30 PM,
via +32 9 264 70 20.
to Saturday between
Sunday between 10 AM
10 AM and 6 PM
and 4.30 PM.
Consulting hours are on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday: 5 until 7 PM.
For urgent weekend calls:
Tel +32 9 266 70 00, open from
T +32 9 236 50 00
Monday to Thursday between
For urgent night calls:
10 AM – 7 PM, on Friday and
+32 9 264 71 00
Saturday between 10 AM – 5 PM.
Address:
In the library, you can use internet for free for a maximum of
two hours a day.
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www.mobistar.be
Medical Centre for Students
St-Pietersplein 25
BE-9000 Gent.
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Important contacts
and information
Arrival Guide
100 and 112
urgent medical assistance and fire brigade
101
police – urgent need
116 000
Child Focus
09 266 61 11
general phone number Ghent police
09 210 10 10
Gentinfo (the Ghent information line)
09 236 50 00
General Practitioners
0903 99 000
0903 399 69
Pharmacies with
weekend and night
duty € 1.50/min
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Dentists with weekend and night duty
€ 1.50 / min
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“Tele-onthaal”, a listening ear for urgent psychological needs
1207
to find a subscriber’s phone number in Belgium (in Dutch
and English)
1307
to find a subscriber’s phone number in
Belgium (in French)
070 245 245
Detox Centre
09 332 34 90
Burns Unit University Hospital (24/24)
1813
Suicide Prevention
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Public holidays
On the dates listed below,
banks, public offices and shops
are closed and classes at
University College Ghent are
suspended.
Date
Name Holiday (English)
Name Holiday (Dutch)
01.11.2015
All Saints’ Day
Aller­heiligen
02.11.2015
All Souls’ Day
Allerzielen
11.11.2015
Armistice
(public services only)
Wapen­stilstand
15.11.2015
Constitution Day
Koningsdag
22.12.2015
—03.01.2016
Christmas holidays
Kerstreces
25.12.2015
Christmas Day
Kerstmis
01.01.2016
New Year’s Day
Nieuwjaar
01.02.2016
—07.02.2016
HoGent Holidays
Intersemestriële
vakantie
08.02.2016
Suspension of classes
Vrije dag (HoGent)
27.03.2016
Easter
Pasen
28.03.2016
Easter Monday
Paasmaandag
01.05.2016
Labour Day
Feest van de Arbeid
05.05.2016
Ascension Day
Onze-Lieve-HeerHemelvaart
Vrije dag (HoGent)
16.05.2016
Day off
15.05.2016
Whit Sunday
Pinksteren
16.05.2016
Whit Monday
Pinkstermaandag
11.07.2016
Day of the Flemish
Community
(public services only)
Vlaamse Feestdag
21.07.2016
Belgian National Holiday
Nationale Feestdag
15.08.2016
Assumption Day
Onze-Lieve-VrouwHemelvaart
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Important telephone numbers
Arrival Guide
Swimming pools
Ghent University (GUSB)
Watersportlaan 3
T +32 9 264 63 14
www.ugent.be/facilities/sport
THE/1/59/281.html
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Post offices in Ghent have
different opening hours, depending on the post office. Most of
the post offices, however, are
open from Monday to Friday
between 9.30 AM and 12:30 PM
and from 1.30 PM till 5 PM,
Saturday between 9.30 AM and
1 PM. The opening hours can
be found on the website:
www.bpost.be
Rooigem
– Near the station:
T +32 9 243 48 60
Kortrijksesteenweg 194-200
– Ghent Centre:
Lange Kruisstraat 55
– Ghent South:
Prices
Peerstraat 1
Some prices of basic products
(central desk of statistics): 1 kg
potatoes: € 1.23, 1 sliced small
bread: € 1.6, 1 kg ham: € 7.68, 1
kg cheese: € 13.50, 1 chicken’s
egg: € 0.17, 500gr of coffee: € 4.17
T +32 9 226 44 68
– Emilius Seghersplein 1
A Postpunt is a place in a shop
(supermarket) or public place
where you can buy stamps or
send / collect small packages.
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www.hogent.be/en/student-council
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
Address office: The Therminal,
Hoveniersberg 24, BE-9000 Gent
(Tuesdays & Thursdays
6 – 8 PM)
Rozebroeken
esn.gent@gmail.com
Victor Braeckmanlaan 180
www.esngent.org
BE-9040 Gent – St. Amandsberg
T +32 9 335 28 88
International Students Association
Ghent (ISAG)
Strop
isag@student.ugent.be
Stropstraat 31
student.UGent.be/isag
Students Welcome Club (SWC)
Van Eyck
swc@student.UGent.be
Veermanplein 1
student.UGent.be/swc
T +32 9 235 27 40
Franklin Rooseveltlaan 2
– Stapelplein 75
Student
Associations
for international
students
Student Council
Municipal Swimming Pools
www.gent.be/eCache/
Post office
course, football fields, squash
and tennis courts and the only
four-star camping site in the
Ghent area.
AIESEC
Outdoor splashing at the
Blaarmeersen: When the
weather is fine, the beach at
the Blaarmeersen Sports and
Recreation Park is THE place
to be. There is a large lake for
simming, surfing, diving and
waterskiing, and an athletics
track, a roller-skating track, a
skate park, a miniature golf
A global youth network for
leadership development.
www.aiesecgent.be
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The academic calendar
2015-2016 of University
College Ghent can be found at
https://www.hogent.be/en/
practical-guide/.
Please check in which faculty
you are enrolled as our faculties
have different calendars!
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On buses, trains and trams
it is polite for young people to
give their seats to pregnant
women, the elderly and people
with a disability. Leaving
rubbish on the tram, train or
bus is not allowed! In railway
stations, schools, buses, trams,
trains, restaurants and other
public places, smoking is
strictly forbidden.
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Bike
The easiest and fastest way
to get around the city is riding a
bike or walking. You can rent a
bicycle at the ‘vzw StudentENmobiliteit’. You can rent a basic
bike for 3 months for € 15. A
strong and practical bicycle lock
is included in the rental price.
The use of a lock is necessary
to discourage thieves. Bicycle
thefts happen every day.
More information on renting a bike:
www.studentenmobiliteit.be
studentenmobiliteit@gent.be
Kattenberg 2
T 32 9 269 18 98
Public transport in Ghent
Public transport in Ghent is
well organised. Buses and trams
will take you to every possible
destination in and around Ghent
from early in the morning until
late at night. Each ride on a tram
or a bus costs € 3 when you
buy it on the spot, When you
use a ticket via text message,
you pay € 1,80 but if you buy
a 10-ride card a ride will only
cost you € 1,40. You can save
up to 20% when you buy your
ticket in advance at the presale
points of ‘De Lijn’ (De Lijn shop
or newspaper shops) or at a presale ticket machine. The tickets
of De Lijn can be used in all the
Flemish cities except for some
buses in Limburg.
Once you get on the bus or
tram, do not forget to validate
your card in the yellow boxes.
If you will be using buses and
trams for a longer period, it will
be cheaper to buy a seasons
ticket. Depending on your age,
you can buy a “Buzzy Pazz”
(- 25) or an “Omnipas” (+ 25).
Both passes are valid on any
tram and/or bus of “De Lijn”,
even in other cities.
Train
Taxi
There are two railway
stations in Ghent – Gent-SintPieters and Gent-Dampoort
– which allow smooth access
to the Belgian railway network.
If you are planning to travel by
train frequently, and if you are
younger than 26, it is more economical to buy a “Go-pass 10”.
This pass is valid for 1 year
and allows you to travel by
train 10 times to any destination
in Belgium, for € 51, thus each
trip costs you € 5.10. Students
older than 26, can buy a ten-trip
”Rail pass” for € 76 (€ 7.60/trip).
This pass is also valid for
one year.
www.b-rail.be
You can also travel by highspeed train from Brussels to:
– Paris, Amsterdam, Aachen,
Köln, Schiphol, The Hague,
Marne-La-Vallée Euro Disney
and Rotterdam with the
Thalys train
www.thalys.com
– London, Ashford and Lille
with the Eurostar train
Taxi ranks can be found at the
two railway stations, Gent-SintPieters and Gent-Dampoort,
or at Korenmarkt, Woodrow
Wilsonplein, Flanders Expo. If
you want to make sure, book in
advance.
Price: within the city € 8.5
(incl. 3km) + € 2/km
(between 10 PM and 6 AM).
Gentax: +32 9 245 45 45
V-tax: 0800 22 225 & 09 222 22 22
Hop on hop off water tram
From 1 April to 1 November,
you can travel on the hop on
hop off water tram in Ghent on
Saturdays and Sundays. The
hop on hop off water tram will
operate between 11 AM and 6.15
PM and has six stops: Castle of
the Counts, Graslei-Korenlei,
Museum Site, St Peter’s Abbey,
St Bavo’s Cathedral and Veldstraat. A day pass costs € 12.50
and a two-day pass costs € 15.
It’s a new way to visit the city’s
numerous attractions.
www.eurostar.com
More international trains:
www.b-rail.be/int/E
www.gent.delijn.be
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Transport
Arrival Guide
See more at: www.visitgent.be/
en/news-ghent-has-hop-hopwater-tram
Waste
management
The City of Ghent and IVAGO,
the local waste management
company deal with the rubbish.
In Ghent, we aim at carefully
sorting waste.
CityCard Gent
Waste collection calendar
With a 30 or 35 euro CityCard
Gent you will get, respectively,
48 or 72 hours of access to:
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—Access to the main historical
houses, museums and attractions (and their complete
offer)
—A fee guided boat tour
—Free public transport
—Free use of hop on hop off
water-tramway (1 day)
—Free bike rental (1 day)
The waste collection calendar
gives the dates of collection
for different kinds of waste and
recycled garbage, and the rules
for separation and collection
procedures. You can ask for the
correct calendar by e-mailing
your full address to
info@ivago.be with subject “calendar”. You can also consult the
calendar on www.ivago.be (click
on ”ophaalkalender” at the right
side and fill in your full address).
Putting outside household
waste on the wrong day, in an
inappropriate recipient or depositing your garbage in public
waste baskets is considered
illegal dumping. Such violations
are liable to severe penalties!
Identified offenders may expect
a fine of approximately € 120
and a clean-up bill of € 250.
Types of waste
Household waste
= Combustible and nonrecyclable household waste.
—Official yellow IVAGO bags*
(30 or 60 litres). Please note
that the 15 litre bags can
only be used for collection
containers in student houses
with over 10 residential units!
—Collected every week.
—The bags must be tied
(not taped).
Waste collection
In accordance with police
regulations you are only allowed
to put your household waste
outside on the day of collection
from 5 AM. However, the waste
collecting teams start collecting
at 7 AM! If you put your waste
outside too late, it will not be
collected and you will have
to take it back inside.
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PMD
= Plastic bottles and flasks,
Metal packaging and drink
cartons.
—Official blue IVAGO bags*.
—Collected every two weeks.
ordered at IVAGO or
www.ivago.be. You can find
the prices on the website.
—Collected every week.
Glass
= transparent empty glass
bottles, bowls and flasks.
—Plastic bucket or solid plastic
box with closed bottom and
lateral walls
—Collected once a month.
Paper and cardboard
= newspapers, magazines,
books, cardboard boxes, etc.
—In a closed cardboard box
or tied together with string
—Collected once a month.
Collection containers
Student houses with over 10
residential units have special
collection containers for household waste, glass, paper and
cardboard, PMD and possibly
GFT (Vegetable, Fruit and Garden waste). Ask your caretaker
or landlord for the correct collection dates. Place these bags
in the correct container.
*The IVAGO bags can be pur-
GFT
= Vegetables, fruits and garden
waste
—Green IVAGO container with
electronic chip. This must be
2015 – 2016
chased in most supermarkets,
local shops, the City Shop (Woodrow Wilsonplein 1) and at IVAGO
(Proeftuinstraat 43).
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Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
From the water, you get an entirely different view of the city,
in a language of your choice.
Arrival Guide
Dutch
survival
dictionary
Basics
hello: hallo
(HAH-low)
good morning: goedemorgen
(GOO-duh-MORE-gun)
good afternoon: goedemiddag
(GOO-duh-MID-dahg)
good evening: goedenavond
(Goo-duhn-AH-vunt)
good bye: Tot ziens
(TOT seens)
How are you?: Hoe gaat het?
(hoo GAHT hut?)
Fine, thank you: Goed, dank u
(GOOT, dahnk uu)
Do you speak English?:
Spreek je Engels?
(SPRAYKT uu ENG-uls?)
I don’t speak Dutch:
Ik spreek geen Nederlands
(ick SPRAYK gayn
NAY-dur-lawnts)
My name is…: Mijn naam is…
(meyn NAHM is ...)
What’s your name?: Hoe heet u?
(hoo HAYT uu?)
I am from…: Ik ben van …
(ick ban van…)
Nice to meet you: Aangenaam
(AHN-guh-NAHM)
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I don’t understand:
Ik begrijp het niet
(ick buh-GRAYP hut neet)
How much does that cost?:
Hoeveel kost dat?
(HOO-vale cost dat?)
Please: Alstublieft
(AHL-stuu-BLEEFT)
Thank you: Dank je
(DAHNK yuh)
You’re welcome: Graag gedaan
(GRAHG guh-DAHN)
Yes: Ja
(YAH)
No: Nee
(NAY)
Sir: meneer
(MEneer)
Miss/madam: mevrouw
(MEfrauw)
Can I use your phone?: Mag
ik uw telefoon gebruiken?
(MAHG ick uu tay-lay-PHOHN
ghuh-BROWK-kuhn)
I need your help:
Ik heb uw hulp nodig
(ick HEP uu HULP noh-duhg)
It’s an emergency:
Het is een noodgeval.
(hut IS uhn NOWT-guh-vahl)
I’m sick: Ik ben ziek
(ick ben ZEEK)
I’m injured: Ik ben gewond
(ick ben ghuh-WONT)
I need a doctor:
Ik heb een dokter nodig
(ick hep uhn DOCK-tuhr
no-duhg)
Time
now: nu
(NUU)
later: later
(LAH-tuhr)
before: voor
(VOHR)
morning: ochtend
(OHG-tuhnt)
afternoon: middag
(MID-dahg)
evening: avond
(AH-vuhnt)
night: nacht
(NAHGT)
one o’clock: één uur
(AIN uuhr)
two o’clock: twee uur
(TWAY uuhr)
Days
today: vandaag
(vahn-DAHG)
yesterday: gisteren
(GHIS-tuh-ruhn)
the day before yesterday: eergisteren
(AIR-ghis-tuh-ruhn)
tomorrow: morgen
(MORE-ghun)
the day after tomorrow:
overmorgen
(O-vuhr-more-ghun)
this week: deze week
(DAY-zuh WAKE)
2015 – 2016
last week: vorige week
(VOH-ruh-ghuh WAKE)
next week: volgende week
(VOL-ghun-duh WAKE)
Monday: maandag
(MAHN-dahg)
Tuesday: dinsdag
(DINSS-dahg)
Wednesday: woensdag
(WOONS-dahg)
Thursday: donderdag
(DON-duhr-dahg)
Friday: vrijdag
(VRAY-dahg)
Saturday: zaterdag
(ZAH-tuhr-dahg)
Sunday: zondag
(ZON-dahg)
Transport & directions
How much is a ticket to… ?:
Hoeveel kost een ticket
naar … ?
(HOO-vale cost uhn TICK-et
nahr…)
One ticket to … , please.:
Een ticket naar ... , alstublieft.
(uhn TICK-et nahr …,
AHL-stuu-BLEEFT)
A one-way ticket, please.:
Enkele reis, graag.
(ANG-kuh-luh reyss ghrahg)
A round trip, please.:
Heen-en-terug, graag.
(HAYN-an-trugh ghrahg)
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Arrival Guide
Where does this train/bus go?:
Waar gaat deze trein/bus heen?
(WAHR ghaht day-zuh treyn/
bus HAYN)
When does the train/bus for …
leave?: Wanneer vertrekt de
trein/bus naar …?
(won-NAYR vur-trekt duh
treyn/bus nahr…)
How do I get to ... ?:
Hoe kom ik bij ... ?
(HOO kum ick bey)
Can you show me on the map?:
Kunt u mij dat tonen op de
kaart? (KUNT uu may daht
TOW-nuhn op duh KAHRT)
right: rechts
short: kort
small: klein
sweet: zoet
table: tafel
tea: thee
ugly: lelijk
vegetables: groenten
warm: warm
Frequently used words
bread: brood
chicken: kip
coffee: koffie
cold: koud
difficult: moeilijk
easy: gemakkelijk
fish: vis
heavy: zwaar
left: links
less: minder
light: licht
long: lang
meat: vlees
money: geld
more: meer
potato: aardappel
pretty / nice: mooi
price: prijs
rice: rijst
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2015 – 2016
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Arrival Guide
More information?
Notes
Practical guide for
exchange students:
https://www.hogent.be/en/
student-facilities-overview
Student facilities:
https://www.hogent.be/en
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2015 – 2016
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Arrival Guide
Notes
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Notes
Colophon
Editor-in-chief
Kristien Lievens
Editors
Jan Desmet
Maaike Dhondt
Marian De Baets
Pascal De Simpelaere
Marieke Merckx
Sofie Van Droemme
Katrien Van Acker
Kathleen Van Heule
Inge Van Nevel
Rita Van Snick
Jean-Marie Werrebrouck
Photography
Evy Ottermans
Archive University College Ghent
Luk Monsaert
Thomas Verfaille
Print
IPM Printing
Date
September 2015
Publisher
Education Office
University College Ghent
Geraard de Duivelstraat 5
BE-9000 Gent
hogent.be/english
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