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Arrival Guide
Arrival Guide
for incoming exchange students
2014-2015
2014 – 2015
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University College
Ghent
6 Campuses
9 International Relations Offices
10 Registration
10 Registration at University
College Ghent
10 Registration at the city of
Ghent: the Foreigners
Registration Office.
11 Student Services and
Student Life
11Accommodation
13Catering
15Culture
15 Psycho-social assistance
15Sports
17 Other Sport activities
18 Student Jobs
19 Your departure
19Documents
19 Deregistration at the city
of Ghent
Belgium
Flanders
Ghent
22 Belgium
23 Flanders
23 Multicultural society
23 Interpersonal relations
25 Ghent
27 Interesting addresses
in Ghent
28 Important contacts
and information
28Banks
28 City library
28 Important telephone numbers
28 Medical care
29 Mobile phone companies
30Police
31 Public holidays
32 Post office
32 Swimming pools
32Prices
33 Student Unions for
International Students
34 Transport
34Bike
34 Public transport in Ghent
35Train
35Taxi
36 Waste management
36 Waste collection calendar
36 Collecting of the waste
36 Types of waste
38 Survival
dictionary
Dutch
42 More
information?
43 Notes
Arrival Guide
Welcome to University College Ghent!
It is with great pleasure that
we welcome international
students 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 by Geographic Traveler
Magazine as the most authentic historic
city in the world. 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
2014 – 2015
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University
College
Ghent
2014 – 2015
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Campuses
University College Ghent has 7 campuses spread over Ghent
and 1 campus in Aalst.
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Please check with your international relations coordinator on which
campus(es) you will be attending classes!
Campus addresses:
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
AND INFORMATION
Campus Ledeganck
MANAGEMENT
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 8
Campus Schoonmeersen
BE-9000 Gent
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1
Voskenslaan 270
Campus Schoonmeersen
BE-9000 Gent
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1
BE-9000 Gent
Campus Mercator
University College Ghent
Henleykaai 84
Campus Vesalius
BE-9000 Gent
Keramiekstraat 80
BE-9000 Gent
Campus Aalst
Arbeidstraat 14
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
BE-9300 Aalst
AND TECHNOLOGY
Campus Melle
SCHOOL OF ARTS
Brusselsesteenweg 161
Campus Bijloke
BE-9000 Gent
J. Kluyskensstraat 2
BE-9000 Gent
Campus Schoonmeersen
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1
Campus Hoogpoort
Voskenslaan 270
Hoogpoort 64
BE-9000 Gent
BE-9000 Gent
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International Relations Offices
International Relations Offices
at the faculties
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
Campus Ledeganck
Mrs. Marian De Baets
T +32 9 243 30 23
[email protected]
fmw.hogent.be
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
Campus Schoonmeersen
Mrs. Inez Adriaensen
T +32 9 243 27 50
International Relations Office
[email protected]
Central Administration
fnt.hogent.be
Kortrijksesteenweg 14
(from 15 December:
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND
Geraard de Duivelstraat 5)
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
BE-9000 Gent
Campus Schoonmeersen
T +32 9 243 34 80
Mrs. Maaike Dhondt
[email protected]
T +32 9 243 22 31
[email protected]
fbo.hogent.be
SCHOOL OF ARTS
Campus Bijloke
Mrs. Iris Raspoet
T +32 9 267 01 25
[email protected]
schoolofartsgent.be
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University College Ghent
The international relations
at University College Ghent
are organised at Central and at
Faculty level. The link between
the Central International Relations Office and the faculties
of University College Ghent is
maintained via the international
relations coordinators, one of
which can be found at each
faculty. They are in charge of all
sorts of exchanges (student and
teacher mobility) and they are
responsible for cooperation initiatives with other institutions.
Registration
Registration at University
College Ghent
Where do you have to register?
For students living in the city
centre, north of St-Pieters station:
Foreigners Registration Office
University College Ghent
Upon arrival, exchange students must go to the International
Relations Office at their faculty for
final registration. Please contact
your faculty for an appointment.
During this appointment the
international relations officer will
go through the application file to
see whether it is complete. You
will receive your student card.
You need this student card at the
university college’s restaurants,
the sports center, libraries,
to use our computer facilities
and to enter the student home
Vesalius.
‘Het Zuid’ (Administratief
Centrum ‘Het Zuid’, Loket Migratie)
Woodrow Wilsonplein
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 266 71 50
F +32 9 266 71 69
[email protected]
Open on working days between
08:00 – 13:00, Wednesday
additionally between 14:00 – 18:00.
For students living south
of St-Pieters station:
Dienstencentrum Nieuw-Gent,
Rerum Novarumplein 186/A
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 268 21 70
Registration at the City
of Ghent: the Foreigners
Registration Office
F +32 9 222 06 25
[email protected]
Open on working days between
08:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 16:00.
All exchange students staying in Ghent more than three
months, have to report to the
Foreigners Registration Office
of the City of Ghent within eight
working days after arrival.
Please consult the following
URL of the City of Ghent
to see which registration
process you need to follow:
http://www.gent.be/eCache/
STN/1/40/978.html.
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Wednesday additionally between
14:00 – 18:00.
For students outside the Ghent
territory: go to the city hall of
the city where you reside.
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Student Services and Student Life
University College Ghent
offers 522 student rooms 50 of
which have been reserved for
incoming exchange students.
The rooms for exchange students are located on the second
floor of student home Vesalius.
The student home Vesalius
is located approximately 3
kilometres from the city center
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
2014 – 2015
when the students leave the
room in good condition.)
Opening hours reception:
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
[email protected]
Students who arrive after
23:00 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 the possession of
both registration documents,
you are welcome to visit us at
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Accommodation
University College Ghent
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the Accommodation Division
(Voskenslaan 38, BE-9000 Gent)
to sign your tenancy agreement.
Cafeterias
Work days only,
from 08:00 until 15:45
– Campus Schoonmeersen
Address Student home Vesalius
Building B
Keramiekstraat 80, BE-9000 Gent
Building C (ground floor)
Office for Student Services
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1 Voskenslaan 270
and Student Life:
– Campus Ledeganck
[email protected]
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 8
– Campus Vesalius
Keramiekstraat 80
The student restaurants
at University College Ghent
offer students a fresh and varied
meal at a reduced price. Snacks
are served in all cafeterias.
You can pay with your student
card (make sure your card has
budget!)
Lunch: € 3.70
Snack: € 1.10 à € 1.70
Restaurants
Work days only,
from 08:00 until 15:45
Free app ‘HoGent Resto’
What’s on today’s menu?
for iOS, Android and
Windows phone
– Campus Schoonmeersen
Building D
Office for Student Services
(open until 18:00!)
and Student Life
Building P
Voskenslaan 38
Building C: resto Piazza
BE-9000 Gent
Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1 T +32 9 267 11 60
Voskenslaan 270
[email protected]
– Campus Bijloke
J. Kluyskensstraat 2
– Campus Melle
Brusselsesteenweg 161
– Campus Mercator
Nonnemeersstraat 21
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Students from University
College Ghent also can take
meals at reduced prices
in all the restaurants from
Ghent University.
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Catering
University College Ghent
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Culture
18:00 –19:00 Spinning
19:00 –20:00 Spinning
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.
Mr. Jean-Marie Werrebrouck
without instructor
18:00 –19:00 Basketball
18:00 –19:00 Badminton
18:00 –19:00 Five-a-side football
17:00 –18:30 Powertraining
20:30 –22:00 Powertraining
[email protected]
If you want to know what’s
going on in Ghent, take a
look at the event calendar
on www.visitgent.be
TUESDAY
with instructor
18:00 –19:00 Bokwa
19:00 –20:00 BBB
18:00 –19:00 Spinning
19:00 –20:00 Spinning
Psycho-social assistance
If you have personal or school
problems you want to talk about,
one of the social workers of the
Student Services will make time.
The assistance is free, anonymous and without obligation.
[email protected]
Sports
MONDAY
with instructor
18:00 –19:00 BBB
18:30 –20:00 Gymnastics /
Trampolin
19:00 –20:00 Danzaerobics
20:00 –21:00 Discoswing/salsa
without instructor
17:00 –20:00 Badminton
17:00 –20:00 Five-a-side football
17:00 –22:00 Powertraining
WEDNESDAY
with instructor
18:00 –19:00 BBB / Bodyfit (without music)
19:00 –21:00 Volleyball
17:00 –18:00 Spinning
18:00 –19:00 Spinning
without instructor
18:00 –21:00 Badminton
18:00 –21:00 Five-a-side football
17:00 –18:30 Powertraining
20:30 –22:00 Powertraining
12:15 –13:15 Spinning
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T +32 9 243 37 38
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without instructor
18:00 –19:00 Badminton
18:00 –19:00 Five-a-side football
17:00 –22:00 Powertraining
FRIDAY
without instructor
17:30 –18:30 Five-a-side football
Other sporting activities
Skiing trip University
College Ghent
A gigantic success year after
year!! Be quick, we have limited
places. From 31 January till 8
February 2015 we head to Les 2
Alpes in France. Of course there
are no classes during this week.
Information and signing up at
hogent.be/ski.
Sports quiz
The sports department of
University College Ghent
also organizes an unforgettable
Sports Quiz on 24 November.
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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.
CasinOlympics
Thursday 27 November 2014
by practicing sports you can
gain casino chips and play
with them at the Casino.
This event is organized by all
Ghent University Association
member institutions.
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
—10-turn card for non-students
€ 50
—Rent badminton racket:
€ 1 per turn
— for spinning and basketball
a reservation must be made
2 weeks ahead
—Sporting with an instructor
starts at 22 September until
13 May
—There are no classes during
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THURSDAY
with instructor
18:00 –19:30 Freerunning
18:00 –19:00 Bodyjam
19:00 –20:00 Sh’Bam
12.15 –13:15 Spinning
18:00 –19:00 Spinning
19:00 –20:00 Spinning
public holidays, Easter
Holidays and from
9 September until 8 February
Free open weeks
22 September until 3 October
9 February until 13 February
Student jobs
For information and advice,
please contact the Student
Services at University
College Ghent:
T +32 9 243 37 38
[email protected]
Insurance
University College Ghent
students and staff are insured
during Fit & Fun sport activities.
University College Ghent
Outdoor sports
accommodation
The artificial turf field can
be hired for a reasonable
student price.
Sportdienst HoGent
Sint Denijslaan 251
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 244 79 20
[email protected]
hogent.be/sport
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Your departure
Documents
Make sure you have all
the necessary documents for
your home institution to have
your exchange study recognised! Make an appointment
with your international relations
coordinator at University
College Ghent and check
what needs to be done.
University College Ghent
Deregistration at
the city of Ghent
Just as it is important to
register when you arrive, you
must deregister when you
leave! One or two days before
leaving Belgium, you must
inform the city of Ghent of
your departure. This closes
your record at the Registration
Office for Foreigners, and your
landlord stops paying the taxes
for your registration.
You can find the departure form
and all the necessary information
at www.studentingent.be
(English/Requirements/Your
arrival in Ghent/ Registration
at the City of Ghent).
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Belgium
Flanders
Ghent
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Belgium
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 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
rather similar to German and
is related to English as well.
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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 in some
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.
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 are
helpful and friendly, especially
if you try to talk their language.
If people hear that you do not
speak Dutch easily they will
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Flanders
switch to French, English,
German or another language
to help you.
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
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 on the
Graslei in the centre of the city.
It is good to know that if you
are invited to dinner, you should
bring your hosts a little present.
Students prefer to cook together
and, normally, everybody contributes to the meal.
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Ghent, which was the 16th
century’s most powerful city in
north-western Europe, next to
Paris, is now the lively core of a
large area (population 237,000)
with a historical centre that
breathes history and charm.
Cosy corners alternate with
pleasant and busy shopping
streets. Ghent distinguishes
itself from other Flemish cities
by its combination of industry
and commerce, and agreeable
charming inner city that has
preserved many of the old
medieval quarters.
Ghent is at the heart of Europe,
being only 30 minutes away
from Brussels, Antwerp,
Bruges, the coast, France and
the Netherlands. It is also connected to modern seaports,
being the terminus of important
navigation routes, all of which
provides considerable industrial
activity. A network of waterways
connects Ghent with a vast “hinterland”. Situated at the junction
of the motorways E17 (LisbonStockholm) and E40 (LondonIstanbul), the city is as easy to
reach by car as by train.
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The city is, moreover, also a
cultural attraction with its important music and film festivals,
as well as its varied theatre and
performance scene.
Did you know that Ghent is a
very old, but at the same time
a very young city? For every
traditional theatre, there are five
small, independent venues and
for each commercial cinema
complex, there is an arthouse
cinema as well. The music scene
is live and original, with many
international bands playing
Ghent, and the Belgian festivals,
all year round. In June 2009,
Ghent has received the title
‘Unesco Creative City of Music’.
Please check
www.studentingent.be
for more information about
student life in Ghent.
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Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
Ghent
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Interesting addresses
in Ghent
The Tourist Office of Ghent
(Dienst Toerisme)
Oude Vismijn (Old Fish Market)
Sint-Veerleplein
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 266 56 60
[email protected]
www.visitgent.be
Gentinfo
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
Monday to Saturday:
08:00 – 19:00
T +32 9 210 10 10
[email protected]
www.gent.be/gentinfo
Use-It (The Tourist Office
for young people)
[email protected]
www.use-it.be
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Important contacts and information
Banks
You will need a library card to
connect.
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
Different banks have several
branches in Ghent. Most of
them are open on weekdays
from 09:00 – 12:00 and from
14:00 and 16:00. 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’re only
staying for a few months.
www.gent.be/bibliotheek.
Important telephone numbers
100 and 112
101
110
09 266 61 11
09 210 10 10
09 236 50 00
0900 10 500
0903 399 69
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City library
Besides the libraries of the
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). Tel +32 9 266
70 00, open from Monday to
Thursday between 10:00 – 19:00,
on Friday and Saturday between
10:00 – 17:00. In the library, you
can use internet for free for a
maximum of two hours a day.
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1207
1307
070 245 245
09 332 34 90
02 649 95 55
urgent medical assistance and fire brigade
police – urgent need
Child Focus
general phone number
Ghent police
Gentinfo (the Ghent
information line)
General Practitioners
Pharmacies with
weekend and night
duty € 0.50/min
Dentists with weekend
and night duty
€ 1.50 / min
“Tele-onthaal”, a
listening ear for urgent
psychological needs
to find a subscriber’s
phone number in
Belgium (in Dutch
and English)
to find a subscriber’s
phone number in
Belgium (in French)
Detox Centre
Burns Unit University
Hospital (24/24)
Suicide Prevention
Medical care
Students living in a home of
University College Ghent can
always call the reception desk
for information about medical
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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 ideally placed to
deal with any medical or psychological problem you might have.
More information at
University College Ghent:
[email protected]
Mobile phone companies
Mobile phone companies in
Belgium are:
Proximus
Veldstraat 9-11 or Kouter 1,
BE-9000 Gent
www.proximus.be
Mobistar
Veldstraat 49
Urgent weekend calls:
T +32 9 223 07 86
T +32 9 236 50 00
or Lange Munt 38
T +32 9 233 22 64,
Consulting hours are on
open from Monday
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
to Saturday between
Thursday: 17:00 until 19:00.
10:00 and 18:00
www.mobistar.be
Address:
Medical Centre for Students
Base
St-Pietersplein 25
Veldstraat 41,
BE-9000 Gent.
T +32 486 825.940
or Lange Munt 46,
As health care is not free, each
visit to the doctor must be paid.
Always take along your blue
health insurance card. NonEuropean 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.
2014 – 2015
T +32 486 512 292
Both shops are open
from Monday to Friday
between 09:30 and 18:00,
on Saturday between
10:00 and 18:00
www.base.be
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Appointments can be made
every working day between
09:00 – 12:30 and 13:30 – 17:00
via +32 9 264 70 20.
Police
Commissariaat Gent Centrum,
Belfortstraat 4
BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 266 61 30
contactpunt-studenten
@politie.gent.be
www.lokalepolitie.be/gent
The police station is open
from Monday to Saturday
between 08:00 and 19:00,
Sunday between 10:00 and 17:00.
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Public holidays
Date
Name Holiday (English)
Name Holiday (Dutch)
01.11.2014
All Saints’ Day
Allerheiligen
02.11.2014
All Souls’ Day
Allerzielen
11.11.2014
Armistice
(public services only)
Wapenstilstand
15.11.2014
Constitution Day
Koningsdag
22.12.2014
—04.01.2015
Christmas holidays
Kerstreces
25.12.2014
Christmas Day
Kerstmis
01.01.2015
New Year’s Day
Nieuwjaar
31.01.2015
—08.02.2015
HoGent Holidays
Intersemestriële
vakantie
Vrije dag (HoGent)
16.02.2015
Suspension of classes
05.04.2015
Easter
Pasen
06.04.2015
Easter Monday
Paasmaandag
01.05.2015
Labour Day
Feest van de Arbeid
02.05.2015
Day off
Vrije dag (HoGent)
14 .05.2015
Ascension Day
Onze-Lieve-HeerHemelvaart
Vrije dag (HoGent)
15.05.2015
Day off
24.05.2015
Whit Sunday
Pinksteren
25.05.2015
Whit Monday
Pinkstermaandag
11.07.2015
Day of the Flemish
Community
(public services only)
Vlaamse Feestdag
21.07.2015
Belgian National Holiday
Nationale Feestdag
15.08.2015
Assumption Day
Onze-Lieve-VrouwHemelvaart
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On the dates listed below
banks, public offices and shops
are closed and lessons at
University College Ghent are
suspended.
The academic calendar
2014-2015 of University
College Ghent can be found
at http://english.hogent.be/
practical-guide/academic-year/.
Please check in which faculty
you are enrolled as our faculties
have different calendars!
Post office
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 9:00 and 17:00,
Saturday between 9:00 and
12:30. The opening hours can
be found on the website:
www.bpost.be
– Ghent Centre:
Lange Kruisstraat 55
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– Ghent South:
Rooseveltplein 2
– Stapelplein 75
– E. Seghersplein 1
– Kortrijksesteenweg 194-200
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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Swimming pools
Ghent University (GUSB)
Watersportlaan 3
Student Unions
for international
students
T +32 9 264 63 14
www.ugent.be/facilities/sport
Student Council University
College Ghent
Municipal Swimming Pools
W english.hogent.be/identity-kit/
www.gent.be/eCache/
student-council/
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
Rooigem
Address office: De Therminal,
Peerstraat 1
Hoveniersberg 24, BE-9000 Gent
T +32 9 226 44 68
(Tuesdays & Thursdays
18:00 – 20:00)
Rozebroeken
[email protected]
Victor Braeckmanlaan 180
www.esngent.org
BE-9040 Gent – St. Amandsberg
T +32 9 335 28 88
International Students Association
Ghent (ISAG)
Strop
[email protected]
Stropstraat 31
student.UGent.be/isag
T +32 9 243 48 60
Students Welcome Club (SWC)
Van Eyck
[email protected]
Veermanplein 1
student.UGent.be/swc
T +32 9 235 27 40
AIESEC
Prices
A global youth network for
leadership development.
Some prices of basic products
(central desk of statistics): 1 kg
potatoes: € 0.79, 1 sliced small
bread: € 1.6, 1 kg ham: € 7.68,
1 kg cheese: € 8.63, 1 chicken’s
egg: € 0.17, 500gr of coffee: € 4.17
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Transport
On buses, trains and trams
it is polite for young people to
give their seats to pregnant
women, the elderly and the
disabled persons. 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.
Belgium – Flanders – Ghent
Bike
The easiest 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 the
lock is necessary to discourage
thieves. Bicycle thefts happen
every day.
More information on renting a
bike: www.studentenmobiliteit.be/
homepage.php
Kattenberg 2
T 32 9 269 18 98
Public transport in Ghent
Public transport in Ghent is
well organized. 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 € 2 when you
buy it on the spot, when you
buy it via the vending machine
you pay €1,30, but if you buy
a 10-ride card a ride will only
cost you € 1. 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 in Brussels.
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.
www.gent.delijn.be
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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”.
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”Railpass” for € 71 (€ 7.10/trip).
www.b-rail.be
Taxi ranks can be found at the
two railway stations, Gent-SintPieters and Gent-Dampoort,
also at Korenmarkt, …
Price: within the city € 8
(incl. 3km) + € 2/km
(between 22:00 and 06:00).
Gentax: +32 9 245 45 45
V-tax: 0800 22 225 & 09 222 22 22
Students (-25) from University
College Ghent can obtain a
“Buzzy Pazz” valid for one year
at -50% (ask for a special form
in the students’ office from
your faculty).
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
www.eurostar.com
More international trains:
www.b-rail.be/int/E
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Train
Waste management
The City of Ghent and IVAGO,
the local waste collecting and
treating company, deals with
the rubbish. In Ghent we aim at
carefully sorting the remaining
waste.
Waste collection calendar
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The waste collection calendar
gives the dates of collection
for different kinds of waste and
recycled rubbish, and the rules
for separating 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).
Collecting of the waste
In accordance with police
regulations you are only allowed
to put your household waste
outside on the day of collection
from 05:00. However, the waste
collecting teams start collecting
at 07:00! If you put your waste
outside too late, it won’t be
collected and you will have
to take it back inside.
Putting outside household
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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 can expect a
fine of approximately € 120 and
a bill of € 250 clean-up costs.
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 up
(not taped).
PMD
= Plastic bottles and flasks,
Metal packaging and Drink
cartons.
—Official blue IVAGO bags*.
—Collected every two weeks.
GFT
= Vegetables, fruits and garden
waste
—Green IVAGO container with
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electronic chip. This must be
ordered at IVAGO or
www.ivago.be. You can find
the prices on the website.
—Collected every week.
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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 purchased in most supermarkets,
local shops, the City Shop (Woodrow Wilsonplein 1) and at IVAGO
(Proeftuinstraat 43).
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Survival
dictionary
Dutch
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
(kennis te maken)
(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: mijnheer
(MEYNheer)
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)
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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)
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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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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)
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
a potato: aardappel
pretty / nice: mooi
a price: een prijs
rice: rijst
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right: rechts
short: kort
small: klein
sweet: zoet
a table: een tafel
tea: thee
ugly: lelijk
vegetables: groenten
warm: warm
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More information?
Practical guide for
exchange students:
http://english.hogent.be/
practical-guide/
exchange-students/
Student facilities:
http://english.hogent.be/
student-facilities/overview/
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Notes
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Notes
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Notes
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Colophon
Editor-in-chief
Kristien Lievens
Editors
Jan Desmet
Maaike Dhondt
Marian De Baets
Jan De Jonckheere
Marieke Merckx
Sofie Truwant
Inge Van Nevel
Rita Van Snick
Jean-Marie Werrebrouck
Photography
Archive University College Ghent
Print
IPM Printing
Date
September 2014
Publisher
Education Office
University College Ghent
V.U.
Education Office
Kortrijksesteenweg 14
(from 15 December:
Geraard de Duivelstraat 5)
BE-9000 Gent
hogent.be/english