Ghent, Belgium, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Human rights are a vital cornerstone of Ghent University’s social and international engagement. For this reason the board recently approved a human rights charter, which includes a checklist (impact assessment) for prospective supervisors to assess whether … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Law, Society
Tagged Eva Brems, Ghent University, human rights charter, humanrights, university
GHENT, 21-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ghent University, VIB and KU Leuven have launched a new spin-off: Aphea.Bio. This new company will develop sustainable agricultural products based on natural microorganisms to increase crop yields and to protect them against diseases. Aphea.Bio … Read the full press release
GENT, Belgium, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists of Ghent University have developed SoleWay, an application for indoor navigation in public buildings. They call on everyone to add as much routes as possible. In that way, SoleWay can become the wiki of … Read the full press release
GHENT, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bio-Engineer Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof has developed a technique to remove the greenhouse gas methane more efficiently from the air and possibly make it a usable resource. Next to CO2, methane is the main greenhouse gas due to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Education, Environment, Science
Tagged Bio-engineer, Fred Riek Martin Kerckhof, Ghent University, remove methane from the air
GENT, Belgium, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At Ghent University, a new technology has been developed to desalinate seawater and simultaneously generate energy. That’s a first: so far, seawater desalination consumed a lot of energy. For every litre of water on Earth, … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A delegation of five Taiwan universities is currently visiting Ghent University. The goal is to strengthen existing partnerships and explore new opportunities, both in terms of research and education. During the three-day “Taiwan Match-making Event”, five … Read the full press release
GHENT, 14-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — With the Teaching Chair ‘Port of Ghent’, the Maritime Institute (MI) of Ghent University aims to strengthen its expertise in the field of Port and Maritime economics. Professor Theo Notteboom is responsible for the education and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Transportation & Logistics
GHENT, 14-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ghent University has reached an agreement with the Cambodian company Daun Penh Food & Beverage Co. to launch the ‘Bijloke’ beer, which was developed at Ghent University Association. The negotiations are led by Professor Guido Van … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In het labo veevoedertechnologie van de UGent zijn prof. Mia Eeckhout en haar team erin geslaagd om het eerste Belgische vleeskuikenvoeder op basis van de larven van de zwarte soldatenvlieg te produceren. De zwarte soldatenvlieg … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Science
Tagged Belgische vleeskuikenvoeder, Ghent University, zwarte soldatenvlieg te produceren
Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Imec’s investment arm Fidimec and the Flemish spin-off investment fund SOFI I are investing EUR 340k in Luceda Photonics, a joint spin-off from Ghent University, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and imec. Luceda Photonics … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A major bridge is being gapped in studying the Stonehenge landscape as advanced, non-invasive survey techniques help reveal both archaeology and, for the first time, past landforms of the prehistoric environment. An important step … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 12-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have unraveled the mechanism of necroptosis. This is a type of cell death that plays a crucial role in numerous diseases such as viral infections, multiple sclerosis, acute heart … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Healthcare, Science
Tagged Amanda Goncalves, Clark A. Sehon, Ghent University, inflammatory diseases, Inge Bruggeman, Jean-Claude Martinou, John Bertin, Kathrin Weber, Mathieu J.M. Bertrand, mechanism of necroptosis, Paco Hulpiau, perspectives for treating degenerative, Peter J. Gough, Peter Vandenabeele, Ria Roelandt, Robert W. Marquis, Savvas Savvides, Sylvie Montessuit, VIB, Wim Declercq, Yves Dondelinger
Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Angie Clocheret and Sibylle Van Belle, 2 assistant academic staff and PhD students in tax law at Ghent University, have won the ‘Excellence in Law’ award at the International Academic Conference on Law and Politics (IACLP) … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Governors of Ghent University has appointed Wim Van Camp as the new general manager of UGent TechTransfer, as from 1 May 2014. He will succeed Marc Zabeau, Managing partner and founder of QBIC … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Law, Society
Tagged CropDesign, Ghent University, UGent TechTransfer, Wim Van Camp
Ghent, Belgium, 31-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 April 2014, British-American human rights activist Clive Stafford Smith will receive the Amnesty International Chair 2014 at Ghent University. This Chair is awarded to a person who makes a special contribution to fight for human … Read the full press release
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