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Student Reflection
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Ghent University has a long-standing tradition of student involvement. At Ghent University, student involvement can take different forms: student representatives contribute to and participate in the decision making process with regard to education at different levels (at the level of the study programme, the faculty and the university). …
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Education Vision: Educational Strategy
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Education and Quality Assurance Updates
May 2026 Updates Exam period ahead: be prepared! Make High-Quality Assessments
Consult our tips on How to Achieve High-Quality Assessment: is my exam valid, reliable and organised transparently? Are you looking for practical tips on organising an exam? Think, for instance, of briefing your invigilators sufficiently …
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Flipped Classroom: a Traditional Lecture Revisited
If you are looking for ways to use your lecture period more effectively, consider allowing the students to acquire the learning content autonomously in advance and use your lecture period for in-depth learning activities according to the flipped classroom model.
What is a Flipped Classroom?In a …
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Coaching (Individual) Students with Their Written and Oral Assignments
A lecturer can have a positive impact on the quality of written and oral assignments by coaching students during their writing process. Good coaching begins with clear instructions. In addition, high-quality feedback and proper preparation of the assessment are essential.
Give Clear and Specific Assignment InstructionsClear and …
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Rubrics: a Tool to Assess Papers or Skills
If you are looking to assess papers or skills, or to involve several assessors in marking, the use of rubrics will increase the validity of the assessment. You use the rubric to determine what is a good achievement, so that everyone involved will use the same standard for marking.
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Opt for Quality: Programme Committee (PC): Procedures and Improvement Policy
The study programme is run by an efficient Programme Committee, where every member takes an active role in the decision-making process, and where students contribute actively to quality assurance processes. The ultimate goal is to foster a quality culture in the study programme. …
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How can you avoid disputes during a work placement?
Complaints about the evaluations of work placements are firstly processed by the Institutional Appeal Committee (UGent) and, if the student does not agree with the decision, the Council for Disputes concerning Decisions on Study Progress (external appeal). These complaints usually involve the documentation and argumentation of negative final results by …
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Ghent University’s Quality Conduct 3.0: Lean, Efficient and Based on Trust
Study programmes and faculties at Ghent University nowadays stand for premium-quality academic education that is being monitored through an internal quality assurance system, i.e. the so-called Eigen Regie 2.0.
This system has been introduced in response to the mandate given to higher education institutions by the legislator to …
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Overview Faculties' Education Innovation Projects: from 1997 till Present
Looking for interesting education innovation projects? The overview below shows you a list of pdf-files organized per year with either summaries of the faculty innovation projects, project reports (up until 2013) or project proposals (from 2014 onwards). Allow yourself to be inspired!
(Please note that the files are …
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Work Placement Glossary
Using the right terminology for a work placement is important. Below you will find the correct terms used at UGent, in Dutch and English.
Dutch 1. Soorten stage Stage Geheel aan geïndividualiseerde begeleidingssituaties en zelfstandige leersituaties tijdens een periode van ervaringsleren in de … Read more -
Structuring Lecture Series: from the Bigger Picture to the Syllabus
Well-structured lectures enhance the motivation and study success of the students. Learning and course materials (syllabus, textbooks, handouts, collection of articles...) play a significant part in that. That is why the course evaluations of a course unit, among other things, analyse the structure of the lecture series. Read here …
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How to Put Diversity into (Your Teaching) Practice
Diversity in Your Course Units: Relevance?
Today's super diverse society calls for highly skilled knowledge workers, who know how to deal with this reality. It is, therefore, the joint responsibility of study programmes and their lecturers to educate students into professionals who are able to deal with diversity issues …
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Assessment Matrix: the Perfect Tool for Valid Assessments
If you want to take a closer look at your assessment (methods), we can offer you an excellent tool to help: the assessment matrix. The education tip below provides you with more information.
What is an Assessment Matrix?An assessment matrix is a two-dimensional summary table that displays …
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Think Broadly: Dare to Think and Multiperspectivism
The study programme delivers graduates with specialised expertise in at least one discipline, who can see the correlation between other disciplines and interact with them. A critical mindset, different perspectives, open-mindedness, pluralism, and tolerance of other opinions are key elements …
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Course Feedback by Students
What Is Course Feedback?
After each term, (former) students are asked to provide feedback on the general organisation, and certain specific aspects of the teaching practice with which they have come into contact. The output generated by this so-called course feedback (Dutch: vakfeedback) is used by …
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Moderating Class Discussions
The discussion is a suitable teaching method for activating your students and for stimulating their oral and written language production, either during a class discussion or an online discussion. This Education Tip focuses on class discussions – how to initiate them, how to keep them going and moderate them, and …
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Staff Talent Development
The following education tip provides inspiration to write Chapter 'Staff Talent Development ' of the Faculty Monitor. If applicable, separate suggestions are given for the PLAN and the DO. Plan
The faculty develops an HR policy that is in line with the university-wide frameworks (the professorial staff career …
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Language use as lecturer: what should you pay attention to?
Do you think your students' language skills are important? Then taking care of your own language is a first essential step, whether you teach in Dutch or in a different language. This tip delves deeper into how to optimise your English or Dutch language skills and how to use them …
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How to Communicate with the Host Organisation?
Unsurprisingly, open and transparent communication is a critical succes factor in the context of work placement. As a work placement coordinator, you should communicate your expectations to the host organisation beforehand. This Education Tip offers an overview of useful communication strategies.
Use Documentation write a concise and … Read more