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ENLIGHT: European University
ENLIGHT is a consortium of 9 European partners: it unites the universities of the Basque Country (ES-PV), Bordeaux (FR), Bratislava (SK), Galway (IE), Göttingen (DE), Groningen (NL), Tartu (EE), Uppsala (SE) and Ghent (BE).
Under coordination of Ghent University ENLIGHT was selected in the framework of the second call …
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Lecturers: How to Be Approachable?
If students feel comfortable asking questions during class, it contributes to a safe learning environment. In such an environment, students are more motivated to actively participate in class. This is why the course feedback by students, among other things, gauges the approachability of our lecturers. But how do you go …
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On-campus and Online Oral Assessments
Find out here how to draw up and organise an oral exam, what points to consider when administering and assessing the exam, and what to keep in mind in the case of an online exam.
What is Oral Assessment?During oral assessments, individual students or groups of students …
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Jigsaw: An Example of Collaborative Learning in Class
Do you want your students to work together in class, while they all take responsibility for (part of) the work? Then try the jigsaw teaching method!
What is Jigsaw?Jigsaw is a form of collaborative learning, and goes back to the principle of a jigsaw puzzle. The …
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Voluntary work placements: operational framework
On June 29, 2020, the Education Council of Ghent University approved the policy text ‘Ghent University vision on work placement’. This note includes the following about voluntary work placements:
Allowing voluntary work placements and activities in Belgium and abroad is a faculty decision. Voluntary work placements are work … Read more -
Learning Network for Programme Committee Chairs
For whom?
This training targets Programme Committee chairs.
What?Taking on the position of Programme Committee (PC) chair means taking on leadership. Implementing this “leadership”, however, it is not always straightforward. After all, the mandate is only temporary, which necessarily renders your leadership temporary as well. Rather …
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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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MOOC Projects at Ghent University
In 2018, Ghent University provided funding for a number of MOOC projects. This Education Tip gives an overview of those projects and their collaborators.
Are you interested in finding out what a MOOC can do for your teaching practice? Please consult this Education Tip on MOOCs.
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What Is Our No-Show Policy?
Participation is free of charge for UGent staff. If you register for a training course as a UGent staff member, you agree with the cancellation policy below:
CancellationThe training sessions are free of charge and open to Ghent University staff. If you cannot attend the training session, …
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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 -
A Work Placement in the French-speaking part of Belgium or Abroad: Good to Know
Through a work placement in the French-speaking part of Belgium or abroad, students can acquire specific international/intercultural competencies. Every student at Ghent University should have acquired these competencies upon graduation. Strengthening professional skills in an intercultural/international context has a positive impact on the student’s personal and professional development. Moreover, …
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Virtual Exchange
Virtual Exchange: What?
Virtual Exchange (VE) and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) are interchangeable. They denote a teaching method in which lecturers and students from different countries come together to learn, discuss and collaborate as part of their course unit. The lecturers team up to design collaborative online teaching …
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Master’s Dissertation during Study Abroad: Supervision and Assessment
This Education Tip outlines the key points to consider when supervising a Master's dissertation 'with an international component'.
What is a Master's Dissertation 'with an International Component'?An increasing number of students choose to combine their Master's dissertation with studying and staying abroad. In addition to the content-related …
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What to Do in Case of Lost Exam Copies or Papers?
Every lecturer’s nightmare is losing a student’s exam copy or paper. Find out how to prevent this, and what to do if it happens anyway.
How to Avoid Losing Exam Copies or Papers?As a lecturer, you are responsible for determining if a student submitted an exam copy …
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The 2026-2027 Education and Examination Code: What's New?
At its meeting on 13 May 2026, the Board of Governors approved the Education and Examination Code for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Discover the most notable changes and key additions here.
Doctorate (PhD)To avoid possible inconsistencies, we have removed various doctorate-specific definitions from the Education and …
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“First-Class Icebreakers”: Suggestions for Small and Large Student Groups
Icebreakers are a way of welcoming students and giving them the opportunity to get to know each other. The use of an icebreaker can make it easier for students to reach out to each other, and the lecturer, more easily afterwards.
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Panopto: Ghent University’s New Video Platform
From the 2023-2024 academic year onwards, Panopto becomes Ghent University’s central video platform. It will serve to record, play, edit, save and share lecture recordings, knowledge clips, instruction videos and so on.
You can find this page on the intranet: https://ugentbe.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet/SitePages/Themas.aspx?termId=57c6f561-35b5-4b8d-a3fe-b95602339bdf
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Teaching in a Hybrid Setting
Teaching in a Hybrid Setting: What?
Teaching in a hybrid setting means that part of the students physically attends the lecture on campus, and that another part simultaneously attends the lecture online. Students attending the lecture online can either choose to attend individually (from home or from their student …
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How to Determine the Quality of a Work Placement?
The quality of an work placement is directly linked to the efficiency of the students' learning process. That is why Ghent University puts great store by safeguarding the quality of its work placements. Found out how in the following Education Tip.
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DUGA: a Quiz App for and by Ghent University Staff
DUGA (Dare to Game) is an app to organise online quizzes.The leaderboard provides a competition element before, during or after your lecture.
You can find this page now on intranet: https://ugentbe.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet-ict/SitePages/en/DUGA.aspx
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