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www.ugent.be Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
EDUCATION IN BELGIUM = FEDERATED MATTER Federal State: decides on the start and end of compulsory education, the minimum conditions for obtaining a diploma and the education staff pensions Communities: all other competences related to education Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
11 FACULTIES – 32 000 STUDENTS • Arts & Philosophy • Law • Sciences • Medicine • Applied Sciences • Economics & Business Administration • Veterinary Medicine • Psychology & Pedagogical Sciences • BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING : 1750 www.fbw.ugent.be • Pharmaceutical Sciences • Political and Social Sciences Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF STUDIES Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
MASTER OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF MASTER STUDIES • Compulsory programme containing required advanced courses (50-60 ECTS) • Optional courses within the master (to be chosen from list) (20-30 ECTS) • Free optional courses (10 ECTS) • Master thesis (30 ECTS) Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
OTHER MASTER PROGRAMMES Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR • 2 SEMESTERS OF 12 LECTURE WEEKS + EXAMINATION PERIOD OF +- 1 MONTH • 2008-09: FIRST SEMESTER • Start of the lectures: 22 September 2008 • End of the lecture period: 20 December 2008 • Examination period: 5 – 31 January 2009 • 2008-2009: SECOND SEMESTER • Start of the lectures: 9 February 2009 • End of the lecture period: 23 May 2009 • Examination period: 25 May 2009 - 4 July 2009 • (Second examination period): 17 August 2009 - 12 September 2009 Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009
contact • Ghent University: www.ugent.be • FBE: www.fbw.ugent.be • Hilde.Vandecasteele@UGent.be Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Hilde Vandecasteele – 23 June 2009