Orateur
Mlle
Isabelle De Coen
(Ghent University)
Description
• ECTS label
• international masters (http://www.opleidingen.ugent.be/studiekiezer/nl/brochure/int_masters.pdf)
Education
EU programmes
• Lifelong Learning Programme
• Tempus
• Alfa
• Atlantis-EU-Canada-Australia-New Zealand
• Erasmus Mundus Action 1 (EMMC)
• Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (formerly EMECW): UGent is coordinator of 2 programmes:
With China (since 2009): LISUM
With Western Balkan (since 2007): BASILEUS
• Edulink
Other
• 74 interuniversity bilateral agreements with Asia:
o China: 29
o India: 10
o Japan: 6
o Taiwan: 7
o Vietnam: 6
• International educational cooperation projects (Flemish Community)
• Networks: e.g. Santander Group
• CHINA PLATFORM (www.ugent.be/china): central point of contact within Ghent University for all matters relating to China, creating a synergy between the academic, political and economic world in order to establish a common China strategy
o Initiatives: different scholarship programmes
o Cofunding for 7 CSC PhD students
o Tuition fee voucher for all PhD students
o Reimbursement of APS screening costs for all Chinese students
• INDIA PLATFORM (http://www.india-platform.org/)
Research
• 6 ERC grants (excellent researchers funded by European Commission)
• 9 Methusalem & 6 Odysseus I grant holders (excellent researchers funded by Flemish Government)
• FP6 and FP7 project coördinator in the fields of nanotechnology, ICT, immunology, biotechnology and aquaculture
• Member of international organizations: IMHE, UKRO, U4,…
• Selected for CHE Excellence ranking in fields of Biology & Psychology
• In top-100 of research-intensive universities (Leiden world ranking)
Development Cooperation
Possibilities for several cooperation programs: www.vliruos.be
Auteur principal
Mlle
Isabelle De Coen
(Ghent University)
