Culture and leisure at Ghent University

Online agenda

Find all upcoming events and activities.

Overview of events

Student activities and associations

Engage with various student organisations and their cultural offerings.

• Website Student Activities Office
• Student associations

GUM - Ghent University Museum and Botanical Garden

Visit GUM, forum for science, doubt and art. Where you can discover that science is the result of trial and error, doubt and imagination. Free for students!

GUM (Ghent University Museum)

Cultural activities

Are you passionate about film screenings? Do you have a talent for radio broadcasting? Or do you love diving into archives?

• University library
• Centre for Academic Heritage and Archives (in Dutch)
• Film-Plateau (in Dutch)
• Cultural platform Tumult.fm
• Cultour: selection with student discount
• Kultureel Konvent (in Dutch)
• Student radio Urgent.fm (in Dutch)

Music maestro!

Ghent University is looking for musical talent. Are you interested in a choir experience or have you always wanted to play in a harmonic or symphonic orchestra?

• Ghent University Choir (GUK)
• Ghent University Wind Ensemble (GUHO)
• Ghent University Symphony Orchestra (GUSO) (in Dutch)
• Staff and Alumni Choir Clangent (in Dutch)
• Staff and Alumni Orchestra Continuo (in Dutch)

Regional platforms

The regional platforms offer support, facilities and advice about cooperation with partners in six focus regions.

• Regional platforms

Discover more in the city of Ghent

Ghent is a multicultural city which is home to nationals from all over the world. If you know where to look, you will find a lot of people and organisations offering all these newcomers a taste of home.

• International student in Ghent: culture, sports & leisure
• Expat community: InterNations
• Shopping