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The ''Ghent University'' ('''Universiteit Gent''', UGent) supports e-learning through its own LMS called Minerva.
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Its mission statement is comprised of the keywords: socially committed and pluralistic, international perspective, critical approach, research-based educational programmes, advanced degree programmes dialogue with all parties, independent research, enterprising, social facilities, stimulating environment, participation … and furthermore UGent opts for a decentralised, dynamic organisation model.
 
 
UGent was already founded in 1817 and became the first Dutch-speaking university in Belgium in 1930.
 
 
The Ghent University’s main office is in Ghent, [[Belgium]].
 
 
Ghent University yearly attracts over 30,000 students, with a foreign student population of over 2,200 EU and non-EU citizens. 6,800 staff members are employed here.
Ghent University offers a broad range of study programmes in all academic and scientific branches.
 
 
 
The Ghent University web site is at http://www.ugent.be/en
 
 
The '''Minerva LMS''' can be found at https://minerva.ugent.be/main/ssl/login.php. An English introduction is also available in [http://icto.ugent.be/files/studentenintroductie_en_2007.pdf PDF format]. This LMS is only accessible with a UGent-account.
 
UGent also offers [https://zephyr.ugent.be/main/ssl/login.php '''Zephyr'''], which is mostly meant to house courses, collaborations and projects that do not belong to the official UGent study programmes.
 
Additional to Minerva and Zephyr, the UGent’s support cell for ICT ('''ICTO''') developed an online assessment environment called '''Curios''', with the [http://trac.edgewall.org/ Trac Open Source Project] to create the software. It has a separate (Dutch) web site with some elementary information about [http://www.curios.be/trac/ Curios], with references to [http://icto.ugent.be/files/MCE_handleiding_voor_lesgevers_dec2008.pdf Multiple Choice examinations].
 
Furthermore UGent also lists other possibilities in its “'''UGent Interactive'''” section: UGent Interactief
[https://athena.ugent.be/ Athena] (not online anymore?), “E-bronnen” through the umbrella university library [http://search.ugent.be/meercat/x/all MeerCat] and [https://webmail.ugent.be/horde3/imp/ Webmail].
 
 
== More details ==
According to its annual report in 2006, the Ghent University invests an annual amount of more than 175 million euro in research projects on behalf of public and private partners.
* annual revenue: 395 million euro; the direct funding received from the Flemish Community makes up 46.5% of the total revenue
* 59% of the revenue is used for the personnel costs, 35% for operations and equipment, the remaining 6% goes to the depreciation of the university investments
 
 
The Ghent University also houses the '''Flemish coordination cell for the [[OUNL]]''' as you can see on its [http://www.ugent.be/openuniversiteit Open Universiteit] page.
 
 
On 29 April 2003, the [[Ghent University Association]] was established by [[Ghent University]], [[University College Ghent]], [[University College Arteveldehogeschool]], [[University College West Flanders]]. The members of Ghent University Association join forces regarding education, research (including the development of the arts), services to society, infrastructure and student-related facilities. Its web site can be found at http://www.augent.be/page.aspx/944.
 
 
On a global scale, Ghent University cooperates with over 500 universities.
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[[Category: Belgium]]
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