HOGENT is a large university of applied sciences in Flanders, offering a wide array of practically oriented bachelor programs, including strong technical and scientific departments.
Address: Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Gent, East Flanders, Belgium
Applied Engineering, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Food Science, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor, Graduate Certificate
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
RUN-EU (Regional University Network – European University). Many international exchange programs and strong regional industry partnerships.
Research:
Applied research in areas like sustainable technology, social innovation, health and technology, digital transformation.
Famous Alumnis:
Helmut Lotti (studied briefly)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
17000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Strong practical orientation, close links with industry and professional fields, wide range of programs, modern facilities.
Cons
Mainly bachelor degrees, fewer master programs compared to universities, large student population can feel anonymous for some.
Best For
Practice-oriented higher education in technology, sciences, and applied arts.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- AP Hogeschool Antwerpen sits close to this institution on industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering; it covers automation as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 14,000 students against roughly 17,000 here.
- Hogeschool PXL works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering, and it is smaller, enrolling about 10,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Odisee Hogeschool overlaps with this school on food science, civil engineering and bioengineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it is smaller, enrolling about 11,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is private, whereas this school is public.
- On content, Thomas More Hogeschool and this school are close, as both teach food science, industrial design and civil engineering; it is private, whereas this school is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, associate degree and graduate certificate.
- On content, Hogeschool UC Leuven-Limburg and this institution are close, as both teach food science, civil engineering and bioengineering; it runs the same bachelor's, associate degree and graduate certificate programmes, and covers automation as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at VIA University College in Denmark, where industrial design, civil engineering and mechanical engineering also form the core, and it covers structural engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 18,500 students.
- De Haagse Hogeschool offers an international parallel to this school, with food science, industrial design and civil engineering as common ground; it is larger, enrolling about 26,000 students against roughly 17,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Saxion Hogeschool offers an international parallel to this institution, with industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering as common ground; it also offers master's programmes and covers nanotechnologies and robotics as well.
- For a study option in Norway with a comparable spread of civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is the reference point: it covers automation as well, and has almost the same size, at about 17,000 students.
- The closest overseas parallel on food science, industrial design and civil engineering is Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, located in Switzerland; it also offers master's and diploma programmes and covers ergonomics and metrology as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Environmental Technologies, Innovation, Quality Management, Research and Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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