Alumni

Acclaimed author, essayist and poet Stefan Hertmans has strong ties to Ghent University as an alumnus, and later as a doctoral student and guest lecturer. To this day, academic research has played a key role in his work, and the foundations for this were laid at Ghent University. "My philosophical education has been essential in my thinking. The university has given me the ability to see a form of truth in doubt."

In 2012 Margo Vansynghel obtained a master’s degree in art history from Ghent University. Today she works as an ‘Arts Economy Reporter’ for The Seattle Times. What are her thoughts on the outcome of the US presidential elections?

Zhong divides his time between London and New York as he runs the unicorn Deliverect, a start-up valued at over $1 billion. What are his thoughts on the outcome of the US presidential elections?

Last year Serhat Yildirim completed his studies in medicine at Ghent University and then moved to the US to study at Harvard, where he enrolled in a two-year master programme known as the Global Health Delivery Program. What are his thoughts on the outcome of the US presidential elections?

We know him primarily as the US correspondent for VRT NWS but Björn Soenens has built an impressive track record. His professional career began with a degree in English and French from the Provincial College for Translators and Interpreters (PHVT) in Ghent, which is now Applied Linguistics at Ghent University.

Many students get to know each other through their passion for music: in the student choir or orchestra. But as soon as you graduate, this musical journey stops. Or doesn't it?

Now that he has retired, he has written a letter to his 18-year-old self. So what message does he have for young Geert as he is about to embark on a master’s degree in Educational Sciences at Ghent University?

On February 23, three Ghent University alumni walked the red carpet in Hollywood to receive a prestigious award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, known for the Oscars.

The role of alumni within any university is not to be underestimated. “Our contact with ex-students is immensely important for so many reasons: research, education, reputation, talent management and more besides…. ,” maintains Emeritus Professor Kristiaan Versluys.

Serhat Yildirim (26) just completed his final exams in medicine after which he will start at the prestigious Harvard University. He was admitted for the two-year master's degree in Global Health Delivery.