Vrijdag 18 september 2020 opende rector Rik Van de Walle samen met vicerector Mieke Van Herreweghe officieel het academiejaar 2020-21 aan de Universiteit Gent vanop Campus UZ Gent.
Academiejaar 2020-21
Universiteit Gent opent het academiejaar 2020-21 on én off: on- en offline, on- en off campus. Bekijk het welkomstwoord van vicerector Mieke Van Herreweghe of het integrale openingsmoment op ons YouTube-kanaal.
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