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Practical information
Everything you need to settle in: finding housing, planning your arrival and reaching our campuses in Ghent and Brussels.
Housing
Finding a place to stay
There are two routes to suitable housing: through the university or on the private market. Please note that the Maritime Science programme itself does not provide or arrange housing, so questions about accommodation are best addressed directly to the university's housing department or to private landlords.
University housing
Ghent University has several student residences across the city: affordable, safe and social. Rooms are furnished with sanitary facilities, communal kitchens and a student restaurant nearby. Housing is run independently by the University's housing department.
Details on university housing →Private housing
You can also rent a room on the private market. The UGent housing department can assist you, or you are free to make your own arrangements. Note that for self-arranged accommodation, the university cannot guarantee your reservation.
Details on private housing →Planning your arrival
From Brussels Airport to Ghent Law School
Upon confirming their participation, admitted students receive a guide covering housing, insurance and travel. Here is the short version.
International student guide →- 1Arrive at Brussels Airport (Zaventem)
A railway station sits below the airport, with frequent trains to Ghent.
- 2Take the train to Ghent
Check the railway timetables and travel to Gent-Sint-Pieters station.
- 3Take tram 1 or 3 towards the centre
From Gent-Sint-Pieters station, take tram 1 or tram 3 towards the city centre and get off at the "Koophandelsplein (Zonnestraat)" stop. From there it is a short 3-minute walk to Ghent Law School at Universiteitstraat 4.
- 4Ghent Law School
Arrive at Universiteitstraat 4-6, 9000 Ghent, the Rectorate is within walking distance.
Getting around
Reaching Ghent Law School
Ghent Law School
Universiteitstraat 4-6
9000 Ghent, Belgium
From Gent-Sint-Pieters station, take Tram 1 towards the centre and get off at "Korte Meer"; Universiteitstraat is the first street on the right. A taxi from the station is a short, inexpensive ride.
The main administrative building of Ghent University, the Rectorate (Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25), is within walking distance.
Open in Google Maps →Ghent city map →Reaching Brussels Law School (VUB)
Living in Ghent
Ghent is a compact, student-friendly city in the heart of Europe. Most of daily life is within cycling or tram distance. Do take the cost of living into account alongside the tuition fee when planning your stay, and use the City of Ghent map to find your way around.
