City of Ghent

Ghent is Belgium's third largest city and Flanders' biggest university city. A pocket-sized city with the buzz, bustle and bravado of a metropolis? Welcome to Ghent, Belgium's third largest city and Flanders' biggest university city. Where you walk in the footsteps of a 1000-year-old heritage. Get enchanted by medieval towers, ancient buildings and romantic canals. And fall for the local culture in funky hang-outs, a wide range of museums, theatres and historical venues.

 Behind all that history is a place that is strongly focused on the future. In Ghent, we deal with things in our own unique way. We eat, talk, party, care, play and develop as only we can: together. Ghentians are generous and openminded. Soft-hearted rebels, groundbreakers and inventors. This makes us world class in artistic and cultural terms. Moreover; our knowledge centers, companies and port are making their mark in biotech, cleantech, healthcare and digital technology.

 Ghent is an offbeat city with a quirky vibe. It boldly experiments with innovative policies. We pull out all stops to build the city together with its people. Our solutions to tomorrow's challenges inspire many other cities. In Ghent we pioneer. We run ahead of the pack, but we leave no one behind. We look each other in the eye and look out for one another.