News 2022
Nohemi Ramirez Aranda succesfully defended her PhD
(20-12-2022)
Monday 12 December 2022, Nohemi Ramirez Aranda successfully defended her PhD “Barriers towards the widespread adoption of PPGIS in spatial planning practice”. Supervisors are Dr. Jeroen De Waegemaeker…
Hannah Hook succesfully defended her PhD
(29-11-2022)
Wednesday 23 November 2022, Hannah Hook successfully defended her PhD “The Happy Traveler. Connecting undirected trips to travel satisfaction, positive utility and subjective well-being”. Supervisors …
European researchers in Ghent as part of EX-TRA project
(19-10-2022)
Last Monday and Tuesday, the bi-annual meeting of the EX-TRA project took place in Ghent. On Monday morning, Eldermen Filip Watteeuw told us more about the circulation plan, after which the role of li…
Emeritus celebration Prof. Jan Nyssen
(27-09-2022)
Jan Nyssen has worked at the Department of Geography of Ghent University since 2007. Driven by passion for Ethiopian culture, he has established himself as a worldwide reference regarding the regional…
Sarah Meire succesfully defended her PhD
(27-09-2022)
On Monday 19 September, 2022, Sarah Meire successfully defended her PhD titled “Virtual interlining in the European airport network and the quest for new datasets in air transport geography”. She obta…
Melaku Bogale Fitawok succesfully defended his PhD
(30-08-2022)
On Friday 26 August, Melaku Bogale Fitawok successfully defended his PhD thesis ‘The impact of urbanization on land-use change and farmers’ livelihood in Ethiopia’. This research was supervised by Pro…
Hanne Hendrickx succesfully defended her PhD
(09-08-2022)
Monday 20 June, 2022, Hanne Hendrickx successfully defended her PhD “Capturing geomorphic change in high mountain environments using close-range sensing techniques ”. This work was supervised by Prof.…
Haiyang Shi successfully defended his PhD
(14-06-2022)
On 25 May 2022, Haiyang SHI successfully defended his double doctorate Doctor of Science: Geography and Doctorate of Science: Cartography and Geographic Information System . De title of his research…
“Touring scientific award for geography 2020-2021” for Caroline Beckers
(18-05-2022)
At the solemn proclamation on April 24, 2022, Caroline Beckers was presented with the "Touring scientific award for geography 2020-2021" for her merit of being the "highest graded geography student" i…
“Touring scientific award for geography 2019-2020” voor Dries De Leeuw
(18-05-2022)
At the solemn proclamation on April 24, 2022, student Dries De Leeuw was presented with the 'Touring scientific award for geography 2019-2020' for his merit of being the 'highest graded geography stud…
Kunbo Shi successfully defended his PhD
(03-05-2022)
On April 20, 2022, Kunbo Shi successfully defended his PhD "Online purchases, travel behavior, and the built environment: A focus of tangible goods and intangible services". He obtained the degree of …
Amna Qayyum defended successfully her PhD
(03-05-2022)
On 20 April 2022, Amna Qayyum successfully defended her PhD entitled "A qualitative representation of moving point configurations with illustrations in micro traffic analysis". She obtained the degree…
Virginia Carter Gamberini defended successfully her PhD
(30-03-2022)
On March 14, 2022, Virgina Carter Gamberini successfully defended her PhD "New perspectives on biophilic urbanism: an analysis of its opportunities and challenges in Chile". She obtained the degree of…
Job opportunity as full-time lecturer/researcher in Climate Modelling for RMI/UGent Geography
(26-01-2022)
There is a vacancy for a full-time lecturer/researcher in Climate Modelling for RMI/UGent Geography Department, in the framework of BELSPO’s Fed-Twin programme.
Deadline for application is 24 Februa…
Friendship Award for em. prof. Philippe De Maeyer
(18-01-2022)
In September 2021 the Chinese Government Friendship Award was presented to em. professor Philippe De Maeyer. The Friendship Award is the highest award to commend foreign experts who have made outstand…
Job opportunity as assistant professor tenure track (100%) in the Department of Geography
(04-01-2022)
A job opportunity as assistant professor tenure track for the Department of Geography has been announced.
The candidate will develop research in the field of geomorphology, with an emphasis on the …