Karel de Grote University College
Brusselstraat 45 Antwerp, Flanders 2018 Belgium
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- About the Institution
Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts, commonly known as KdG, is a university of applied sciences and arts in Antwerp, Belgium. Its official website states that it offers practice-oriented higher education and emphasizes employability, real-world learning, and close links with industry. The institution presents itself as an accredited university of applied sciences and arts with programmes in business, IT, healthcare, education, media, arts, and technology.
- Institution Type
Public institution of higher education
- Establishment Year
- 1995.
- Educational Focus
- Applied sciences and arts
- Business
- Information technology
- Multimedia and creative technologies
- Nursing and healthcare
- Education
- International business and entrepreneurship
- Research and professional practice
- Accreditations
- It is accredited by the NVAO as providing quality education at an internationally and societally relevant level.
- Higher Education Register of the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training.
- It holds an Erasmus University Charter awarded by the European Commission.
- Highlights
- Officially described as public funded.
- Community size: almost 22,000 students, 2,200 staff, 250 researchers.
- Strong emphasis on learning-by-doing, innovative labs, and practical teaching methods.
- Part of the KU Leuven Association.
- Main Mechelen address used in official visa/institutional information: Zandpoortvest 60, 2800 Mechelen.