Belgium’s University of Ghent (UGent) is severing ties with three Israeli educational or research institutions which it says no longer align with UGent’s human rights policy, its rector says.

Located in Belgium’s Flemish region, Ghent is the capital of East Flanders and one of the country's most historic cities. At the crossroads of the Scheldt and Lys Rivers, Ghent grew into a ...

Belgium’s Ghent University has severed ties with all Israeli universities and research institutions, as they no longer align with its human rights policy, the university says. Pro-Palestinian ...

Over the years, I keep returning to Belgium's second city. Once I made a pilgrimage to see a world-famous masterpiece, Van Eyck's "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," also called the Ghent Altarpiece.

Gent is the Dutch spelling of Ghent, since the majority of the city's residents speak Flemish (Belgian Dutch). Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and all 9 of its provinces are easily accessible by ...

Ghent’s heritage is reason enough to travel here. There’s the formidable Castle of the Counts, the 15th-century Great Butchers’ Hall, the UNESCO-listed belfry lording over it all.

Feinberg and Littlefield swear Ghent has Belgium’s best waffles—at Max (Goudenleeuwplein 3). But be warned: This place strictly separates mealtime and waffle time; eat a late lunch, then stick ...

Ghent, Belgium, is seen from the city’s belfry tower on May 8, 2017. The large church in the foreground is St. Nicholas’ Church, which began construction in the 13th century.

This approach of de-emphasizing the quantitative metrics is not wholly without risk, both in terms of the impact a drop in some of these metrics could have on Ghent’s standing in international ...

Belgium's University of Ghent (UGent) is severing ties with three Israeli educational or research institutions which it says no longer align with UGent's human rights policy, its rector said.