Thursday, April 15, 2021

Ghent University Established 1817

 

Ketika mencari-cari bahan bacaan Ottoman terjumpa sebuah bacaan dari Ghent University. Apa istimewanya Ghent University? Ia sebuah university di kota Ghent, Belgium, di tubuh pada 1817. Pelajar47k manakala staff sekitar 15k - ugent.

GU juga membuka kampus di Songdo, Incheon, Korea pada tahun 2014. Sebanyak tiga program dikendalikan iaitu - Molecular Biotechnology, Environmental Technology, and Food Technology - link.

Antara graduan ternama GU adalam pemenang Hadiah Nobel berikut - Corneel Heymans (1938) and Maurice Maeterlinck, Leo Baekeland, Joseph Guislain, Walter Fiers, dan Marc Van Montagu, dan ada lagi.

Dari mana asal nama Ghent?

Most historians believe that the older name for Ghent, 'Ganda', is derived from the Celtic word ganda which means confluence. Other sources connect its name with an obscure deity named Gontia.

Archaeological research has proven that the earliest signs of human settlement in the Ghent area date back to prehistoric times. However, it was only during the Roman period that a community of note began to grow near the confluence of the two rivers Scheldt and Leie. In the Middle Ages, the Abbey of Saint Peter (later the Abbey of Saint Bavo) was founded and a 'portus' created for commercial activity (It is thought that the Flemish name 'Gent' derives from the Celtic 'Ganda', meaning ‘confluence’).

Source: visit flanders - link.

Read more - geop (link).

Ghent City

Baca "Five reasons why the City of Ghrnt is underrated". explorer - link.

Ten memorable things to do in Ghent: the gem of Belgium". tourist - link.

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