Lobby organisation
Ghent University
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Ghent University appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Ghent University, 91th in the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the leading institutions of higher education and research in the Low Countries with more than 50,000 students, incl. over 5500 doctoral candidates, and over 15,000 staff members. It distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic university in a broad international perspective.”
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“Located in Flanders, with campuses in Ghent, Kortrijk and Bruges, science parks in Ghent and Ostend, and a Global Campus in Korea, Ghent University is an active partner in national and international educational, scientific and industrial cooperation. Yearly Ghent University spends around 430M € for research. Since the creation of ERC, Ghent University hosted over 150 grantees. Within Horizon Europe, Ghent University ranks 14th regarding the financial intake. Ghent University attaches great importance to a transparent organisation structure, a dynamic HR policy, an active environmental policy, support to spin-offs and other initiatives.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 10 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | Katarína Roth Neveďalová | Research project on eastern Europe |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Kris van Dijck | ECF - FP10 |
| 14 May 2025 | Kris van Dijck | Horizon - FP10 - Choose Europe for science |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Birgit Sippel | Facilitation Directive |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Anna Strolenberg | Biomethane in agriculture |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Christian Ehler | Social sciences in European framework programmes |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Kathleen van Brempt | Trade policy priorities |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Christian Ehler | Science and research policy |
| 13 Jul 2022 | Anja Hazekamp | climate policy development & implementation Green Deal |
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