The University
Ghent University (Dutch: Universiteit Gent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Located in Flanders, Ghent University is one of the largest Belgian universities, consisting of 44'000 students and 9'000 staff members. The university also supports the Ghent University Library (including the famous Boekentoren) and the Ghent University Hospital, which is one of the biggest hospitals in Belgium. In addition to satellite campuses elsewhere in Flanders and a Global Campus in Songdo, South Korea, Ghent University maintains many inter-university partnerships and programs both inside and outside of Europe.
The Supervisor
Prof. Dr. Christian V. Stevens is a Senior Full Professor at the Department of Green Chemistry & Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, at Ghent University. He received his biochemical engineering degree from the same department in 1988 and completed his PhD in 1992 as a fellow of the National Fund for Scientific Research. He then pursued post-doctoral work at the University of Florida as a NATO Research Fellow and later became a group leader in the group of Prof. A. R. Katritzky. In 1995, he became a National Fund for Scientific Research group leader and guest professor at Ghent University. In 2000, he was promoted to professor and established his research group SynBioC of which he is currently the director. He is the coordinator of the Horizon Europe TRANSPHARM project.