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1. GUGC Holds 2025 Spring Semester Matriculation Ceremony


Ghent University Global Campus (GUGC) held its Spring 2025 Matriculation Ceremony on February 21, 2025, in the Incheon Global Campus (IGC) Auditorium. The ceremony was attended by more than 200 first-year students and their parents. It commenced with a welcome speech by Rik Van de Walle, the rector of Ghent University. This was followed by an address from Han Tae-joon, the president of Ghent University Global Campus, a congratulatory speech by Bruno Jans, the ambassador of Belgium, the reading of the school’s declaration by Maurice Goes, the representative of new students, and the awarding of badges to entrants. At the ceremony, GUGC extended a warm welcome to all freshmen and promised to provide them with full support for their academic and research activities.


2. GUGC Seeks to Collaborate on Utilization of Marine Biological Resources between Korea and Europe


On March 19, a workshop on Marine Bioprospecting, organized by Marine@UGent Korea and EUREMAP and hosted by GUGC, was held at Oakwood Premier, Incheon. The workshop aimed to share knowledge and enhance collaboration across various fields, such as marine environment, biotechnology, bioinformatics, and development of new pharmaceuticals. It is expected to serve as an important platform to strengthen international cooperation in marine biological exploration based on Korea’s own marine biodiversity and advanced research infrastructure. GUGC President Han Tae-joon said that the event would be an opportunity to embody collaboration between Korean and European researchers, and GUGC will continue to support such collaboration.

3. GUGC-UC Berkeley Seek to Establish Strategies to Develop Korea’s Maritime Industry


On March 10, the president of GUGC met with Dr. John D. Coates, director of UC Berkeley’s Energy & Biosciences Institute (EBI), who visited Incheon to discuss strategies for developing Korea’s maritime industry and reducing carbon emissions. 

The meeting was focused around how to get involved in international research projects, such as research on marine-algae farming that combines AI and marine biotechnology, research on algae types with high carbon-reduction potential, and Horizon Europe, which is a European Union scientific research initiative. UC Berkeley and GUGC will continue to expand their international research network and shape the approaches of research on marine carbon-dioxide removal.