HOWEST
acronym:
HOWEST
name (official):
Howest, de Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
name (translated):
Howest, University College West Flanders
type of institution:
University colleges
postal code:
8500
city:
Kortrijk
street:
Marksesteenweg
number:
58
phone:
+ 32 (0)56 24 12 90
fax:
+ 32 (0)56 24 12 92
email:
website:
year of foundation:
1995
number of faculties:
3
list of faculties:
HOWEST-department professional Bachelors Bruges
HOWEST-department professional Bachelors Kortrijk
HOWEST-department academic Bachelors and Masters Kortrijk
HOWEST-department professional Bachelors Kortrijk
HOWEST-department academic Bachelors and Masters Kortrijk
number of academic staff:
470 FTE
number of students, Bachelor:
number of students, Master:
number of students, Ph D:
number of foreign students, full degree programmes:
100
number of foreign students, other programmes:
mission:
In december 1999 the Board of the University College West Flanders approved the mission statement.
The University College West Flanders wishes to deliver high quality and practically oriented education that is closely related to the professional and social needs.
In its educational task, Howest, University College West Flanders is committed to teaching and developing people. Howest believes that its international character is a major benefit in this respect.
The University College West Flanders wishes to address accurately the demand for permanent lifelong education.
Howest wishes to fulfil its social task as a permanent interaction between education on the one hand, and applied scientific research on the other. Howest wishes to expand into a centre for knowledge and learning in co-operation with regional partners.
Howest will be a student oriented and flexible organisation that strives for continuous improvement. By these means, Howest places the student centrally in the educational process, and he or she shall be involved in the organisation as a partner.
Howest intends to execute a staff policy whereby members of staff are given responsibility and participation. Howest is committed to caring for the welfare and providing the chance for personal development within a learning organisation.
The University College West Flanders actively stands for pluralism, democracy and innovation, where values such as accessibility, tolerance, and respect for other opinions, co-operation, solidarity and creativity are central.
The University College West Flanders wishes to deliver high quality and practically oriented education that is closely related to the professional and social needs.
In its educational task, Howest, University College West Flanders is committed to teaching and developing people. Howest believes that its international character is a major benefit in this respect.
The University College West Flanders wishes to address accurately the demand for permanent lifelong education.
Howest wishes to fulfil its social task as a permanent interaction between education on the one hand, and applied scientific research on the other. Howest wishes to expand into a centre for knowledge and learning in co-operation with regional partners.
Howest will be a student oriented and flexible organisation that strives for continuous improvement. By these means, Howest places the student centrally in the educational process, and he or she shall be involved in the organisation as a partner.
Howest intends to execute a staff policy whereby members of staff are given responsibility and participation. Howest is committed to caring for the welfare and providing the chance for personal development within a learning organisation.
The University College West Flanders actively stands for pluralism, democracy and innovation, where values such as accessibility, tolerance, and respect for other opinions, co-operation, solidarity and creativity are central.
programmes in Study in Flanders database:
- Applied Computer Sciences - Fall (international semester)
- Applied Computer Sciences - Spring (international semester)
- BA of Digital Arts and Entertainment
- Digital Business Management I (International semester - Fall)
- Digital Business Management II (International semester - Spring)
- Multimedia and Communication Management (International semester in Spring for Communications, Journalism and Media students)
- Tourism Management (International semester - Fall)
