Fair trade and sustainable week 2026

Ghent University is committed throughout the year to making Ghent University a sustainable and fair university! All the efforts made for and by students and staff ensured that we became the first university in Belgium to receive the Fairtrade@campus Award. And we are truly proud of that!

Fair Trade stands for the fair trade of products that are made with fair wages, decent working conditions, and in an environmentally responsible way — and all of this is high on the agenda at Ghent University! In addition, this year we are explicitly focusing on the sustainability aspect, as the two are inextricably linked.

Discover the full programme here, from Monday 23 March to Friday 27 March.