Mataha-expedition teamGhent University
Kunst-ZichtSpecially for the Mataha-expedition, Ghent University established a partnership with the NRIAG to corporate the geophysic scanning at Hawara. Ghent University has bundled a wide range of international partnerships, in which the cooperation with the NRIAG is framed. The Ghent University started the involvement in the geophysical survey to contribute to the preservation of the antiquities at Hawara and to support the contemporary art & science project by Louis De Cordier, framing in the new cross-bordering approach of the Ghent University Kunst-Zicht unit, directed by curator Guy Bovyn (Ghent University Department of Communication, curator Contemporary Art Ghent University; coordinator of the postgraduate program 'Exhibition and Conservation of Contemporary Art'). Ghent University is one of the most important institutions of higher education and research in Europe, with a worldwide high scientific & innovative reputation. Ghent University yearly attracts over 30,000 students, with a foreign student population of over 2,200 EU and non-EU citizens. Ghent University offers a broad range of study programs in all academic and scientific branches. With a view to corporate in research and community service, numerous research groups, centers and institutes have been founded over the years. Ghent University distinguishes itself as a socially committed and pluralistic university in a broad international perspective. At the basis of all education and research lie curiosity and ambition. Both on the regional and international level Ghent University has developed an extensive network, which is extended year by year. Ghent University wants its students and researchers to push frontiers. Curious and ambitious people shape the future world. A philosophy that was encouraged last year in the Ghent University publicity campaign with the slogan: "Dare to think" (Durf denken). Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Paul Van Cauwenberge (Rector Ghent University), Prof. dr. Morgan De Dapper (Department of Geography, unit Geomorphology & Geoarchaeology) Prof. dr. Frank Vermeulen (Department of Archaeology), Guy Bovyn (Department of Communication, Ghent University curator Contemporary Art Ghent University; coordinator of ,the postgraduate program 'Exhibition and Conservation of Contemporary Art'), Prof. Dr. Peter Vandenabeele (Ghent University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe), Prof. Dr. Johan Braeckman (Ghent University, Department of Philosophy), Kaat Van de Velde (communication), Tom De Smedt (communication), Karen Wulgaert.