Ghent University
Ghent University is a top 100 university founded in 1817. As one of the major universities in Belgium, our 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research in both exact and social sciences.
Verify users from Ghent University
Ghent University is a member of Belnet Federation, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Ghent University by having them sign in with their Ghent University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Belgium
- Federation
- Belnet Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- UGent
- Description
- Ghent University is a top 100 university founded in 1817. As one of the major universities in Belgium, our 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research in both exact and social sciences.
- Country
- Belgium
- Website
- http://www.ugent.be
- SAML Entity ID
https://identity.ugent.be/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Scopes
- Federation
- Belnet Federation
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Ghent University?
Yes. Ghent University participates in Belnet Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Ghent University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Ghent University support persistent identifiers?
No. Ghent University only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Ghent University in?
Ghent University is located in Belgium.
How do I verify students from Ghent University?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Ghent University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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