Programmes & Support.
Last updated: 11 June 2026
In one sentence
Overview of support tracks and places to work, learn and grow as a student entrepreneur.
Category summary
This category collects external and internal support options: incubators/accelerators, coaching and networking initiatives, and practical overviews such as co-working spaces. The tags mainly cluster around Incubators & accelerators, complemented by Coaching & guidance, Network & events, Subsidies and co-working space.
Classification (based on tags)
- Administratie & formaliteiten
- AI
- atelier
- Awards
- Belastingen & BTW
- biotech
- Coaching & begeleiding
- #SheDIDIT
- Comate (engineering & product development)
- Comate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
- Doing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- Entertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Group Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
- Introductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
- Making an appointment with the OOG (Ondersteuningspunt Ondernemers Gent)
- KU Leuven Research & Development (LRD)
- Postgraduate Innovative Entrepreneurship for Engineers
- Postgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
- Start Academy (Vlajo)
- Start for Future programmes (Learn, Start & Create)
- Start it X (accelerate)
- UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
- VLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
- Vlajo offer for higher education
- WATT The Health
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- co-founder matching
- co-working space
- BROEI
- Co-con
- Co-working spaces & Studio spaces for students (Gentrepreneur list)
- Co-working spaces in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- De Wijnaert (HOGENT – Geraard de Duivelstraat)
- Foodies Arena
- Lab10 (City of Ghent)
- LikeBirds
- Office Arena
- smmaak – Open studio (cooking studio)
- Stadsmakers
- Start it @KBC
- Take In
- Voka Box
- Watt Factory
- WATT The Health
- conference
- food
- Funding & VC's
- Gentrepreneur aanbod
- Find (or be found as) a co-founder via Startium
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Group session: Business plan
- Group session: Financial plan • sole proprietorships
- Group session: First aid for bookkeeping
- Group Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
- Introductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
- Nascent (co-founder matchmaking)
- The Expedition by Gentrepreneur
- The Research Track (track for researchers)
- horeca
- Ideation & Validation
- Impact & Duurzaamheid
- Incubators & accelerators
- #SheDIDIT
- Biotope Incubator (biotech incubator)
- Entertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
- IIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
- imec.istart
- Marifish.Inc
- Postgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
- Start Academy (Vlajo)
- Start it @KBC
- Start it X (accelerate)
- Support for health-care starters (ZorgLab Aalst)
- The Circular Kickstart – Growth Program
- The Expedition by Gentrepreneur
- UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
- WATT The Health
- WE ARE HEY (AgTech)
- Juridisch
- marktonderzoek
- Netwerk & events
- Bits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
- doeners.be
- Doing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- imec.istart – Co-Founder Community
- Knowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
- Mijn Eigen Zin
- Tectonic conference
- Vlajo offer for higher education
- Vlerick Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Ghent)
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- Onderzoekscentrum
- Ondernemend Onderwijs
- Product design & engineering
- Researchers
- startups
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- IIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
- NOA – entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs (Mentor Me, Fund Me, Unfiltered, Co-founder)
- Tectonic conference
- The Brain (AI Tech Hub, Ghent)
- VLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- tech
- Bits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
- Comate (engineering & product development)
- Comate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Knowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
- Tectonic conference
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- Tools & templates
- Valorisatie
- vergunningen
- workspaces
- zorg
Table of contents (all articles)
- #SheDIDIT
- Biotope Incubator (biotech incubator)
- Bits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
- BROEI
- CAPTURE (research centre for resource recovery)
- Co-con
- Co-working spaces & Studio spaces for students (Gentrepreneur list)
- Co-working spaces in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- Comate (engineering & product development)
- Comate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
- De Wijnaert (HOGENT – Geraard de Duivelstraat)
- doeners.be
- Doing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- Entertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- Find (or be found as) a co-founder via Startium
- Foodies Arena
- Ghent retail and hospitality figures (City of Ghent)
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Group session: Business plan
- Group session: Financial plan • sole proprietorships
- Group session: First aid for bookkeeping
- Group session: Marketing
- Group Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
- IIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
- imec.istart
- imec.istart – Co-Founder Community
- Introductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
- Knowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
- KU Leuven Research & Development (LRD)
- Lab10 (City of Ghent)
- LikeBirds
- Making an appointment with the OOG (Ondersteuningspunt Ondernemers Gent)
- Marifish.Inc
- Mijn Eigen Zin
- Nascent (co-founder matchmaking)
- NOA – entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs (Mentor Me, Fund Me, Unfiltered, Co-founder)
- Nursh (food R&D agency)
- Office Arena
- Postgraduate Innovative Entrepreneurship for Engineers
- Postgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
- smmaak – Open studio (cooking studio)
- Stadsmakers
- Start Academy (Vlajo)
- Start for Future programmes (Learn, Start & Create)
- Start it @KBC
- Start it X (accelerate)
- Support for health-care starters (ZorgLab Aalst)
- Take In
- Tectonic conference
- The Brain (AI Tech Hub, Ghent)
- The Circular Kickstart – Growth Program
- The Expedition by Gentrepreneur
- The Research Track (track for researchers)
- UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
- VLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
- Vlajo offer for higher education
- Vlerick Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Ghent)
- Voka Box
- Watt Factory
- WATT The Health
- WE ARE HEY (AgTech)
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
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