On February 20-27, 2011 2 professors from the Ecology Department went on a training courses held for representatives of a consortium from Ukraine and Russian Federation at the Ghent University (Belgium)

During the visit to the Ghent University participants met with rector of the university, prof. Paul Van Cauwenberge, and dean of the Bioengineering faculty, prof. Guido Van Huylenbroeck. Participants of the project got acquainted with programs for Bachelor and Master students of the Bioengineering Faculty(both home and international students).

The variety of programs include undergraduate program of the Bioengineering students (3 years), 7 master's programs of the Bioengineering (2 years), 7 international master's programs (in the English language, 2 years), specialized Master programs of the Environmental Sanitation and Management (1 year) and the Integrated Water Resources Management program (1 year) and PhD programs in Biology.

Participants of the project visited Environmental sanitation center, laboratories of analytical chemistry and applied ecochemistry, organic chemistry, soil management, laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecology of Water Ecosystems and the laboratory of Plant Ecology.