About ACOD UGent What kind of trade union is ACOD Universiteit Gent and what do we do for our members? How can you join us? ACOD also provides specific information and support for staff members and PhD-researchers who have a foreign nationality Staff and PhD-student related topics (most recent articles at the end of the list) The statute of university teaching assistants (praktijkassistenten) Teaching assistants (praktijkassistenten) at UGent: the new rules starting from October 1, 2014 Here you can find the presentation that was used on the meeting concerning the rights of researchers with a PhD-scholarship organised by ACOD at Ghent University on March 6th 2018 On October 3rd 2018 ACOD organizes an information meeting in English. Beside explaining briefly the new policy for scientific staff, we will go in more depth into the specific issues that international researchers face Here you can find the presentation that was used on the information meetings concerning the rights of international researchers organised by ACOD at Ghent University on October 3rd and October 10th 2018 Update after decision board of governors March 26th 2019: please find here the details of the new policy for scientific staff and the arrangements that have been made for the conversion of the employment of the current members of scientific staff to this new policy An underestimated problem: some foreign researchers are working at UGent in precarious conditions Unanimous social agreement on the new UGent policy and regulations for predoctoral scholarships Savings at Ghent University: fact or fiction? A first victory for the campaign for the cleaning staff at UGent No proper telework allowance at UGent but only a limited connection fee of 20 euros ... and this, again, not for everyone ACOD UGent reacts to the Pano-report on abuse of power at universities and puts forward 6 concrete proposals to tackle this At UGent too there is an urgent need for staff and students to go into action! "Decent research requires decent means": join our ACOD webinar on the need for an indexation of the research funds Join ACOD in the national manifestation on Friday December 16th 2022 Here you can find the presentation used during the online staff meeting in English on Friday April 21st Call for participation in action against austerity policy in higher education on Tuesday 23 May 2023 from 11:45 am at the KASK Ghent University unions leave negotiating table Well-being survey 2023 “How do you feel at work?”: not as positive as it seems Lecture series: Marx 4 Millennials Support the actions on International Women's Day on Friday, March 8, 2024 together with ACOD Ghent University Submitting your application to receive the trade union premium for 2023 Demonstration of the education sector on April 23rd in Brussels – strike notice by ACOD + week of trade union actions May 7th - May 15th Budget cutbacks at Ghent University: a look at the figures in the annual accounts. Are the cutbacks as necessary as they make out? Well-being not a priority at our university? Ghent University unions jointly approach the social inspection (posted on April 17th 2024) Further information in English will be added progressively to this page.
