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Ghent University

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Review: Agent reviewedLast checkedJul 16, 2026Last changedJul 16, 2026Claims9Sources8Latest releasepublic-release-20260715-005Release records1

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Ghent University currently has 9 source-backed claim records and 8 official source attributions. Latest tracked changed date: Jul 16, 2026. Latest tracker diff: 0 comparable policy-text changes, 1 newly extracted claims, 1 source snapshot changes.

This page combines all public release diffs for Ghent University. Individual release snapshots remain available from their release-specific URLs.

This tracker is not legal advice, not academic integrity advice, and not an official university statement unless a linked source is the university's own official page.

Newly extracted claims are tracker additions and are not necessarily newly published by the university. Source snapshot changes show hash changes for the same source URL and are not by themselves policy changes.

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11 # Ghent University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for Ghent University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, ef85dd32e3da): At Ghent University, we advocate for using Microsoft Copilot as a safer option among existing GenAI tools. Everyone at Ghent University has access to a more secure, high-performance GenAI tool: the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with business data protection. Log in using your Ghent University account.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:11:43.896Z
47 ## Source snapshot hash changed
58 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
6-Source https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/mission/genai/copilot-and-other-tools snapshot ac125fdc3ef5942acf9be0f345809536fdfd69d611a13a0143bd4e2c707f0a36
7-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:11:43.896Z
9+Source https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/mission/genai/copilot-and-other-tools snapshot ef85dd32e3dad690bacc239125cca1826a6fb72f2ff9765652e57405f31eedff
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:11:43.896Z

Release history

1 public release diff

public-release-20260715-005

Compared with public-release-20260714-002.

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11 # Ghent University AI policy diff
22 ## Newly extracted tracker claim
33 This claim was newly extracted or newly promoted in the tracker release. It is not necessarily newly published by the university.
4+ai_tool_treatment: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for Ghent University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.
5+Evidence (en, ef85dd32e3da): At Ghent University, we advocate for using Microsoft Copilot as a safer option among existing GenAI tools. Everyone at Ghent University has access to a more secure, high-performance GenAI tool: the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with business data protection. Log in using your Ghent University account.
6+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:11:43.896Z
47 ## Source snapshot hash changed
58 The same source URL has a different snapshot hash. This may reflect policy text, page layout, navigation, or metadata changes; it is not by itself a policy change.
6-Source https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/mission/genai/copilot-and-other-tools snapshot ac125fdc3ef5942acf9be0f345809536fdfd69d611a13a0143bd4e2c707f0a36
7-Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:11:43.896Z
9+Source https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/mission/genai/copilot-and-other-tools snapshot ef85dd32e3dad690bacc239125cca1826a6fb72f2ff9765652e57405f31eedff
10+Tracker checked at: 2026-07-16T02:11:43.896Z

Claim changes

9 claim records

ai_tool_treatment

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is listed for Ghent University in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: officially endorsed.

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source_status

Ghent University has a university-wide framework for responsible AI use that guides the Ghent University community with principles including accountability, honesty, respectful use, careful and sustainable use, privacy and confidentiality, and exemplary behaviour.

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ai_tool_treatment

Ghent University says everyone at the university has access to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with business data protection, while also noting that Copilot Chat is not promoted as the sole GenAI tool.

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ai_tool_treatment

For assignments completed at home from academic year 2024-2025, Ghent University student guidance permits responsible use of generative AI tools and says individual teachers can still prohibit use for a specific subject.

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privacy

Ghent University teaching guidance says lecturers and students should protect personal, privacy-sensitive, or copyright-protected data and should never upload personal or confidential information without clear permission.

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academic_integrity

Ghent University student guidance treats irresponsible GenAI use such as plagiarism, fake data, or outsourcing the thinking process as irregularities that lead to an exam disciplinary procedure.

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teaching

Ghent University teaching guidance says responsible GenAI use is always permitted unless a lecturer explicitly prohibits it for parts of an assignment that take place in a controlled environment, and it cautions that detection tools are unreliable.

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research

Ghent University research guidance says members are expected to demonstrate research integrity, remain responsible for GenAI output, and be transparent about substantial GenAI use according to disciplinary standards.

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privacy

Ghent University research guidance says GDPR applies when developing AI based on personal data or processing personal data with AI in research, and that AI applications must ensure privacy and data protection throughout their lifecycle.

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