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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL-BE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear student,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We are happy to announce that our <b>Master in Science: Bioinformatics</b> is approved by the Flemish government and that the program will start <b>next academic year</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Embedded in the <b>Bioinformatics Institute Ghent</b> and the Ghent Biotech environment, this <b>English</b> master seeks a balance between generalization and specialization. In addition to a common package designed for the acquisition of interdisciplinary competences, we try to respect the individuality of the different students’ backgrounds by offering numerous specific courses in each of the <b>three specializations</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Within the <b>‘Systems Biology’</b> track the biological problem is central. The specialization <b>'Bioscience Engineering’</b> focuses on the application, combination and integration of existing (bio)-informatics tools and techniques for solving complex problems with industrial/practical finality. The third specialization, <b>'Engineering'</b> is aimed at training bioinformaticians to develop on an independent basis new algorithms and complex software implementations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Students with a bio-engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology, engineering or computer scientist Bach. Sc. education can follow the M. Sc. in Bioinformatics. Preparatory programs are there for biologists, biomedical scientists and students from other study domains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The master bioinformatics at Ghent University prepares its students for a future full of challenges and <b>job security</b> in academics or life science companies, since bioinformatics has become a <b>necessity for all life sciences</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>All information</span></b><span lang=EN-US> can be found on the <b>website</b> </span><a href="http://www.nucleotides2networks.be/master"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.nucleotides2networks.be/master</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you to spread this message within your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Excuses for possible double postings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>With kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Katrijn Vannerum<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Project manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>N2N (From Nucleotides to Networks)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Multidisciplinary Research Partnership</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Bioinformatics and Systems Biology</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Ghent University</span><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nucleotides2networks.be/"><span lang=FR style='color:blue'>http://www.nucleotides2networks.be/</span></a><span lang=FR style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>twitter: @N2N_UGent</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Katrijn.Vannerum@UGent.be"><span lang=EN-US style='color:blue'>Katrijn.Vannerum@UGent.be</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Technologiepark 927</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>9052 Gent, Belgium</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>+32 (0)9 331 36 85</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=159 height=95 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D0720A.0D3438B0" alt="cid:image002.png@01CFD28E.C4DDE860"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=446 height=381 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D0720C.86AE7AA0" alt="cid:image002.png@01D0720C.86AE7AA0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>