Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
The Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, abbreviated as HOWEST, is a college in West-Flanders, a province of Belgium.
About 5000 full-time students are enrolled at Howest pursuing 22 Bachelors and 7 Masters covering a range of disciplines. Howest consists of four campuses situated in Bruges and Kortrijk.
The university has housing accommodation, libraries, individual study schemes, student counseling and study-related services. Internet-accounts are available for students.
Howest allows its students to do part of their studies abroad and has links to industry and other outside bodies.