Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES - Associatie KU Leuven
O&O
Doorniksesteenweg 145
8500 Kortrijk
info@vives.be
http://www.vives.be
VIVES University College is the result of the cooperation since the academic year 213/14 between KATHO, with campuses in Kortrijk, Roeselare, Tielt, Torhout and KHBO, with campuses in Brugge and Oostende. The university counts approximately 13.000 students in 6 cities: Brugge, Kortrijk, Roeselare, Oostende, Tielt and Torhout. KATHO and KHBO already signed in 2010 an intention statement to extensive colaboration.
VIVES offers a wide study range in 6 study domains: biotechnology (Roeselare), health care (Brugge, Kortrijk and Roeselare), commercial science and business management (Brugge and Kortrijk), applied engineering and technology (Kortrijk and Oostende), education (Brugge, Tielt and Torhout) and applied social studies (Kortrijk).
Expertise
In the field of counseling;
- GPS in agriculture
- Manure digesting techniques (project STIM)
- Optimisation of cage density, feed conversion rate and production amount in piggery
- Reduction of antibiotics in intensive livestock farming
- Optimisation of keeping intact bears and immunocastrates in piggery by management adaptations
In the field of research:
- valorisation of side and waste streams in agrifoodindsutry
- research on MRSA in livestock farming
- In vitro breeding and genetic modification of plants
- integrated aquaculture
- agro industrial opportunities of insect breeding