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[[Image:BELGICANA GANDAVENSIS RECTOR.JPG|thumb|Prof. dr. Paul Van Cauwenberghe]]
'''Paul Van Cauwenberge''' (born 1 April 1949 in [[Zottegem]]) is a Belgian academic and chairman of [[Hogeschool Gent]]. He was the [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of [[Ghent University]] from 1 October 2005 until 1 October 2013. His successor is [[Anne De Paepe]].
==Career==
Van Cauwenberge is a senior full professor in ear, nose and throat surgery ([[Otorhinolaryngology]]) at the faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Van Cauwenberge started his career at Ghent University in 1973. He was the [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/medicine/story/0,11381,1144653,00.html|title=The allergy epidemic: by 2015 half of us may be carrying one of these|date=10 February 2004|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=7 June 2010 | location=London | first=Sarah | last=Boseley}}</ref> from 1999 until 2004. Since 1978, he has served in the [[Board of Governors]] and the Executive Board of Ghent University.
Van Cauwenberge was managing Ghent University as a rector from 1 October 2005 until 30 September 2013. He was being assisted by vice-rector Luc Moens. On October 1, 2013, he was succeeded by Anne De Paepe. On the same day he has been assigned as chairman of [[Hogeschool Gent]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rector Van Cauwenberge wordt voorzitter van Hogeschool Gent|url=https://www.ugent.be/nl/actueel/nieuws/indekijker/rector-nieuwe-voorzitter-hogent.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140102094025/https://www.ugent.be/nl/actueel/nieuws/indekijker/rector-nieuwe-voorzitter-hogent.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2014|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref>
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