The KASK & Conservatorium open days are the ideal opportunity to get to know our courses, teachers and your future place of study. From Tuesday 17 to Friday 20 February, during the spring half-term holiday, you are welcome to visit us at Biezekapelstraat in the heart of Ghent to explore our buildings and meet your instrument teacher during a trial lesson. This will give you a good idea of what to expect from the admission tests.

You can also take a theory lesson – from ear training to music theory – and make plenty of music. Join an improvisation session, step onto the MIRY stage during a choir lesson, or gather all the information you need from your teacher in our classrooms and study rooms.

The KASK & Conservatorium open days are the best time to get to know our teachers, lessons and your future study home. For jazz and pop music, this is from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 February, 2026. You are very welcome to visit the Paddenhoek building in the heart of Ghent to explore our facilities and get to know your instrument teacher during an open lesson. This will give you an immediate idea of what to expect from the entrance exams.

You can also visit by appointment. Please consult the jazz & pop music programme page and email your instrument teacher. The teachers will then contact you.

Throughout the day, we will help you make your choice of programme with open classes that give an insight into interior design. 

During the morning, you will receive a clear introduction to the programme and the various studios and areas of focus that will form the basis of your studies. Afterwards, you will join current students in small studio groups. This will give you an immediate insight into how students work on their assignments and what guidance the lecturers provide. After lunch in the KASK & Conservatorium student restaurant, you will get to work on a design assignment yourself, which is an ideal way to discover whether interior design could be the right programme for you.

PROGRAMME

• 10:00-10:30, welcome and introduction to the Interior Design programme
  Explanation of the studio as a framework for the programme
  Explanation of Assignment 1IV
• 10:30-12:00, visit to the studios in groups of three to four students
  Attend studio sessions where colleagues provide guidance (watching and participating)
• 12:00-13:00, lunch in the student restaurant
• 13:00-15:00, assignment from Form Theory in small groups, on the theme of Place value, scale and spatial perception
• 15:00-15:30, conclusion

The open class days are reserved for prospective students. Parents are welcome at information moments and during the open day later this academic year. The KASKcafé is open from 10:00 to 19:00 for those who want to wait in pleasant conditions.

A welcome moment will give you an insight into what this programme has to offer. Then the lecturers will guide you to the rooms where you can experience for yourself how all the elements of landscape and garden architecture come together in the design studios. You will meet current students working in groups on an ongoing project. The students are designing the outdoor space of a primary school in Waregem. They take into account the specific school context, the qualities and characteristics of the site and its surroundings. They develop a well-considered design to make the environment more meaningful, greener and more sustainable. You watch and participate in the discussions between teachers and students. This way, you will immediately learn in very concrete terms what to expect from the programme. So come and get a taste of the programme.

You can choose between two sessions on this open class day. Both sessions have the same content.

• 10:00-13:30 Open day session 1
  
• 14:00-17:30 Open day session 2

Programme

• Welcome and presentation of the landscape and garden architecture programme
• Brief explanation of the design studio as a framework for the programme
• Introduction to a current assignment in Design I. Designing a school environment for De Groeiweide in Ouwegem.
• Visit to the Design I studio. In groups of three to four prospective students, you will take a seat in studio groups where teachers will provide guidance. You will observe and actively participate.
• Visit to the exhibition of student work

We meet at the reception (Campus Bijloke, Cloquet building, Pasteurlaan 2, 9000 Ghent) 15 minutes before the start of your open class. The teachers will pick you up there and escort you to the classrooms and studios.

The open class days are reserved for prospective students. Parents are welcome later this academic year at information moments and during the open day. The KASKcafé is open from 10:00 to 18:00 for those who want to wait in pleasant conditions.

On Wednesday February 26, we organise an info day during which you can talk to students, teachers and study and learning track counsellors of all our programmes. 

You can book for a scheduled tour or info session. We will publish the schedule here in February.

Visit our campuses and discover what studying at KASK & Conservatorium could look like for you. From 10:00 you can attend information sessions, talk to students and teachers or attend student presentations. You don't have to make a reservation, we welcome you with open arms.