40 years of excavations
On the
18th of August 2007 rector Paul Van Cauwenberghe and vice-rector
Luc Moens visited the archaeological team and the excavations at Pessinous.
Their visit, in the presence of the Belgian ambassador in Turkey Marc Van Rysselberghe and several Turkish dignitaries, was
part of the festivities for 40 years of presence of the Belgian team of Ghent University at the site.
By their
visit the rector and vice-rector wanted to express their lasting support for
the cultural and historical so important archaeological project of the UGent in
Turkey.