AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp , founded in 2012, is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the city of Antwerp and created as a merger between Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen and Plantijn Hogeschool [1] [2].

[citation needed] Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen (Artesis University College Antwerp)(51°13′18″N 4°24′25″E / 51.22167°N 4.40694°E / 51.22167; 4.40694) was a major college in Flanders, Belgium, with campuses in Antwerp, Mechelen, Lier and Turnhout.

It comprised numerous departments, ranging from Linguistics and Industrial Engineering to Teacher Training and Applied Computer Science.

The Bologna Declaration of 1999 proposed a reform of European education and introduced bachelor's and master's degrees.

Colleges in the city and province of Antwerp were merged and a gender balance was introduced in many boards: [3] [4]