About

This site is a simple, independent guide to Gentstudent, the student-life media brand from Ghent, Belgium. We explain what the brand is, where it came from, where you can follow it safely, and how to spot the fake apps and copycat shops that use its name.

Why this site exists

Gentstudent is well known among students in Ghent, but people outside the city often land here with basic questions. What is it? Who runs it? Is there an app? Is it the same thing as Gentlestudent? Those questions deserve clear, short answers in one place, without hype and without pretending to be the brand itself.

So that is what we do. We collect the public facts about the brand, check them against reliable sources like the official website at gentstudent.com and the public trademark and domain records, and lay them out in plain English. When something is a rumor, we say so. When something is verified, we tell you where it comes from.

What you will find here

The homepage gives you the full picture of the brand, from its 2015 Snapchat start to the clothing shop and the trademark registration in 2019. Our articles go deeper on the topics people actually search for. One explains the brand story in detail. One clears up the one-letter confusion with Gentlestudent, the Artevelde learning platform. One walks you through the official shop and social accounts, and warns you about unofficial APK downloads.

We also keep a download page, even though there is nothing to download. That is deliberate. People search for a Gentstudent app every week, and the honest answer protects them better than silence does. There is no official app, and any file using the name is not from the brand.

What we are not

We are not Gentstudent. We are not AB Media Gcv, and we are not connected to Ghent University, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, HOGENT or any other school. We do not sell clothing, we do not run the brand's social accounts, and we cannot help with orders, returns or account problems. For anything like that, go straight to gentstudent.com.

Think of this site as a signpost. It points you to the real brand, helps you avoid the fakes, and answers the questions that keep coming up. If you spot an error on any page, tell us through the discussions on this site and we will check it and fix it.