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This page collects all things practical for students autonomous design and hosts the quick start guides for the hand and power tools.

Practical info about 'De Zaal'

Studio Manager: Elias Heuninck.
Present on Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

Keep these guides in mind to ensure a smooth flow of the atelier.

Weekends & holidays: 09:00 - 17:00

Register via ASIMUT to work in 'De Zaal' during weekends and holidays.
Book your time slot here: RUIMTES > KUTO/ZAAL weekendwerking.

When you want access to 'De Zaal' outside the regular hours.

Log in into Asimut.
Go to 'Ruimtes' (spaces)
Then go to "KUTO/ ZAAL Avond-en weekendwerking"
Then, on the line of "De Zaal avond/weekend (GMRCE.0.011C)", make your booking there.
Update your student card

Go to mobielprinten.hogent.be. You see the uniFLOW login page. Click the white button on the bottom: "Continue with HOGENT Identity provider".
Click on the 'Start printing' menu item.
Upload your documents.
Find a printer, tap your student card to the machine to log in.
Click the button 'Beveiligd afdrukken' (secure printing) on screen.
Select the file in the queue and click 'bewerken' (edit). Here you can set options like black & white or colour, recto verso, size etc...
Press the button 'Opdrachten afdrukken' (print the files in the queue).

The closest printer from De Zaal is in building D from campus Mercator (Nonnemeersstraat 15).

To lend out equipment, check the catalog on Cheqroom. Log in with your standard HOGENT details.
⚠️ Always choose 'Login with SSO'.

In the top left, choose which facility you want to see: Film, Photography, Kunsttoren.
Then click 'Items' on the left side.
Send a lending request online. The lending service manager will send you a notification shortly after.

(Usually only for film students)

Wood atelier - Location: Bijloke - Bijlokekaai - ground floor. Book your time slot here. Contact: Miel Cardinael.
Metal atelier - Location: Kunsttoren - ground floor. Book your time slot here. Contact Leon Duyck.
Printmaking studio. Location: Kunsttoren - second floor. Screen printing & lasercutting on Monday mornings with Gerard Herman. Email Gerard first and tell him what you would like to do. The studio is open for external students on monday (9h-12h30). First come first serve.
Ceramics workshop - Location: Kunsttoren - ground floor. Contact: Evert Defrancq
Formlab - 3D printing, -scanning. Location: Kunsttoren - first floor. Contact: Elias Heuninck
Laboratorium - Bio lab with a focus on colour. Location: Kunsttoren - first floor. Contact: info@laboratorium.bio
Photograpy studios - Location: Bijloke - Marissal - first floor. Book a studio in Asimut
Film studio - During calm periods, the large film studio can be booked via Asimut, but be sure to double check at the film lending department (Bob Mees or Jasmijn Cedee). Location: Bijloke - Marissal - minus one.
Herculeslab - 5.1 mixing studio mostly for film students. Location: Bijloke - Cloquet - ground floor, close to KASK Cinema. Contact: Raf Enckels
Library - Location: Bijloke - Kunstenbibliotheek.
Loan of 5 books a time for 3 weeks.
Opening hours:
- Monday: 09:00-18:00
- Tuesday: 09:00-18:00
- Wednesday: 09:00-18:00
- Thursday: 09:00-20:00
- Friday: 09:00-16:00

Academicsoftware - Use software at a small cost. Log in with your Hogent login. Also available is 'LinkedIn Learning': videos for learning.
A list of alternatives for Adobe Creative Cloud