Swap Shop

31/01/2026

Dear exchange students

In need of cooking utensils, plates, glasses or even some textiles after your arrival in Gent? You are welcome at the Swap Shop on Thursday the 5th of february!

The members of the Home Konvent will organize this event where you can get some free second hand stuff or for a small price.

What: second hand market
When: Thursday February 5th from 12:30 p.m. until 15 p.m.
Where: Common Room Canterbury

For questions, you can always reach us via the messenger of this page!

See you there!
Kind regards
The swap shop team

04/02/2024

Today all residents checked out who stayed only the first semester in Ghent. Lots of goods were collected in the Swap Shop rooms and we're sorting these to prepare the distribution event on Thursday.

Thanks to everyone who donated their goods, so the new wave of students can start with the essentials.

20/09/2023

We are busy with preparing the opening of our Swap Shop pop-up shop!
From 2:30 pm till 5 pm, we give away the essential for youth stay in Ghent and cell textiles for a very small price!

Come on time, we can only give/sell stuff, as long we have it 😉

We are located in the common room, you can find us by following the arrows to the 'waiting room'.

27/08/2023

Hello everyone!

This year there will also be a swapshop event! It will take place on the 20th of september in the study hall of Home Kantienberg from 14h30 until 17h. There will be FREE items like kitchen supplies (cups, plates, cooking pots and pans, ...) & study materials, BUT also bed linen and duvets for a small price!

Hope to see you then!

02/07/2023

Hi everyone!

Hopefully you had a great time in Belgium! If you’re leaving one of the next days and you have some items that you can’t bring home with you, you can always leave them here for the next Erasmus students!
These items can be left in the swapshop rooms (see video for the location). We are looking for items like kitchen supplies, linnen, …

!!IMPORTANT: ONLY CLEAN ITEMS!!
Please make sure to leave the swapshop rooms organised and tidy!

Thank you very much!

09/02/2023

Dear residents

There will be a swapshop this saturday at 13h in the common room of canterbury! We look forward to meeting you all 🤩

Don't forget that everything is free, except for bedding. So bring some cash or your bank card if you're planning on buying some sheets 😊

20/02/2022

Dear residents,

I want to inform you that the swap shop will be up again from this weekend!
here you can find many practical things such as kitchen utensils etc..
we would like to ask you to take only what you need!

the Swapshop rooms are located on the first floor and can be recognised by a big teal-colored poster

15/10/2021

Dear residents

We are happy to announce that we are finally ready to sell freshly washed duvets, pillows, and other textiles from the Swap Shop! This sale will take place on Tuesday the 19th of October between 10am and 4pm on the patio between Home Groningen and Home Uppsala. We accept either cash or payconic, and everything will be sold at fair second-hand prices!

See you there!

04/02/2020

28/09/2019

06/08/2019

Bruikbare huisraad en spullen van internationale studenten redden van de vuilnisbak. Dat is de missie van de Swap Shop die Sara Helsen samen met en...

22/06/2019

Dear Students,

unfortunately, the volunteering Swap Shop Team found in the last weeks a lot of waste in the collection room.

Hence, we would like to remind you to drop off ONLY CLEAN AND REUSABLE ITEMS in the collection room in order to maintain the interests of all.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Your UGent free swap shop volunteers