From 1 September 2024, the Executive Director of the University Hospital Ghent will sign a contract reviewed and approved by HIRUZ via digital signature platforms (DocuSign, Adobe Sign, Connective, …). To do this, you must provide the following email address to the external party: SigningCEO@uzgent.be

Note: signing via digital signature platforms is only possible on the initiative or at the request of an external party.
As indicated above, the Executive Director of the University Hospital Ghent will only digitally sign (final) contracts that have been approved by HIRUZ.

In addition, it will remain possible to have (UZ Gent-own) contracts signed via the current method, with Adobe Acrobat Reader eID software in the following way:

• Open the document with ‘Adobe Acrobat Reader‘.
• In the toolbar, right-click [More Tools] and then [Certificates].
• In the toolbar at the top, click the pen icon [Digital Signing].
• Use your mouse to select the place in the contract where you want to add the signature.
• A window now appears where you need to confirm the signature with your eID. Click Continue and Sign.
• The programme will ask you to save the signed document. Please save this as a PDF and then transfer it back to hiruz.contracten@uzgent.be.
• HIRUZ will arrange for a final signature by the Executive Director.

A “wet ink” signature becomes “the exception”. It can still be done if necessary, but please allow for a longer waiting period.

HIRUZ Contract Unit