Campus Blairon
Encyclopedia
The Campus Blairon is a business incubator
, education site, local government site, medical post and a seminar centre located in Turnhout in the campine
region of the Antwerp province
(Belgium
). The general services of the site are being managed by the DienstenCompagnie. Both the Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen and the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
are located on the Campus.
started their training at the Blairon barracks
. In 1994 the last recruits started their training and in 1999 the military site was closed. A new destination for the building was sought for and the new project started in 2000.
Business incubator
Business incubators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services, developed and orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts...
, education site, local government site, medical post and a seminar centre located in Turnhout in the campine
Campine
The Campine is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-western Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands...
region of the Antwerp province
Antwerp (province)
Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
). The general services of the site are being managed by the DienstenCompagnie. Both the Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen and the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
The Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen is a university college where students can obtain a professional bachelor's degree in several domains...
are located on the Campus.
History
For about 50 years the Campus Blairon was known as the training centre nr. 3 Majoor Blairon of the Belgian army. New recruitsArmy recruit
Recruit or army recruit is a term often colloquially used to refer to the lowest military rank in various armed services. It usually implies that the soldier so labeled has not yet completed basic training....
started their training at the Blairon barracks
Barracks
Barracks are specialised buildings for permanent military accommodation; the word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes. Their main object is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training and esprit de corps. They were sometimes called...
. In 1994 the last recruits started their training and in 1999 the military site was closed. A new destination for the building was sought for and the new project started in 2000.
- 2000: The gate building was sold to the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic CommunicationFlemish Innovation Center for Graphic CommunicationThe Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication is a Flemish non-profit organization for graphic communication, founded in 1997 and since 2000 located at the Campus Blairon in Turnhout...
. - 2001: The Northern area was sold the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen (KHK, E: Catholic College of the Campine).
- 2002: Opening of the Europeion building
- 2003: First users enter the Pieter CorbeelsPieter CorbeelsPieter Corbeels was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader. He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt against the French Revolutionary regime known as the Boerenkrijg ....
building. - 2004: CinemaMovie theaterA movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
was sold to the Van Eyck Group and the Stadskantoor (E: City office) is opened. - 2005: The Arrestatiegebouw links (E: Prisonbuilding left) was sold to the Antwerp provinceAntwerp (province)Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
and the new parking space was opened. - 2006: The medical post starts in the Pieter CorbeelsPieter CorbeelsPieter Corbeels was a Belgian book printer and resistance leader. He commanded part of the Brabantine forces during a revolt against the French Revolutionary regime known as the Boerenkrijg ....
building. - 2008: The last available open space of the Pieter Corbeels building is being used and the project Lokerenstraat KLE starts. The former Paradeplein (E: Parade square) becomes a parking site.
Source
- Campus Blairon (Gazet van Turnhout, Dutch)
- Campus Blairon (Dutch)
- Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen naar Campus Blairon (Dutch)