THE PROJECT
This building will be completed in a few years' time on the La Plaine campus, on the border between the VUB and ULB campuses.
The new centre will house the ULB Science and Technology Library and the VUB Science and Applied Sciences Library.
It will also offer students the following services
- Private study rooms
- Collaboration rooms
- Experimentation centres for group activities
- Active study rooms
- Project spaces
- Exhibition rooms
The building will also be a model of sustainable construction and will incorporate the latest technologies to encourage knowledge sharing.
KEY DATA
- 9 000 m²
- 7 floors
- Capacity: 1,000 people
- Start of construction: 2020
- End of construction: 2022
"The centre is a perfect illustration of our desire to offer proactive, forward-looking education that encourages collaboration between students, researchers and business partners," explains Professor Yvon Englert, Rector of ULB.
As an international knowledge centre, we want to build bridges and find solutions to scientific and socio-cultural challenges", adds Professor Caroline Pauwels, Rector of the VUB. centrum is een perfecte illustratie van de wil om een onderwijs te bieden dat proactief en toekomstgericht is, en dat samenwerking tussen studenten, onderzoekers en commerciële partners aanmoedigt", verklaart professor Yvon Englert, rector van de ULB."