01 Dec '24

Bierenberg Campus in Sint-Genesius-Rode

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door Luc Vander Elst
A university campus has occupied the area along Paardenstraat and Bierenberg in Sint-Genesius-Rode ever since 1963. Shared for decades by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the property has remained vacant since 2001.

In July, Minister Ben Weyts (N-VA), then responsible for Education and the Flemish Periphery, announced detailed plans to establish a new educational role for the campus. The VUB would sell its part of the campus to the Flemish Community Education system, with the Flemish Authorities putting forward €4 million from the Flemish Periphery Fund. Acknowledging the Community Education Department’s assessment of a need for additional secondary schools in this area, the Minister has proposed this site as a viable solution. The question now is: what happens next?