The Campus Blairon is a

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, education site, local government site, medical post and a seminar centre located in

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in the campine region of the

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(

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). Both the

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and the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen 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

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. New recruits 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. * 2000: The gate building was sold to the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication. * 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

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building. * 2004:

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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

and the new parking space was opened. * 2006: The medical post starts in the

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.

Sources

Campus Blairon
(Gazet van Turnhout, Dutch)

(Dutch)
Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen naar Campus Blairon
(Dutch)

History

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See also