Since September 2, the Anda Kerkhoven Centre on the Healthy Ageing Campus has been in use by the University of Groningen and the UMCG. This modern building provides space for education, training, and development for more than 2,000 students and staff, primarily pharmacy and medical students. Named after Anda Kerkhoven, a resistance fighter from Groningen and a medical student, the centre has become an inspiring place where the past and future meet in the care for tomorrow.
The Healthy Ageing Campus, part of Campus Groningen, is known as a hub for innovative research and collaboration in health and care, making it the ideal location for this new educational center. Together, we are working here to address the challenges and solutions of the future.
Friday 25 October was the official grand opening. Several speakers said a piece, authors who wrote a book about Anda spoke, and UG house poet Femke de Heer recited a poem.
'This stylish new building creates a beautiful healthy environment and connects the Campus to the city. A nice place for students and teachers with a view of Martinitoren!' - Bert Schoenmaker, director Faculty of Medical Sciences
Supporting active learning
The teaching spaces at the Anda Kerkhoven Centre encourage collaboration and engagement, with flexible spaces and advanced tools that enable interactive teaching. In addition, the Anda Kerkhoven Centre offers versatile study spaces. And with various social corners, there is always a perfect place to catch up with fellow students between classes.
Healthy Ageing Campus
This campus is all about Healthy Ageing. Here, researchers, entrepreneurs and government bodies work together on innovative projects. This place ensures progress in the field of health and well-being. Together, they work towards a future in which everyone can live healthier and longer.
'You grow along your own spine upwards. You climb up a thread of spider silk. You don’t ask about the depth. You ask if someone wants to dance with you' - piece from the poem by the UG house-poet
Anda Kerkhoven
Anda Kerkhoven
The new teaching building is named after Anda Kerkhoven, a Groningen resistance heroine and medical student in World War II. The naming of this building commemorates her courage and ideals.During the opening, the authors of the book on Anda offered a list containing abstract images in Anda's possession.
Want to know all about the building, its sustainability aspects and who Anda Kerkhoven was? Then check out the magazine!
Photo's: Silvio Zangarini / RUG
Bron: RUG
