Practical – Vertifarm 2027

Venue

Scientific sessions

The scientific sessions on 1/02, 2/02 and 3/02 will take place at Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Campus Coupure, inside building E.

Adress:

Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent

Directions & Campus map

Welcome reception

The welcome reception will take place in Monasterium PoortAckere, which is located in the historic centre of Ghent, within walking distance of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering.

Adress:

Oude Houtlei 56, 9000 Ghent

Directions

Belgian Dinner

The Belgian Dinner on Tuesday will take place in De Abt van Orval, which is located in the historic centre of Ghent, within walking distance of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering.

Adress:

Lange Kruisstraat 4, 9000 Ghent

Directions

Traveling to Ghent

By plane

Belgium has 2 major airports:

Brussels airport: biggest international airport (for all the major airlines). The airport has its own railway station, Brussels-Airport-Zaventem, which offers a direct connection to Ghent. The railway station is situated beneath the airport and can be reached via the lifts and escalators in the arrivals hall.
The shuttle bus is also an easy way to reach Ghent. It runs about ten times back and forth between Brussels Airport and the Gent-Sint-Pieters Railway Station. There, you can take tram line 1 or 3 to the historic centre.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport: smaller airport with connections to many European cities. A shuttle bus drives from the airport of Charleroi to Bruges via Ghent nine times a day. The bus will take you to the railway station Gent-Sint-Pieters, from where you can take tram line 1 or 3 to the historic city centre.

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By train

Ghent has two railway stations: Gent-Sint-Pieters and Gent-Dampoort.

There are train connections to the main station Gent-Sint-Pieters from all Belgian cities. There is also a direct line to this railway station from Zaventem airport.

If you travel to Belgium via the European high-speed train network, you can transfer to a train to Ghent at the station of Bruxelles-Midi, Antwerp or Lille (France).

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Accommodation

The welcome reception will take place in Hotel Monasterium PoortAckere. Participants of VertiFarm2027 can benefit from a special rate by using the code “VertiFarm2027” when making their reservation by email. This can be used for Monasterium PoortAckere, Hotel de Flandre Ghent and, Hotel Gravensteen.

You can find other different accommodations options on the official Ghent Tourist website https://visit.gent.be/en/overnight-stay. Here a wide range of possibilities are proposed: hotels in different price categories, B&Bs, hostels,…

Alternatively, you can find additional options on websites such as AirBnb or Booking.com.

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Discover the top 10 things to do in Ghent here: https://visit.gent.be/en/top-10-tips

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