Construction includes new buildings but also the complete renovation of the 19th-century prison, keeping as many elements of the original structure as possible. The city also organised a neighbourhood party with drinks and music.

“The university is maintaining close contact with local people during and after the construction because we know that the building of a new university campus will cause a lot of changes,” said university spokeswoman Ingrid Vrancken. The new campus will be home to the law faculty, a rectorate and the post-academic education department.