Karel de Grote opens pop-up classroom in shopping centre

This “pop-up classroom” in the Grand Bazar shopping centre, next to Groenplaats, is in a space where there used to be a shop selling gifts and greetings cards. During the summer, there was a pop-up day care centre. The college will rent the space from 10 November until 19 December.

“The lessons will be organised with ‘open doors’,” Kathleen Rommers, shopping centre manager of Grand Bazar Antwerpen, told Gazet Van Antwerpen. The advantage of the location should be that students can immediately implement the theory they have learned in real-life conditions. “There will be a salon set up in the front of the space, where students will follow classes,” said Rommers.

The location was selected by the enterprise Citycubes, which provides customised creative environments. The space is in good condition, but the college will have to furnish it.