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Ghent University
Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41
B-9000 Gent
Belgium
Tel. : 00-32-9-264.42.07
Fax : 00-32-9-264.35.87


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By train

From the railway station Gent Sint-Pieters, it is a 20 minute walk to the Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat (dotted line on the map). You can also take the tram line 1 to the Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat.


By airplane

At Brussels Airport, take the train to Brussel Noord (about 15 minutes) and change for Gent Sint-Pieters (about 50 minutes). Proceed as mentioned above.


By car

  • Coming from the motorway E40 (Brussel-Gent-Oostende):
    On the E40, take exit Gent. After the short bend, hold the left side and follow the direction indicated as Gent, B 401. You drive up a bridge and when you crossed the bridge, some traffic lanes are added at your right side

    Coming from Antwerp (Antwerpen) via the motorway E17 (Antwerpen-Gent-Kortrijk):
    Take exit Gent-centrum

    Coming from Kortrijk via the motorway E17 (Antwerpen-Gent-Kortrijk):
    Take exit B401 Gent

  • next you will see the traffic directions:



    you choose the right direction Alle richtingen (All directions ), which is the traffic lane that goes downward, at the right side of the bridge (from now on, the route is indicated by the arrows on the map),

  • you drive down that traffic lane and then you should change to the leftmost lane before the traffic-lights, where at your left side, cars are coming out of a tunnel,

  • you turn off left and you join the left lanes. Now you are on the Sint-Lievenslaan,

  • at the second traffic-lights ( the first ones are flickering lights ), you turn off right into the Overpoortstraat. A hundred metres further, you will pass by the Sint-Pietersplein, a large square,

  • then you continue in the same direction you were driving before, into the Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat,

  • after approximately 200 metres you will see at your right side a parking with some trees and a building at the back side of the parking. This is the desired location,

  • if you came by car, you can ask the porter to call Wim Van Paepegem (inside line 4207) and we will guide you to the university car park. Otherwise, you can immediately enter the building at the rightmost entrance (Blok A) and go two levels down. There you can register at the secretary desk of our research group.