The Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen (KH Kempen, KHK) was a

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where students could obtain a professional

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(3 year education) in several domains. There was also the opportunity to study for a

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(4 years) in

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( bioscience) or an engineering degree in

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. In 2012 the institution fused with Lessius Mechelen and Lessius Antwerp under a new name:

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History

The institution was founded in 1995 at the merger of six

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higher education institutes of the Campine region of the

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(

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). The ''Hoger Instituut voor Economische Wetenschappen'', the ''Katholieke Industriële Hogeschool der Kempen'', the ''Hoger Instituut voor Technische Wetenschappen'', the ''Hoger Instituut voor Sociale Studies'' and the ''Hoger Instituut voor Technische en Paramedische Wetenschappen'' created the ''Hoger Instituut der Kempen'' (HIK) in Geel. The HIK merged with the higher education department of the ''Sint-Aloysiusinstituut voor Verpleegkunde'' in Lier, the ''Pedagogisch Hoger Onderwijs Kardinaal Van Roey-Instituut'' in Vorselaar, the ''Pedagogisch Hoger Instituut Heilig Graf'' and the ''Economische Hogeschool '' in Turnhout. The history of its predecessors dates back for more than 50 years. In 2002, the KHK joined in an

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with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, together with 11 other

institutions and the

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Location

The headquarters of the KHK are located in the city of

Geel Geel () is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the ce ...

with several departments spread over the Campine, region of the

Departments

The institute consists of eleven departments. Six of its departments are located in

, while three departments are located in

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and one in Lier and

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. * Campus Geel (6 Departments): ** Business Studies Department ** Health Care and Chemistry Department ** Biosciences and Technology Department ** Agro and Biotechnology Department ** Social Work Department ** Technical Sciences Department *Campus Lier: ** Health Care Department * Campus Turnhout (3 Departments): ** Health Care Department ** Teacher Education Department ** Business Studies Department * Campus Vorselaar: **Teacher Education Department

Sources

Eerste steen nieuwe KHK-campus
(Dutch)

External links

KH Kempen
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