13th Biennial CIGAR Conference

Bridging public sector and non-profit sector accounting

Ghent 9 - 10 June 2011

Locations

The conference will be held at two locations in the center of Ghent: 'Het Pand' and 'Aula Academica'. The gala dinner will take place in 'Het Gravensteen'. All locations are on walking distance from each other (map).

Het Pand is an old Dominican monastery located in the heart of the city on the banks of the river Leie, near the medieval port with the guildhalls as its remnants.

In 1201 a hospital was established next to Saint Michael's Chapel by Canon Utenhove. By 1225 the institute had become too small, and it was decided to construct a new one close to the Bijloke. By that time the first Dominicans had arrived in Ghent. By the agency of the then counts of Flanders, Ferdinand of Portugal and Johanna of Constantinople, the Dominicans were allocated the old hospital to serve as their new settlement.

In 1963 the University of Ghent bought “Het Pand” which in 1991, after renovation and restoration, became the cultural centre of the university.

The Ghent University Conference Centre 'Het Pand' is located in Onderbergen 1,Ghent.
The coffee breaks and the closing reception will take place in adjoining halls.

                                         
                        

In 1816, the Dutch administration chose Ghent as founding place for a higher education institute. Simultaneously, the city council felt it needed a building to host official festivities and decided to construct the Aula Academica in the city centre. The then unknown architect Louis Roelandt was appointed to design it. The first stone was laid in 1819 and the building was inaugurated in 1826.

Nowadays the heart of the Ghent University beats in the Aula. Here, the students receive their diploma, diverse colloquia and debates are organised, and numerous prominent people are entertained and honoured. The Aula is used as the logo of the Ghent University and, as such, truly symbolises the Alma Mater.

Gravensteen or the Castle of the Counts is a castle in Ghent originating from the Middle Ages. It is the most visited tourist monument of the city. It was built by Earl Philips in 1180 as a symbol of his power. Later, when the building was to be used as a court, courtrooms, offices and dungeons were added to it. In the 19th century, the castle became an industrial complex where, among others, textile factories were established. When these companies later moved to the city's suburbs, Gravensteen began to fall nito neglect. The revaluation came only at the end of the 19th century, when the castle was restored.

    

 

 

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