HEROES Green Space Inaugurated at Thomas More Campus De Vest

On 18 March 2026, the HEROES Alliance officially inaugurated its newest Green Space on the rooftop terrace of Campus De Vest in Mechelen, Belgium. The ceremony unveiled a special plaque marking this green space as an official HEROES Green Space — a symbolic place where nature, students, and community come together.
International guests received a small but meaningful gift: a card embedded with wild flower seeds, ready to be planted and grown at home. The message on the card reads: “Bloom beyond borders.”
The HEROES Green Space is part of the Community Engagement Programme of the HEROES European University Alliance. Each of the nine partner institutions creates its own green space to promote environmental awareness, EU values, and community building.
Campus De Vest has invested meaningfully in green open space: three rooftop gardens give students and staff a peaceful place to breathe and recharge, with a view over Mechelen.
The inauguration took place with the full HEROES Management Team present, gathered in Mechelen for Thomas More’s International Days. Sofie Mols, President of the HEROES Alliance, welcomed partners to this new space.