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    "title": "Start of works on the Learning and Innovation Center",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Press conference - Start of works on the Learning and Innovation Center</strong></p><p><strong>When? </strong>19 April 2022 at 10.00</p><p><strong>Where?</strong> Council chamber, building Y, VUB, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels</p><p>A new university building is being built on the border between the VUB and ULB campuses. The Learning and Innovation Center (LIC) will be a melting pot of spaces where high-tech equipment supports knowledge exchange, and will house the universities&rsquo; libraries of exact and applied sciences.</p><p> </p><p>Find out more about this project and the progress of the works at the press conference.</p><p><em>In the presence of:</em></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><em>Karine Lalieux, minister of pensions and social integration, responsible for Beliris</em></span></li><li><span><em>Rudi Vervoort, Brussels minister-president</em></span></li><li><span><em>Jan Danckaert, rector ad interim VUB</em></span></li><li><span><em>Annemie Schaus, rector ULB</em></span></li></ul><p>We will be visiting the construction site, so sturdy shoes (such as mountain boots or walking shoes) are recommended.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Are you coming by car? 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