Campus Community Fund invests 500 million euros in Campus Groningen for impact on tomorrow’s world

“The ambitions of and for Campus Groningen are big. The five-year strategic plan of the Campus aims at significant developments. With the Campus Community Fund we will structure ‘tomorrow’s capital’ jointly”, says Henk Snapper (Executive Board, UMCG). Dina Boonstra (Managing Director NOM), Peter Scheij (Director Bedrijven Rabobank Stad en Midden Groningen) and Edward van der Meer (Director Campus Groningen) committed themselves today as the first implementing partners.

“The chosen route to invest in the whole ecosystem meets the cooperative mission of Rabobank Stad en Midden Groningen seamlessly. Our social and commercial goals merge perfectly here”, as is stated by Peter Scheij, director Bedrijven from Rabobank Stad en Midden Groningen, about the collaboration within the Campus Community Fund. Dina Boonstra, director NV NOM, emphasizes: “Investing together to transform the available knowledge and skills even more effective into important innovations, with impact for the Northern Netherlands.”

Drivers for Growth

The investment strategy of the CCF expects strong developments within the five regional, core sectors agrifood, energy, health, chemistry and digital economy, to invest in real estate and infrastructure, facilities and services and business activities on Campus Groningen. Projects from those core sectors and with the characteristics collaboration, cross-overs, economic and social impact, (inter)national character and physical campus development are seen as thé ‘Drivers for Growth’, which are served by the CCF as finance platform.  

“I am proud of our collective wish to let our fast-growing Campus shine and develop it further. The development of Campus Groningen is teamwork and an interplay of all kinds of components. We don't look at the separate elements; we look at the whole ecosystem ”, says Edward van der Meer, director Campus Groningen.

Part of Campus Groningen

The Groningen ecosystem is also enthusiastic about the chosen, joint route in the Campus Community Fund. “The belief, the mentality and the trust are there. The companies on Campus Groningen are proud to be a part of this. The Campus Community Fund will help us to think even bigger, and act upon it, explains Ton Vries, Managing Director MercachemSyncom and resident of the Campus..

Launch Campus Community Fund

The launch of the Campus Community Fund took place together with the stakeholders in the Forum Groningen. You can find the movie of the launch here on the left and on the Youtube channel of Campus Groningen (in Dutch). The summary of the Campus Community Fund plan can be downloaded here on our website. Interested in the whole plan of the CFF? Please contact Ronald Hesse, business developer of Campus Groningen.