Location
Cochlear Academy’s home base is Mechelen, Belgium. We are located at a 20 minutes drive from Belgium’s national airport and next to E 19, one of the country’s major freeways. Every day, there are multiple flights in and out of Brussels Airport from most major European destinations. This exact spot is one of the reasons why Cochlear Academy is located where it is located!
Mechelen is an attractive, historical town of about 80.000 inhabitants situated between Antwerp and Brussels. Cochlear Academy’s offices are a 10 minute drive from the city centre.
It is advisable that you book your hotel accommodation in the city centre; we have preferential rates with several hotels as well as with local taxi companies. Our selected hotels are within walking distance from the city’s main historical core. Cochlear Academy can organise your hotel bookings and local transfers from your arrival until your departure.
Cochlear Academy’s activities are not limited to Belgium. Some courses or course dates may be offered also in Gothenburg, Sweden, Kajetany, Poland, and other regional locations.
How to reach us?
For classroom courses in Belgium
BY PLANE
Brussels Airport has many connections to all major European cities. It is a 20 min. car drive away and 45 minutes by train. An alternative is flying in to Brussels South Airport for some destinations. However, Brussels South Airport is at a greater distance, and only used by a small group of airline companies. www.brusselsairport.be
BY TRAIN
Mechelen’s train station has 5 connections per hour to the Brussels international train station Midi (travel time – 30 minutes) From Brussels Airport – 4 trains per hour – 45 minutes currently. From 2012, train travel from/to the airport will be reduced to only 8 minutes. All train transportation in Belgium: www.b-rail.be.
BY BUS
Local city buses also stop right at the Mechelen campus site. We are glad to provide details upon request. For travel from outside the city, we recommend train, car or plane. Bus transportation in Belgium: www.delijn.be.
BY CAR
From Brussels, take E19 direction Antwerp, exit n°9 (Mechelen Noord), at end of exit, turn left, continue 500 m, then take Blarenberglaan (follow Mechelen-Noord) for 1.5 km, at the roundabout turn right and continue for 800 m, then turn left on Oude Baan, continue 300 m. Cochlear is in building I, next to the tower building.
From Antwerp, take E19, direction Brussels, exit °8 (Duffel, Rumst), after the exit, turn left, under the freeway, at red lights, turn R to Mechelen, follow 3.5 km, turn R on Walemstreet. Cochlear Academy is in building I, next to the tower building.