In 2016, The Class Foundation launched The Best in Class Awards. The awards celebrate the companies, institutions and individuals going that extra mile in making student living more efficient, welcoming and professional.
Chief Executive of ULI Europe
Urban Land Insititute (ULI), Europe
Lisette van Doorn is responsible for the development of the Institute’s activities across the region, including its renowned pan-European conferences and over 250 local meetings and events across 14 countries.
Founder
Dutch Spring
President
Erasmus Student Network AISBL
Co-Founder
Uniplaces
Job Title
Association of College & University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO-I)
What distinguishes the project from other candidates’ is a wide range of activities organized for students, aiming not only to integrate but also to educate them. Furthermore, Resa Hub includes recreational, sports, and cultural activities, as well as solitary activities, which proves the project is ready to accommodate many different needs of the students. The aforementioned events are organized throughout the academic year, eliminating the possibility that some students might miss their chance to join in. Finally, students themselves can decide what activities they would like to have and participate in organizing them, which is a great opportunity to get to know people.
ByggVesta proved that they are committed to environmental sustainability having designed this student residence as a highly-energy efficient passive house. It also uses Envac’s efficient vacuum waste collection systems. Moreover, with ByggVesta’s “Live to Grow” initiative, the Kosterhavet project has an organized circular economy, helping to reduce the overall waste from the residents.
The Student Hotel provides students with opportunities to meet and connect with other residents, for example by using shared kitchens where students can cook, eat and spend time together. Moreover, the building is innovative in the use of space. Its communal areas, such as the ground floor, offer even more possibilities to socialize, as they include a lounge, gym, and library. The hotel also offers a restaurant, the Pool, that is open to anyone, which allows residents to get to know one another but also to mingle with the locals. Additionally, the Student Hotel organizes year-round social activities for the residents.
King’s Residences runs a number of programmes for their residents from the moment they arrive throughout the year. This includes a housing guarantee for all incoming students, a meticulously run Move-In Weekend programme which has a 98% satisfaction rate, a well-supported affordable accommodation scheme, and their BeActive Programme which offers fun, weekly social sport and exercise activities. Moreover, their room allocation process is very effective with only 1 room swap requested out of 5,300 students placed in September 2016.
