a new purpose for a historical industrial location: shipyard and buildings of the 'Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij' (Rotterdam Dry Dock Company). The abbreviation RDM now stands for: Research, Design & Manufacturing;
situated in Heijplaat, centrally located in the CityPorts area of Rotterdam, easily accessible, with transportation to the city centre by fast ferry Aqualiner;
Innovation Dock - a monumental industrial hall of 23,000m2, ‘Droogdok' (Dry Dock) - the former head office of the RDM - and ‘Dokhaven' (the Dock);
a place where students and companies collaborate in an open environment and focus on new economic activity and sustainable and innovative solutions in the markets Building, Moving & Powering;
a location for education: intermediate and higher vocational education under the same roof, with plenty of space for experiment and for practical research;
a location for business: accommodation for the innovative and creative manufacturing industry;
a location for events: accommodation for conferences and other meetings, for small and large groups.
Video
This video (made for the European Regional Development Fund, by which RDM Innovation Dock is co-financed) with English voice-over gives you a good introduction to RDM Campus.
A version with German (Deutsche) voice-over can be found here.
Brochure
For more information about:
Research, Design & Manufacturing;
Building, Moving & Powering;
The partners of RDM Campus;
Education, Business and Events on RDM Campus;
The history of the 'Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij';
RDM Campus is easily accessible by car and public transportation.
Car: on ring road Rotterdam Zuid (South, A15) take exit 18: Heijplaat. At the top of the exit, follow the signs for Heijplaat / Havens (port numbers) 2250-2750. Keep following the signs for Heijplaat (and port number 2600), but don't turn left at 'exit' Heijplaat (this is the village). Follow the road to the right instead and after the next sharp turn to the right, the entrance to the RDM-terrain is left after about 200 meters (Haven / port number 2600). Driving parallel to the water front, the long building on the left is Droogdok. The large building at the far corner of the dock is Innovation Dock.
Bus: from underground station Zuidplein RET-buses 68 and 61 go to Heijplaat/RDM. See the website of RET for an itinerary.
Fast ferry: from Willemskade and Jobshaven the Aqualiner sails to RDM Campus.