The body of a 49-year-old man has been found on Ghent University’s Tweekerken Campus. The man was a security guard that was working at the campus. The Ghent Local Police Service say that the body was found on Tuesday morning. An investigation has been launched to ascertain the cause of death.
At around 6:30 on Tuesday morning the body of a man was found on Ghent University’s (UGent) campus on the Tweekerkenstraat, near to the Sint-Pietersplein. The university’s Faculty of Economy and Business Studies is based at the campus. The dead man was 49 years old and worked for the university as a security guard. The exact circumstances surround his death are still being investigated. However, there are no indications that any violent incident took place.
Several hundred students that were due to have attended lecturers and seminars at the campus have been sent home. In addition to the campus the faculty library is also closed. Ghent University advises students to find a different location in which to study.