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Feasibility study Vision Campus Corvey
In April 2024, a feasibility study was commissioned as part of an interdisciplinary project to investigate the potential of the Corvey UNESCO World Heritage Site as an innovative campus with economic networking. Corvey gGmbH, the district of Höxter, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the city of Höxter, Sparkasse Höxter, TH OWL, Volksbank Brakel and Volksbank OWL financed the feasibility study. As one of the companies involved in the study, CHE Consult, together with rheform GmbH and Büro Bergmann GmbH, analysed key aspects such as university development, listed building use and the infrastructural and structural requirements.
The study revealed that structural restrictions as a result of monument protection and limited infrastructural connections pose considerable challenges for the location. In particular, realistic prospects for increasing student numbers and attracting further companies could not be confirmed.
Bernd Klöver, Managing Director of CHE Consult: ‘The forecasts for student numbers for both existing and potential new degree programmes are extremely low in some cases. This is mainly due to the low attractiveness of the location. This lack of attractiveness, especially the infrastructural connections, unfortunately also has an impact on the potential for a ‘Science2Business location’. The company survey and the individual interviews show that a sufficient number of companies cannot be guaranteed to settle here.’
The findings now provide a sound basis for the TH OWL and its project partners to discuss what a forward-looking utilisation concept in Höxter could look like. The location analysis shows how a careful examination of all relevant parameters can create a valuable basis for decision-making – an important prerequisite for sustainable development concepts in the university sector.