What is "uithof"

De Uithof is a part of the city of Utrecht, which contains the Utrecht Science Park, the campus area of Utrecht University, the vocational university Hogeschool Utrecht and the academic hospital University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU). It is located to the east of the city. Except for the faculties of Law, Humanities and the University College, which are located in the inner city of Utrecht, most of the buildings of the University are located in De Uithof. De Uithof also contains the main university library, student housing, botanical gardens, shops and a restaurant.

There is a bus line to the inner city and the train station, served by bi-articulated buses. Construction of extensive park-and-ride facilities, designed by KCAP, began in August 2011. In 2013 the construction of the Uithoflijn, an extension of the light rail network between the city and De Uithof, began construction, and should be completed in 2018.