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In January 2023, Professor Romain Houssa of UNamur led a Belgian delegation to formulate a new ARES Institutional Support (IS) programme at the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) in Benin. This multidisciplinary research and innovation support programme aims to strengthen scientific collaboration between FWB researchers and Benin as well as other countries in the West African region, notably Togo, Niger and Burkina Faso.

Scientific and technical fields offer a wealth of employment opportunities and are likely to meet the challenges of today's society, but they are struggling to attract people. The STEAM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) pedagogical approach aims to promote and raise awareness of these subjects by focusing on creativity, a faculty that's just waiting to be developed...

For the second year running, students in the Block 1 English course were introduced to popularizing scientific concepts in the form of videos as part of the "It's not Rocket Science" project.

At the University of Namur, master's students in management engineering have the opportunity to follow an immersion course, taking part in three in-company internships. This is the path followed by Lhorie Pirnay. During her internships, she worked on improving "Hybrid Strategy Maps", a tool designed to help companies optimize their decisions. Backed by a network of influential sponsors, the former student, now a doctoral student, has just obtained the invaluable support of Win4SpinOff funding to develop her project. A first step towards the creation of a spin-off. Read on.

Ten years ago, UNamur created its technology platforms, where research equipment is grouped together for greater efficiency and visibility. Today, these nine platforms have acquired a considerable reputation, benefiting the University and its researchers as much as external companies.

They are 20 years old and are in BAC 3 Latin-French at the University of Namur. Since last November, they've been spreading the word via the Instagram and Facebook accounts they've created. Every week, they popularize Latin and try to raise awareness of this language that is too often described as "dead".

She's 18, studying for a BAC 1 in the Faculty of Economics, Social Sciences and Management, and is at the heart of a reality TV show following her family's life in Flanders. The show is called Château Planckaert, named after her grandfather Eddy Planckaert, a famous racing cyclist. Meet Iluna Timmerman, a serious, humble and reserved student.

In September 2023, a new page in UNamur's history was written with the creation of the Faculty of Education and Training Sciences (FaSEF). The only one of its kind in French-speaking Belgium, the FaSEF houses programs for initial and in-service teacher training, as well as training for middle managers in the education sector and for support and training professionals in various professional fields. It also fulfills research and service missions for the academic community and society at large. Bringing together researchers in educational sciences, coaches, trainers, educational psychologists, didacticians and techno-pedagogues, it promotes training and coaching as well as research in educational sciences. On April 24, 2024, an event bringing together numerous players in the sector was organized to celebrate the official inauguration of this 7th faculty.

The United Nations has designated May 20 as World Bees Day. These insects are essential to biodiversity, yet are threatened by many external factors. Two years ago, UNamur's Department of Veterinary Medicine set up apiaries to train and raise awareness of beekeeping among its students and teaching staff.

Discover the singular journey of Thibaut De Meyer, a passionate anthropologist and philosopher who fuses these two disciplines into a concrete and innovative approach. From his exploration of human interaction in the laboratory to his analysis of perspective in animals, his work reveals a fascination for the nuances of consciousness and perception. As an academic and author, he is committed to enlightening students on contemporary philosophical issues, while projecting his gaze to new horizons, such as the history and epistemology of the mirror test.

On June 11, 2024, the University of Namur welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. A moment of exchange to discuss the role of academic, political and economic players in the Grand Duchy and the Walloon Region, and to evoke current collaborations between UNamur and the University of Luxembourg.

This summer, Emilien will take up his post as president of the General Assembly of UNamur students. At the age of 23, he is a master's student in didactic mathematics. For the past five years, he has been heavily involved on the Namur campus and has taken on a number of roles: cercle Math, Student Council, kot-à-projet, Revue de la Faculté des sciences, student ambassador and AGE. Interview.