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The University of Namur's astronomical observatory project is the desire to provide the Walloon capital with a permanent observatory, combined with a higher education, awareness-raising and scientific mediation program open to students, schools and the general public. A dream come true thanks to the generosity of our University's donors and partners.

Willkommen, Welcome, Welkom! The Bachelor's degree in Germanic Languages and Literatures is defined by the transmission and development of a whole range of linguistic, analytical, critical and communicative skills. These skills are not only highly valuable on the job market, but also have a significant human value. The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures is a department apart, in a university apart: human-sized, human-centered, friendly and family-oriented, qualitative, competitive and immersive: it's made for you!

The department's three units develop joint research as well as more specific research in each of the languages. In all cases, the department's researchers aim for international excellence and visibility.

In addition to the courses and exercises given within the Department, activities are routinely organized.

International mobility, ERASMUS+, ERASMUS Belgica Different opportunities are available to students at a partner university: Erasmus+ in Europe Erasmus Belgica in Flanders International mobility: "outside Europe" What to choose? Why leave? This is a unique opportunity to discover other cultures, adapt to another environment, and meet new people. Such a stay enables you:to deepen your language skills, to take on challenges both academic and practical, to create an international network, to boost your future CV : 64% of employers consider international experience to be a recruitment factor; 92% of employers are looking for transversal skills like those acquired on mobility (openness, curiosity, problem-solving, decision-making, self-confidence); we observe less unemployment for those who have gone away. This is an opportunity not to be missed! Read more Destinations For Germanic languages and literature, the University of Namur offers several destinations in Europe, the United States and Asia:Germany: Köln, Münster, TrierJapan: TokyoAustria: InnsbruckBelgium : Antwerpen, Gent, LeuvenIreland : Cork Find out more about the department SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Studies See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Research See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Activities See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Contact See content Useful links for an international stay International mobility UNIVERSEH Alliance Contact Faculty coordinator Valérie LEYH Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (5th floor) Rue de Bruxelles, 61 B-5000 NAMUR BELGIUM+ 32 81 72 41 75valerie.leyh@unamur.be on appointment (via email - face-to-face or on Teams)

Creating links, building bridges to Germanic culture with rigor and passion: this was the major objective of the "Founding Fathers", Professors Martien J.G. de Jong, Michel Hanot and Léo Somers, who created the Germanic section in September 1961. A lot has changed since then, in academia as in the world at large, but no matter where our lives take us, we always retain this part of our Namur and German identity: "I'm from Namur", "Were you at the Facs too?", "Ah, we miss the 5th floor!"On this webpage, we'd like to share with our alumni a few tributes to our founding fathers and their successors. We also offer a look back at our 50th anniversary celebrated in 2011, and some photos of our more recent activities. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to add your contact details so we can get in touch with you about activities, and/or if you'd like to help us organize activities in the future! Read an Alumni testimonial 50 years of Germa Join my alumni association

The University of Namur has a number of resources related to the gender theme.

At the University of Namur, we've been pursuing a deliberate and reasoned gender policy for several years now. As early as 2011, a working group on this theme was set up. Since 2014, the University of Namur, like all French-speaking universities in Belgium and the F.R.S.-FNRS, has had a Gender Committee. This follows the policy line defined by the vice-rectorate in charge of gender.

Since 2014, the University of Namur has been a signatory to the Gender Contact Person Agreement with the Wallonia Brussels Federation. Here are the annual reports written by the Gender Contact Person (PCG) of the University of Namur. From 2022 onwards, the reports are biennial.Report 2019-2020 (.pdf)Report 2018-2019 (.pdf)Report 2017-2018 (.pdf)Report 2016-2017 (.pdf)Report 2015-2016 (.pdf)Report 2014-2015 (.pdf)

The University of Namur has set up several actions related to the gender theme on its campus.