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English versionIn the context of an international Chaire Francqui 2024-2025, the Faculty of Computer Science (UNamur) has the honor to receive Professor Arie Van Deursen (TU Delft, Netherlands ) from the 24th to the 27st of March, for a series of lectures on the theme of: “ Explainable Software Engineering ”.The inaugural lecture, entitled “Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector”, will be held on the 25th of March 2025, at 6pm at PA02 (Sentier Thomas, 5000 – Namur).French versionAs part of an international Francqui Chair 2024-2025, the Faculty of Computer Science (UNamur) will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Arie Van Deursen (TU Delft, Netherlands) from March 24 to 27, 2025, for a series of lessons on the theme: "Explainable Software Engineering".The inaugural lesson, entitled "Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector", will take place on Tuesday March 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm at PA02 (Sentier Thomas, 5000 - Namur). Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector The field of software engineering seeks to devise theories, methods, tools, and techniques that support the development, operation, and evolution of the digital infrastructure modern society relies on. While the software engineering capabilities have advanced substantially over the past decades, it remains challenging to deliver high quality systems in a timely and cost-effective manner. Government system in particular have a weak reputation in this respect.To better understand why, we analyze 125 complex software projects in the public sector in The Netherlands. The projects are described in public reports published by the Advisory Council on IT Assessments (AcICT), which advises the Dutch parliament and cabinet on riks and chances of success in complex Information Technology (IT) projects. The projects span a time period of 10 years, represent a total budget of over 14 billion Euros, and cover such areas as tax collection, social security, pensions, health, traffic control, defense, or water management.We study these reports through the lens of "explainability", focusing on supporting decision making. Furthermore, we reflect on current advances in software engineering, including modern software testing and large language models, in addressing current software engineering challenges. Program INAUGURAL LECTURE: Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector - Tuesday 25/03 - 18:00-19:00 - PA02 SESSION 1: Architectural decision making in software engineering - Monday 24/03 - 10:30-12:30 - I33SESSION 2 : Tests as executable explanations - Tuesday 25/03 - 14:00-16:00 - I33SESSION 3: Technical debt, test smells, legacy systems - Wednesday 26/03 - 14:00-16:00 - I33SESSION 4: Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering - Thursday 27/03 - 10:30-12:30 - I33 About the speaker Arie van Deursen is a professor at Delft University of Technology, where he leads the Software Engineering Research Group. His research interests include software testing, language models for code, trustworthy artificial intelligence, and human aspects of software engineering. He presently serves as chair of the Steering Commmittee of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE).He is a member of the Dutch Advisory Council on IT Assessments (AcICT), as well as a member of the Advisory Board of ING Bank The Netherlands. In 2023, he was elected fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). Read more Register for the event

English versionIn the context of an international Chaire Francqui 2024-2025, the Faculty of Computer Science (UNamur) has the honor to receive Professor Arie Van Deursen (TU Delft, Netherlands ) from the 24th to the 27st of March, for a series of lectures on the theme of: “ Explainable Software Engineering ”.The inaugural lecture, entitled “Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector”, will be held on the 25th of March 2025, at 6pm at PA02 (Sentier Thomas, 5000 – Namur).French versionAs part of an international Francqui Chair 2024-2025, the Faculty of Computer Science (UNamur) will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Arie Van Deursen (TU Delft, Netherlands) from March 24 to 27, 2025, for a series of lessons on the theme: "Explainable Software Engineering".The inaugural lesson, entitled "Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector", will take place on Tuesday March 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm at PA02 (Sentier Thomas, 5000 - Namur). Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector The field of software engineering seeks to devise theories, methods, tools, and techniques that support the development, operation, and evolution of the digital infrastructure modern society relies on. While the software engineering capabilities have advanced substantially over the past decades, it remains challenging to deliver high quality systems in a timely and cost-effective manner. Government system in particular have a weak reputation in this respect.To better understand why, we analyze 125 complex software projects in the public sector in The Netherlands. The projects are described in public reports published by the Advisory Council on IT Assessments (AcICT), which advises the Dutch parliament and cabinet on riks and chances of success in complex Information Technology (IT) projects. The projects span a time period of 10 years, represent a total budget of over 14 billion Euros, and cover such areas as tax collection, social security, pensions, health, traffic control, defense, or water management.We study these reports through the lens of "explainability", focusing on supporting decision making. Furthermore, we reflect on current advances in software engineering, including modern software testing and large language models, in addressing current software engineering challenges. Program INAUGURAL LECTURE: Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector - Tuesday 25/03 - 18:00-19:00 - PA02 SESSION 1: Architectural decision making in software engineering - Monday 24/03 - 10:30-12:30 - I33SESSION 2 : Tests as executable explanations - Tuesday 25/03 - 14:00-16:00 - I33SESSION 3: Technical debt, test smells, legacy systems - Wednesday 26/03 - 14:00-16:00 - I33SESSION 4: Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering - Thursday 27/03 - 10:30-12:30 - I33 About the speaker Arie van Deursen is a professor at Delft University of Technology, where he leads the Software Engineering Research Group. His research interests include software testing, language models for code, trustworthy artificial intelligence, and human aspects of software engineering. He presently serves as chair of the Steering Commmittee of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE).He is a member of the Dutch Advisory Council on IT Assessments (AcICT), as well as a member of the Advisory Board of ING Bank The Netherlands. In 2023, he was elected fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). Read more Register for the event

English versionIn the context of an international Chaire Francqui 2024-2025, the Faculty of Computer Science (UNamur) has the honor to receive Professor Arie Van Deursen (TU Delft, Netherlands ) from the 24th to the 27st of March, for a series of lectures on the theme of: “ Explainable Software Engineering ”.The inaugural lecture, entitled “Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector”, will be held on the 25th of March 2025, at 6pm at PA02 (Sentier Thomas, 5000 – Namur).French versionAs part of an international Francqui Chair 2024-2025, the Faculty of Computer Science (UNamur) will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Arie Van Deursen (TU Delft, Netherlands) from March 24 to 27, 2025, for a series of lessons on the theme: "Explainable Software Engineering".The inaugural lesson, entitled "Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector", will take place on Tuesday March 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm at PA02 (Sentier Thomas, 5000 - Namur). Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector The field of software engineering seeks to devise theories, methods, tools, and techniques that support the development, operation, and evolution of the digital infrastructure modern society relies on. While the software engineering capabilities have advanced substantially over the past decades, it remains challenging to deliver high quality systems in a timely and cost-effective manner. Government system in particular have a weak reputation in this respect.To better understand why, we analyze 125 complex software projects in the public sector in The Netherlands. The projects are described in public reports published by the Advisory Council on IT Assessments (AcICT), which advises the Dutch parliament and cabinet on riks and chances of success in complex Information Technology (IT) projects. The projects span a time period of 10 years, represent a total budget of over 14 billion Euros, and cover such areas as tax collection, social security, pensions, health, traffic control, defense, or water management.We study these reports through the lens of "explainability", focusing on supporting decision making. Furthermore, we reflect on current advances in software engineering, including modern software testing and large language models, in addressing current software engineering challenges. Program INAUGURAL LECTURE: Explainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector - Tuesday 25/03 - 18:00-19:00 - PA02 SESSION 1: Architectural decision making in software engineering - Monday 24/03 - 10:30-12:30 - I33SESSION 2 : Tests as executable explanations - Tuesday 25/03 - 14:00-16:00 - I33SESSION 3: Technical debt, test smells, legacy systems - Wednesday 26/03 - 14:00-16:00 - I33SESSION 4: Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering - Thursday 27/03 - 10:30-12:30 - I33 About the speaker Arie van Deursen is a professor at Delft University of Technology, where he leads the Software Engineering Research Group. His research interests include software testing, language models for code, trustworthy artificial intelligence, and human aspects of software engineering. He presently serves as chair of the Steering Commmittee of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE).He is a member of the Dutch Advisory Council on IT Assessments (AcICT), as well as a member of the Advisory Board of ING Bank The Netherlands. In 2023, he was elected fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). Read more Register for the event

This thesis presents a novel approach to address the challenges of deploying and managing Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) in resource-constrained and multi-domain environments. The proposed solution leverages a Raspberry Pi clusterbased approach for NFV deployment in resource-constrained environments, combined with a deployable Sidecar VNF (S-VNF) coordinator for multi-domain NFV orchestration.The thesis demonstrates the feasibility of integrating NFV into edge computing environments by successfully deploying and managing Network Services (NSs) on a Raspberry Pi cluster. The S-VNF coordinator facilitates efficient cross-cloud NFV deployment and management while ensuring security and interoperability.While the obtained deployment and scaling delays in the testbed setup were significant due to the bare-metal deployment process used, the proposed solution remains valuable in environments where service maintenance time is a critical factor.By automating deployment and scaling, organizations can minimize the impact of service maintenance time, improve customer satisfaction, and enhance system resilience. Moreover, the solution enables NFV to be deployed effectively in edge environments, providing benefits such as reduced latency and improved network performance.Overall, this thesis contributes to the advancement of NFV by providing innovative solutions for deployment and management in challenging environments. The proposed framework has the potential to enable the widespread adoption of NFV and drive the development of new network services.Directed by Prof. Laurent SCHUMACHER and Prof. Sokchenda SRENG.In front of a jury composed of:Prof. Wim VANHOOF, President, University of NamurProf. Laurent SCHUMACHER, Co-Promoter, University of NamurProf. Sokchenda SRENG, Co-Promoter, ITC Graduate School (Cambodia)Prof. Florentin ROCHET, Internal Member, University of NamurProf. Johann MARQUEZ-BARJA, External Member, University of AntwerpProf. Bruno QUOITIN, External Member, University of MonsProf. Raveth HIN, External Member, ITC Graduate School (Cambodia)You are cordially invited to a drink, which will follow the public defense.For good organization, please give your answer by Thursday March 20 by means of this link.Contact: Daelman Isabelle - isabelle.daelman@unamur.be

For Bruno Dumas, computer science fits in with the principles of applied psychology Artificial intelligence (AI) is interfering in our professional as well as our private lives. It both seduces and worries us. On a global scale, it is at the heart of major strategic, societal or economic issues, still being debated in mid-February 2025, at the AI World Summit in Paris. But how can we, as users, avoid being subjected to it? How can we gain access to the necessary transparency of its workings? By placing his research prism on the user's side, Bruno Dumas is something of a "computer psychologist". An expert in human-computer interaction, co-president of the NaDI Institute (Namur Digital Institute), he defends the idea of a reasoned and enlightened use of emerging technologies.

Five students with a passion for computer science represented the University of Namur at SpaceHack 2023 as part of the UniversEH alliance. This initiative aims to build a collective entrepreneurial action to explore the future potential of the space industry up to 2035. 26 countries took part in this international competition, which brought together start-ups, space-related companies and students on space-related programmes.

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Succeeding in a year of study at university involves many challenges.To help you meet them, UNamur accompanies you in the development of your disciplinary, methodological, human skills... with the support of many professionals.

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, at the end of August the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities is offering sample courses and exercises that will enable you to: check your command of the French language, your ability to take notes and report on an oral presentation or a text;approach activities specific to philosophy; discover the demands of university life and the student profession; introduce you to the methodological principles of your discipline; confront your choices of disciplinary orientation. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac".At the start of your first year, "Passeports pour le bac" allow you to compare what you've learned with what your teachers expect.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce your:reading strategy;analysis of questions and construction of appropriate answers.You thus fill in any gaps and promote your success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Working methods sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques:taking clear and comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing material;understanding material in depth;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' requirements.In addition to these methodological sessions, your Faculty's Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also benefit from personalized follow-up throughout the year.If you're experiencing difficulties with your study method in general, the Cellule Interfacultaire d'Appui pédagogique also offers individual follow-up. An advisor is on hand to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, on the eve of the first blockade, you can take part in an exchange and advice session with 2nd or 3rd year students under the supervision of the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique. How can you consolidate your reading and writing skills? Learn to express yourself correctly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.The Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique enables you to strengthen your skills in various areas:writing assignments and exam answersby language tests at the beginning of the year assessing spelling, vocabulary, syntax;by reinforcement sessions in workshops and through online exercises;by supervision of some of your written work: commented, individual and group corrections ;by organizing mock exams (November tests) ;by individual follow-up (by e-mail and face-to-face).reading and comprehension of university-level textsby a reading test at the beginning of the year;by reinforcement sessions on reading strategies.Special follow-up is provided for students whose mother tongue is not French. What resources are available to you? Central and department libraries, computer space and e-learning platform: valuable resources.At the central library ("BUMP" for Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin), you can consult: catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, literary works, CD-ROMs, databases... Rarer or specialized journals or books can be obtained on request.At the departmental library, located on the floor of your section, you have free access to most of the working tools you need: journals, special grammars and dictionaries, summary collections, scholarly studies, exemplary monographs, collections of published or manuscript sources and even sometimes microfilm reading devices. You'll also benefit from practical advice from more senior staff, and even from the professors occupying the adjoining offices.For writing up your assignments, familiarizing yourself with the various programs specific to your discipline and carrying out your research on the Internet, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters puts a computer area at your disposal.And that's not all! Thanks to the WebCampus e-learning platform, you can download the documents that teachers make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, and ask your questions live...The WebCampus e-learning platform allows you to download the documents that teachers make available to you. Practice Check and clarify your understanding of the subject.Most specialty courses take the form of a dialogue with the teachers. In this way, you can check your understanding of the subject as you go along, and clarify it. Repetitions and quizzes are offered regularly.For all courses, lectures are enriched by the commented reading of articles or extracts from philosophical works. Thanks to your personal assignments, you directly confront the study of precisephilosophical questions, become familiar with research and are introduced to the philosophical dissertation. How can you prepare for the exams? Study regularly, acquire good methods, but also get to know the teachers' requirements and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized in early November on at least one of the most voluminous subjects. Teachers correct your papers, comment on them and organize group correction sessions. Following these assessments, the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews and offers more personalized follow-up, particularly in French.These tests do not play a part in the grades awarded at the end of the year. They are merely a training tool to help youaccount for the teachers' level of demand and judge the effectiveness of your work.Beyond the first year, you adapt your effort more effectively to the nature and importance of each subject in the program. As a result, you no longer benefit from regular quizzes, other than as part of tutorials. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams on the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the relevant exam in June and/or August. Three chances to succeed, but only in the first year. From the second year onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session.According to the choice of the teachers, exams may be assessed either in writing or orally. Assessment procedures are specified during the first course and are detailed on the university website.Verification of knowledge gained from technical courses is almost continuous; it relies above all on your personal work completed during the year.You conclude your training by demonstrating, through your end-of-cycle work, the acquisition of personal reflection. Image Les études en Faculté de philosophie et lettres See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential to your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, at the end of August the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters is offering courses and exercises that will enable you to: check your command of the French language, your ability to take notes and report on an oral presentation or a text; introduce you to the methodological principles of your discipline; approach activities specific to History; discover the demands of university life and the student profession; confront your choices of disciplinary orientation. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac".At the start of your first year, "Passeports pour le bac" allow you to compare what you've learned with what your teachers expect.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce your:reading strategy;analysis of questions and construction of appropriate answers.You thus fill in any gaps and promote your success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Every Wednesday, two hours of methodological sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques:taking clear and comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing material;understanding material in depth;building your study tools;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' demands.In addition to these methodological sessions, your Faculty's Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also benefit from personalized follow-up throughout the year.If you're experiencing difficulties with your study method in general, the cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique also offers individual follow-up. A counselor is available to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, on the eve of the first blockade, you can take part in an exchange and counseling session with 2nd or 3rd year students under the supervision of the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique. How can you consolidate your reading and writing skills? Learn to express yourself correctly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.The Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique enables you to strengthen your skills in various areas:writing assignments and exam answersby language tests at the beginning of the year assessing spelling, vocabulary;by reinforcement sessions in workshops and through online exercises;by coaching some of your written work: commented individual and group corrections ;by organizing mock exams (November tests) ;by individual follow-up (by e-mail and face-to-face).reading and comprehension of university-level textsby a reading test at the beginning of the year;by reinforcement sessions on reading strategies.Special follow-up is provided for students whose mother tongue is not French. What resources are available to you? Central library, computer space and e-learning platform: valuable resources.At the central library ("BUMP" for Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin), you can consult: catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, literary works, CD-ROMs, databases... Rarer or specialized journals or books can be obtained on request.To help you write your assignments, familiarize yourself with the various programs specific to your discipline and carry out your research on the Internet, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters puts a computer area at your disposal.And that's not all! Thanks to the WebCampus e-learning platform, you can download the documents that teachers make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, and ask your questions live...The WebCampus e-learning platform allows you to download the documents that teachers make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, and ask your questions live... How can you prepare for the exams? Study regularly, acquire good methods, but also get to know the teachers' requirements and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized in early November on at least one of the most voluminous subjects. Teachers correct your papers, comment on them and organize group correction sessions. Following these assessments, the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews and offers more personalized follow-up, particularly in French.These tests do not play a part in the grades awarded at the end of the year. They are merely a training tool to help you appreciate the level of your teachers' requirements and judge the effectiveness of your work.Beyond the first year, you adapt your effort more effectively to the nature and importance of each subject in the program. As a result, you no longer benefit from regular quizzes, other than as part of tutorials and language classes. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams on the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the relevant exam in June and/or August. Three chances to succeed, but only in your first year as a bachelor. From the second year onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session.According to the choice of the teachers, exams may be assessed either in writing or orally. Assessment procedures are specified during the first course and are detailed on the university website.Verification of knowledge gained from technical courses is almost continuous; it relies above all on your personal work completed during the year. Language courses are also accompanied by regular tests.You round off your training by demonstrating, through your end-of-cycle work, the acquisition of methods specific to the discipline... 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Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training. To get your first year of study off to a good start, the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities is offering courses and exercises at the end of August that will enable you to:check your command of the French language, your ability to take notes and report on an oral presentation or a text; approach activities specific to art history and archaeology; discover the demands of university life and the student profession; initiate you in the methodological principles of your discipline; confront your choices of disciplinary orientation. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac".At the start of your first year, "Passeports pour le bac" allow you to compare what you've learned with what your teachers expect.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce your:reading strategy;analysis of questions and construction of appropriate answers.You thus fill in any gaps and promote your success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Every Wednesday, two hours of methodological sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques:taking clear, comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing material;understanding material in depth;building your study tools;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' demands.In addition to these methodological sessions, your Faculty's Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also benefit from personalized follow-up throughout the year.If you're experiencing difficulties with your study method in general, the cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique also offers individual follow-up. Throughout the year, an advisor is on hand to take stock of your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, on the eve of the first blockade, you can take part in an exchange and advice session with 2nd or 3rd year students under the supervision of the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique. How can you consolidate your reading and writing skills? Learn to express yourself correctly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.The Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique at your Faculty enables you to improve your skills in a number of areas:writing assignments and exam answersby language tests at the start of the year assessing spelling, vocabulary;by reinforcement sessions in workshops and through online exercises;by supervision of some of your written work: commented individual and group corrections ;by organizing mock exams (November tests) ;by individual follow-up (by e-mail and face-to-face).reading and comprehension of university-level textsby a reading test at the beginning of the year;by reinforcement sessions on reading strategies.Special follow-up is provided for students whose mother tongue is not French. What resources are available to you? Central and department libraries, computer space and e-learning platform: valuable resources.At the central library ("BUMP" for Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin), you can consult: catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, literary works, CD-ROMs, databases... Rarer or specialized journals or books can be obtained on request.At the department library, you can access specific work instruments located in the immediate vicinity of the classrooms. Certain courses that require direct access to scientific literature also take place there from time to time.For writing up your assignments, familiarizing yourself with the various programs specific to your discipline and carrying out your research on the Internet, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters provides you with a computer area.And that's not all! Thanks to the WebCampus e-learning platform, you can download the documents that teachers make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, and ask your questions live...The WebCampus e-learning platform allows you to download the documents that teachers make available to you. How can you prepare for the exams? Studying regularly, acquiring good methods, but also knowing the teachers' requirements and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized in early November in certain subjects. Teachers correct your papers, comment on them and organize group correction sessions. Following these assessments, the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews and offers more personalized follow-up, particularly in French. These tests have no bearing on the grades awarded at the end of the year. They are simply a training tool to help you appreciate the high standards of our teachers and assess the effectiveness of your work.After the first year, you can adapt your efforts more effectively to the nature and importance of each subject in the program. As a result, you no longer benefit from regular quizzes, other than as part of tutorials. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams on the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the relevant exam in June and/or August. Three chances to succeed, but only in the first year of your bachelor's degree. From the second year onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session.According to the choice of the teachers, exams may be assessed either in writing or orally. Assessment procedures are specified during the first course and are detailed on the university website.Verification of knowledge gained from technical courses is almost continuous; it relies above all on personal assignments organized during the year. Language courses are also accompanied by regular tests. Image Les études en Faculté de philosophie et lettres See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training. To get your first year of study off to a good start, the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities is offering courses and exercises at the end of August that will enable you to: check your command of the French language, your ability to take notes and report on an oral presentation or a text; approach activities specific to French and Romance languages and literature; discover the demands of university life and the student profession; introduce you to the methodological principles of your discipline; confront your choices of disciplinary orientation. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with the "Passeports pour le bac".At the start of your first year, the "Passeports pour le bac" allow you to compare your achievements with the expectations of the professors-.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce your:reading strategy;analysis of questions and construction of appropriate answers.You thus fill in any gaps and promote your success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Every Wednesday, two hours of methodological sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques:taking clear and comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing material;understanding material in depth;building your study tools;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' demands.In addition to these methodological sessions, your Faculty's Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also benefit from personalized follow-up throughout the year. If you're experiencing difficulties with your study method in general, the interfaculty pedagogical support unit also offers you individual follow-up. Throughout the year, an advisor is on hand to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, on the eve of the first blockade, you can take part in an exchange and advice session with 2nd or 3rd year students under the supervision of the Pedagogical Support Unit. How can you consolidate your reading and writing skills? Learn to express yourself correctly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.Your Faculty's Pedagogical Support Unit enables you to improve your skills in various areas:writing assignments and exam answersby language tests at the beginning of the year assessing spelling, vocabulary, syntax;by reinforcement sessions in workshops and through online exercises;by supervision of some of your written work: commented, individual and group corrections ;by organizing mock exams (November tests) ;by individual follow-up (by e-mail and face-to-face).reading and comprehension of university-level textsby a reading test at the beginning of the year;by reinforcement sessions on reading strategies.Special follow-up is provided for students whose mother tongue is not French. What resources are available to you? Central and department libraries, computer space and e-learning platform: valuable resources.At the central library ("BUMP" for Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin), you can consult: catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, literary works, CD-ROMs, databases... Rarer or specialized journals or books can be obtained on request. At the departmental library, located on the floor of your section, you have free access to most of the working tools you need: journals, special grammars and dictionaries, summary collections, scholarly studies, exemplary monographs, collections of published or manuscript sources and even sometimes microfilm reading devices. You'll also benefit from practical advice from more senior staff, and even from the professors occupying the adjoining offices.For writing up your assignments, familiarizing yourself with the various programs specific to your discipline and carrying out your research on the Internet, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters puts a computer area at your disposal.And that's not all! Thanks to the WebCampus e-learning platform, you can download the documents that teachers make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, and ask your questions live...The WebCampus e-learning platform allows you to download the documents that teachers make available to you. How can you prepare for the exams? Studying regularly, acquiring good methods, but also knowing the requirements of teachers and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized at the beginning of November in most subjects. You are given the papers, corrected and commented on, and the teachers then orally explain the expected answers to their questions.These tests do not play a part in the grades that will be awarded at the end of the year. They are merely a training tool to help you appreciate the teachers' high standards and judge the effectiveness of your work. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams on the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the relevant exam in June and/or August. Three chances to succeed, but only in your first year as a bachelor. From the second year onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session.According to the choice of the teachers, exams may be assessed either in writing or orally. Assessment procedures are specified during the first course and are detailed on the university website.Throughout your training, verification of the knowledge gained from the technical courses is almost continuous; it relies above all on your personal work completed during the year.You close your training by demonstrating, through your end-of-cycle work, your acquisition of increasingly personal thinking. Image Les études en Faculté de philosophie et lettres See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content