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The "Learning by doing" pedagogy at the heart of the Faculty's programs puts university teaching right in step with the evolution of society.

Karel Mertens is a renowned researcher who has done outstanding work in the field of macroeconomics. He is staying in Belgium for three months to take part in the activities of the International Francqui Chair organized by the Department of Economics of the UNamur, in collaboration with KU Leuven, UAntwerp, Ghent University, UCLouvain, and the National Bank of Belgium. Interview.

Organised for the first time in the academic year 2012-2013, this master's programme was created to respond to a shortage of biomedical experts in the fields of preclinical and clinical research. Today, students enrolling in these UNamur programmes benefit from a comprehensive, degree-granting and highly sought-after bachelor's and master's degree.

Collyne Hérion and Clara Havelange, students in their first year of pharmacy, brilliantly won the "It's not Rocket Science" competition organised by the UNamur Department of modern languages during the Spring Science Week. They succeeded on the theme of osmosis. As part of the English course, the students had to popularise a scientific concept by making a video, in the manner of Jamy and Fred in the French television programme "C'est pas sorcier". The idea behind the project was to have fun and offer a concrete approach to learning English. Interview.

To raise the awareness of future doctors to the issue of domestic violence, particularly during pregnancy, which is a riskier situation: this is the programme of the next practical work on "professional communication in health" in the medical psychology course, taught to the UNamur 3rd year of bachelor’s degree in medicine students. This awareness-raising is done in the form of an escape game "Do you dare to ask the question", designed by two midwife teachers from the Hénallux paramedical department. This is a unique educational initiative and a first-time collaboration aimed at future doctors in Wallonia.

On their own initiative, five masters’ students from the UNamur pharmacy department slipped into the shoes of 'Teddybearologists' as part of the 'Teddy Bear Clinic', an event organised by UCLouvain. They played the role of pharmacists, recommending treatments for children's teddy bears and explaining the role of their future profession.

Jérémy Dodeigne, professeur de sciences politiques à la Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et de gestion de l'UNamur, et président de l’Institut de recherche Transitions vient de décrocher une prestigieuse ERC Starting Grant de près de 1,5 Millions d'euros pour son projet POLSTYLE.

The fight against disease is both a science and an art. Knowledge of human beings, pathologies and medicines is the key to fighting disease. But the essence of the medical art is practiced in contact with patients, who are looking for a doctor who is rigorous, with solid knowledge and sound reasoning, but who is also deeply warm and human.

Health is your most precious asset.To cope with pain and illness, you regularly turn to medication. Natural, synthetic, biosynthetic remedies... the choice is vast. Your pharmacist, a medication specialist, can advise you.You're familiar with the dispensing pharmacist, but pharmacy graduates can perform many other activities to help improve our health and quality of life.

Research in the service of medicine.Thanks to research in the biomedical field, our life expectancy has increased dramatically. From genetic research to new methods of detecting and treating disease, biomedical sciences are contributing more than ever to medical progress. By studying biomedical sciences, you'll take an interest in the scientific side of disease, so you can diagnose it better, cure it better and become indispensable partners in tomorrow's medicine.

General practice is a clinical specialty oriented towards primary care, with its own distinctive features: a varied activity embracing all fields of medicine, a comprehensive and longitudinal approach, focused on the individual at any age, and intervening at an early and undifferentiated stage in the development of disease. General practitioners are the central players in their patients' health, establishing a lasting and privileged relationship of trust with them.

Our times present us with multiple challenges: the transition to a sustainable economy, digital transformation, the rise of artificial intelligence and its effects on employment, globalization... To face up to these challenges, the world needs leaders, people capable of leading, innovating and giving meaning to these changes. Management studies equip you with all the skills you need to be one of them!