Security and privacy
The digital revolution has largely contributed to the development of security and surveillance technologies. While they have sometimes been invented for security purposes, they are not without their questions, particularly when it comes to privacy protection.
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Software and systems
Nowadays, the development of software systems and their integration into global business services are extremely challenging undertakings. Today's challenges include unprecedented levels of complexity, a growing number of stakeholders, and the need to master an increasingly wide range of skills, techniques, tools and methods..
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Smart cities and e-government
New developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) have enabled public organizations to innovate in their internal processes and in the services they offer. In this context, these developments have led to the emergence of e-government and smart city concepts that will modify, and ultimately improve, the way public organizations operate.
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Ethics and technology
Information technologies are deeply involved in shaping the contemporary human condition and its social organization. To a certain extent, these technologies are "micro-politics" that endorse, in their concepts and conceptions, moral and political choices affecting our relations with ourselves, with others and with the world. They are both a social construction and a social constraint.
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Digital education
Faced with technological developments such as Big Data, artificial intelligence, algorithms, the Internet of Things, robots, platforms, cybersecurity, etc., digital education has become a major issue for our society. Educational initiatives are now emerging in a variety of directions, affecting all age groups, in formal and informal educational settings.
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At the heart of Madagascar's ethical and environmental challenges
Located in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is an island with a rich natural heritage and multiple cultural influences. For over 15 years, researchers from the University of Namur have been working with a number of Madagascan universities and institutes on a variety of themes, including environmental preservation, water management and institutional capacity building. Focus on some of these projects.
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21 new F.R.S.-FNRS grants for research at UNamur
The F.R.S.-FNRS has just published the results of its various 2024 calls. Equipment calls, research credits and projects, FRIA doctoral grants and Mandant d'Impulsion Scientifique (MIS), there are many instruments to support fundamental research. Find out more about UNamur's results.
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Two UNamur academics join the Collegium of the Académie Royale de Belgique
Anthony Simonofski and Olivier Sartenaer, have been elected to join the prestigious Collégium de l'Académie royale de Belgique. Bringing together young researchers (under 40) from Wallonia-Brussels who have particularly distinguished themselves in their careers, the Collégium's objectives include promoting the arts and research.
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Chair 2024-2025 | Caring for people, the living, the earth - Health in transition for the common good
Jeudi 20/02/2025 | Qu’est-ce que « soigner » ? Qu’est-ce que la santé ?
Séance inaugurale de la Chaire du Centre Universitaire Notre-Dame de la PaixBarbara Stiegler (philosophe, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne) et Gaël Giraud sj (économiste et théologien, CNRS, Docteur Honoris Causa UNamur)Auditoire S01 - De 18h30 à 20h30
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The Notre-Dame de la Paix Chair
Plus d'infos sur le cycle de conférence
The Notre-Dame de la Paix Chair
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Chair 2024-2025 | Caring for people, the living, the earth - Health in transition for the common good
The program
Thursday 13/03/2025 | Caring for societyThursday 27/03/2025 | Global health, a discipline of medicineThursday 10/04/2025 | Caring for nature
Our Lady of Peace Chair
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Chair 2024-2025 | Caring for people, the living, the earth - Health in transition for the common good
The program
Thursday 03/27/2025 | Global health, a discipline of medicineThursday 04/10/2025 | Caring for nature
Our Lady of Peace Chair
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Chair 2024-2025 | Caring for people, the living, the earth - Health in transition for the common good
The program
Thursday 10/04/2025 | Caring for Nature
The Notre-Dame de la Paix Chair
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