The activities
Economics seminars are co-organized by CRED, CERPE and CeReFiM. Seminars in Namur generally take place on Tuesdays, starting at 4pm and finishing between 5:15 and 5:30pm (venue: "Salle Polyvalente"). Joint macro-seminars take place in Brussels at the NBB (Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 61, Brussels).
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Projects
Study of approaches to support orientation towards higher education developed at the end of secondary education as experienced by pupils who have become students.
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Contacts and organization
Management Committee
Co-President Valérie Henryvalerie.henry@unamur.be
Co-President Jérémy Dehonjeremy.dehon@unamur.be
IRDEN Secretariata
Sarah DuvivierJeanick Pignolet
info.irdena@unamur.be
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Affiliation
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Useful links
Doctoral schools
Thematic Doctoral School in Didactics of Disciplines Thematic Doctoral School in Psycho and Educational Sciences
Research institutes of other French-speaking Belgian universities
UCLouvain - GIRSEF and CRIPEDIS UMons - INAS ULiège - EQUALE and DIDACTIfen ULB - SSE
Network in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
ABC Educ
International
Groupe pour l'évaluation des pratiques professionnelles (gEvAPP) Association pour le Développement des Méthodologies d'Évaluation en Éducation (ADMEE) Association Internationale de Pédagogie Universitaire (AIPU)
In math didactics
Association pour la recherche en didactique des mathématiques (ARDM) Centre de Recherche sur l'Enseignement des Mathématiques (CREM) International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)
In science didactics
Association de Didacticiens des Sciences (ADiS)
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Doctoral seminar: Aude Hansel and Natassia Schutz
Interdisciplinary collaboration with subject specialists is a key component in the didactics of "Languages for Specific Purposes" (LSP). For LSP teachers, this collaboration makes it possible to devise contextualized courses that integrate both linguistic objectives and disciplinary content. By basing their teaching on a thorough needs analysis, LSP teachers design tailor-made didactic content that precisely meets the communicative requirements of learners in their specialist field.However, the position of LSP teachers within the institution can sometimes make such collaborations less obvious; moreover, it is often LSP teachers who initiate and support exchanges. This workshop aims to deepen understanding of the aforementioned collaborative dynamics, with the aim of improving student learning outcomes by strengthening interdisciplinary connections and fostering an integrated didactic approach.
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Doctoral seminar: Nephtali Callaerts
From its formal appearance in the 3rd year of general secondary education in FW-B, the chemistry course takes the form of a program detailing a series of contents to be taught. Within the framework of an internal didactic transposition specific to their activity, teachers are led to estimate their relative importance in the curriculum and to transform them. In the midst of a pandemic or following a prolonged absence, what content will teachers retain, adapt or delete?This research project proposes to study this prioritization of the content to be taught in the chemistry course by the teaching staff. More specifically, this paper focuses on the construction and analysis of a questionnaire investigating the organization of the main chapters (UAA) by chemistry teachers.
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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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Former UNamur doctoral student featured in The Economist
The research of Dr. Nitin Bharti, a former PhD student in the Economics Department of the EMCP Faculty at the University of Namur, is covered in "The Economist", the prestigious international business magazine. The article deals with one of his favorite research themes: understanding the development of education systems and their link with economic growth and long-term inequality.
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A 7th faculty dedicated to education and training is born!
A new page in the history of the University of Namur will be turned at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year with the creation of the Faculty of Educational and Training Sciences. It will host programmes relating to the Reform of Initial Teacher Education (RFIE) and will also fulfil research and social service missions.
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Development economics: strong links between UNamur economists and Nobel Prize-winning economist James A. Robinson
It's a point of pride for UNamur: the Centre de Recherche en Économie du Développement (CRED) of the Institut DeFIPP at the University of Namur maintains close links between several of its researchers and James A. Robinson, recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Robinson, renowned for his groundbreaking work on institutions and economic development, has collaborated on several occasions with CRED members, strengthening academic exchanges and scientific advances in this field.
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Academic writing" training
The 5-session program
Session 1: Friday, May 23, 2025, 10:00-13:00 | Improving structure and styleSession 2: Friday, June 6, 2025, 10:00-13:00 | Writing an introduction and literature reviewSession 3: Friday, June 13, 2025, 10:00-13:00 | Writing a methods, results and discussion section; peer review of participants' papersSession 4: Friday, June 20, 2025, 10:00-13:00 | General and individual feedbackSession 5: Friday, June 27, 2025, 10:00-13:00 | Communicating your research to a wider audienceSpace is limited and priority will be given to early registration.Price: 200€Deadline for registrations: 31/01/2025
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