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Given the societal and environmental challenges facing every player and actress, the University of Namur affirms its desire to adopt a policy of ethical and sustainable management of its portfolio of movable investments.

A group of staff from the departments of Geography, Geology, Biology and the Service Informatique Universitaire (SIU) therefore decided to create a collective garden comprising a vegetable garden cultivated according to organic gardening principles, a compost of organic waste and a rainwater cistern..

Waste. Just like at home, I sort!

In 2023, UNamur opened a fourth CaNDLE call funded thanks to the joint support of the Fonds Jérôme pour le développement durable and the Assemblée des Cercles des étudiantes et étudiants de l'UNamur.The 7 projects selected under this call are presented below. The SDGs are indicated according to their preponderance at the heart of the project.

Like any large structure that has to welcome thousands of people every day in the best possible conditions, the university has been hit hard by the rise in energy prices. An increase that is likely to have a long-term impact on our resources. It's a reality.In order to raise awareness throughout the Community as winter approaches, UNamur has launched an internal campaign starting December 1, 2022. The aim? Adopt together the right gestures which, when added up across our institution, will have a major impact on our heating, electricity and water consumption.

Namur is a city that lends itself fairly well to cycling, despite a few black spots (mainly bridges and major roads). Public facilities are located in flat areas, as is the entire university campus. The city center, whether pedestrianized or not, is easy to cycle around, and bikes can be parked almost anywhere on campus.

It's possible to combine train-bike journeys, train-bus journeys,...TRAIN + BIKESeveral solutions exist for combining train and bike:take your bike (classic) with you on the train (€5 per journey, €8 per day)the foldable bike is an excellent way of getting to the nearest station or bus stop, while keeping your bike with you to use later at your destination. From March 2009, the SNCB will be offering a combined train + folding bike pass that allows you to have a folding bike rented during your journey.rent a bike near the station. This is possible at Pro Velo Place de la Station 1 (€8 per day on average).TRAIN + BUSIt is of course possible to combine train and bus. Thanks to MOBIB, your end-to-end journeys are now fully reimbursed.

How to get to UNamur by busTo find out about routes, stops, timetables, ... see the access to UNamur page.Useful informationFor staff members who use the bus for commuting, the season ticket is fully paid for by UNamur.All ticket information is available on the TEC website.For people with reduced mobility, the TEC provides a special service.It is possible to combine multi-modal mobility (train, bus, bike,...). Find out more.

Namur is at the center of a fairly extensive rail network, and the University buildings are no more than a 10-minute walk from the station. The train is certainly an excellent way to access the city center.

How can I use my car less or better? It's possible to get around with several people in the same car. And not just for home-school or home-work journeys. It can also be done for one-off trips (concert, vacation departure, overnight trip to an airport, etc...).

Accessibility to and around the UniversityThe University of Namur ensures that its roads and buildings are easily accessible to people with reduced mobility.External associationsAtingoFor over 20 years, Atingo, formerly named, GAMAH (Groupe d'Action pour une Meilleure Accessibilité aux personnes handicapées), develops all actions aimed at improving the accessibility of public spaces, transport and buildings so as to enable people with reduced mobility to acquire maximum autonomy.Pedibus serviceThe Pedibus Service offers a series of information, training, animation and mediation tools aimed at implementing the synergies necessary and sufficient to guarantee the quality of pedestrian travel in our towns and villages.Service Passe-PartoutThe Service Passe-Partout has developed, with the support of the Walloon Region, a unique method for analyzing in great detail the accessibility of buildings according to 6 categories of People with Reduced Mobility, and doing so with an emphasis on individual autonomy: Indice Passe-Partout.AccessAndGo-ABPAccessAndGo-ABP, formerly AccessAndGo asbl and ABP asbl, works daily to improve the accessibility of our society and accompany people with reduced mobility (PRM) in the different stages of their lives. Whether it's people in wheelchairs, walking with difficulty, the blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, with comprehension difficulties but also families with baby carriages, the elderly, expectant mothers, travelers or those temporarily injured, all citizens are concerned by the daily struggle of AccessAndGo-ABP. Learn more...

The Rector's Council brings the values of the institution to life on a daily basis. It proposes a strategic vision to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly, and translates it into policies and guidelines. It is made up of the Rector, the General Administrator and six Vice-Rectors.