The theme of sustainable development appears as an important element in university education and is part of the priorities of the University of Namur, as recalled in the Charter of our Institution: "the training of students and researchers who are responsible actors in society constitutes the primary objective of the University."
Numerous initiatives exist within UNamur in the field of education linked to sustainable development, in fields as varied as economics, law, computer science, physical, chemical and biological sciences, medical and biomedical sciences, geography, philosophy, history, continuing teacher training, language teaching, North-South cooperation...
Integrating sustainable development objectives into courses
Four levels of sustainability involvement in courses can be distinguished:
- courses with a direct link to sustainable development
- courses with a visible lateral link
- other courses, by inserting touches on sustainable development through examples or illustrations drawn from this issue
- in all cases, by training students in questioning and critical thinking so that they can reflect on societal problems
Sustainable Development and Transition Education Days
The organization of the JEDDT is an institutional project that aims to educate UNamur's 3rd-year bachelor students about the multiple challenges of the transition to sustainable development, in its social, environmental, economic and democratic dimensions.
Institut de Recherche en Didactiques et Education
The Institut de Recherche en Didactiques et Éducation (IRDENa) is made up of researchers from different Faculties and Departments offering a multidisciplinary approach and aims to amplify synergies between researchers in the world of education and didactics. Their mission is to foster the emergence of new research objects and methodologies, drawn from a variety of disciplinary anchors.
