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The university must be exemplary in terms of sustainable development, in all three dimensions of it (economic, social and environmental), through the way it manages its infrastructures and assets ("sustainable campus in form"), as well as, as a teaching and research institution, through its commitment to actively contribute to the environmental transition ("sustainable campus in substance").
5 key actions for this objective
- Visibility actions at the level of local, regional and international bodies, ensuring UNamur's presence at various events and forging privileged links with decision-makers from the public and entrepreneurial worlds.
- Filing new applications for accreditation with the Academy of Research and Education (ARES) in the university's flagship fields as well as in more emerging areas.
- Launch of an ambitious project to renovate and refurbish the Moretus Plantin University Library (BUMP) building to create a place of work, study, research and life for the entire university community.
- Integration of the university in the "Uniservitate" Service Learning network to support a pedagogy combining academic quality, reflexivity and civic action.
- Mobilization of the alumni network to support the university's development, notably via the creation of alumni associations abroad (GD Luxembourg, North America, etc.)
The achievements
Alliances, partnerships and collaborations with other Belgian and international universities
- UNamur joins the European alliance UNIVERSEH
- Network of Learning Service "Uniservitate"
- Organization of the GA of Réseau Kircher and a week of international training for ERASMUS+ Joint Intensive Program (BIP) staff in connection with the event.
- Launch of the Philippine studies project with the support of the Philippine government
- Structural strengthening of North-South partnerships
- .South partnerships
- Expansion of the ERASMUS network
- Increase in the number of International Credit Mobility (ICM) projects aimed at strengthening cooperation between Erasmus+ Program countries and partner countries. (EU Key Action 171)
- Alliance universitaire Louvain Namur ensemble (AULNE)
- CReF memorandum for the 2024 legislative elections
Strengthening academic diplomacy
- Participation and increased visibility of UNamur on the occasion of state visits (Lithuania, South Africa, Germany), economic missions (USA, Japan) and FWB missions (Spain)
- Organization of institutional missions (France, Quebec, Spain, United States)
- Hosting the President of the Republic of Portugal and several ambassadors at UNamur, in close collaboration with the City and Province of Namur
- Hosting numerous delegations from European, African, American and Asian universities
Focus on research in 2023-2024
- Themes for the 2023-2024 academic year: Research at the heart of the University
- Strengthening funding for research institutes
- Significant increase in the number of European-funded projects
Strengthening relations with the City of Namur
- Honoring City of Namur on "Info-études"
- UNamur's cultural policy: Collaboration with Namur Confluent Culture - City of Namur
- Collaboration with the CPAS services of the City of Namur and the Service de Cohésion Sociale on discrimination issues
- Partnerships with the Théâtre de Namur, Théâtre Jardin Passion and the Grand Manège as part of the politique culturelle.
Renovation and refurbishment of the Moretus Plantin University Library building (BUMP)
- New face for the BUMP and its forum (Bouké Media report)
Administration of Communication
- Designation of UNamur as leader of the communication component of the European Alliance UNIVERSEH 2.0
- Definition and implementation of an institutional digital strategy
- Definition and implementation of a multi-channel content strategy
- New website being operationalized and web positioning strengthened
- New internal organization
- Appointment of an events communication officer
- Appointment of an editorial manager
- Improved follow-up of requests, new internal processes
- Better resource allocation and professionalization
- Improved media visibility, definition and monitoring of performance indicators
- January 2023: Creation of a new newsroom in French and in English
- Newsroom indicators: 12133 visits since March 2023
- Press indicators (internal documents): 2021: 1941 mentions; 2022 - 1865 mentions; 2023 (to date): 1365 mentions.
- Social network indicators: period from September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
- Completion of carbon footprint to identify courses of action to make UNamur more sustainable (publication in 2024)
- Launch of 4th call Campus Namur Durable (CaNDLE) to encourage eco-responsible initiatives within our University Community. The CaNDLE 2023 call is financed through the joint efforts of UNamur's Fonds Jérôme pour le Développement durable et la Transition, and the Assemblée des Cercles.
- Renovation and refurbishment of the Moretus Plantin University Library building (BUMP): one of the objectives is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions - New face for the BUMP and its forum (Bouké Media report)
- Sustainable mobility: implementation of a company travel plan
- Presentation of the UNamur's new global environmental permit (April 2023)
Inclusion of UNamur in various rankings
- U-Multirank 2022 - Teaching, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation and regional roots
- Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THE Impact) - Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2022
- Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THE Impact) - Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2023
- Positive Impact Rating (PIR) 2023 - Schools for responsible management
