Pilot experiment at UNamur: 25 students share their knowledge of sustainable development and transition

The organization of the JEDDT is an institutional project that aims to train 3rd-year bachelor students at the University of Namur in the multiple challenges of the transition to sustainable development, in its social, environmental, economic and democratic dimensions. With the JEDDT, students are led to think in order to act.

"This is a brand-new initiative whose aim is, by training and raising awareness among young people, to generate commitment in their leaders, while forging links within and outside the university community," explains Amélie Lachapelle professor in the Faculty of Law, who coordinates the JEDDT with Grégoire Wieërs, professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Caroline Canon teacher in the Faculty of Medicine.

Photo des porteurs du projet JEDDT - G. Wieërs, A. Lachapelle et C. Canon

From left to right: Grégoire Wieërs, Amélie Lachapelle and Caroline Canon.

Throughout the year, students were invited to take part in a series of activities, conferences and workshops organized on campus to fuel their reflection, and to keep a logbook to raise awareness of their learning. And on March 17, the closing event of the JEDDT gave them the opportunity to present to the university community, and the wider public, the fruit of the reflection carried out in teams. Through creative formats, they challenged themselves in front of a jury made up of experts and representatives of civil society.

See the closing event in pictures

Représentation du globe terrestre dans un environnement vert

The closing day jury was made up of: Laurent Schumacher, Vice-Rector for Sustainable Development and Education, Fabienne Bister, entrepreneur, UNamur alumni and President of the 6-24 Fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, Magalie Meyer, Project Manager at TRAKK, Anne-Catherine Vieujean, Director of the Pôle Académique Namurois, François Nélis, Director of UNamur's Communication Administration and Jean-Marie Balland, Professor at UNamur's Department of Economics.