New training courses and pedagogical innovations in 2024 at UNamur

After 100 years of teaching medicine, the University of Namur is offering students the opportunity to specialize in general medicine.

A unique opportunity for master's students to continue their curriculum at a faculty that makes proximity and quality of teaching its watchwords.

This three-year program includes assistantship preparation courses, internships in general practices and/or hospital wards, accompanied practice seminars and mentoring.

Some strengths of the training

• Quality teaching and expertise

Codiploma by the University of Namur and UCLouvain, this program unites the strengths and expertise of both universities through training, mentoring, simulation-based learning, communication expertise, but also the organization, supervision and monitoring of internships.

• A special focus on rural medicine

The Master of Specialization raises awareness of the benefits and challenges of rural practice identified by the University of Namur's newly established University Observatory in Rural Medicine.

• An innovative approach to training for the digital evolution of the profession

The training reinforces digital mastery on several aspects: the use of interfaces for patient care; computer security and the risk of hacking, in collaboration with numerous experts; legislation in the medical field: medical law, medical secrecy, in collaboration with the CRIDS (Centre de Recherche, Information, Droits et Société) of the University of Namur.

• A modern, innovative simulation training center

A front-line simulation center immerses students in simulated situations, as close as possible to practical reality. An emphasis is also placed on interprofessional simulation.

• A strong regional base for the organization of internships

In addition to the national network of internship masters approved by the Federal Public Health Service, collaborations are proposed with field actors in the Namur region for the organization of paid internships and accompanied practice seminars.

In a global context marked by biodiversity degradation and climate disruption, the University of Namur is offering a new Master of Specialization in Management and Economics of Sustainable Development. This one-year program, organized in the evening (staggered timetable), offers a unique opportunity to rethink public policies, corporate strategies, as well as modes of collaboration, production and consumption, in the light of today's environmental and societal challenges.

The program of this specialized Master's degree focuses on the economic, managerial and entrepreneurial transformations linked to the ecological transition. Students will benefit from the expertise of academics and professionals in the field.

Some strengths of the course

• Quality university teaching: Organized on the UNamur site, this program offers a unique learning experience, backed by UNamur's international reputation in economics and management, particularly in the fields of sustainable development.
• Partnership with Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale: This partnership enables students to benefit from long experience in teaching sustainable development and specific support, via distance learning sessions.
• Grounding in the real world: The program fosters close interaction with the economic and corporate world, through seminars, real-life case studies and project dissertations based on concrete issues.
• Horaire Adapté à la Vie Active : Classes are held in the evening and/or on Saturday mornings, enabling professionals to reconcile training and professional activity thanks to hybrid teaching.

Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities for graduates are vast and varied, ranging from project management to finance, human resources, procurement and the production of goods and services. Graduates will be able to join research structures, national and international decision-making centers, or even companies and NGOs, acting as drivers of change in the service of our planet and our community.

• "Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities": this new course will be offered to all Block 3 students, across all disciplines. The aim is to enable students to grasp the field of artificial intelligence in its technical, historical and human dimensions, to adopt a critical vision in order to use AI wisely, reflexively and responsibly, adopt a scientific and reasoned vision of AI (benefits and risks) and be able to defend or oppose the use of AI in an organization or in society
• Les journées de l'éducation au Développement durable et à la transition écologique (JEDDT): two days of suspended classes for all Block 3 students, on a voluntary basis, to take a cross-disciplinary approach to the issues and questions of sustainable development and transition.
• In the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Science: "One Health". This new course is designed to train future doctors, pharmacists, veterinarians and biomedical scientists in the holistic approach to common health: human health/environmental health/animal health.
• In the Faculty of Law, inclusion as a common thread. The aim is to address this theme across the board, within the course programs (practical work, assignments, etc.) but also through conferences, activities, meetings with legal professionals, plays, films, debates, etc.

In September 2024, two new certificates coordinated by UNamur are also on offer:

• The certificate in Psychotherapy: systemic brief therapy according to the Palo Alto Model enriched with conversational hypnosis
• The certificate in Language Awareness in a Cultural Approach

UNamur is also a partner in other certificates coordinated by higher education institutions:

• The Certificate in Integration of the Playful Dimension in Training (HEAJ)
• The Certificate in Health simulation teaching and pedagogy (UCLouvain)
• The certificate in Sustainable healthcare: Acting to transform (UCLouvain)