The Grandes Conférences Namuroises (GCN), a series of six conferences per academic year organized by the University of Namur, addresses topics that shed light on major societal issues: the environment, economics, culture, philosophy, literature, science, and digital technology. Come and listen to and share ideas with some of the leading figures in our society who encourage us to reflect and open our minds to the world: this is the invitation that the GCN has been extending to the public every year for more than ten years.
2025–2026 season
- October 8, 2025 | From post-truth to post-democracy? Language, lies, and the crisis in politics - With Clément Viktorovitch
- November 6, 2025 | The Origin of Time - With Thomas Hertog
- December 11, 2025 | Meeting with Caroline De Mulder
- February 10, 2026 | Meeting with Olivier Hamant -> registration
- March 19, 2026 | Meeting with Ruth Lasters -> registration coming soon
2024–2025 season
- February 20, 2025 | What does "healing" mean? What is health? With Gaël Giraud and Barbara Stiegler
- January 27, 2025 | Leïla Slimani
- November 14, 2024 | Dan Van Raemdonck, "French is doing very well, thank you"
- October 14, 2024 | Bouli Lanners
2023–2024 season
- Douglas Kennedy | Is every life a story?
- Négar Djavadi | The geopolitics of intimacy: meeting with the Franco-Iranian novelist
- Arnaud Ruyssen, Olivier Sartenaer | The role of experts in public debates
- Stéphanie Blanchoud, Mademoiselles Boop, François-Xavier Fiévez | The power of cultural expression - The experience of three inspiring artistic personalities
- Marielle Macé | Breathing in all its forms
- Stéphane Vaquero | Workshops on academic domination - Learning inequalities and social relations in secondary school teaching methods
Rates
Individual seats
- Over 25s: €10
- Under 25, job seekers: €3
- UTAN, alumni, UNamur staff: €5
- Students: €1.50 upon presentation of student card
Tickets for conferences can be purchased
- online
- on site, 30 minutes before the conference
Contact
Communication Administration
gcn@unamur.be
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