The University of Namur puts people at the heart of its priorities. Faithful to the Jesuit tradition, the teaching staff take care to offer students personalized support. This support and closeness to students are at the heart of UNamur's values, setting it apart from other Universities in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
This proximity takes the form of personalized and/or individualized support for students, whatever their situation. During their academic career, they may be faced with a range of events, obstacles, situations or even commitments that require certain accommodations specific to their course. These can be of a very diverse nature, and therefore require a personalized approach.
Types of student status and eligibility requirements
Special needs category
- Close caregivers : A certificate of status granted by the mutual insurance company must be attached to the application for recognition.
- Pregnant : A certificate from the doctor in charge of monitoring the pregnancy must be attached to the application for recognition.
- Disabled: for grant conditions, all info is available on the page "ESH students"
- Young parents: A household composition issued by the Commune must be attached to the application for recognition.
- Prisoners : A declaration on honor must be attached to the request for recognition.
Commitment category
- AGE or other institution entity: Information and procedures relating to this status are available on the "Commitment"
- Artists page: Proof of dual enrolment in a course of study organized by an Ecole Supérieure des Arts (ESA) or proof of high-level artistic activities must be appended to the application for recognition. In addition, a provisional calendar of artistic activities for the academic year, a certificate of enrolment at an ESA and the syllabus for this course, as well as any other supporting documents (contracts, posters, etc.) must also be attached.
- Committed citizens: Proof of significant involvement in a project with a social vocation outside the University of Namur that has a direct impact on the pursuit of studies must be appended to the application for recognition.
- Researcherss: Proof of employment as a researcher must be appended to the application for recognition.
- Independents: A document attesting to the granting of status by the social insurance fund must be appended to the application for recognition.
- Entrepreneurs
For the Faculty of Economics, Management Communication SciencesPO (EMCP): Information and procedures relating to this status are available on the page "Etudiants entrepreneurs"
For other faculties: A document attesting to the granting of status by the Pôle académique de Namur must be appended to the application for recognition.
- Sportsmen/sportswomen
From recognition by the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles: A document attesting to the granting of the status of high-level sportsman, sportswoman or training partner by the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles must be appended to the application for recognition.
From a university sports activity: A document attesting to membership of a university sports team must be appended to the application for recognition.
From personal sports activity: Proof of the important and/or intensive nature of a sports activity must be appended to the application for recognition.
All requests concerning the category of commitment must be accompanied by a letter of motivation that describes in a few lines the usefulness that the requested accommodations could bring to the training, commitment, personal or professional project or sports project, as well as the reasons for the requested accommodations.
Recognition request
Procedure
Any request for recognition, with the exception of those relating to the status of student with a disability and student entrepreneur under the EMCP Faculty, may be submitted to the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs via theonline form(see below).
Documents
All the necessary supporting documents stipulated under "Types of student status and conditions for granting" must be attached to the application. The file must be complete as soon as the application is submitted.
Deadlines
Special needs category: Applications for recognition can be submitted throughout the academic year, right up to the end of registration for the June assessments.
Commitment category: Applications for recognition must be submitted by September 30 at the latest.
Duration
The recognition of one of the statuses is valid for a single academic year. For the following academic year(s), a file containing supporting documents as well as a balance sheet relating to the previous year must be submitted. This report must include the benefits of support measures, any difficulties encountered and skills acquired. The status applied for may be withdrawn during the academic year in the following cases: withdrawal from enrolment, disciplinary breaches, loss of one or more of the conditions for granting status.
Possible accommodations
Based on analysis of the file and subject to approval by the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, the following accommodations are possible:
- Arrangement of timetables/calendar
- Arrangement of teaching activities
- Arrangement of timetables and assessment methods
- Alleviation of the student's annual course (PAE) subject to meeting the conditions for granting alleviation set out in the Landscape Decree
- Justified absences from teaching activities
Valorization of credits does not, however, constitute a possible accommodation.
Charter for the recognition of student status by the University of Namur
When submitting your application via the online form, you must agree to abide by the rules that set out the commitments arising from UNamur's recognition of a student's special status.
UNamur commitments
The University of Namur undertakes to:
- Officially recognize the granting of status;
- Implement reasonable accommodations according to its available resources and the student's individual situation.
Student commitments
The student undertakes to:
- Request reasonable and proportional accommodations in relation to his or her situation;
- Report any changes in his or her situation that could have an impact on the recognition of his or her status;
- Do not neglect his or her academic performance as a result of the recognition of status;
- Write a report at the end of the academic year on what the recognition of status as well as the accommodations he or she has benefited from has or has not brought him or her. This report should be sent to the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs.