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EMCP
The Faculty Economics Management Communication Politics (EMCP) has hosted many events over the course of its history. Here's a look back at some of our Faculty's most memorable moments.
60 years of the Faculty
In October 2022, the Faculty celebrated its 60th anniversary. To mark this anniversary, the Faculty organized two major events that gave everyone the opportunity to get together and share backgrounds, experiences, talents and memories!
On October 13, a conference-debate around the theme "New school rhythms: At university too?" in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and party representatives. The debate was moderated by Béatrice Delvaux (Chief Editorialist, Le Soir). The full conference-debate is available on Youtube.
On October 15, an anniversary evening around the theme "La Faculté a des talents". Alumni, professors, researchers and students pitted their talents against the challenges of today and tomorrow: entrepreneurship, sustainable development, digital transition and innovative pedagogies were on the menu of a colorful academic session. The academic session was followed by a festive and convivial evening featuring cocktails, a meal and an after-dinner. All photos of the event are available on the phototheque.
Discover the souvenir video of the event here :
Baccalaureate graduation ceremony
On February 16, 2024, the graduation ceremony for the Bachelor of Information and Communication, Management Engineering, Economics and Management and Political Science programs took place. The ceremony was followed by a "verre de l'amitié", served by the Cercle des étudiants, bringing together graduates, their families and members of the Faculty's staff. The ceremony marked the crowning of several years of effort and sharing, both for students and their loved ones and for staff members.
Reforming Belgium" symposium
On October 10, 2023, a colloquium around the theme "Faut-il réformer la Belgique" was held at the Faculty of Economics, Social Sciences and Management. This featured various panels and also a political debate between representatives of the six parties of the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles and moderated by Arnaud Ruyssen (RTBF).
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FNRS Call for Proposals 2025: Analyzing life trajectories to better understand career extension
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
FNRS Call for Proposals 2025: Analyzing life trajectories to better understand career extension
Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology
Nathalie Burnay, professor at the EMCP Faculty and researcher at the Transitions Institute, has just been awarded prestigious WELChange funding from the F.R.S-FNRS for her interdisciplinary research project dedicated to extending careers. This is a highly topical social issue, which she is tackling in collaboration with a team of demographers from UCLouvain.
Entitled ACAPARES, this research project aims to analyze career extension through the lens of workers' life trajectories and the inequalities they face. In collaboration with geographer Thierry Eggerickx from UCLouvain, Nathalie Burnay seeks to better understand the obstacles and limitations to extending careers, as encouraged by public authorities.
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With this project, we are combining the strengths of our respective disciplines: the analysis of social representations on the one hand, and the reconstruction of life courses from a demographic perspective on the other.
A three-stage search
In concrete terms, this project, which runs from 2026 to 2030, will focus on three complementary areas:
- The first component will analyze the social stereotypes that weigh on workers over the age of 50. To do this, the team will draw on a large-scale quantitative survey, modeled on the 2004 CAPA survey, which was also supervised by Nathalie Burnay. The objective? To compare the evolution of these representations of older workers in the same context and based on the same protocol. This is a completely new approach!
- The second part will focus on the health of older workers. Using quantitative data, it will look at how the health of workers—particularly those with long-term illnesses—affects whether they continue or stop working at the end of their careers.
- Finally, the third part will examine the influence of professional activity on healthy life expectancy. Periods of unemployment, inactivity, or more difficult working conditions will thus be scrutinized by researchers.
To carry out this research, Jean-Paul Sanderson (postdoctoral demographer) recently joined UNamur.
A theme at the heart of Nathalie Burnay's work
The analysis of life trajectories from a work perspective is a recurring theme in Nathalie Burnay's research. She approaches these issues through an analysis of social policies, changing working conditions, and normative transformations in the contemporary world. In 2023, she obtained F.R.S-FNRS funding for the BRIDGE-EXT project, which focuses on post-retirement work through a comparative study of different welfare state systems. Nathalie Burnay has also just obtained ARC (Actions de Recherche Concertées) funding with Michel Ajzen (EMCP Faculty) for the "SUSCARE" project, which focuses on changes in work and the conditions for its sustainability, both for workers and managers.
Discover the Transitions and Stages of Life Center
The Transitions and Life Stages division of the Transitions Research Institute brings together researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds who analyze both the normative transformations that affect life courses and transitions between life stages. The center is particularly recognized for its work on aging, the meaning of work, and helping relationships, particularly through the concept of care.
FNRS, freedom to explore
Every year, the F.R.S.-FNRS issues calls for proposals to fund fundamental research. It has developed a range of tools to provide researchers with outstanding projects with scientific and technical staff, equipment, and operating resources.
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Twenty films to understand digital technology: a fun challenge taken up by two experts from UNamur
Digital transition
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Twenty films to understand digital technology: a fun challenge taken up by two experts from UNamur
Digital transition
Publication
Terminator to talk about AI? Wall-E to talk about technological dependence? The Truman Show to discuss social media? In a new book, two professors from UNamur, Anthony Simonofski (digital transformation—EMCP Faculty—NaDI Institute) and Benoît Vanderose (software engineering—Faculty of Computer Science—NaDI Institute), take readers on a journey at the crossroads of digital technology and cinematic imagination.
Their book "Cinématech - Twenty Works to Understand Digital Technology" is primarily educational in nature, as it allows readers to better understand digital technology and its challenges. But the originality of the approach chosen by the two authors makes it both entertaining and informative.
"The idea is simple: use 20 films and series to illustrate the history of digital technology, three important technologies (AI, robotics, XR) and their challenges. To do this, we start with Terminator, Her, Wall-E, Minority Report, and many others to make these subjects accessible," explains Anthony Simonofski, Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Management, Political Science, and Communication (EMCP).
Published by the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium, the book is an extension of the Pop-Code podcast produced by the two experts and film buffs. In it, they explore the use of pop culture to educate people about digital technology, while examining its challenges and limitations.
"With the book, we can expand on the podcast's content, providing greater consistency and scientific references," explains Benoit Vanderose, professor in the Faculty of Computer Science.
This new book is aimed at three audiences:
- Those who want to better understand digital technology without jargon
- Film buffs curious to see their favorite works from a different angle
- Teachers and trainers looking for concrete materials to discuss digital technology in the classroom
Digital sessions at UNamur and a research project
In addition to the Pop-Code podcast and the book Cinématech, Benoit Vanderose and Anthony Simonofski's project also takes the form of "digital sessions" organized at UNamur. What's on the program? Films followed by discussions with experts to understand the challenges of digital technology and stimulate collective reflection. In this project, Anthony Simonofski and Benoit Vanderose are joined by Anne-Sophie Collard and Fanny Barnabé. Next event? February 12 for a screening of I, Daniel Blake (Ken Loach) to talk about digital inclusion!
Also worth noting on the same theme: the ongoing research project - https://arc-projects.unamur.be/di-fic
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28 new research projects funded by the FNRS
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Faculty of Sciences
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Faculty Economics Management Communication Politics (EMCP)
DeFiPP Institute
ILEE Institute
NaDI Institute
Narilis Institute
NaLTT Institute
IRDENa Institute
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28 new research projects funded by the FNRS
Award
The F.R.S.-FNRS has just published the results of its various 2025 calls for proposals. These include the "Credits & Projects" and "WelCHANGE" calls, as well as the "FRIA" (Fund for Research Training in Industry and Agriculture) and "FRESH" (Fund for Research in the Humanities) calls, which aim to support doctoral theses. What are the results for UNamur? Twenty-eight projects have been selected, demonstrating the quality and richness of research at UNamur.
The "Credits & Projects" call for proposals resulted in 12 grants being awarded for ambitious new projects. These include two "equipment" grants, eight "research credits (CDR)" grants, and two "research projects (PDR)" grants, one of which is in collaboration with the ULB. The FRIA call for doctoral research support will fund eleven doctoral scholarships and the FRESH call will fund three.
Two prestigious Scientific Impulse Mandates (MIS) were also obtained. This three-year funding supports young permanent researchers who wish to develop an original and innovative research program by acquiring scientific autonomy within their department.
We would also like to highlight the two projects funded under the "WelCHANGE" call, a funding instrument for research projects with potential societal impact, led by a principal investigator in the humanities and social sciences.
Detailed results
Call for Equipment
- Xavier De Bolle, Narilis Institute, Co-promoter in collaboration with UCLouvain
- Luca Fusaro, NISM Institute
Call for Research Grants (CDR)
- Marc Hennequart, NARILIS Institute
- Nicolas Gillet, NARILIS Institute
- Jean-Yves Matroule, NARILIS Institute
- Patricia Renard, NARILIS Institute
- Francesco Renzi, NARILIS Institute
- Stéphane Vincent, NISM Institute
- Laurence Meurant, NaLTT Institute
- Emma-Louise Silva, NaLTT Institute
Call for Research Projects (PDR)
- Jérémy Dodeigne, Transitions Institute, Co-supervisor in collaboration with ULB
- Luc Henrard, NISM Institute; Co-supervisor: Yoann Olivier, NISM Institute
Fund for Training in Research in Industry and Agriculture (FRIA)
- Emma Bongiovanni - Supervisor: Catherine Michaux, NISM Institute
- Simon Chabot - Supervisor: Carine Michiels, Narilis Institute; Co-supervisor: Anne-Catherine Heuskin, Narilis Institute
- Lee Denis - Supervisor: Muriel Lepère, ILEE Institute
- Maé Desclez - Supervisor: Johan Yans, ILEE Institute; Co-supervisor: Hamed Pourkhorsandi (University of Toulouse)
- Pierre Lombard - Supervisor: Benoît Muylkens, Narilis Institute; Co-supervisor: Damien Coupeau, Narilis Institute
- Amandine Pecquet - Supervisor: Nicolas Gillet, Narilis Institute; Co-supervisor: Damien Coupeau, Narilis Institute
- Kilian Petit - Supervisor: Henri-François Renard, Narilis Institute; Co-supervisor: Xavier De Bolle, Narilis Institute
- Simon Rouxhet - Supervisor: Catherine Michaux, NISM Institute; Co-supervisor: Nicolas Gillet, Narilis Institute
- William Soulié - Supervisor: Yoann Olivier, NISM Institute
- Elisabeth Wanlin - Supervisor: Xavier De Bolle, Narilis Institute
- Laura Willam - Supervisor: Frédérik De Laender, ILEE Institute
Fund for Research in the Humanities (FRESH)
- Louis Droussin - Supervisor: Arthur Borriello, Transitions Institute; Co-supervisor: Vincent Jacquet, Transitions Institute
- Nicolas Larrea Avila - Supervisor: Guilhem Cassan, DeFIPP Institute
- Victor Sluyters – Supervisor: Wafa Hammedi, NADI Institute
- Amandine Leboutte - Co-supervisor: Erika Wauthia (UMons); Co-supervisor: Cédric Vanhoolandt, IRDENa Institute.
Scientific Impulse Mandate (MIS)
- Charlotte Beaudart, Narilis Institute
- Eli Thoré ILEE Institute
WelCHANGE Call
- Nathalie Burnay Transitions Institute, in collaboration with UCLouvain
- Catherine Guirkinger, DeFIPP Institute
Congratulations to all!
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UNamur joins ERCIS, Europe's leading information systems network
Digital transition
UNamur joins ERCIS, Europe's leading information systems network
Digital transition
The University of Namur takes another step forward in its commitment to supporting digital transformation. It is joining the prestigious European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS) network as a Partner Institution, via the MINDIT research center (Management de l'Information et Transformation Numérique).
The ERCIS network brings together universities and companies from 25 - mainly European - countries around a common goal: to advance information systems research and meet the challenges of digital transformation. To achieve this, the ERCIS network emphasizes collaborative research, innovation and knowledge sharing.
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Joining ERCIS is a fine mark of recognition for the expertise developed by MINDIT and a fantastic opportunity to nurture our research and teaching with an international dimension.
In practical terms, this membership paves the way for training opportunities for MINDIT researchers and PhD students: networking events, annual workshops, summer school or PhD Colloquium. It also creates bridges to develop partnerships at the level of academic programs.
Finally, ERCIS relies on a corporate advisory board, guaranteeing synergy between research and field practices.
MINDIT Research Center
Since 2024, the MINDIT Research Center (NaDI) has been developing expertise in information systems, a field of research at the intersection of computer science and management. MINDIT's work explores the potential of new technologies (AI, Internet of Things, augmented reality, big data...) with the aim of meeting the concrete needs of the business world and public organizations. MINDIT brings together several academics such as Corentin Burnay (director), Isabelle Linden, Stéphane Faulkner and Annick Castiaux.
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Lucas Chancel: What kind of ecological transition for what kind of society?
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Environnement
Economy
Humanities and Social Sciences
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17:00
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Auditoire Adam Smith (Faculté EMCP) - Rempart de la Vierge 8 - 5000 Namur
On March 23, Lucas Chancel (Sciences Po Paris) will present his book "Energy and Inequality: A Political History." In collaboration with Librairie Point Virgule.
Description
Why is the history of energy so closely linked to that of social inequality? How can we frame debates on energy transition in light of conflicts over wealth distribution?
For thousands of years, the use of energy has shaped human societies, structuring their hierarchies and power relations. Its control is a vehicle for emancipation as much as it is a tool of domination. Ownership of energy resources and infrastructure is a battleground for social, political, and geostrategic struggles. Depending on who owns energy, radically different societal choices can arise.
But how has the link between energy and inequality developed since prehistoric times? By combining the results of research in economic history, archaeology, and climate science, Lucas Chancel seeks to show how, over the long term, the technical and political frameworks that determine energy use are linked to the distribution of wealth among individuals, social groups, and nations.
The history of energy cannot be reduced to its technical dimension, nor to the sum of past political choices. It opens up a diversity of possible futures, where the decoupling of energy consumption, material resources, and prosperity is inseparable from the question of social justice.
This book advocates for an ecological transition based on a collective reappropriation of energy. Drawing on experiences of wealth redistribution from the past century, it outlines an alternative to ecological disaster and extreme inequality through the development of new forms of public and participatory ownership in the 21st century.
Biography
Lucas Chancel is a professor at Sciences Po Paris, at the Center for Research on Social Inequality, and co-director of the Laboratory on Global Inequality at the Paris School of Economics. He has taught at Harvard University in the United States.
Public defense of doctoral thesis in economics and management - Simon DECHAMPS
Economy
Management
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17:00
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Université de Namur, Auditoire E13 (Faculté EMCP) - Rempart de la Vierge 8 - 5000 Namur
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Dechamps Simon
Citizen-Centricity in Digital Governments: Conceptualization, Implementation, Difficulties, Evaluation
Jury
Promoters
- Prof. Anthony Simonofski - University of Namur
- Prof. Corentin Burnay - University of Namur
Other members of the jury
- Prof. Annick Castiaux - University of Namur
- Prof. Lieselot Daneels - Ghent University
- Prof. Ida Lindgren - Linköping University
- Prof. Benoît Vanderose - University of Namur
Chair of the jury
- Prof. Sophie Béreau - University of Namur
Methods" seminar | Computational approaches to meaning change
Pedagogy
Languages
Artificial intelligence (AI)
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12:45
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14:00
Université de Namur - rue de Bruxelles, 61 - 5000 Namur
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Santos Nelson
"Methods" is a series of seminars organized by the Institut Transitions at the University of Namur with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. All seminars take place in a hybrid format.
Orator: Barbara McGilivray - Senior Lecturer in Digital and Computational Humanities at King's College London
Semantic change, i.e. the evolution of word meanings over time, offers crucial information about historical, cultural and linguistic processes. Language acts as a mirror of societal change, reflecting evolving values, norms and technological advances. Understanding how the meaning of words evolves enables us to trace these transformations and gain a deeper understanding of our distant and recent past.
This seminar explores how computational methods are revolutionizing our ability to analyze semantic change in historical texts, addressing a major challenge in the field of digital humanities. While advanced computational methods enable us to analyze vast datasets and uncover previously inaccessible patterns, few natural language processing algorithms fully take into account the dynamic nature of language, particularly semantics, which is essential for research in the humanities. As AI systems develop to better understand the historical context and dynamics of language, human annotation and interpretation remain essential to capture the nuances of language and its cultural context.
In this presentation, I will show how computational and human-centered approaches can be effectively combined to examine semantic change and its links to cultural and technological developments. I will present examples illustrating how semantic change can be analyzed across temporal, cultural and textual dimensions.
"Methods "seminars
The Methods Seminar is a series of seminars organized at the University of Namur with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. All seminars take place in a hybrid format.
This seminar series focuses on advanced methodological approaches, particularly in the fields of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), video and image analysis, and multimodal analysis.
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