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Much more than just a place of learning, UNamur is a veritable field of commitment.Here, every student has the opportunity to get involved according to his or her aspirations, and to make a concrete contribution to campus life and meaningful projects.

The UNamur university community took part in the first round of the rectoral election on April 14 and 15, 2025. With 82.07% of the vote, Annick Castiaux has been confirmed in her new 4-year term as Rector.

As part of the English course given in the first year of science-medicine, students are introduced to the popularization of scientific concepts in the form of videos. This is the "It's not Rocket Science" project, proposed by Natassia Schutz and Aude Hansel, professors at UNamur's School of Modern Languages (ELV). This year's competition prize-giving event featured a highlight: a live audio connection with Donald Pettit, American astronaut, currently aboard the International Space Station.

The university has a duty to set an example in terms of sustainable development, in all three of its dimensions: economic, social and environmental. Sustainable "in form" through the way it manages its infrastructures and assets, and sustainable "in substance" through its commitment to research and teaching activities, in order to actively contribute to the environmental transition. All in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Communiqué of the Rectors' Council (CReF) of April 19, 2025.

At the University of Namur, culture is an integral part of university life, offering students much more than a traditional learning environment. Thanks to a variety of workshops, artistic events, enriching conferences and emblematic venues such as Quai 22, the university promotes creativity, exchange and openness to the world. Set a course for UNamur's cultural riches, which will also be available for future students to discover, during the next Open Course Week, at the end of February.

The CRef is deeply concerned by the outbreak of violence in Kivu.

Press release from the Rectors’ Council of French-speaking universities in Belgium, 17 March 2025.

The first edition of Dignity Week is in full swing at UNamur this week! This unique event is designed to raise awareness and engage students and staff members around the essential theme of human dignity.

For the past ten years, Professor Guilhem Cassan has been working on the question of the link between the media and political life in collaboration with Professor Julia Cagé, who has just been awarded the highly prestigious Yrjö Jahnsson Prize, which recognizes the best European economist under the age of 45. The UNamur Department of Economics (EMCP Faculty) and the DeFiPP Institute (CRED Centre) have a network and recognized international expertise in development economics and environmental economics.

From March 31 to April 4, 2025, a Belgian delegation, including UNamur Rector Annick Castiaux, took part in a royal mission to Vietnam aimed at strengthening economic, academic and scientific ties between the two countries. The mission was punctuated by several milestone events highlighting UNamur's fruitful collaborations with Vietnamese institutions.

Omalius is the magazine of the University of Namur. A quarterly that highlights UNamur's research, its experts, educational innovations and topical issues. Discover the March 2024 issue.