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Sport, the key to success and balance for students

On the occasion of its next open afternoon, scheduled for March 29, 2025 from 1pm to 5pm, UNamur is putting the spotlight on sport and its benefits for students.
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FNRS 2024 calls: Thinking about work after legal retirement age

Nathalie Burnay, professor in the EMCP Faculty and member of the TRANSITIONS Institute, has just been awarded PDR funding from the F.R.S-FNRS for her BRIDGE-EXT project. In collaboration with the Haute Ecole de Travail Social de Lausanne, she will focus on the situations and reasons that contribute to the continuation of professional activity after the legal retirement age.
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The University of Namur leaves X to stay true to its values

Since October 2023, the University of Namur has suspended its activities on X (formerly Twitter). Today, we have taken the decision to permanently close this account in order to refocus our communication on spaces more in line with our values.
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Annick Castiaux, candidate for a second term as Rectrice

The election campaign is officially underway at UNamur. On February 28, the General Assembly, the institution's sovereign power, validated and unveiled the sole candidate submitted for the rectoral post to be filled from the start of the next academic year. The candidate is Annick Castiaux, the current Rector..
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Laurent Mathieu, journalist and TV news anchor

"I'm a news junkie"A familiar face at RTBF, Laurent Mathieu has been presenting the RTBF news for almost eight years, first on weekends and more recently on the 7:30pm news. After a master's degree in management science at the University of Namur, he decided to switch to journalism. Interview.
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UNamur - Southern countries scholarships: a bridge to excellence and international openness

In 2016, the University of Namur launched its very first UNamur - Southern Countries Scholarship. A program that offers students from partner universities in the South the opportunity to complete a master's degree or specialized master's of their choice in Namur for one year. A real springboard for participants, this scholarship enables them to strengthen their expertise in fields sometimes little taught in their home country, while benefiting from an enriching international experience..
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Communiqué of the Rectors' Council of February 19, 2025

The CRef shares concerns about student precariousness and would like to see a flexible welfare system.
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Thomas Balligand: from Medicine to Fundamental Research at UNamur

Thomas Balligand, now a lecturer at UNamur, combines his passion for basic research with teaching in histology and cytology. After a diverse background in internal medicine and research, notably at Harvard, he is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists while pursuing his work on nanobodies and their potential in immunotherapy. His desire to awaken scientific curiosity in his students illuminates his new role at the university..
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Communiqué of the Rectors' Council of February 20, 2025

The universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation concerned and in solidarity in the face of attacks on science in the United States.
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FNRS 2024 calls: Focus on the naXys Institute

Professor Elio Tuci has just been awarded Research Credit funding from the FNRS. The naXys institute specializes in the analysis of complex systems, whether in astronomy and dynamic cosmology, mathematical biology, optimization in optics, economic complexity or the study of the stability and robustness of these systems. The institute is structured around 6 research axes: Space, Bio, Optics, Eco, Robust and Robotics.
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EMCP Faculty: Working together to transform

In September 1961, a few professors and fifteen students inaugurated the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Namur. Later renamed the Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et de gestion, or FSESG, in over 60 years of existence, it has trained thousands of students who have become experts and decision-makers in key fields: economics, management, communication and political science. In September 2024, it changed its name to EMCP or Faculté Économie Management Communication sciencesPo. A change of name, symbol of a visionary mutation.
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New success for the Vodoun School of Economics in Benin

The Vodoun School of Economics (VoSE) in January 2025 was another success, bringing together participants from four institutions: the University of Namur, the University of Abomey-Calavi, the University of Antwerp and the African School of Economics.
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