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To mark the 60th anniversary of Can Tho University, a delegation from UNamur traveled to Vietnam in early April to strengthen long-standing scientific partnerships, explore new exchange opportunities, and present a cooperation scholarship for Can Tho students.

The discovery of nuclear energy marked a turning point in human history. Today, alongside debates about its role in energy production and its destructive potential, nuclear energy continues to be used in a wide range of fields, such as medical research and cancer treatments. At UNamur, nuclear energy is thus at the heart of the work of biologists, physicists, and art historians.

On Friday, March 27, the University of Namur hosted another edition of the “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” competition. Over the course of an evening, nine doctoral students took on a challenge that was as demanding as it was stimulating: presenting their thesis topic in three minutes—with clarity, precision, and eloquence—to a non-specialist audience. At the end of the competition, Amandine Traina won the jury’s first prize, Simon Lejoly the jury’s second prize, and Charles Modera the audience award. All three will represent UNamur at the Belgian national final, to be held on May 12, 2026, at the University of Liège – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech.

A 24-hour live stream, about ten computers and video game consoles, around fifteen participants… and one goal: to raise as much money as possible for Télévie. Building on the success of its first event, the UNamur Computer Club embarked on the adventure once again with a new charity marathon, which took place from April 7 to 8. In total, the event raised €1,831.91 for Télévie.

The University of Namur reaffirms its commitment to a more sustainable and equitable world by improving its performance across all categories of the 2026 QS Sustainability Rankings. 

Press release from the Council of University Presidents dated April 20, 2026.

On Saturday, April 18, 2026, Vice-Rector for Research Benoît Champagne and Professor Anne-Catherine Heuskin, a Télévie project sponsor, represented the UNamur community on the set of the Télévie gala. On this occasion, they presented a check for 20,000 euros to support this FRS-FNRS initiative, which raises funds to finance numerous research projects at universities in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, with one goal: to improve treatments for this disease, which now affects nearly 80,000 new patients and claims nearly 30,000 lives each year in Belgium. 

For the past two years, UNamur has been a full member of the European UNIVERSEH Alliance; this affiliation marks an important milestone in the university’s international outreach. This anniversary is an opportunity to recall the alliance’s ambitions, to highlight UNamur’s active participation in various projects, and to underscore the concrete benefits that this collaboration brings to our institution and to its entire academic community. 

The U-BPM (User-oriented Business Process Management) project explores how artificial intelligence can serve as a bridge between different business functions within a company. This process-management-focused approach is led by Malik Schinckus as part of the Win4doc program, a doctoral thesis funded by SPW Research. In collaboration with UNamur and the consulting firm Daïmo, Malik Schinckus brings theory and practice together to improve collaboration, performance, and reflection on everyday practices in the business world. 

In 2025, two iconic Walloon products—Walloon honey and Liège white blood sausage—were awarded the prestigious European PGI designation. Behind this success lies the AgriLabel project, to which UNamur has been contributing for over a decade. Working alongside producers, specialists, and public institutions, our Department of History played a decisive role: demonstrating, through historical sources and scientific analysis, the close connection between these products and their local terroir. A project at the heart of economic, identity-related, cultural, and scientific issues.

On Thursday, March 12, students from the Master’s program in General Medicine and the Master’s program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UNamur, as well as students from the Master’s program in Nursing at Henallux, gathered to test “Eugène’s Journey,” an immersive game created as part of the PUNCh (Namur University Pedagogy in Transition) project. This educational game was designed to strengthen communication and collaboration among future healthcare professionals. Following the gameplay phase, a structured debriefing was conducted with the students to transform the experience into a collective learning opportunity.

The University of Namur participated in the recent Belgian state visit to Norway with the aim of strengthening collaboration between Belgian and Norwegian universities on major scientific and societal challenges. The UNamur delegation consisted of Rector Annick Castiaux, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Jean-Michel Dogné, and Professor Benoît Muylkens (Department of Veterinary Medicine).