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Preparatory Courses Discover university-level education and life at UNamur while reviewing the essential subjects for your future program.To help you start your first year of studies on a solid foundation, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters offers courses and exercises at the end of August that will allow you to: assess your proficiency in French, your ability to take notes, and your ability to summarize an oral presentation or a text; engage in activities specific to Latin and French languages and literatures; discover the demands of university life and the role of a student; become familiar with the methodological principles of your discipline; evaluate your choices regarding your academic focus. Check out the preparatory course schedule Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with the “Passports to the Bac.”Starting in the first year, the “Passports to the Bac” allow you to compare your knowledge and skills with your teachers’ expectations.Following these tests, the Faculty offers sessions and workshops to help you strengthen your:reading strategies;ability to analyze questions and formulate appropriate answers.This helps you fill in any gaps in your knowledge and sets you up for success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Every Wednesday, two-hour study skills sessions are held to help you become familiar with university learning techniques:taking clear and comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing course material;gaining a deep understanding of the material;developing your study tools;memorizing large amounts of information;manage your time during the semester and exam periods;organize your work;anticipate instructors’ expectations.In addition to these study skills sessions, your faculty’s Academic Support Unit organizes individual feedback sessions after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also receive personalized support throughout the year.If you’re having trouble with your study methods in general, the Interfaculty Academic Support Unit also offers individual support. Throughout the year, an advisor is available to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, just before the first intensive study period, you can participate in a discussion and advice session with second- or third-year students under the supervision of the Academic Support Unit. How can you improve your reading and writing skills? Learn how to express yourself clearly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.Your faculty’s Academic Support Unit helps you improve your skills in various areas:writing papers and exam answersreading and understanding university-level textsthrough language tests at the beginning of the year that assess spelling, vocabulary, and syntax;through workshop-style reinforcement sessions and online exercises;through guidance on some of your written assignments: annotated corrections, both individual and group;through the organization of mock exams (November tests);through individual follow-up (via email and in person);a reading test at the beginning of the year;through sessions focused on reading strategies;Special support is provided for students whose native language is not French. What resources are available to you? The central and departmental libraries, the computer lab, and the e-learning platform: invaluable resources.At the central library (“BUMP” for Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin), you can access: catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, literary works, databases, and more. Rarer or specialized journals and books can be obtained upon request.At the department library, located on the floor of your section, you have free access to most of the resources you need for your studies: journals, specialized grammars and dictionaries, overview collections, scholarly studies, exemplary monographs, collections of edited or manuscript sources, and sometimes even microfilm readers.You’ll also benefit from practical advice from upperclassmen and even professors in the adjacent offices.And that’s not all! Thanks to the WebCampus e-learning platform, you can download the materials that instructors make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, and ask questions in real time... How can you prepare for exams? Study regularly, develop good study habits, and familiarize yourself with your teachers’ expectations and their testing styles.In the first year, formative assessments are held in early November in most subjects. Your exams are returned to you with corrections and comments, and the teachers then explain orally the expected answers to their questions.These tests do not factor into the grades that will be assigned at the end of the year. They are solely a learning tool that gives you an idea of the teachers’ expectations and allows you to assess the effectiveness of your work. Exam Administration January, June, and, if necessary, August… three sessions to demonstrate your mastery of the material.In January, you take exams on the material covered in the first quadrimester. If you fail, you can retake the exam in June and/or August. That means you have three chances to pass, but only during your first year of the bachelor’s program. Starting in the second year, any exam failed during the January or June session is automatically rescheduled for the August session.Depending on the professors’ discretion, courses may be assessed through written or oral exams. The assessment procedures are explained during the first class and are detailed on the university’s website.Throughout your program, the knowledge and skills developed in technical courses are assessed on an almost continuous basis; this assessment relies primarily on quizzes and exercises completed during the year.You will complete your program by demonstrating, through your final project, your ability to conduct independent research and analysis. Image Les études en Faculté de philosophie et lettres See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Inflation, artificial intelligence, cell phone rates, environmental taxes, poverty, inequality, fiscal adjustment, the economies of emerging countries…These topics are part of the news reported daily by the media. You have a general idea of what they mean, but you’d like to learn more. You want to understand this fundamental aspect of how our businesses and society function—and, more importantly, take action, offer advice, or even make decisions to help build a more prosperous society. 

Dive into the vast heritage of the productions of the human mind in search of meaning and value. Explore the past, perceive art across the centuries, decode ancient and modern languages, and take a fresh look at the captivating world of cinema.Through works, languages, documents and currents of thought, journey through the cultural, contextual and temporal diversity of humanity's great questions.Your curiosity is the only limit. Welcome to the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities at UNamur!

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Saturday, June 27! The next open house will take place on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.Mark your calendars now!Registration will open in early May. Explore the program Why choose Namur? The reasons why students choose the University of Namur.In a survey carried out among 1st year students, a few assets are more particularly highlighted: demanding courses, but matched by high-quality teaching support and highly available professors; the location of the university campus in the heart of a pleasant, easily accessible town; the friendly atmosphere of a human-sized university offering a wide range of courses in all sectors.The reputation of the University of Namur has always been based on its support for students.The aim is to gradually lead you, according to your abilities, er your initial knowledge, to mastery of university skills and the acquisition of total autonomy in managing your work.Each faculty puts in place the most appropriate means to maximize your chances of success: refresher programs before the start of the year (preparatory courses); review interviews after the first exams; sessions focused on acquiring new study strategies.All these activities are carried out by professors, assistants and university pedagogy professionals.From entry to the University through to dissertation supervision, in Namur, the involvement and availability of teachers is permanent. All these activities are carried out by professors, assistants and university pedagogy professionals.From entry to the University through to dissertation supervision, in Namur, the involvement and availability of teachers is permanent. Image A Namur atmosphere The choice of a university is also conditioned by the living environment.Namur has particular assets: a campus in the city center and close to the train station (5 minutes' walk); a natural and architectural heritage worth a detour; sports, cultural and leisure facilities to satisfy the most demanding.The friendly living environment and perfect integration of the campus into the city give the University a very special atmosphere that you're sure to appreciate. Contact Study info Rue de Bruxelles, 85 5000 Namur +32 (0)81 72 50 30 info.etudes@unamur.be Get to know UNamur Image Open courses See content Image Study information evenings See content Image Newsletter See content

The University has three university residences. One is for boys only (RUE), another is for girls (RUEE), and the third is mixed (Le Carmel). Students staying at the RUE or RUEE benefit from supervision by educators.

The Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory (LCT) develops expertise in theoretical and quantum chemistry.Research is focused on the development and application of methods for evaluating and interpreting the properties responsible for optical and electrical phenomena in molecules, supramolecular assemblies, polymers and molecular crystals. A majority of these studies are integrated into multidisciplinary research projects aimed at designing new materials with outstanding properties.

Registration for preparatory courses is via the University of Namur's online registration platform. Find out how to complete your preparatory course registration form.

As part of the DoME (Dynamics of Membranes & Endocytosis) team, we seek to uncover how cell membranes—true living boundaries—deform, adapt, and communicate with their environment. Our research aims to elucidate the role of these fundamental processes in physiological and pathological contexts, such as cancer or infections.

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Since 2023, the UNamur University Observatory on Rural Medicine (OUMRu) has been addressing the issue of the dwindling supply of general practitioners, particularly in underserved areas of Wallonia, with the aim of identifying potential solutions in collaboration with stakeholders on the ground. Closely linked to the Master’s degree in General Practice, offered as a joint program with UCLouvain, the OUMRu carries out activities in the areas of teaching and interdisciplinary research. It also organizes events that give a voice to stakeholders on the ground. 

The HoMER team is working on the pharmacological modulation of the secretory pathway, specifically targeting the first major regulatory step in protein trafficking: the exit from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) at the ER exit sites (ERES). The team is studying the effects of ERES on cellular homeostasis, as well as identifying new compounds capable of modulating protein trafficking.