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It's official: the University of Namur joins the Réseau d'Échanges et de Liaisons entre Institutions d'Enseignement Supérieur Francophones (RELIEF). It thus becomes the fourth partner in this network, alongside the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), the Université Savoie Mont Blanc and the Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale (HES-SO).

Program 12:45 | Welcome13:00 - 13:10 | Introduction by the Center's Co-Directors: Stéphanie Wattier and Géraldine Mathieu:Combating sexual violence - Legal approaches13:10 - 14:00 | FIRST ROUND TABLE: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDRENModerator : Nathalie Colette-Basecqz (professor at UNamur)The sexual self-determination of online minors in the light of their vulnerability | Géraldine Mathieu (professor at UNamur), Emma Bourcelet (assistant at UNamur)Child sexual assault allegations and civil accommodation litigation | Michaël Mallien (lecturer at UNamur), Céline Derclaye (assistant at UNamur) and Pauline Mailleux (assistant at UNamur)Sexual violence committed by members of the Church | Stéphanie Wattier (professor at UNamur) and Romain Mertens (lecturer at UNamur)14:05- 14h55 | SECOND ROUND TABLE: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST OTHER VULNERABLE PERSONSModerator: Stéphanie Wattier (professor at UNamur)La libération de la parole des personnes en situation de handicap victimes de violences sexuelles | Justine Dehon (coordinatrice et chargée de projets pour le service Handicap & Santé)Les violences sexuelles à l'égard des personnes âgées | Albert Evrard (lecturer at the Institut catholique de Toulouse)The administrative approach to sexual violence on higher education campuses from a disciplinary angle | Marc Nihoul (professor at UNamur)Sexual violence committed during the Rwandan genocide: 30 years later, new convictions by the Brussels Assize Court | Elise Delhaise (lecturer at UNamur)Obstetric violence and the question of consent | Charlotte Lambert (assistant at UNamur) and Margaux Thiry (assistant at UNamur)The assessment of physical injury to victims of sexual violence | Pauline Colson (lecturer at UNamur)3:00 pm | Coffee breakcafé15h20 | THIRD ROUND TABLE: COMBATTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON THE GROUND TESTIMONIALSModerator: Géraldine Mathieu (professor at UNamur)Introduction to psycho-traumatic mechanisms linked to sexual violence | Gwendoline Faravel (project manager and peer-aidante) et Céline Campanella (psychologue)Présentation de la Lawyers Victim assistance | Pascale Poncin (avocate) 17h10 | Conclusions17h25 | Verre de l'amitiéInfos pratiquesLa demande d'intervention pour les frais des magistrats a été introduite auprès de l'IFJ (en cours).- €95.00 incl. VAT: conference registration with book - Free registration for UNamur students and members I want to register

Born on the internet, memes are an integral part of digital culture. These images, often humorous, combine text and visuals to convey a message. At UNamur, Lieven Vandelanotte, professor of English language and linguistics and general linguistics at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, has taken an interest in them from a linguistic point of view. In his new book, co-written with Barbara Dancygier of the University of British Columbia, he deciphers how these creations play with words, images, and grammar. 

The success of female Cistercian monasticism in the Southern Netherlands in the 13th century - over forty houses in the dioceses of Liège and Cambrai - is a powerful indicator of the aspirations of a society in transformation, enthusiastic about new forms of spirituality and religious life. For all that, the phenomenon remains surprisingly little studied, despite the wealth of archaeological and historical sources. The program Thursday, December 11, 20259:30am: Welcome10:00am: Introduction by the symposium organizing committeeSession 1 - Chair: Marie-Élisabeth Henneau (Université de Liège)10:30am: Alexis Grélois (Université de Rouen-Normandie, GRHis) - L'appartenance des moniales à l'ordre cistercien (XIIe-XIIIe siècle): False debates and real questions11:30am: Coffee break11:45am: Michel Dubuisson (Abbaye de Villers asbl), Patrice Gautier (Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire), Louise Hardenne (Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire) - L'abbaye de La Cambre dans la filiation villersoise12:35pm: Lunch breakSession 2 - Chair: Jeroen Deploige (Universiteit Gent)1:40pm: Marie-Christine Laleman (City of Ghent), Els De Paermentier (Universiteit Gent)- The Byloque Abbey in Ghent: between archaeological memory and archival wealth2:30pm: Pierre-Hugues Tilmant (SPW, AWaP), Marie Verbeek (SPW, AWaP), Sarah Cremer (Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique), Nicolas Ruffini-Ronzani (Université de Namur/Archives de l'État à Namur)- Dossier de fondation de l'abbaye Notre-Dame du Vivier: l'archéologie permet-elle lever un coin du voile?3:20pm: Coffee break3:40pm: François De Vriendt (Société des Bollandistes) - Memory and devotion in the female communities of Hainaut and Namurois. What place for local figures and traditions?4:30pm:Robin Moens (FWO/KU Leuven) - (What) spiritual walls? The spirituality of mulieres religiosae enclosed in and outside monastic space17:20: end of first day18:00: verre de l'amitié offered by SPWFriday, December 12, 2025Session 3 - Chair: Geneviève Laurent (SPW, AWaP)9:00: Philippe Mignot (SPW, AWaP) - Clairefontaine Abbey: archaeological data on the origins9:50am: Vincent Debonne (Vlaamse Overheid-Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed), Robin Moens (FWO/KU Leuven)- Sisters a little slower than we thought. The Cistercian abbey of Val-des-Vierges near Oudenaarde10:40am: Coffee break11:00am: visit to the former abbey of Notre-Dame du Vivier, accompanied by AWaP archaeologists12:00pm: lunch breakSession 4 - Chair: Mathieu Piavaux (Université de Namur)1:00 pm: Virginie Boulez (SPW, AWaP), Alain Marchandisse (FNRS/Université de Liège) - La Paix-Dieu 1240-1244. Foundation of a Cistercian abbey under the episcopacy of Robert de Thourotte. Dialogue of historical and archaeological sources13:50: Marie Demelenne (Musée royal de Mariemont), Patrice Gautier (Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire), Jean-François Nieus (FNRS/Université de Namur)- The hermit, the lady and the clerics. Aux origines de l'abbaye de L'Olive (Morlanwelz)2:40pm: coffee break3:00pm: Emmanuel Bodart (Archives de l'État à Namur) - L'abbaye de Félixpré près de Givet. New revelations on its foundation and endowment (1246-1266)3:30pm: Paul Lambrechts (Herita vzw) - Herkenrode Abbey, a millennium of history: how to interpret myths, excavations and sources, and how to incorporate them into a project for the future?4:00 pm: Benoît Rouzeau (Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Trame UR 4284/ LAMOP UMR 858)- General conclusions4:30 pm: end of symposiumProgram in PDF format Organizing committee Aurore Carlier - Société archéologique de NamurPatrice Gautier - Musées royaux d'Art et d'HistoireXavier Hermand - Université de NamurFiona Lebecque - Société archéologique de NamurJean-François Nieus - FNRS/Université de NamurMatthieu Pignot - FNRS/Université de NamurNicolas Ruffini-Ronzani - Université de Namur/Archives de l'ÉtatPierre-Hugues Tilmant - SPW, AWaPMarie Verbeek - SPW, AWaP Practical information The Study Days organizing committee would like to thank the owners of the Abbey Notre-Dame du Vivier for their welcome and for making the premises available.Surrounding these Study Days revolves a multitude of events dedicated to the Abbey Notre-Dame du Vivier de Marche-les-Dames. To find out more, see the program at www.lasan.be I register it