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In response to the growing shortage of general practitioners in rural areas, the University of Namur is launching a groundbreaking initiative to encourage future practitioners to explore these regions. This year, nine rural placement centers have been established in the provinces of Namur, Hainaut, and Luxembourg, enabling 26 students in the Master’s program specializing in general practice (a joint UNamur-UCLouvain degree) to complete an internship under conditions that facilitate their immersion. Designed to address barriers related to housing, transportation, and isolation, this pilot program has found a particularly promising first implementation in Chevetogne, in partnership with the Province of Namur and several municipalities.

On June 23, 2026, the F.R.S.-FNRS published the list of recipients of various doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and Télévie projects (cancer-focused research). Among them, numerous researchers from UNamur received funding.

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

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!

On January 23 and 24, 2025, UNamur experts were present at the SETT (School Education Transformation Technology) trade show for its sixth edition. A must-attend event for digital education in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, dedicated to principals, teachers and technical-pedagogical advisors.

During the Japanese Emperor’s state visit to Belgium, two professors from the University of Namur had the opportunity to represent their institution at two highlights of the official program. Isabelle Parmentier and Alexandre Mauroy reflect on an experience they won’t soon forget.

For several years now, researchers have been striving to make their laboratories "greener". A series of actions have been implemented, funded by the CaNDLE 2023 call for projects have been supported by the Department of Biology at the initiative of Alison Forrester and Frédéric Silvestre, the project leaders, as well as by Campus Infrastructure Management Services (SIGeC) and Prevention Services (SerP). In March 2025, a Green Day was held to provide information on the project's progress, and to motivate people to join the initiative.  

On 20 June 2023, the F.R.S.-FNRS published the list of winners of the various doctoral and post-doctoral mandates. Among them, 16 researchers from UNamur obtained funding.

Intended primarily for master’s and doctoral students, this program will aim to guide participants through a step-by-step process of mastering the fundamentals of diplomatic science. To this end, it will combine lectures delivered by members of the team, opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with internationally recognized specialists in the field, and practical exercises using unpublished documentary collections held at the State Archives in Namur. More information

Your health is your most precious asset. To manage pain and illness, you regularly rely on medications. Natural, synthetic, biosynthetic—the choices are vast. Your pharmacist, a medication specialist, is here to advise you. You’re familiar with the community pharmacist, but pharmacy graduates can pursue many other careers that contribute to improving our health and quality of life. 

The fight against disease is both a science and an art. Knowledge of the human body, diseases, and medications is the key to fighting disease. But the essence of the medical art is practiced through interaction with patients who seek a doctor who is thorough, well-informed, and sound in their reasoning—but who is also deeply warm and compassionate. 

Research in the Service of Medicine.Thanks to research in the biomedical field, our life expectancy has increased significantly. Whether through genetic research or new methods for detecting and treating diseases, the biomedical sciences are contributing more than ever to advances in medicine. By studying the biomedical sciences, you’ll explore the scientific aspects of disease to better diagnose and treat it, and become indispensable partners in the medicine of tomorrow.