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A tasty, local and sustainable food offer: that's the challenge facing D'ici stores, based in the Namur region. At the head of this initiative are three UNamur alumni in search of proximity.

The research of Dr. Nitin Bharti, a former PhD student in the Economics Department of the EMCP Faculty at the University of Namur, is covered in "The Economist", the prestigious international business magazine. The article deals with one of his favorite research themes: understanding the development of education systems and their link with economic growth and long-term inequality.

In the heart of the magnificent Haugimont forest reserve, bachelor's and master's students in economics at the University of Namur took part in an unprecedented workshop, blending economic thinking and ecology.

In late November 2024, UNamur hosted the 23rd BENEVOL Congress, an annual research seminar that provides an opportunity for international researchers to meet and discuss new ideas, important issues and cutting-edge research in the field of software engineering, maintenance and evolution.

For more than 30 years, the Department of Flexible Scheduling at the Faculty of Economics, Management, Communication, and Political Science (EMCP) at the University of Namur has been helping adults returning to school to acquire new skills. In 2023, the Department launched a brand-new program: a Master's degree specializing in sustainable development management and economics. This one-year program addresses environmental and societal challenges by training professionals to support the ecological and economic transition. 

The Moretus Plantin University Library (BUMP) at UNamur preserves a collection of several thousand postcards within its precious reserve. This remarkable collection offers an original insight into the daily life of the people of Namur in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of these cards show the Faculties as they looked almost a century ago, and illustrate the teaching and research activities that were carried out there at the time.

This dissertation proposes to analyze the transformation of subjectivation and the revolutionary event through the works of Walter Benjamin and Gilles Deleuze.Methodologically, the aim is less to compare these two authors or to postulate the existence of a shared thought than to create a “collage,” in the sense proposed in Difference and Repetition, in order to highlight and bring into tension disparate elements through juxtaposition.On a theoretical level, the challenge is to account for the ruptures with causal and signifying chains that revolutionary moments reveal. From this perspective, we extend the Deleuze-Guattarian idea of the “utopia of immanence.” Developed during a fleeting convergence with the Frankfurt School, it situates revolutionary politics in a non-place: outside of stratifications and in opposition to social formations. Driven by a Benjaminian impulse, this notion is unfolded in its negative dimension.In turn, the tradition of the oppressed is drawn onto this plane of immanence. Far from establishing subterranean continuities between established minorities, it consists in the exploration of a field of ruins from which it becomes possible to break with culture and humanity frozen into monumental forms.The JuryProf. Louis CARRÉ (Chair), UNamurProf. Sébastien LAOUREUX (Advisor, Secretary), UNamurProf. Éric ALLIEZ (Co-advisor), University of Paris 8Prof. Jacques-Olivier BÉGOT, University of RennesProf. Maud HAGELSTEIN, ULiègeProf. Frédéric RAMBEAU, University of Paris 8You are cordially invited to attend this defense.The announcement of the results will be followed by a reception in the Academic Hall. More info

HISTAR Doctoral School Day - Program 10:00 a.m. | Lecture: The Hidden Side of Political Archives in Belgium By Marie-Laurence Dubois, CEO of Valorescence2:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Roundtable: Political Archives and Democratic ChallengesWith:Jean Faniel (CRISP)Marie-Laurence Dubois (Aksoni)Odile Gaultier-Voituron (Sciences Po Paris)Marie-Cerise Fivet (Citizenship and Participation)Joffrey Lienart (Emile Vandervelde Institute) Registration

Abstract When we communicate, we constantly adapt the way we speak so that we can be understood. The goal is to avoid overwhelming our conversation partner with too much new information, while also avoiding the unnecessary repetition of information they already know. In this context, certain pieces of information are highlighted in speech because they are considered new or important to the listener.This thesis focuses specifically on how we emphasize this type of information in conversation. It aims to understand how these mechanisms work, both in a spoken language (taking gestures into account as well), French, and in a sign language, LSFB. What methods are used? How often? And how are they employed in conversation?The presentation will be delivered in three languages: LSFB, French, and English. Jury Prof. Lieven VANDELANOTTE (Chair), UNamurProf. Laurence MEURANT (Advisor), FNRS – UNamurProf. Kathy HUET (Co-advisor), UMonsDr. Jorina BRYSBAERT, FNRS – UCLouvainProf. Véronique DELVAUX, FNRS – UMonsProf. Gaëlle FERRÉ, University of PoitiersProf. Pilar PRIETO VIVES, Pompeu Fabra UniversityDr. Anna PUUPPONEN, University of JyväskyläYou are cordially invited to attend this defense.The announcement will be followed by a reception in the Academic Hall. More info