Notre Dame de la Paix Chair

Since 2018, the Notre-Dame de la Paix Chair has been organizing events (conferences, seminars, study days, symposiums) addressing spiritual and societal issues in a spirit of freedom, diversity, openness, respect, and scientific rigor. The projects are carried out within an interdisciplinary and interfaith dialogue, bringing together the perspectives of academic experts and practitioners in the field.Initially based at the Notre-Dame de la Paix University Center (ESPHIN research institute), the Chair has become in 2026 a cross-disciplinary institutional project within UNamur. It continues the spirit established at its founding by promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration within the academic community.

A platform for collective dialogue and sharing with the general public, a place of learning and fruitful debate, the Notre-Dame de la Paix Chair focuses its activities on three themes: 

• The commons and the common good, with a view to building a sustainable world;
• Religious studies and the link between spirituality, religion, and society;
• Ignatian pedagogy and the spiritual dimension of student engagement and university activity. 

Although it has become a cross-disciplinary project within the university community, the Chair also maintains strong links with the Notre-Dame de la Paix University Center and its activities. 

The activities organized under the auspices of the Notre Dame de la Paix Chair are presented below. 

Conference Series: "University and Society. What Can Knowledge Do for the Common Good?"