Benoit Champagne

As Vice-Rector for Research and Libraries, Benoît Champagne is a permanent guest at the university's Board of Directors and General Assembly.

His functions

As a member of the Rector's Council, he

Works collegially with the other members of the Rector's Council to establish the strategic priority lines deriving from the strategic plan and to translate them into operational objectives.
Makes sure to provide the Rector's Council and the Board of Directors with the information that falls within the scope of his duties and that they require.

Sets the fundamental directions and objectives for research.
Chairs the Research Council.
Ensures the implementation of an evaluation of research entities.
Coordinates the drafting of the annual institutional report on research and ensures its dissemination.
Coordinates communication on funding sources for research projects and researchers, with the support of the Research Administration (ADRE).

Represents the University in strategic university consultation bodies for research (Council of Vice-Rectors for Research, ARES, various working groups and commissions, etc.).
Submits a reasoned opinion or allocation proposal to the General Administrator or the Board of Directors regarding research-related budgets and investments (research-related investment plans, impulse budgets, research institute budgets, technology platform budgets, ...).
Instructs, presents and prepares decisions to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly relating to research, with the support of the Research Administration and in close collaboration with the other Vice-Rectors concerned: strategic directions, support for research, funding and valorization of research, research ethics, organization of research platforms and entities, institutional mandate and research portal, status of researchers, etc.).
Coordinates the orientations and objectives of Euraxess policy.

In coordination with the Director of the Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin, sets the fundamental orientations and objectives of the BUMP.
In coordination with the Director of the Presses Universitaires de Namur, sets the fundamental orientations and objectives of the PUN.
Participates in meetings of the BUMP-Faculté de Philosophie et lettres scientific committee.
Sures the implementation of a policy relating to open access, open data and open science.