University of Namur
| City | Country |
| Namur | Belgium |
Services
Student services
UNamur offers several services to researchers, such as the identification of financing opportunities, support inTechnology Transfer, or regarding International Mobility.
Many research units at UNamur possess state-of-the-art equipment that can be put at the disposal of researchers within and outside UNamur. The list of such equipment refers to the corresponding department and contact person.
Research units at UNamur offer different services to companies and establish research collaborations with industries and research centres.
Housing services
- The university has more than 400 residence units available for students: residences for women and for men, community/group houses and project kots (several private student rooms with common areas and facilities, living and working together in one residence on a common project).
- The private housing rental market is very well developed in the city. Many possibilities to find housing adapted to your needs exist.
- If you need a place to stay for a few days (waiting of your kot or during the preparatory courses), then Namur has: a youth hostel, or… a camp-ground, but there are also many guest houses, bed and breakfasts and hotels.
Library services
The Moretus Plantin University Library(BUMP) is the central library of UNamur.
The library is well stocked with some 800.000 volumes, 7.000 electronic periodicals, as well as multidisciplinary databases of bibliographical and text based files.
The library also has an invaluable collection of old and rare books.
ICT services
The ICT (Information and Communication Technologies for Education) Unit provides information, training, advice and support for the design and production of educational products and devices using Information and Communication Technologies. It participates in the development and / or support of projects selected during the call for multimedia projects.
Medical services
When you see a doctor, the cost of the examination may be covered by your health insurance.
For all appointments at the doctor’s, or if your doctor comes to your home, or for appointments with a specialist, your receive a document.
Student Life
Campus life
The University campus is situated in the centre of the city of Namur, the capital of Wallonia (the French speaking region in Belgium), which is close to other major centres like Brussels. Students have direct access to the railway station, housing, shops, cinemas, theatres, sports facilities …
The UNamur campus has a lot to offer : a sports hall, a radio station, a choir, community housing for students sharing the same cultural or social project (« kots à projets »)… Various activities are organised on the campus such as sports competitions, tournamentsand challenges, introduction to music or plastic arts, language courses, theatre shows or concerts. Life is lived to the full in Namur.
Sports facilities
Doing sport it is good for health… but it needs to be fun! So find what's good for you. In Namur, whether it's for fun or competition, individual or on a team, inside or outside, the sports activities suggested make it possible for everyone to continue their favorite sport or to discover a new one.
The Students Association also organises, in collaboration with some project Kots, various tournaments (mini-foot, volleybal) during the year and some fun and unique activities at various times (university festival).
The University of Namur has a general sports hall including a large gym (minis-foot, basketball, volleyball), and rooms for martial arts and power-training.