Meeting of the UniGR Council at the University of Liège
The seven partners of the Université de la Grande Région met at the Château de Colonster (ULiege campus) to take stock of current collaborations and outline the future of the consortium.
As a public university open to the world and is anchored in the scientific, cultural and economic development of its region, the University of Liège relies on its three pillars: teaching, research and civic engagement.
ULiège trains responsible citizens who are provided with cutting-edge knowledge and critical thinking, are able to share knowledge and can push forward an increasingly complex world.
ULiège develops and promotes excellence in research, multidisciplinary and direct engagement with its instruction.
Global exposure is a top priority at the University of Liège. The institution offers a wide range of international mobility opportunities to students, researchers and staff, enabling them to enhance their cross-disciplinary skills and language knowledge.
ULiège: an experience of daily living. Located in 3 cities and 4 campuses, the university is a key player in terms of the environment and mobility.
Professor Nicolas Vandewalle and Cécile Van de Weerdt are among the seven new personalities who have been awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen" by the City of Liège.
The ceremony was held on 14 August at the Town Hall, traditionally at the start of the 15 August festivities in Liège. "The aim is to honour those who work or have worked, through their personal actions, exemplary careers, achievements or performances, for the development and/or renown of Liège", says the City, which thus presents the two ULiège winners:
"A specialist in small particles at the surface of a liquid, manipulated by magnetic fields, Nicolas Vandewalle is the first Belgian to receive the prestigious ELGRA prize (European Low Gravity Research Association) for his work carried out at the University of Liège."
"For Cécile Van de Weerdt, ‘dreaming about your sustainable territory is the first step towards getting involved together in your city, your neighbourhood, your village, your organisation’. It is through the 'Rêvons Liège 2030' project that she is proposing a future inspired by Rob Hopkins' famous 'what if'. This typically Liège project marries science, culture and the arts and is the result of a collaboration between the Théâtre de Liège and the University."
The seven partners of the Université de la Grande Région met at the Château de Colonster (ULiege campus) to take stock of current collaborations and outline the future of the consortium.
ULiège and its partners FOREM and IDELUX are inaugurating a sustainable housing technology platform on the Arlon campus to meet the needs of the wood and construction sectors.
Des représentant·es politiques sont venus ce 19 avril à la rencontre de la communauté ULiège pour débattre de thèmes liés à la vie universitaire, en vue des élections.