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The 2023 edition of the Shanghai thematic rankings has recently been released, and UMONS is once again in a very good position. Among French-speaking Belgian universities, the Université de Mons comes top in materials science/engineering and chemistry.

On Wednesday October 4, UMONS welcomed a delegation from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR). This was an opportunity for the two partners to discuss new high-level scientific cooperation projects in various common fields.

The aim of this second phase will be to prepare students for societal challenges and turn them into players in EUNICE, an Alliance that now brings together 10 universities.

Belgian researchers of the Universities of Brussels (ULB, VUB), Mons (UMons), and Louvain (UCLouvain, KU Leuven) just published in the journal Nature a study dedicated to the decline in European bumblebee populations in the 21st century.

The European University for Customised Education (EUNICE), of which UMONS is a member, has just been awarded funding of 14.4 million euros, ensuring the continuity of its activities until 2027. This is excellent news for the Alliance, which brings together 10 universities and 170,000 students and researchers.

The call for proposals for the C2W Come to Wallonia | Connect with Wallonia project, supported by UMONS and UNamur, offers experienced researchers an exceptional opportunity to develop new skills and competences by implementing a research project of excellence with a strong interdisciplinary orientation. The project has been awarded €4.5m of European funding (Marie Skłodowska Curie COFUND Action). The second call opens on 31st May 2023.

For the second edition of the list of the best scientists in materials science published by Research.com, 8 UMONS researchers stand out among the 114 Belgian researchers ranked. Professor Philippe Dubois, Rector of UMONS, occupies the first position of the national ranking!

For several years, UMONS has intensified its collaborations with foreign universities in 38 countries around the world through the joint production of doctoral theses. Currently, nearly 150 cotutelles are in progress.

This multidisciplinary MOOC is free of charge! It is the first co-created course between the seven universities of the EUNICE Alliance, among which is UMONS. It will be open until 31 May 2023.