The Foundation for Future Generations, through the HERA Awards, rewards young graduates who have presented quality final year work on "transforming the world". Among the seven ULiège candidates of this 2023 edition, four are winners in their category. Congratulations!
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ERA (Higher Education & Research Awards for Future Generations) is a program of excellence awards intended to support the demands and excellence of those - students and researchers - who integrate a transversal approach to sustainable development in their doctoral or master's theses in order to progressively inspire the entire academic community.
Among the seven young ULiège graduates nominated for this 2023 edition, four are winners in the categories of Sustainable & Responsible Finance; Sustainable Health; Sustainable Engineering and Award Sustainable Law.
They will be honored at the University of Liege during the HERA Awards ceremony! On the program of this home edition: interviews, testimonies, ideas to build a sustainable world... A 360° wind of positive energy for future generations!
The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 25 at 5:30 pm at the academic room with an introduction by the Rector Anne-Sophie NYSSEN and a conference by Sybille MERTENS, Advisor to the Rector of the ULiège for the environmental and social transition on the theme: "What university for what project of society? Aspirations, blockages and transitions".
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Cécilia Labiouse completed her Master's degree in Management Sciences at HEC Liège (ULiège School of Management) in September 2022. She is currently a business analyst at Deloitte Belgium.
Her thesis: "The link between shareholding and the ESG score of companies"
Cécilia Labiouse will present her thesis during the webinar dedicated to the Economy and Finance Awards on Tuesday, April 18 at 10am.
Eléa Piccard completed her Master of Science in Public Health at Faculty of Medicine in September 2022. She is currently an occupational therapist at the CHU of Liège and at the CHC Mont-Légia clinic.
Her thesis: "Study of the integration of a green and sustainable component in the education of the asthmatic patient at the pharmacy"
Éléa Piccard will present her thesis during the webinar dedicated to the Food Systems and Health awards on Friday, April 21 at 10am.
Yannis Govaerts finished his Master's degree in Bioengineering in Environmental Sciences and Technologies at the Faculty of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech in May 2022. He is currently an independent developer of individual wastewater treatment systems.
His thesis: "Transition perspectives of the individual sanitation sector in Wallonia"
Yannis Govaerts will present his thesis during the webinar dedicated to Engineering and IT awards on Friday April 14th at 10am.
Romain Defrang finished his Master's degree in Architecture at Faculty of Architecture in June 2021. He is currently an architect at atelier chora (Liège).
His thesis: Could the development of residents' cooperatives become a strategy for the future of urban housing in the face of current challenges? Switzerland as a model of cooperative housing.
Romain Defrang will present his thesis during the webinar dedicated to Law, Architecture and Behaviour on Tuesday April 11th at 10am.
Marie Collard completed her Master's degree in Agroecology at the Faculty of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech and at ULB in September 2022. She is currently a researcher at the Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques (Cra-W).
Her thesis: "Evaluating and monitoring the global performance of agricultural enterprises: experimentation of the CARE-TDL method, multi-capital accounting applied to the Tige Cointinne cooperative"
Marie Collard will present her thesis during the webinar dedicated to Economy and Finance awards on Tuesday, April 18 at 10am.
Lorren Mernier completed her Master's degree in Management Sciences at HEC Liège (ULiège School of Management) in January 2023. She is currently a PhD student in sustainable finance.
Her thesis: "The practices to avoid greenwashing through EU regulations and their sustainable impact on the financial sector"
Lorren Mernier will present her thesis during the webinar dedicated to the Economy and Finance awards on Tuesday April 18th at 10am.
Anissa Lkhamrichi completed her Master's degree in Civil Architectural Engineering at Faculty of Applied Sciences in September 2022. She is currently an animator in the association La Fresque du climat.
Her thesis: La Fresque de la Terre crue: un outil de sensibilisation pour déconstruire les préjugés et obstacles à l'utilisation de ce matériau en Belgique.
Anissa Lhkamrichi will present her dissertation during the webinar dedicated to Law, Architecture and Behaviour on Tuesday April 11 at 10am.
The HERA Awards are an initiative of the Foundation for Future Generations. Founded in 1998, the Foundation for Future Generations is the Belgian foundation exclusively dedicated to the transition of our society towards a sustainable development mode, one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. A public utility foundation, currently employing 15 people, it is pluralist, independent and active in the three regions of the country. As a platform for transformative philanthropy, it enables its partners, patrons and donors to invest in future generations. It has extensive experience in supporting organizations and project leaders who implement sustainable initiatives in Belgium and Europe.
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