The Section of Human Sciences, previously called "Section of Moral and Politic Sciences", includes experts in the following fields of research: anthropology, archaeology, demography, law, economics, human geography, history, fine arts, linguistics, musicology, politics, sociology, etc.
The Section of Human Sciences is in charge of awarding three scientific prizes:
- the Yola Verhasselt Prize for Tropical Geography
- the Romain Yakemtchouk Prize for International Relations Studies
- the Marthe Engelborghs-Bertels Prize for Sinology