The digital future of history research
The C²DH’s ambition is to venture off the beaten track and find new ways of doing, teaching and presenting contemporary history of Luxembourg and the history of Europe in the 20th and 21st centuries. It serves as a catalyst for innovative and creative scholarship and new forms of public dissemination.
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Mission and vision
The global platform for history in the digital age
The C²DH’s mission is to respond to the epistemological urgency created by digistisation. The C²DH targets its efforts primarly towards the global historical community, peers in research and education, as well as the world class training of its PhD students.
The C²DH’s vision and audacious goal is to co-design and operate a global open-science platform for digital history brokers.
This involves both the conceptual part for designing the platform, as well as the operating and content generation, allowing for genuine interdisciplinarity and an innovation rich ecosystem. Embedded in a modular and scalable app, this platform will be the material manifestation of the Centre’s trading zone and the widely practiced thinkering philosophy, celebrating hands-on approach in advancing digital humanities.
Our People
Team players driven by entrepreneurial spirit
Our interdisciplinary and international team is composed of highly skilled and motivated experts willing to learn from each other. The work environment promotes bottom-up creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, stimulating knowledge transfer and skills across disciplines.


Quality-orientated governance
The quality assurance of the centre is based on a twofold strategy, combining external quality control with internal regulations. The external quality insurance of the centre is based on the involvement of the Scientific Committee, which meets on a yearly basis, evaluates the major scientific outputs and gives strategic advice on the development of future research projects, network activities and outreach initiatives.
The governance structure of the C²DH is based on an evolutionary organisational model aimed at sharing authority and responsibility among all members of the centre. The main responsibility and accountability lie with the Management Team of the centre which meets on a weekly basis.
The Advisory Board, composed of a number of key figures known for their expertise in the political, economic and cultural sector, supports the integration of the centre into Luxembourg society and public life. The role of the members is to advise, assist, support and make non-binding recommendations to the Director of the C²DH.
Our facilities
With its professionally equipped laboratory for doing large digitisation projects, the C²DH offers a creative space for hands-on experimentation both in teaching and research. More research activities and academic events can also take place in the Robert Schuman House in Luxembourg City, a place of historic significance for both Luxembourg and Europe.
The Robert Schuman House: A dedicated meeting place for European history

It was the Luxembourg Government’s wish to turn the childhood house of Robert Schuman – celebrated as a founding father of the European Coal and Steel Community – into a place of memory. Since 2016, the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg has the task of preserving this heritage site and bringing its historical significance to life.
The Robert Schuman House is a site that is open to Europe, Luxembourg and the university, a meeting place conducive to discovery and learning where everyone is welcome. Academic events and research activities take place at the Robert Schuman House and the Presbytery. Fully equipped meeting rooms in both locations are available for hire.