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  Preparing for the future of finance with a new interdisciplinary track

  Starting September 2021, the Master in Finance and Economics will offer a new track of specialisation in Digital Transformation in Finance.

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  Optimising electricity markets for electric vehicles

  Decarbonising transportation is a cornerstone in the transition to sustainable energy. With this goal, Fondation Enovos, under the aegis of Fondation de Luxembourg, is providing support to the INDUCTIVE research project of the University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT). This research project aims to leverage electric car charging’s flexibility to optimise demand,…

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  Advancing diagnosis and therapy: Exploring the cancer microbiome

  Six new interdisciplinary research projects have received multi-year funding in the context of the Audacity funding instrument of the University’s Institute for Advanced Studies.

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  Successful virtual Open Day welcomes 2,500 guests

  More than 2,500 guests explored the University of Luxembourg during its Virtual Open Day on Saturday, 20 March. The vast majority of guests came from Luxembourg, representing 41%.

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  Using econometrics to define effective COVID-19 lockdown strategies

  Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Professor of Labour Economics in the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Luxembourg, and colleagues Nikos Askitas (Coordinator of Data and Technology, IZA-Institute of Labor Economics) and Bertrand Verheyden (Senior Researcher, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research) evaluate the effects of 8 lockdown policies* on the daily number of confirmed COVID-19 new…

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  Innovative teaching concepts for Luxembourg secondary schools

  The Programme for Innovative Teaching and Training – short PITT – is an interdisciplinary project that aims to facilitate and foster contemporary teaching in Luxembourg’s schools. Researchers from the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET) at the University of Luxembourg, together with teachers, the SCRIPT and the IFEN, are developing innovative teaching modules and best practice…

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  Retrospective Spring 2020: The COVID-19 Border Closure

  A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic led to massive and abrupt border closures. Especially the Greater Region with its close interconnections was affected: students, cross-border workers, families or other commuters at the border experienced the separation as a significant cut in their professional and everyday life. The UniGR-Center for Border Studies (UniGR-CBS) looks back on…

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  Prof. Prüm receives order of merit for service to HRH The Grand Duke

  Prof. André Prüm, full professor in law and founding Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg, has received the Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau (L’ordre de Mérite civil et militaire d’Adolphe de Nassau) with the grade of Officer of the Crown (Officier avec…

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  Survey on sleep quality to better prevent neurodegenerative diseases

  The National Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s Disease (NCER-PD) launches a nation-wide research survey on sleep behaviour disorders under the patronage of the Ministry of Health. All Luxembourg residents aged between 55 and 75 years will receive a personal invitation letter in subsequent weeks. This survey is part of the second phase of…

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  Towards green steel: Paul Wurth Chair in Energy Process Engineering

  On 4 March, the University and Paul Wurth, a leading player in the design and supply of technological solutions for steelmaking and a company of the SMS group, announced the creation of the new Paul Wurth Chair in Energy Process Engineering at the University’s Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine. The chair will tackle questions…

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