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Notstand in Luxemburg: Wieso, weshalb, warum?

Am Mittwoch wurde in Luxemburg der Notstand (état de crise) ausgerufen, der innerhalb von 10 Tagen vom Parlament mit einer 2/3Mehrheit verlängert werden musste. Am Samstag den 21. März stimmte das Parlament mit 56 Stimmen (0 Enthaltungen, 0 Gegenstimmen) der Verlängerung um maximal 3 Monate zu.

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Prof. André Prüm appointed special advisor to HRH The Grand Duke

HRH The Grand Duke of Luxembourg has appointed Prof. André Prüm, full professor in law and founding Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg, together with Mr. Norbert Becker, financial expert and entrepreneur, as special advisors to the Grand Ducal Court.

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Covid-19 and the University

To protect the health and safety of staff, students and external parties, the University has reduced its on-site activities.The administrative staff is working from home. The University is closed to visitors, except for strictly necessary service reasons.

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Open Day goes online

Following the advice of the public authorities to defer large-scale public events, the University of Luxembourg has decided to cancel the Open Day on 21 March 2020.

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LeLa Prize: Scienteens Lab wins third place for Experiment of the Year

For the first edition of the LeLa Prize, the third prize in the category Experiment of the Year was awarded to a mathematics workshop developed by the Scienteens Lab at the University of Luxembourg. Entitled “Finding the shortest path? Thanks to graph theory!”, this workshop introduces a complex mathematical theory to high-school students through hands-on activities. The…

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Thomas Cauvin joins the University with FNR ATTRACT fellowship

The French national Thomas Cauvin, currently Professor of History at the University of Colorado and President of the International Federation for Public History, will join the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) at the University of Luxembourg thanks to an FNR ATTRACT fellowship endowed with 2 million euros (over five years). Thomas Cauvin’s…

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SNCI supports creation of micro-enterprises from research projects

The SNCI (Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement) and the University of Luxembourg signed a new cooperation agreement with the objective to support the creation of micro-enterprises based on projects developed at the University. The agreement was signed by SNCI Chairman Patrick Nickels, and the University of Luxembourg, represented by rector Prof. Stéphane Pallage and…

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Learning How to Harness the Power of Space Data

In collaboration with the Competence Centre, the University of Luxembourg proudly presents a new training programme, the Copernicus MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Copernicus MOOC is a free online training aimed at enabling everyone to address challenges linked to space data.

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University and ATOZ sign agreement to extend funding for five years

The University of Luxembourg and the ATOZ Foundation signed a renewable agreement that extends the funding of the ATOZ Chair for European and International Taxation for five years.

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