Organisation: Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)

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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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    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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    University opens international branch of Bilingualism Matters

    The University of Luxembourg hosts an international branch of Bilingualism Matters, a research and information centre with headquarters at the University of Edinburgh and international partner branches all over the world.

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    Exploring the future: on forensics, robots, humans and more

    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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    University honours outstanding doctoral theses

    The University of Luxembourg has honoured 15 doctoral graduates of 2020 with the first “Excellent Thesis Award” which recognises the outstanding quality of their doctoral theses. 9 awardees come from the Doctoral School in Science and Engineering, 4 from the Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences, one from the Doctoral School in Law and…

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    Lindsay Flynn and Etienne Fodor awarded with FNR ATTRACT Fellowships

    The two researchers will strengthen the research units in respectively social sciences and physics.

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    A University Chair in Urban Regeneration for Esch-sur-Alzette

    Renowned architect and urban planning researcher Prof. Markus Miessen has been appointed as chairholder for the new endowed Chair in Urban Regeneration between the University of Luxembourg and the city of Esch-sur-Alzette. The Chair is dedicated to urban planning and urban regeneration of Esch-sur-Alzette.

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    About digital media schoolrooms and tackling educational inequalities

    24 January marks the International Day of Education celebrating the role of learning for peace and development. Education faces various challenges in modern society. Technological, demographic, social, environmental, economic and political shifts are forcing us to redefine what our education should be. Monitoring educational and social developments and revising policies makes it possible to deal…

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