Organisation: University / Central Administration and Rectorate

  • News

    University hosts Medical Innovation Seminar

    On 16 October 2019, the University of Luxembourg hosted an academic seminar on “Medical Innovation, bringing together the worlds of academia, innovation and healthcare.”

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    The University features prominently in royal Belgian state visit

    From 15 to 17 October 2019, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will pay a state visit to Luxembourg. The University of Luxembourg features prominently in the programme of the visit.

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    PayPal, University and the FNR announce new Chair in FinTech

    Prof. Gilbert Fridgen has been appointed the inaugural PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services which will allow him to conduct scientific research at the digital transformation of financial services and the intersection of finance and technology. The partnership supports the Luxembourg Government’s aim of making the country a world leader in innovative financial services.

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    Academic year opens with six awards for excellence in teaching

    Welcome to the academic year 2019/2020! The Rentrée Académique officially opens the new semester. It is also the occasion to confer “Teaching Awards” to outstanding teachers. At the same time, it is an opportunity to reflect on key accomplishments of the University in the past twelve months as well as its vision for the future.

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    “Split of the Internet?” – Reflections at the Rentrée Académique 2019

    The internet is not a monolithic architecture. Instead, it is a fragile and contingent construction of hardware, software, standards and databases.

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  • Events

    Entrepreneurship workshop: Ideation Camp 5

    The 72 hours intensive entrepreneurship event is back and ready to welcome participants eager to acquire business skills and work on exciting projects. After the huge success of the four first Ideation Camps, which gave birth to several startups hosted at the University of Luxembourg Incubator, the fifth edition is at the doorstep.

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    100 years of BGL BNP Paribas: a virtual exhibition developed by C2DH

    The retrospective covers the history of the bank from 1919 to today.

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  • Events

    Entrepreneurship Lunch event: Pitch & Pizza 2

    Active since two years in supporting students, employees and alumni of the University of Luxembourg to set up their business, the University of Luxembourg Incubator has several success stories to share. With “Pitch & Pizza” it has created a showcase for the University community and externals interested in meeting its startups and learning more about…

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    Unicareers.lu 2019 prepares for successful career start

    On 27 September 2019, several thousand students and young professionals attended the Unicareers.lu job fair organised by the University of Luxembourg, at Luxexpo The Box in Kirchberg. In total, 160 companies from various business sectors informed visitors from the Greater Region about career opportunities.

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    Researchers uncover privacy flaw in e-passports

    ESORICS 2019 Conference: Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have discovered a flaw in the security standard used in biometric passports (e-passports) worldwide since 2004. This standard, ICAO 9303, allows e-passport readers at airports to scan the chip inside a passport and identify the holder.

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