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The document reviews the events and developments that shaped the University\u2019s trajectory in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While still overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 saw also bold steps forward and was marked by the formulation of a <strong>new strategy framework<\/strong> for the coming decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other highlights include<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the <strong>continued expansion of the<\/strong> University\u2019s <strong>roster of study programmes<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the launch of the University\u2019s supercomputer AION as well as of a first pan-European Master&#8217;s programme in <strong>High performance computing<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the allocation of <strong>new ERC grants<\/strong> for University researchers,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the creation of <strong>new chairs<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/chairs\/paul-wurth-chair\/\">Paul Wurth Chair in Energy Process Engineering<\/a> and a new Chair in Urban Regeneration),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the adoption of the <strong>first Gender Equality policy<\/strong> and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the agreement of a <strong>multi-year financing convention<\/strong> with the Luxembourg government\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">and many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<i>In 2022, the University will prepare for the launch of a new Interdisciplinary Centre on Environmental Systems. 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