Category: Economics & Management

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    How our student wants to tackle sustainable finance’s trillion-dollar trust gap with an AI solution

    University of Luxembourg Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation student Miné Izmirli (who prefers to be called Miné IZ) wants to tackle one of sustainable finance’s weaknesses: verifying climate risk data using AI.

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    Alumni: Carola Caporali – Master in Finance and Economics

    Meet Carola Caporali, a recent graduate from the Class of 2025 who completed both her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and her Master’s degree in Finance and Economics – Sustainable Finance, at the University of Luxembourg. She is now beginning her career in Luxembourg’s financial sector. During her Master’s studies, Carola gained hands-on experience through an…

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    From academia to industry: closing the first ABBL Masterclass in Wealth Management

    On Friday 23 January 2026, the ABBL Masterclass in Wealth Management concluded with a full day dedicated to soft skills, professional ethics and the transmission of values, hosted by Edmond de Rothschild (Europe) and followed by the official closing ceremony.

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    The discipline of excellence: how Yves balances research and world-class sport competitions

    University of Luxembourg Doctoral Researcher Yves Wehmer investigates modern monetary policy while competing at world championships.

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    Zonta Women in Business Leadership Award celebrates its 2025 laureates

    On 2 December 2025, the Women in Business Leadership Award honored three new recipients from the Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg. The program, led by Zonta International and the Zonta clubs in Luxembourg, supports women who study business and helps narrow the gender gap in leadership and decision-making roles.

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    Tobi’s path to advancing inclusive finance through research

    Tobi Oladiran recently completed his PhD in Finance at the University of Luxembourg, where he focused on the intersection of sustainable finance and sustainability. Originally from Nigeria, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Landmark University, graduating as the overall best student and valedictorian, before completing a Master’s in Strategic Corporate Finance at the…

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    Maria’s journey from Master in Finance and Economics to a top PhD in economics

    Maria Smoczyńska, a graduate of the Master in Finance and Economics (MFE) and a recent graduate of the Master in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MQEF) at the University of Luxembourg, is preparing for her next academic adventure: a PhD in economics at Northwestern University in the United States. Regularly ranked among the top 10 economics…

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    Celebrating the 2024 ECL Prize winners in Economics and Finance

    On 23 April 2025, the Master in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MQEF) programme, together with the Economist Club Luxembourg (ECL) organised an event to celebrate academic excellence and award the ECL Prize for the Best Master’s Thesis in Economics and Finance. The prize is awarded as part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the ECL…

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    Celebrating three Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship recipients

    On 2 December 2024, the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship celebrated three exceptional recipients from the Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg. This program, run by Zonta International and the local Zonta clubs in Luxembourg, recognizes women pursuing business degrees and aims to address the gender imbalance in leadership and decision-making…

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    Congratulations to Ksenia Usanova on her appointment as an Assistant Professor at UCD Smurfit School

    The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance is proud to highlight the recent success of Ksenia Usanova, a former PhD student and Postdoctoral Researcher from the Department of Economics and Management (DEM) at the University of Luxembourg. Ksenia has recently been appointed Assistant Professor at the University College Dublin (UCD) Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

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