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    Inaugural Benelux Political Economy Conference organised at Uni.lu

    On June 15-16, 2023, the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Luxembourg (Faculty of Law, Economics, and Finance) hosted the inaugural Benelux Political Economy Conference (PECO). The aim of this cross-disciplinary conference, co-organised with the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Erasmus University Rotterdam, is to bring together a community of top economists and political scientists…

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    Dr. Nikita Gaponiuk Doctoral Defense – Economic and political sustainability of free mobility policies

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    Doctoral student Aleksandr Ermakov presents award-wining finance paper

    The FDEF congratulates Aleksandr Ermakov, PhD student within the Doctoral School in Economics, Finance and Management for his award-winning paper, ‘Believe it or Not: The Role of Investor Beliefs for Private Equity Valuation’. The paper won the Best paper PhD Workshop Award 2023 at the 39th Conference of the French Finance Association (AFFI), held at Kedge Business…

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    EMOS programme: A qualification that helps to stand out from the crowd

    Bisa Ceman, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Science in Finance and Economics (financial economics track) participated at the European Master in Official Statistics (EMOS) programme. In her Q&A interview, she tells us about how this additional qualification helped her quickly start her professional career.

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    FDEF Students awarded at 2023 Moot Court Ceremony

    On 23 May 2023, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg held an Award Ceremony in partnership with Clifford Chance to celebrate the Uni.lu Moot Court teams’ contributions during the 2022–2023 academic year.

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    Prof. Kräussl joins in Luxembourg delegation visit to San Francisco

    FDEF Professor of Finance and visiting fellow at the The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Roman Kräussl, was honoured to have participated in the working visit of H.R.H. the Crown Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Luxembourg Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot to San Francisco last week. The event was organised by the Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office of San Francisco.

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    Celebrating 2 years of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

    The University of Luxembourg celebrated the 2nd anniversary of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) by organising, in collaboration with the EPPO, the Conference “EPPO the way forward: new potentials and challenges”. For the very first time, speakers from the EPPO and academic experts came together to discuss the level of implementation of the EPPO Regulation…

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    Prof. Irmen speaks at the World Copernican Congress in Kraków

    To celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of renowned Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, along with the Polish Academy of Science Institute of History of Science, came together to organise the World Copernican Congress 2023.

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    FDEF students compete at Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court

    The Uni.lu Jessup team consisting of LL.M. students Theodora Liameti, Dieynaba Niang, Luis Rodrigues Lavinas and Zhongyu Wang, coached by Doctoral researcher Stanislav Gubenko along with Postdoctoral researcher Giulia Raimondo and Carolina Lichuma, competed in the Jessup at two levels over the 2022–2023 academic year, namely the European Rounds and the White & Case International…

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    A team of 55 strong represent FDEF at ING Night Marathon in Luxembourg

    On 20 May 2023, 55 professors, academic and administrative staff representing the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg joined the crowd of eager runners to participate in the ING Night Marathon and its complementary events. Wearing identical t-shirts, the FDEF team set off for the marathon, semi-marathon, team run and…

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