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    Improving excise duty on nicotine-containing products

    As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of Luxembourg mainly as research fellows and in some cases under temporary contracts funded by the FNR. In this series of interviews, we briefly present…

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    Helping to stabilise Ukraine’s economy

    As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many scholars and scientists have left the country. More than 30 Ukrainian researchers displaced by the war have temporarily joined the University of Luxembourg mainly as research fellows and in some cases under temporary contracts funded by the FNR. In this series of interviews, we briefly present…

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    Clifford Chance Renews Support for Uni.lu Moot Court Programme

    Following the signing of a Sponsorship Agreement in July 2022, Clifford Chance Luxembourg will continue to support the Moot Court programme at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg for three more years. The official 2022-2023 season kick-off is scheduled as a joint event with Clifford Chance and the moot…

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    Kingsley and FDEF to boost student employability

    The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg is delighted to announce its partnership with Kingsley, the Luxembourg and Belgium-based career management experts. Kingsley is changing the recruitment game with an innovative and disruptive approach that combines human resources and digital tools. Their consultants offer tailor-made support in 4 sectors: finance,…

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    Fondation Jacqueline NOEL extends partnership with Uni.lu

    The Fondation Jacqueline NOEL, under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg has signed a three-year agreement with the University of Luxembourg to provide a merit-based scholarship “Bourse d’Excellence Jacqueline NOEL” to recently graduated University of Luxembourg students having defended their doctoral thesis in the fields of Economics or International Development..

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    Uni.lu Finance Professor wins Invesco Factor Investing Prize

    Prof. Benjamin Holcblat has won the Invesco Factor Investing Prize for his paper, “Anomaly or Possible Risk Factor. Simple to use Tests,” co-authored with Abraham Lioui (EDHEC Business School) and Michael Weber (Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, CEPR, and NBER).

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    Congratulations to Dr. Niccolo Gentile

    On September 23rd, Niccolo Gentile defended his thesis “Essays on the Economics of Wellbeing and Machine Learning”, under the supervision of Prof. Conchita D’Ambrosio, and has been granted the title of Doctor. 

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    Prof. Hussinger publishes teaching case studying Luxembourg firm

    Katrin Hussinger, Full Professor in Strategy and Organisation within the Department of Economics and Management at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance has recently published a teaching case about the Luxembourgish language service firm, FaustTranslations, which has recently changed its name to „DIE ÜBERSETZUNGSAGENTUR“.The case was co-written with João N. Carvalho who is a…

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    LCL Professor Joachim Arts wins ISIR Service Award

    The FDEF congratulates Professor Joachim Arts on his recent International Society for Inventory Research (ISIR) Service Award for his contributions to the operation of the Society, especially the organisation of the 2021 ISIR Summer School. He received the award during the 21st International Symposium on Inventory Research which was held in Budapest in August 2022.

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    FDEF Congratulate Georges Ravarani, elected as ECHR Vice-President

    Judge Georges Ravarani, who has been a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 1 November 2015 and President of Section since 13 September 2021, was elected to the office of Vice-President of the Court on 19 September 2022. He will take up his duties on 1 November 2022.

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