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“Australia, here we come!” – University of Luxembourg students win European rounds of the 2025 Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition
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GREITMA DTU: Exploring the Intersection of Sustainability and Innovation in the EU Single Market
Learn moreA new doctoral training unit (DTU) is taking shape within the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg. Under the leadership of coordinator Eleftheria Neframi, thirteen PhD candidates are beginning their academic journey by taking on challenging research topics that explore the effects of the green and digital transformations within…
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WorkYP project highlighted as a Horizon Europe success story
Learn moreFrom 2020 to 2023, Associate Professor in European and comparative Labour Law, Luca Ratti, led the “Working Yet Poor” project at the University of Luxembourg. The project, which received a 3.2 million EUR grant through the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, sought to uncover the roots of in-work poverty across Europe and put proposed policy actions…
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Insights from Evidence on Colombia’s Regularization Programs for Venezuelan Forced Migrants
Learn moreOn 27 March 2025, we were delighted to welcome Prof. Sandra Rozo from The World Bank. As part of our lecture series on Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Prof. Rozo delivered an insightful lecture on “Insights from Evidence on Colombia’s Regularization Programs for Venezuelan Forced Migrants”.
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Alumni: David N. Bernstein – Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Learn moreMeet David N. Bernstein, MD, PhD, MBA, our graduate of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. David wears many hats – orthopedic surgeon, Senior Researcher at Harvard Business School, dedicated NGO volunteer, and foreign trade advisor for Luxembourg. His work bridges medicine, business, healthcare strategy, and policy, enabling him to drive meaningful healthcare transformation. Recently,…
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FDEF Researchers receive over 1 million euros in FNR CORE funding
Learn moreThis research proposal, exploring the intersection of hedge fund value creation and data-driven modelling, aligns seamlessly with Luxembourg’s national priorities of fostering a knowledge-driven data economy and facilitating industrial and service transformation. More generally, this project provides an evaluation of the ability of the asset management industry to produce information, provide liquidity, and improve economic…
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FDEF Dean Katalin Ligeti appointed to High-Level Forum on the future of Criminal Justice
Learn moreProfessor Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg has been appointed as a member of the High-Level Forum on the Future of EU Criminal Justice.
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Uni.lu in the media – “Are lies protected?”
Learn moreIn the bilingual discussion there were also numerous contributions from the audience and the intensive debate showed that the risks of online disinformation and the handling of “lies” are actually assessed considerably differently. While the broad protection of freedom of speech in the US Constitution in the First Amendment makes any restriction of speech difficult…
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Call for papers for the ESSEC-Luxembourg-CEPR Conference on Sustainable Financial Intermediation
Learn moreESSEC Business School, together with the University of Luxembourg, and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) is organizing the 2nd conference on “Sustainable Financial Intermediation in Credit and Housing Markets” on July 16 and 17, 2025 in Reims, Champagne region of France.
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Celebrating 2024-2025 Ferrero Fellows
Learn moreOn 12 March 2025, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF), in collaboration with its long-standing corporate partner Ferrero Luxembourg, celebrated the 2024-2025 Ferrero Fellows at a ceremony held at Casa Ferrero, the company’s corporate headquarters. The event brought together faculty members, Ferrero representatives, and students to recognize the new fellows and reinforce the…