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Alumni: David N. Bernstein – Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Meet 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

This 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

Professor 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?”

In 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

ESSEC 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

On 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…

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Early career research in the spotlight at the FDEF Research Awards

Prof. Denise Fletcher, head of the FDEF Research Committee, spoke to a full house on 5 March 2025, welcoming around 60 professors, PhD students, postdocs, and research scientists to the annual FDEF Research Awards event.

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Dr. Elif Biber explores AI through a rights-based inter-legal lens in new book

As AI systems shape public governance, their impact on fundamental rights is more critical than ever. In her forthcoming monograph publication, Dr. Elif Biber, postdoctoral researcher European Public Law and Digitalisation at the University of Luxembourg, argues the limits of European legal frameworks including the much-debated EU AI-Act and examines real-world cases where AI has…

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Identifying and Changing the Impacts of Migration on Development

On 20 February 2025, we were delighted to welcome Prof. David McKenzie from the World Bank. As part of our lecture series on Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Prof. Ager delivered an insightful lecture on “Identifying and Changing the Impacts of Migration on Development”. As part of our lecture series on Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Prof. Ager delivered…

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