Mission

Appui au Développement Autonome (ADA) and the University of Luxembourg’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance founded the ADA Chair in Financial Law (Inclusive Finance) in 2014. The activities of the Chair in terms of research, teaching and networking/knowledge exchange were launched in March 2016 under Prof. Dirk Andreas Zetzsche.

The Chair will allow both ADA and the University to be at the forefront of this emerging field and make substantial contributions to their study and practical application.

The ADA Chair will:

• focus on European and international financial law, with a special emphasis on all aspects of inclusive and alternative finance/FinTech;
• establish a Certificate of Advanced Studies in “Law and Regulation of Inclusive Finance” (more information);
• organise conferences on relevant topics related to financial law and inclusive finance, giving international visibility to Luxembourg and the ADA Chair in this domain;
• publish high-quality research in the field of financial law and inclusive finance;
• participate in national, European and international conferences, lectures, debates and political discussions;
• help make Luxembourg a European hub for the law and regulation of alternative finance and FinTech.

Prof. Zetzsche will also bring his expertise to the already existing study programmes offered at the University of Luxembourg’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance.

About the Chairholder

Research

Prof. Zetzsche has published more than 100 academic books, book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles, in particular on the law of alternative finance, collective investment schemes, asset management, family offices, shareholder rights, corporate and banking governance, secured transactions, FinTech and international financial regulation.

Some of his latest publications include The Alternative Investment Funds Manager Directive, WoltersKluwer Law, 2nd ed., 2015; Prinzipien der kollektiven Vermögensanlage (PDF) (transl. Principles of Collective Investments), Mohr Siebeck Publ., 2015; and forthcoming, with Prof. Matthias Lehmann as co-editor, Grenzüberschreitende Finanzdienstleistungen (transl. Cross-border financial services), Mohr Siebeck Publ.

Expertise and Networking

Prof. Zetzsche has functioned as adviser to and participated in expert working groups initiated by public institutions, such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA), the German Ministry of Justice, the German Ministry of Finance as well as the Liechtenstein government. He has worked in the private sector, as a lawyer licensed under German law and board member of regulated entities.

Prof. Zetzsche is one of the founding directors and chairman of the nomination committee of the Society of Investment Law and contributes to the academic board of the European Banking Institute (EBI) as well as the University of Luxembourg’s FinTech working group.

About ADA

ADA is dedicated to building and catalysing the financial inclusion of populations excluded from conventional banking channels in developing countries. ADA focuses on the development of innovative inclusive financial services, on capacity building and on action research, putting its expertise to use in areas including youth financial inclusion, access to green energy through microfinance, microinsurance, and reinvested savings through remittances for migrants. Additionally, ADA collaborates with individual states to support their inclusive finance expansion strategies.

ADA is a non-governmental organisation approved and cofinanced by the Luxembourg Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and is placed under the High Patronage of Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.

Chair partners

• Arendt
• Elvinger Hoss Prussen

History and mission

The Arendt and Elvinger Hoss Prussen Chair in Investment Fund Law was launched in February 2023. With the support of a team of researchers and administrative staff, the Chairholder oversees the teaching, research and outreach  of the five-year project which also includes a Master in Investment Law (LL.M).

The Master in Investment Law is the first programme of its kind in Europe, taking advantage of the unique position of Luxembourg as leader in global fund distribution and the second largest investment fund centre worldwide. Luxembourg law firms, Arendt and Elvinger Hoss Prussen, lend their expertise to the development of the Master programme and ensure that course content remains up-to-date and practially applicable.  This bilingual French-English programme, accessible to students after having completed an M1 in Law, falls within the strategy of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance to offer “niche” programmes in domaines in which Luxembourg has special expertise and/or a significant need to develop the sector, not only increasing employment perspectives for graduates, but also attracting talent to Luxembourg.

The research component of the Chair focuses on state-of-the-art research in both investment products that are thriving in Luxembourg such as private equity funds, property funds, debt funds and European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) and transversal subjects such as investment funds and Company Law, fintech and investment funds, cross-border distribution of investment funds. Knowledge transfer and outreach activities include an annual international Investment Fund conference organised by the Chair as well as regular thematic workshops.

Contacts

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  Prof. Isabelle Riassetto

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Chairholder

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  Anne Dandeville

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Team Leader for Advancement

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The ATOZ Chair is contributing to that vision through the organisation of seminars and conferences, as well as the launch of the Master in European and International Tax Law (LL.M.) in 2011.

“By financing this chair, ATOZ shows not only a great generosity but also shows a deep trust in the development of the Faculty”, underlined André Prüm, former Dean of the Faculty. “Beyond the activities of teaching and research in European and International Tax Law, this first chair has a symbolic and important value for a faculty which intends to answer the challenges the economy of the Grand Duchy faces”.

Pictured from left to right: Stéphane Pallage, Katalin Ligeti, Tonika Hirdman, Werner Haslehner, Yves Elsen and Keith O’Donnell at the ATOZ Chair 10^th anniversary celebration and signing ceremony to extend funding for 5 more years (25.02.2020).

Academic programmes

As a key element of the Chair activities, a new LL.M. specialisation in European and International Tax Law has been created by Prof. Dr. Alexander Rust, holder of the chair from 2011 to 2014. Since its inaugural year, the LL.M. specialisation has attracted a diverse group of talented students, leading to a promising outlook for the academic years ahead. With courses in Luxembourg tax law, European tax law, and international tax treaties, students evaluate the interaction of legal systems at all levels and learn how to make use of the extensive Luxembourg tax treaty network. Modules address topics such as mergers & acquisitions, taxation of investment funds, and VAT, offering students a comprehensive understanding of crucial tax issues and the most current trends.

A highlight of the programme is the case study drafted in collaboration with law and tax advising firms in Luxembourg. This hands-on collaborative project is very well received by students, providing them an opportunity to work under the supervision and guidance of seasoned practitioners. The contribution of guest professors, coming for instance from the Ministry of Finance, the European Court of Justice, and tax law firms add to the quality instruction of the Faculty. This emphasis on incorporating practical experience and engagement with practitioners is certainly an added value for the programme. In this way, students will have exposure to real tax issues in addition to the important theoretical tax questions.

The objective of this specialisation is to prepare graduates to become leaders in their respective areas of tax expertise – in a private law practice or accounting firm, in government administration, in the judicial system, or in academia.

About the Chairholder

Research & Events

In addition to the LL.M. specialisation, the ATOZ Chair organised the following public conferences and academic events:

• Computation of Taxable Business Profits – Book-Tax Conformity and Other Issues, 8-10 June 2023 – Annual Congress of the European Association of Tax Law Professors
• Do International Investment Agreements Protect Against Unshell Directive and EU Windfall Taxes on Fossil Fuel Companies?, 24 April 2023 – Lecture
• The Cour Administrative of 31 March 2022 relating to the application of the participation exemption to share lending agreements, 6 March 2023 – Seminar
• The Unshell Directive from a national, European and international perspective, 15 December 2022 – Seminar
• Joint Cases of the ECJ of 8 November 2022, Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe v Commission, 5 December 2022 – Seminar
• Account 115 and the acquisition price of a participation, 13 June 2022 – Seminar
• The qualification of a hybrid financial instrument, 2 May 2022 – Seminar
• The Global Minimum Corporate Tax, 24 March 2022 – Conference
• Case of the European Court of Justice C-480/19 of 29 April 2021, E v. Veronsaajien oikeudenvalvontayksikkö, 28 February 2022 – Seminar
• International Taxation under Pillar 1, 2 December 2021 – Panel
• Taxing Consumer Facing Business as a Regulatory Currency, 4 October 2021 – Lecture
• Alternative Dispute Resolution in International Tax, 25 March 2021 – Conference
• Tax Justice as Protection of Taxpayer Rights, 20 November 2019 – Lecture
• International Tax Developments: Cross-Atlantic Perspectives, 22 May 2019 – Seminar
• The Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive, 15 February 2019 – Conference
• ATAD Implementation in Luxembourg – A Critical Assessment, 25 October 2018 – Workshop
• New Tax Challenges – US and EU Perspectives, 18 May 2018 – Conference
• Tax and the Digital Economy, 20 April 2018 – Conference
• The MLI and the OECD Update 2017 – BEPS in Tax Treaties, 14 December 2017 – Conference
• Tax Cooperation vs Tax Competition: Cross-Atlantic Perspectives, 30 May 2017 – Conference
• State Aid and Tax, 28 March 2017 – Seminar
• Time and Tax, 27 January 2017 – Conference
• The Future of Funds Taxation, 17 November 2016 – Conference
• Exchange of Information and Fundamental Rights: The Berlioz Investment Fund Case, 9 June 2016 – Seminar
• EU Tax Policy in the 21^st Century, 14 January 2016 – Conference
• The Concept of Income in EU Tax Law, 13 January 2016 – Lecture
• State Aid and Taxation: Latest Developments, 10 December 2015 – Seminar
• Automatic Exchange of Tax Information – Recent Developments, Current Issues and Open Questions, 15 October 2015 – Seminar
• Primary Law Limits to Direct Taxation: Fundamental rights, Fundamental Freedoms and State Aid, 22 January 2015 – Conference
• Perspectives on the Fight Against BEPS, 11 December 2014 – Seminar
• Taxation of Cross-border Pensions, 23 April 2013 – Conference
• Applying the OECD Partnership Report, 20 March 2013 – Seminar
• Commission’s Proposal for a Financial Transaction Tax, 3 December 2012 – Seminar
• Profit Attribution to Permanent Establishments: the new authorized OECD approach, 28 June 2012 – Seminar
• Interpretation of Tax Treaties, 9 March 2012 – Conference
• The Latest Developments in EU Direct Tax Law, 25 November 2011 – Lecture
• Recent Developments on Selectivity, 18 November 2011 – ATOZ Conference
• State Aid and Tax Law, 17 November 2011 – International Tax Conference Series of the University of Luxembourg
• Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, 20 May 2011 – Seminar
• Investing in Luxembourg: the Tax Perspective, 13 December 2010 – Seminar
• Exchange of Information and Bank Secrecy, 24 November 2010 – International Tax Conference Series of the University of Luxembourg – International Fiscal Association
• Double Burdens within the European Union, 19 April 2010 – International Tax Conference Series of the University of Luxembourg – ATOZ

Stemming from these, the University of Luxembourg has published a series of books:

• Werner Haslehner, Timothy Lyons KC, Katerina Pantazatou, Georg Kofler, Alexander Rust: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Tax Disputes
• Werner Haslehner, Marie Lamesch: Taxation and Value Creation
• Werner Haslehner, Katerina Pantazatou, Georg Kofler, Alexander Rust: A Guide to the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
• Werner Haslehner, Georg Kofler, Katerina Pantazatou, Alexander Rust: Tax and the Digital Economy – Challenges and Perspective for Reform
• Werner Haslehner, Georg Kofler, Alexander Rust: Time and Tax – Issues in International, EU, and Constitutional Law
• Werner Haslehner: Investment Fund Taxation – Domestic Law, EU Law, and Double Taxation Treaties
• Werner Haslehner, Georg Kofler, Alexander Rust: EU Tax Law and Tax Policy in the 21^st Century
• Werner Haslehner, Georg Kofler, Alexander Rust: Landmark Decisions of the ECJ in Direct Taxation
• Alexander Rust, Claire Micheau: State Aid and Tax Law
• Alexander Rust, Eric Fort: Exchange of Information and Banking Secrecy
• Alexander Rust: Double Taxation within the European Union

About the ATOZ Foundation and ATOZ

Capital Markets and Post-Trade

About the chair: The Chair in Capital Markets and Post-Trade is dedicated to teaching and research activities in the field of capital market infrastructures with a focus on Post-Trade Finance. The goal of the Chair is to stimulate research about the capital markets and post-trade industry, to establish a strong research centre of European nature and to establish a European research network which could also enter into a dialogue with equivalent non-European research networks and/or centres (research objective), foster increased cooperation between the financial institutions/the financial industry and ancillary service providers on the one side and the academic world on the other side (institutional objective), create a new academic profile with a strong knowledge of capital market infrastructure issues and financial stability, which could encompass both theoretical aspects and empirical analysis (education objective) and generate awareness of the importance of the capital market infrastructures for finance and the economy (communication/outreach objective).

A key component of this partnership was the creation of the first Chair in Satellite Communications and Media Law in 2010?11?, with a research focus on the legal and regulatory challenges in satellite communications. The SES Chair in Satellite Communications and Media Law, commonly called SES chair, is an academic member of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg. In September 2011, Professor Mahulena Hofmann was appointed as the SES Chair in Satellite Communications and Media Law.

In addition to the research undertaken in these fields, the SES Chair contributes to existing media law research by including space law and global telecommunications issues. In addition, Professor Hofmann contributes to the interdisciplinary research at the University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT).

Academic programmes

Starting in the winter semester of 2011, the SES Chair launched a series of classes in the Master programme in European Law focusing on the legal framework of International Space and Telecommunications. The course was concluded with a student seminar “Building a Satellite: Legal Issues” which took place in the SES premises in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.

The 2012 summer semester was devoted to the European Space and Communications Law, with an emphasis on the European Space Agency (ESA), the Galileo programme, as well as the complex European Union legislation and jurisprudence on European communications.

Recognition

Since 2012, the SES Chair Professor Mahulena Hofmann is part of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law and appointed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration for disputes relating to outer space activities.

About SES

SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA, SES WORLD SKIES and SES SIRIUS in Europe, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 41 satellites in 26 orbital locations.

Chair partners

• The Luxembourg Ministry of Finance
• The Luxembourg Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Finance

History and mission

Launched in 2020, The Chair created a track in Sustainable Finance in the second year of the MSc in Finance and Economics. The Sustainable Finance Track has been designed by academics and industry professionals with experience in modelling and managing sustainability risks, performing ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) due-diligence assessments of investments and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) reports. Students are equipped with the latest academic as well as practical knowledge required to join the labor market and tackle challenges associated with the transition towards a more sustainable society.  

For professionals, a Certificate in Sustainable Finance has also been developed within the framework of the Chair. The goal of this 8-day programme is to teach professionals state-of-the-art thinking and core concepts in the area of Sustainable Finance. Most importantly, the certificate provides a comprehensive foundation of sustainable finance that will cover all relevant aspects including important financial concepts, the regulatory and legal dimension, and current reporting standards. 

The research programme implemented by the Chair focuses on highest-quality academic research in the area of sustainable finance. Currently, eight research projects are running, covering diverse topics such as ESG disclosure and financial reporting, carbon risk measurement and management of mutual funds, or risk and returns of ESG investor activism.

Chair impact

Events

• November 2022 – Sustainable Investing: Cutting through the Noise, the Academia Meets Industry Series with EY Luxembourg  
• July 2022 – 1st Conference in Sustainable Finance at the University of Luxembourg with keynotes by Lubos Pastor (University of Chicago) and Stefano Giglio (Yale University).  
• May 2022 – Squaring the Circular Economy: Investment challenges and opportunities, from the Academia Meets Industry Series with EY Luxembourg 
• March 2022 – Webinar on “Climate Risk Measurement: Regulatory Ambition versus Practical Feasibility” organised by the University of Luxembourg and LSFI. 
• November 2021 – Sustainable Real Estate and Impact Investing: Exploring two important ESG challenges, from the Academia Meets Industry Series with EY Luxembourg 
• November 2021 – Webinar on “Do we need a social taxonomy?” organised by the University of Luxembourg, LSFI and SPTF.
• March 2021 – Sustainable Finance: Sounding good or doing good?, from the Academia Meets Industry Series with EY Luxembourg

Publications

• Halling M., Pagano M., Randl O., Zechner J., 2008, “Where is the Market? Evidence from Cross-Listings in the U.S.”, Review of Financial Studies, 21 (2), pp. 725-761.
• Dangl, T., Halling, M., 2012, Predictive Regressions with Time-Varying Coefficients, Journal of Financial Economics, 106 (1), pp. 157-181.
• Halling M., Moulton, P. C., Panayides, M., 2013, “Volume Dynamics and Multimarket Trading”, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 48 (2), pp. 489-518.
• Cremers, M., Halling, M., Weinbaum, D., 2015, Aggregate Jump and Volatility Risk in the Cross-Section of Stock Returns, The Journal of Finance, 70 (2), pp. 577-614.
• Halling, M., Pichler, P., Stomper, A., 2016, The Politics of Related Lending, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 51 (01), 333-358.
• Halling, M., Yu, J., Zechner, J., 2016, Leverage Dynamics over the Business Cycle, Journal of Financial Economics, 122 (1), pp. 21-41.
• Halling, M., Yu, J., Zechner, J., 2020, How Did COVID-19 Affect Firms’ Access to Public Capital Markets?, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 9 (3), pp. 501-533.
• Cooper, M., Halling, M., Yang, W., 2021, The Persistence of Fee Dispersion among Mutual Funds, Review of Finance, 25 (2), pp. 365-404. (media coverage: WSJ expert blog, 2016; Barrons, 2016; New York Times, 2017).

Contacts

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  Prof. Michael Halling

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Chairholder

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  Anne Dandeville

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Team Leader for Advancement

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Chair partner

• The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

History and mission

The University of Luxembourg and the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg have worked together since the launch of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2007. This collaboration was reinforced in 2014 when a privileged partnership was formally established between the parties. In July 2020, the Chamber of Commerce and the University of Luxembourg decided to further strengthen their partnership through the creation of a dedicated Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation within the Department of Economics and Management.  

The Chair, funded by the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg, works towards the goals of enriching the student experience by promoting contact between students and business and offering a training curriculum adapted to the realities of the economic landscape, as well as conducting applied research in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation. The Chair also includes a postdoctoral researcher position and an observatory, which conducts research to provide an analysis of the state of entrepreneurship in Luxembourg.

Chair impact

Publications académiques et professionnelles

• Block, J., Hansen, C., & Steinmetz, H. (in press). Are Family Firms Doing More Innovation Output With Less Innovation Input? A Replication and Extension. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221084249 
• Evans, T., Géraudel, M. “Analyse des classements internationaux liés à l’entrepreneuriat, l’innovation et la digitalisation – Benchmark du Luxembourg”, L’Observatoire de L’Entrepreneuriat, 2022. 
• Evans, T., Géraudel, M. “Diagnostic des forces et faiblesses du Luxembourg. Étude des classements internationaux liés à l’entrepreneuriat, l’innovation et la digitalisation”, L’Observatoire de L’Entrepreneuriat, 2021.   
• Evans, T., Géraudel, M. “Dossier recherche : l’écosystème d’entrepreneuriat et l’écosystème digital”, L’Observatoire de L’Entrepreneuriat, 2022. 
• Evans, T., Géraudel, M. “La Transformation Digitale des PME au Luxembourg”, L’Observatoire de L’Entrepreneuriat, 2022.  
• Hansen, C., & Block, J. (2021). Public family firms and capital structure: A meta-analysis. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 29(3), 297-319.
• Hansen, C., Steinmetz, H., & Block, J. (2022). How to conduct a meta-analysis in eight steps: a practical guide. Management Review Quarterly, 72(1), 1-19.
• Jaskiewicz, P., Block, J., Wagner, D., Carney, M., & Hansen, C. (2021). How do cross-country differences in institutional trust and trust in family explain the mixed performance effects of family management? A meta-analysis. Journal of World Business, 56(5).
• Korbi F., Géraudel M. & Nakara W. (In press). Toward an understanding of the implementation of management innovation in international joint ventures: A multilevel perspective. European Management Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12544
• Usanova, K., Geraudel, M., D’Armagnac, S., & Telitsyna, A. (2022). Managing talent in mission driven organizations: A qualitative exploration. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33(22), 3879-3912.  

Contacts

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  Prof. Mickaël Géraudel

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Chairholder

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  Anne Dandeville

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Team Leader for Advancement

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  Thomas Evans

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Observatory of Entrepreneurship

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Chair partner

• The Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy

History and mission

Inaugurated in 2020, the Chair in Digital Procurement’s mission is firstly to train Master students in the use of new technologies for procurement and supply chain management. Offering a specialised Digitial Procurement Track within the Master of Logisitics and Supply Chain Management, the study programme connects students with partner companies to pursue research projects in the field of procurement with special emphasis on the impact of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain. The programme is supported by the CPO Club, an organisation composed of chief procurement officers from multiple multinational companies that operate their procurement organisation from Luxembourg. 

Within the framework of the Chair, the Chairholder and his team also conduct research in related fields, presenting their findings at conferences and in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to his role as Study Programme Director for the Master Track in Digitial Procurement, the Chairholder also supervises the research of several PhD candidates. In 2023, the Chair aims to establish a lab for computational analysis, visualisation, and education (CAVE Lab) to develop interactive dashboards for decision-making together with the Chair’s corporate partners, which will give students and researchers a tool that allows them to demo and test simulation, optimisation, and machine learning models 

Luxembourg offers a unique combination of factors that have encouraged the creation of this Chair such as the presence of high-profile companies with procurement-related activities, the CPO Club, the logistics pillar of the economy, the LCL, and the digital strategy embraced by the government.

Chair impact

Events

• 9 December 2022 – Co-host of Sustainability Lunch Talk on How Solar Cells Help Mitigate the Climate Crisis
• 16 March 2022 – LCL x FSTM Energy Seminar: Demand Side Flexibility in Energy Systems 
• 14 September 2021 – Keynote at the ICT Sping 2021 Digital Supply Chain Europe event  
• 30 June 2021 – LCL x FSTM Energy Seminar: Flexibility for the Energy System of the Future 
• 9 March 2021 – Moderator for panel discussion on Data-driven Supply Chains during the LCL eXplore Conference 2021

Publications

• Löhndorf, N., Seranilla, B. “Optimizing vaccine distribution in developing countries under natural disaster risk”, published working paper, 2023.  
• Löhndorf, N., Wozabal, D. “Discretization of Markov processes for stochastic-dynamic optimization“, published working paper, 2023. 
• Dimoski, J., Fleten, SE., Löhndorf, N., Nersten, S. “Dynamic hedging for the real option management of hydropower production with exchange rate risks”, OR Spectrum, 2023. 
• Löhndorf, N., Wozabal, D. “The Value of Coordination in Multimarket Bidding of Grid Energy Storage”, Operations Research, 2022.  
• Avila, D., Papavasiliou, A., Löhndorf, N. “ Parallel and distributed computing for stochastic dual dynamic programming”, Computational Management Science, 2022.
• Löhndorf, N., Wozabal, D. “Gas Storage Valuation in Incomplete Markets”, European Journal of Operational Research, 2021.

Contacts

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  Prof. Nils Löhndorf, Ph.d.

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

  Chairholder

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  Anne Dandeville

  Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

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Cyber Policy

About the chair: The Chair in Cyber Policy, established and signed by the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs will be hosted at the Department of Law within the FDEF, where it will carry out research, teaching, and outreach activities as of September 2022. Cyber policy focuses on the legal and political aspects at the intersection of digital and network technologies. The Chair aligns with the need for qualified cyber policy experts in Luxembourg and responds to Luxembourg’s Cyber Defence Strategy by the Directorate of Defence of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. The Chair focuses on developing policy and industry-relevant research on the social sciences aspects of digital and network technologies, conducting outreach activities to help raise awareness of cyber policy issues among the Luxembourg public, as well as helping fill the labour-market need for qualified and motivated individuals trained in the field of Cyber Policy.

About the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs: The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFEA) defines and implements Luxembourg’s foreign and European policy. It coordinates the Luxembourg government’s external action. The MFEA acts in the best interest of Luxembourg and its citizens. It endeavours to promote a coherent approach towards diplomacy, defence, development and immigration.

About the Directorate of Defence: The Directorate of Defence is an essential part of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and is among others responsible to manage Luxembourg’s defence policy. It prepares and oversees meetings at national and international level attended by the Ministry of Defence. In deploying military personnel in NATO, European Union and United Nations Organisation (UNO) missions, Luxembourg is actively involved in protecting and defending Europe’s security interests. At a national level, the Directorate of Defence is in charge of developing military capabilities and assets and supervises the Luxembourg Army’s foreign obligations in political and military aspects.