{"id":19491,"date":"2025-05-07T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=19491"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:08:06","slug":"celebrating-the-2024-ecl-prize-winners-in-economics-and-finance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/news\/celebrating-the-2024-ecl-prize-winners-in-economics-and-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the 2024 ECL Prize winners in Economics and Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p>On 23 April 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/study-programs\/master-in-quantitative-economics-and-finance\/\">Master in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MQEF) programme<\/a>, together with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economistclub.lu\/\">Economist Club Luxembourg<\/a> (ECL) organised an event to celebrate academic excellence and award the ECL Prize for the Best Master\u2019s Thesis in Economics and Finance. The prize is awarded as part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the ECL and the University of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s award was presented to Kareen Xu and Maria Smoczy\u0144ska, Doctoral Researchers at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF). Kareen and Maria were joined by Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/andreas-irmen\/\">Andreas Irmen<\/a>, Head of the Department of Economics and Management, and Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/roberto-steri\/\">Roberto Steri<\/a>, Study Programme Director of the MQEF programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"ecl-prize-winners-present-their-work\"\n    >\nECL Prize winners present their work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening began with welcome remarks from the ECL and Professor Steri, setting the stage for the awardees\u2019 presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Prof. Roberto Steri\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/pic5.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/pic5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/pic5-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/pic5-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/pic5-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/pic5-2048x1536.png 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n\n<p><sub>Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/roberto-steri\/\">Roberto Steri<\/a>, Study Director of the MQEF programme<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The welcome speeches were followed by presentations from both awardees on their respective research topics. Kareen Xu, who previously received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/news\/celebrating-three-jane-m-klausman-scholarship-recipients\/\">Jane M. 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The evening concluded with a networking cocktail, allowing participants the chance to discuss the research further and exchange ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank everyone who attended and helped make this event a success, and extend our warm congratulations to the winners!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 23 April 2025, the Master in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MQEF) programme, together with the Economist Club Luxembourg (ECL) organised an event to celebrate academic excellence and award the ECL Prize for the Best Master\u2019s Thesis in Economics and Finance. 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