Organisation: Institute of History

  • Core Research Projects

    ADONIS – Archeological Digital Forensics: reverse engineer the future of cultural heritage

    How can digital archaeological methods and computational modelling help to reconstruct destroyed cultural heritage?

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  • News

    Buergbrennen: When winter goes up in smoke

    The Buergbrennen will be held throughout Luxembourg on the weekend of 17 and 18 February. Sonja Kmec, a history professor at the University of Luxembourg, has studied this centuries-old tradition and how it has evolved over the years. Hot off the press!

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  • Study Programmes

    Admissions

    To apply for a programme at the University of Luxembourg, candidates must comply with the general eligibility criteria for the chosen programme type and be selected by the study programme based on the quality of their application.

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    Teaching staff

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    Career

    The programme offers diverse career opportunities beyond traditional academia. By combining training in theoretical frameworks with unique hands-on skills, it prepares students for careers in the GLAM industries, cultural heritage, tourism, media production, and public administration. While focused on non-academic careers, it also provides strong research training for doctoral studies in Digital and Public History.

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    Programme

    The curriculum covers a full-time two-year programme (120 ECTS). The first year establishes the theoretical and methodological foundations. The second year focuses on specialisation, internship and final evaluation. 

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  • Study Programmes

    Master en Histoire européenne contemporaine

    The Master in European Contemporary History provides students with a high-level education in European History with a special focus on Digital Humanities and Public History.

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    Bachelor en Cultures Européennes – Histoire

    At this university, you will venture beyond the boundaries of your field of studies. From day one, you will combine History with a critical investigation of European Cultures.

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  • Events

    Young Researchers’ Conference „From Liège to Strasbourg. New Research on the German-French Border Region During the High and Late Middle Ages (11th–16th Century)“

    In the High and Late Middle Ages, the border region between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire was a dynamic space not only in terms of territorial politics, but also in economic, religious, social and cultural terms, which always requires cross-border work in historical research. Despite this elementary precondition, there is currently…

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  • Events

    Ein neues Recht für das 20. Jahrhundert?

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