Testimonials

Name: Hugo Douro

Graduation year: 2024

Current position: student, Master’s degree in Physics at the University of Luxembourg

“The programme covers a broad range of physics courses, experimental or theoretical ones, classical or quantum physics, as well as some interdisciplinary ones. This sets a very good basis for anyone wishing to pursue a master’s degree afterwards, which is the path most choose.

A great perk of the university in general, especially in a specialised field like physics, is the small size of classes. Students re not just one among many, they are known within the department. You are actively working with the professors and lectures feel much more personal. For me, this study environment was really helpful and made me enjoy physics even more, even when courses became challenging, which will happen regardless of the university you study at.

For me, the highlight of the programme is the bachelor’s thesis. Students spend an entire semester working on their thesis project in one of the research groups of the department, gaining hands-on experience of what research is really like. Compared to other universities, where your thesis work might barely take 3 weeks, Uni.lu offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in your project for multiple months. For me, completing my thesis, singlehandedly justified all the effort, I had to put into the studies and in hindsight I can say I don’t regret choosing this study programme.

I am currently pursuing my studies in the Master in Physics here at Uni.lu. The two programmes are well aligned and everything you need to know beforehand, was thoroughly taught in the Bachelor programme. And good news: the lectures are just as personal.”

Name: Lena Merges

“The programme is highly diversified, giving a solid foundation in experimental and theoretical physics. Since physics is an interesting but challenging field of study, the great advantage here is the limited number of students in a course, which makes it possible for students to ask whatever question at any time and discuss it with the professor until everything is clear. Since the University is rather small, even the Bachelor students can talk with members of the different research groups and get a glimpse at current research projects.”

Name: Mackel Naim Elias

Why did you join the Bachelor in Physics?

I expected classes to be rather small, from which I promised myself that I would be treated like an individual with needs and concerns in contrast to programs with participant numbers in the ball park of 500, where each student is treated merely as a statistical object with the half-life of a few weeks up to a semester. In addition, I was sure that the transition from my secondary education degree (obtained in Luxembourg) into the BSc program would happen smoothly and seamlessly, unlike for universities in other countries which have to accommodate for their respective local secondary education curricula. Furthermore, I was confident that the University of Luxembourg would offer a more modern and more contemporary approach to physics than historically more renowned universities would. I came to that conclusion, as the University of Luxembourg is a very young institution, yet doing very well (in particular within the ’Department of Physics and Materials Science’), both by virtue of cutting-edge and highly acclaimed research and in terms of university ranking metrics.

What did you like most? Any anecdote?

the program is very well constructed: The laboratory, experimental, theoretical, and mathematical course lines form the quaternary backbone of any holistic physics education. These are complemented by more specific lectures (like Particle Physics or Continuum Mechanics) deep diving into topics related directly to current research and modern endeavors in physics. Moreover, a multitude of elective courses allow students to acquire additional skills (like numerics, didactics, or stochastic) according to their individual likings and qualities.

What are you pursuing currently?

I moved to Munich to attend the ’Elite Master Program ”Theoretical and Mathematical Physics”’ (TMP). TMP is a cooperative study program by the ’Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich’, the ’Technical University Munich, and the ’Elite Network of Bavaria’, that is in addition tightly interwoven with other institutions in the ’Munich Quantum Valley’, like the ’Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics’. The program is very flexible so that I have the freedom to focus on my main interests: Topological order, Quantum field theories, and Quantum many-body physics.