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Dear Colleagues, Dear FSTM Fans,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is with great pleasure that I share some wonderful news with you. Stephanie Kreis<\/a> and Francesco Viti<\/a> have been promoted to the rank of Full Professors, while Mael Gennou<\/a> has advanced to Associate Professor and Gr\u00e9goire Danoy<\/a> to Assistant Professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would also like to extend my congratulations to Prof. Anupam Sengupta<\/a> for securing a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant\u2014an outstanding achievement that reflects the excellence of our research community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I am delighted to announce that Stefanie Oestlund <\/a>will assume the role of Head of Finance and Administration for FSTM as of January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These accomplishments highlight the strength and dedication of our faculty and staff. With all this great news, I wish you and your families a joyful holiday season and a successful year ahead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pascal Bouvry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":1441,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[],"news-topic":[],"organisation":[],"authorship":[51],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWord of the Dean: Happy festive season - FSTM news I University of Luxembourg<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dear Colleagues, Dear FSTM Fans, It is with great pleasure that I share some wonderful news with you. 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