{"id":7084,"date":"2024-06-06T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/?post_type=research-areas&#038;p=7084"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:20:01","slug":"sustainable-and-societal-development","status":"publish","type":"research-areas","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/research-areas\/sustainable-and-societal-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable and Societal Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section no-padding-y wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero hero--2  \">\n        \n<header class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__header\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Key area<\/span>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"sustainable-and-societal-development\"\n    >\nSustainable and societal development<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image hero__visual object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Glass globe marble on moss\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/sustainable-societal-development-BrianAJackson.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/sustainable-societal-development-BrianAJackson-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/sustainable-societal-development-BrianAJackson-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/sustainable-societal-development-BrianAJackson-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/sustainable-societal-development-BrianAJackson-1536x1025.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/sustainable-societal-development-BrianAJackson.png 2000w\"\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<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">The University of Luxembourg considers sustainable development to be a key issue and will contribute significantly to it in the coming years. <\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\">\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"initiatives\"\n    >\nInitiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">The University will fully implement the two recently created interdisciplinary research centres: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/\">Luxembourg Centre for European Law<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcses-en\/\">Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Efforts in the field of education sciences are essential for a sustainable society and will remain at the heart of its concerns, both through the development of its initial teacher training and through the pursuit of research in education, particularly on new digital and data-based aspects.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Collaboration with the Luxembourg financial sector will be strengthened through the implementation of new agreements signed in 2025 between the University of Luxembourg, the Ministry of Finance and key players in the financial sector.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Engagement with European institutions and the EU will be strengthened, particularly through continuing education.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-section\">\n    <div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n        \n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"discover-also\"\n    >\nDiscover also&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover quick-link-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/research-areas\/digital-transformation\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    Digital Transformation                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-discover-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/research-areas\/health-and-medicine\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__text\">\n                    Medicine and health                <\/span>\n                <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>            <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vision of the University of Luxembourg is to be a world-class university that makes a decisive contribution to sustainable development. 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