University of Luxembourg

Overview

The University of Luxembourg is a public research university located in Luxembourg. Founded in 2003, the institution is described as a modern university with a personal atmosphere. It is the only public institution of higher learning in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg best known for its multilingual, research-oriented, and international attributes.

The university has a relatively short history, which began with the passing of the Higher Education Act in Luxembourg in 2003. In the same year, four institutions were merged to form the University of Luxembourg—a mega institution envisioned to support the economic reorientation in the country. In 2005, the university created its first strategic plan, outlining the things that needed done to thrust the institution into the top echelon of higher education schools.

Starting 2009, several realignments took place including introduction of new interdisciplinary research centers. In 2015, the university moved to a new main campus—Belval Campus—which, until today, is the university’s central management and administration center. Besides the main campus, the university has two other campuses in Limpertsberg and Kirchberg.

The university is organized around three faculties: Science, Technology, and Medicine; Law, Economics, and Finance; and Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences. The faculties are further divided into 14 departments and supplemented by three interdisciplinary centers. The interdisciplinary centers are created to simplify cooperation between scientific disciplines and to help the university reap maximum benefits from its collaborative research endeavors.

In terms of the programs of study, the University of Luxembourg offers a wide range of courses—16 vocational trainings, including 14 Bachelor’s, 42 master’s, and four doctoral degree programs. The courses are taught in four languages namely German, French, English, and Luxembourgish. Moreover, there are 13 trilingual degrees, 28 bilingual degrees, and 25 degrees that are entirely taught in English.

Some of the best programs to study at the University of Luxembourg include Computer Science, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Physical Sciences, Business and Economics, Psychology, Clinical and Health, and Education. Beyond the study programs, the University of Luxembourg has more than 350 student exchange program agreements and research cooperation with universities across the globe. The exchange programs mean undergraduate students are allowed to spend a semester abroad.

As of 2020, the University of Luxembourg is home to more than 6,700 students drawn from over 129 countries across the globe. There are more than 1,329 academic staff, out of which 268 are professors. Being relatively young, the university has slightly over 11,000 alumni, out of which 1,000 are doctorate degree holders.