University of Luxembourg
The University of Luxembourg (French: Université du Luxembourg; German: Universität Luxemburg; Luxembourgish: Universitéit Lëtzebuerg) is a public research university in Luxembourg.
Université du Luxembourg (French) Universität Luxemburg (German) Universitéit Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish) | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Rector | Jens Kreisel |
Academic staff | 1,420 (2021) |
| Students | 6,783 (2021) |
| 950 (2021) | |
| Location | |
| Website | uni |
History edit
The University of Luxembourg was founded in 2003 by combining four existing education and research institutes: the Centre universitaire, Institut supérieur d'études et de recherches pédagogiques, Institut supérieur de technologie, and Institut d'études éducatives et sociales.[1][2][3] The university is the only public university in Luxembourg.[3][4]
Description edit
The university has three campuses: the Belval Campus, the Kirchberg Campus, and the Limpertsberg Campus.[4]
The university is governed by a board of governors, a rector, and a university council.[5] The current rector of the University of Luxembourg is Jens Kreisel.[6]
Academics edit
The university offers seventeen bachelor's degrees, forty-six master's degrees, and doctorates.[4][3] Bachelor's degrees require a semester abroad. The university also offers sixteen vocational training and lifelong learning training courses.[4]
The university is multilingual. Courses are generally taught in two languages, being French and English or French and German. Some courses are taught in three languages and some courses are taught entirely in English.[4]
The university has three faculties, the Faculty of Science, Technology, and Medicine; the Faculty of Law, Economics, and Finance; and the Faculty of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences, and three interdisciplinary centres, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust; the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine; and the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History.[4] All the faculties offer baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, and vocational programs.[1]
COVID-19 pandemic edit
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg as part of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the university switched to remote learning and later hybrid learning.[7][8]
Demographics edit
As of August 2023, the University of Luxembourg's enrollment was 7000 students, 1000 doctoral candidates, 2,400 staff, 1,500 academic staff, and 293 professors.[9]
In 2023, the university had 5,185 full-time equivalent students and a student–teacher ratio of 19.3.[10] In 2023, 51% of students at the university were international students.[10]
Rankings edit
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[11] | 601-700 (2020) |
| CWTS World[12] | 907 (2020-2021) |
| THE World[13] | 201-250 (2020) |
| USNWR Global[14] | 653 (2021) |
In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Luxembourg number 653 in Best Global Universities and number 227 in Best Global Universities in Europe.[14]
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the University of Luxembourg 201–250 in their 2020 World University Rankings and 12 in their 2020 Young University Rankings.[10][15]
The Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Ranking, ranked the University of Luxembourg 601-700 in their 2020 rankings.[16][17]
The Center for World University Rankings ranked the University of Luxembourg 907 in their 2020-2021 World University Rankings.[18]
Research edit
In March 2021, the University of Luxembourg had 1,000 ongoing research projects and 114 Horizon 2020 projects. In 2020, university researchers produced 2,104 publications.[9]
Notable people edit
The University of Luxembourg has more than 11,000 alumni.[9]
Notable faculty edit
- Alex Biryukov (Cryptographer)[19]
- Robert Brisart (Philosopher)[20]
- Emile Haag (Historian, national president of the confederation of government employees)[21]
- Dietmar Heidemann (Philosopher)[22]
- Norbert von Kunitzki (Economist, businessman and university president)[23]
- Jean-Paul Lehners (Historian)[24]
- Martin Schlichenmaier (Mathematician)[26]
- Emma Schymanski (Chemist, environmental engineer)[27]
- François Tavenas (Engineer and academic)[28]
- Leon van der Torre (Computer scientist)[29]
- Renée Wagener (Journalist, sociologist, historian, and former politician)[30]
- Volker Zotz (Philosopher, religious studies scholar, Buddhologist)[31]
Notable alumni edit
- Djuna Bernard (Luxembourger politician)[32]
- Amin Mekki Medani (Sudanese lawyer, diplomat, human rights and political activist)[33]
- Jean-Paul Pier (Mathematician)[34]
- Jean-François Rischard[35] (Economist, World Bank vice president)[36]
References edit
- ^ a b "OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Luxembourg 2016 | READ online". oecd-ilibrary.org. 2016. pp. 79–88. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Luxembourg - Communications". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Lehmann, Maura (March 22, 2021). "Higher education in Luxembourg". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "About the University". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Governance". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "The rector". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "University of Luxembourg switches to remote teaching for one month". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Morizet, Tim (September 7, 2020). "University reopens with hybrid system for its students". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Facts". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c "University of Luxembourg". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2020 | Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 - Top 1000 universities - Shanghai Ranking - 2020". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "World University Rankings 2020-21 | CWUR". Center for World University Rankings. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "About the University of Luxembourg". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 2020.
- ^ a b "University of Luxembourg". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "University of Luxembourg among the world's best 250 universities". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "University of Luxembourg". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Shanghai ranking places the University of Luxembourg among the 700 best institutions in the world". RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. August 18, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "University of Luxembourg Ranking 2020-21 - Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)". Center for World University Rankings. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Alex Biryukov". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Seron, Denis (2005). "Documents Annexes". Bulletin d'Analyse Phénoménologique. 1.
- ^ "Mémorial B n° 44 de 1997 - Legilux". legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ Luxembourg, Université du. "Dietmar Heidemann". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ Presidents of National Rectors Conferences which sit on the EUA Council
- ^ Luxembourg, Université du. "Jean-Paul Lehners". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Amy Dahan-Dalmédico, Jeanne Peiffer, Routes et dédales. Histoire des mathématiques". Revue d'histoire des sciences. 36 (3): 355–356. 1983.
- ^ Université du Luxembourg. "Martin Schlichenmaier".
- ^ Luxembourg, Université du. "Emma Schymanski". University of Luxembourg. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Francois Tavenas, 1942-2004". New Civil Engineer. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Leon van der Torre". icr.uni.lu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Renée Wagener au conseil d'administration de 100,7". paperjam.lu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "volkerzotz.eu". www.volkerzotz.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ . Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ . Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "Pier, Jean-Paul (1933-2016)". IdRef. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "Individual Staff Members - Rischard, Jean-Francois". World Bank. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Jean Francois Rischard". The Globalist. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in English)