About the University

Founded in 2003, the University of Luxembourg is the first and only university of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Multilingual, international and research-oriented, it is also a modern institution with a personal atmosphere.
   

About us

• Founded in 2003
• Multilingual, international, research-oriented
• 650 professional experts support the about 190 professors, assistant professors and lecturers in their teaching
• Close to the European institutions
• Close to Luxembourg’s financial centre

Three faculties, two interdisciplinary centres

• The Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC)
• The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF)
• The Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE)
• The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)
• The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)

Studies

• 11 bachelor degrees , 28 master degrees and doctoral studies based on the Bologna Accords
• Other qualifications and continuing education
• Bachelor students have to spend one semester abroad
• Multilingualism: generally bilingual programmes (French/English – French/German), some are trilingual and some are taught entirely in English
• Academic staff originates from 25 different countries
• Students originate from 100 different countries

Research

• 5 high-priority research areas
• 12 research units
• 6 endowed chairs
• 3 doctoral schools

The campus: today & tomorrow

• At present the University is located on four different campuses: Kirchberg, Limpertsberg, Walferdange and Belval
• In the future it will be relocated to the so-called “Cité des Sciences” in Belval (Esch-sur-Alzette in the south of the Grand Duchy)