Department Department of Education and Social Work

Understanding education and social inclusion

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In the quest for new scientific knowledge and effective solutions, we adopt a wide range of approaches to understanding education and social inclusion processes from multiple angles.

A glimpse into our Research

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Social, Educational and Cognitive sciences

In our department, cognitive scientists focus on fundamental functions, trying to understand the mechanisms of human learning while educational sociologists adopt broader view to relate individual learners to society. They work closely with Educational scientists who apply and develop theories to understand processes of learning and teaching.

Our department in numbers

  • 54
    Staff members
  • 6
    study programmes

Events

  • Tuesday 12 December 2023

    Institutionalisation under Transformation: The German Case of Education and Care

  • Tuesday 7 November 2023

    Conférence-Concert en honneur d’Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (*1941) et de Johny Fritz (*1944)

  • Tuesday 24 October 2023

    Développement et perspectives du secteur social au Luxembourg

Latest News

  • Inaugural Lecture Prof. Karolina Barglowski (25.09.23)

    Research
    Education & Social Work
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  • Conférence | Société inclusive – Pratiques éducatives

    Recherche
    Éducation & intervention sociale
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