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Congratulations to the Pierre Werner scholarship winners!

  • Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)
    Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF)
    University / Central Administration and Rectorate
    23 July 2020
  • Category
    University

We are happy to announce that 4 students will receive the 2020 Pierre Werner Scholarship. This scholarship is made available by the Fondation Pierre Werner, under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg.

At the meeting of the Fondation Pierre Werner management committee held on 26 June, 2020, it was decided to grant the Pierre Werner Scholarships for the year 2020 to four candidates. This decision was based on the opinion of the pre-selection jury from the University of Luxembourg, composed of Prof. Dr. Katalin Ligeti, Prof. Dr. David Howarth, Prof. Dr. Joana Mendes, and Prof. Dr. Pierre Picard.

The successful candidates for 2020 are:  

Rana Cömertpay (Belgium, Turkey), with the subject “Essays on the Economics of Migration and Forced Displacement”.

Bastian Krieger (Germany), with the subject “Essays in Economics of Innovation”.

Roila Mavrouli (Greece), with the subject “La controverse constitutionnelle grecque sur l’article 120 § 4 en période de crise. Étude de la compétence controversée du peuple en tant qu’organe de l’Etat”.

Igor Tkalec (Croatia), with the subject “External drivers and internal outcomes: the effect of European Semester on adequate pensions in the euro area”.

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