University of Luxembourg Multilingual Personal Connected Luxembourg An
University of Luxembourg Multilingual. Personal. Connected.
Luxembourg An attractive, multicultural and trilingual country in the heart of Europe: Around 490 000 inhabitants Around 44 % foreigners Languages: Luxembourgish, French, German
Luxembourg City q Mediaeval city – UNESCO World heritage site q Modern capital with European Institutions, financial centre, international enterprises q Great offer of cultural events
University of Luxembourg: facts & figures q Founded in 2003 q 4934 students q 171 professors, assistant-professors, lecturers q Supported by 660 professional experts q 11 Bachelor degrees, 23 Master degrees, Ph. Ds q Moving to a brand new location in 2014
University of Luxembourg: our profile q The one and only, modern and dynamic q Multilingual and international q Research centered q Close proximity to the financial centre and to the EU Institutions q Close ties to the business world and to the society q A university with a personal touch
Multilingualism q Languages at the University French, English, German q Bachelor degree courses bilingual, except in special cases q Master courses bilingual or taught in English q Students, academic and administrative staff trilingual if possible 6
International Cooperation q 43 partner universities in Europe, USA, Canada, Russia, China, Japan … q Cooperative models § student exchange programme § joint degree programs (Master, Ph. D. ) § joint Ph. D. educational programme § research programmes 7
Our research priorities 2010 -2013 q International Finance q Secure, reliable and trustwothy ICT* systems and services * ICT: Information and communication technology q Life Sciences and Systems biomedicine q European and business law q Learning and development in multilingual and multicultural contexts
Interdisciplinary research centres q Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust www. securityandtrust. lu q Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine www. lcsb. lu
Research units q q q Computer Science and Communications Research Unit UR en ingénierie UR en mathématiques UR en physique UR en Sciences de la vie q q q UR en droit Luxembourg School of Finance (LSF) Cellule de Recherche en Économie Appliquée q q q Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) Language, Culture, Media, Identities (LCMI) Integrative Research Unit on Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE) q
Budget Resources 2008 2009 Self-financing 5’ 160’ 000 € 4’ 900’ 000 € External funds 5’ 480’ 000 € 7’ 488’ 000 € State contribution 58’ 474’ 000 € 71’ 628’ 000 € Total Budget 69, 114, 000 € 84’ 016’ 000 € 11
Conseil de Gouvernance The Conseil de gouvernance (Board of Governors) decides upon the University's general policies and strategies and controls the University’s activities. It is composed of q 7 members q 4 participants with consulting role § University Rector, § Government Commissioner, § representative from the teaching body, § student representative. 12
Our Faculties
Structure of Educational Programs 14
Our courses on offer q Bachelor en Informatique q Master in Integrated Systems Biology q Bachelor en Ingénierie q Master in Engineering Sciences: Construction and Design q Bachelor en Sciences et Ingénierie (Physique, Mathématique, Ingénierie) q Master en Développement Durable q Master in Information and Computer Sciences q Bachelor en Sciences de la Vie (Biologie, Médecine, q Master in Mathematics Pharmacie) q Master en Management de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information q European Master of Small Animal Veterinary Medecine
Our courses on offer q Bachelor en Droit q Master en Droit Européen q Bachelor en Sciences Economiques et de Gestion q Master in Financial Economics q Master in Banking and Finance q Bachelor en Gestion q Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Our courses on offer q Bachelor en Cultures Européennes (English, French, Germanistics, History, Philosophy) q Bachelor en Psychologie q Bachelor en Sciences de l’Education q Bachelor en Sciences Sociales et Educatives q Master en Histoire Européenne Contemporaine q Master in Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts q Master in Psychology: Evaluation and Assessment q Master in Modern and Contemporary European Philosophy q Master en Etudes franco-allemandes: Communication et Coopération Transfrontalières q Master en Gérontologie q Master en Médiation q Master in Spatial Development and Analysis q Master en European Governance q Master en langues, cultures et médias – Lëtzebuerger Studien
Outlook – Construction of Belval West q q the most ambitious urban development project of the Grand Duchy location: 16 km south to the capital roughly 120 hectares (27. 5 hectares for University of Luxembourg) a modern blend of research and teaching, work and leisure, industry and trade, private homes and culture 18
For further information www. uni. lu seve. infos@uni. lu Phone + 352 46 66 44 6664
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