Luxembourg and its University

The financial center of Luxembourg

The financial center of Luxembourg, ranked eighth worldwide and second with regard to investment funds, provides an optimal setting for the Luxembourg School of Finance due to its proximity to the professionals of the financial sector. Luxembourg is a renowned center in private and corporate banking and investment funds. With over 140 banks and many other financial operators, of about 25 nationalities of origin, it is also a first-class laboratory for financial research.

The international city of Luxembourg hosts the Central Bank of Luxembourg, member of the European System of Central Banks, and is also home to a number of important European Institutions such as the European Court of Justice, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and the European Court of Auditors.

The University of Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg was created by the Law of August 12th, 2003 and began operations in the same year. Since then, the University has grown to host 5000 students, taught by 170 professors, associate professors and senior lecturers as well as by 670 Adjunct-teaching staff members, employing a total 860 staff members.

The University comprises three faculties: the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, and the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication. In each of these faculties, the University offers programmes leading to degrees at Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral levels.

The Charter of the University specifies “multilingual. personalised. connected”. This reflects the openness and cultural diversity of Luxembourg’s society, economy and culture. It also reflects the desire of the University to be global in the students it attracts, and in the knowledge it radiates. The University is located in Luxembourg city on three campuses. Luxembourg City offers an exceptional quality of life with excellent housing, outstanding mobility, many green areas, and many aspects of the old fortress city preserved.