The University of Luxembourg was established on 12 August 2003 to carry out three principal activities: teaching, research and valorization, at the highest international level, as stipulated in its mission statement and in its strategic plan.

In practice, students at the University of Luxembourg can choose from a range of courses which include 11 academic or professional Bachelors degree courses, 14 academic or professional Masters degree courses, all of which run completely in line with the Bologna system, as well as 6 specific courses.

The University of Luxembourg model is that of a university led by research : in particular, courses for Masters and Doctorates are supported by an environment of solid research, comprising Research Units within its three faculties:

• The Faculty of Sciences, Technology and Communication

• The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance

• The Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education

Research and courses are provided by:

Academic staff: professors, assistant professors, lecturers;

Associate academic staff: visiting professors, temporary lecturers; the intermediate body of assistants and assistant researchers, these being PhD students and post-doctorate researchers.

The scientific, administrative and technical staff contributes to the completion of a wide range of tasks essential to the University's activities.

The research prism at the University of Luxembourg is quite broad and the University has selected 7 high priority scientific focus areas and 4 medium priority focus areas to receive special support in order to achieve international excellence in these chosen fields.

The University of Luxembourg devotes particular attention to the protection and valorization of the discoveries made and work completed by its collaborators and is currently working on a valorization policy in this respect.

Situated in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at the heart of Europe, the University of Luxembourg places particular emphasis on multilingualism within the scope of its activities in order to enable everyone involved - students, academic staff and administrative staff - to communicate in the country's many common languages: English, German, French and Luxembourgish.

The University of Luxembourg currently conducts its activities on three sites: Limpertsberg, Kirchberg and Walferdange. In the future, the University of Luxembourg will base the Faculty of Sciences, Technology and Communication and the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education at its new site in the Esch/Belval science complex. The final location of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance will be decided at a later date.