Life, Hopes and Stepping Stones
The University of Luxembourg inaugurated its most powerful supercomputer AION at a ceremony in Belval in November 2021. The High Performance Computer (HPC) allows the university to further accelerate research and face global competition, by achieving cutting-edge results. Concretely, the HPC will enable research and innovation based on intensive computing and large-scale data analysis, in... Continue Reading →
November 19, 2014 marked the first Women's Entrepreneurship Day Some 100 local entrepreneurs, professionals as well as students headed to the University of Luxembourg's SnT Centre on Wednesday night to celebrate Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) in the Grand Duchy. At the initiative of Kasia Kolodzieczyk, local entrepreneur and ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Luxembourg,... Continue Reading →
Women’s right to education is still negotiated, restricted and fully controlled by men in some parts of today’s world During a film screening hosted by the University of Luxembourg, local students and members of the public learnt that human rights are still just a dream for many women living in parts of Africa, Middle East... Continue Reading →
Photo: Theona Khubutia As part of a visiting group of students from the University of Luxembourg, on November 5, I had the chance to make the tour of Luxembourg's City Hall which included an exclusive visit to the Mayor's office. For those who live in the city of Luxembourg, it doesn't come as much surprise... Continue Reading →
Local female footballer Amy played in the men's team until she turned 14 Photo: Amy Thompson Having joined Luxembourg's national women's football team in 2008, promising local footballer Amy Lan Thompson has taken her game to the next level and joined German female team SV Bardenbach in the second Bundesliga. 18-year-old Amy has been playing... Continue Reading →
Photo: Roxana Mironescu Researchers from the University of Luxembourg are currently looking into feasible ways to reduce traffic congestion in Luxembourg with the aid of gaming and incentives. The I-GEAR project is aimed at improving the traffic situation for Luxembourg residents and foreign commuters through the use of persuasive gaming. At this stage, members of... Continue Reading →
Photo and text copyrights: Roxana Mironescu A Luxembourg student association celebrated the beginning of Spring and the start to a new Persian Year, commonly known as Nowruz, on Friday evening.Organised by the “Lieu d'initiatives et de services des étudiants” (LISEL), students of the University of Luxembourg gathered for the cultural event and celebration of Iran... Continue Reading →
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