The University of Luxembourg today announced that it raised around €32 million in third party funding for research in 2014, reinforcing its status as an internationally-recognised research institution.
As well as having exceeded its €30 million benchmark in research-funding for the first time, the University reported its team of internationally renowned Parkinson expert Prof. Dr. Rejko Krüger and well-known computer scientist Paulo Verissimo, have also able to attract two multi-million “PEARL” chairs from the Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) in one year. This has allowed the University to continue to enhance its research focus on bio-medicine and information technology.
A further milestone was the establishment of the “Luxembourg Centre for Educational Assessment” (LUCET) in the summer of 2014, which the University expects will make a valuable contribution to the educational quality of the country.
The University of Luxembourg reports that in 2014 around 360 research projects conducted at the University received external funding, of which 93 were financed by the European Union. The number of scientific publications also increased, with 574 of the 1,100 papers appearing in peer-reviewed journals. In total, the university awarded around 1,650 degrees in 2014 – including 82 doctorates – and employed 1,500 members of staff, including doctoral candidates with employment contracts.Last year, a start-up to market the results of the “SnT” research centre was also established.
“As the heart of ‘made in Luxembourg’ science, our university makes a significant contribution to the future of the country – with excellent research, technology transfer to industry and many societal initiatives – and not least with qualified graduates for the companies of the region”, said Rainer Klump, who replaced Rolf Tarrach as University President last year.
The university has also sought a name for itself in the international sphere, with a current student base from over 100 countries and research publications made available on web portal Orbi.lu, free of charge, intended for use worldwide.
