Education

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(l-r) James Lawless, Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, submitted Ireland’s application to join the Benelux-backed treaty on automatic recognition of higher education degrees to Liesje Schreinemacher, Deputy Secretary-General of the Benelux Union, in Brussels. Photo: Benelux

Ireland joins queue for Benelux degree pact

Ireland’s bid to join a Benelux-seeded treaty on automatic recognition of higher education degrees gives fresh momentum to a practical European effort to cut diploma red tape.

Kangkan Halder • 11.05.2026

In an increasingly fragmented education system, social divides now run along the lines of the school curriculum. Photo: Shutterstock

In private schools, family incomes are twice as high

Ioanna Schimizzi • 06.05.2026

As a chemistry lecturer, Katharina Fromm has established herself as an academic figure committed to developing interdisciplinary projects and strengthening links between universities and businesses. Photo: University of Fribourg

Katharina Fromm joins the University’s governing body

Thierry Labro • 04.05.2026

Grégoire Genest, co-founder of Albert School, is developing a hybrid teaching model that combines business, data and technology. Photos: courtesy of Grégoire Genest, Shutterstock. Design: Paperjam

Grégoire Genest aims to create a “European Stanford”

Louise Braibant • 24.04.2026

Claude Meisch, minister of Education, Children and Youth, said work to identify potential sites for Luxembourg’s new secondary school sectoral plan has begun, with environmental assessments to follow and the plan due to enter into force in 2028. Library photo: Matic Zorman

Luxembourg chalks up 11 new schools, €1.9bn in acceleration plan

Kangkan Halder • 14.04.2026

Tillmann Schulze: “Most of the challenges in public urban spaces are below criminality.” (Photo: Mike Gordon/Paperjam)

Broader urban safety approach presented to Luxembourg communes

Mike Gordon • 17.03.2026

Only 13.3% of young people aged between 12 and 29 say they meet their friends at least 20 days a month. Photo: Shutterstock

80% of young people spend more than two hours a day on social networks

Emilio Naud • 09.03.2026

By bringing together today’s decision makers and tomorrow’s leaders, the symposium creates a space for open, critical and forward-looking exchange. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Cross-generational dialogue in a disrupted age

Jonathan Roggenkamp (St. Gallen Symposium) • 04.03.2026

“There is a need for executive education in finance here,” says Patrick Augustin, pointing to a gap in specialised finance training despite Luxembourg’s role as a major financial centre. (Photo: McGill University)

What McGill’s arrival means for Luxembourg’s financial talent strategy

Louise Braibant • 26.02.2026

Antoine Rech is the director of Essca Luxembourg, which is holding an open day on 28 February, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts. (Photo: Mike Zenari/archive)

Antoine Rech: “Training beyond finance”

Hugo Hirsch • 24.02.2026

“What is currently missing most from education are … intertemporal choices, saving and investing, and the broader economic context,” argued Carlo Klein, chairman of Investas asbl, in an interview with Paperjam. Librar photo: Patricia Pitsch

Retired teacher backs nationwide financial education for children

Kangkan Halder • 24.02.2026

Nearly 115,000 learners of the Luxembourgish language from 190 countries have registered on the LLO.lu platform since 2022. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The LLO.lu platform has attracted nearly 115,000 learners since 2022

Thierry Labro • 10.02.2026

The organisers of the Unity Foundation are aiming to set a new record with more than 500 secondary school students taking part in a marathon to support educational projects. (Photo: Unity Foundation)

Unity Run 42: High schools relay education

Thierry Labro • 09.02.2026

“Les promesses d’une marque” welcomes a personality to talk branding. This February’s guest is Géraldine Knudson. (Photo: SiYou)

“Les promesses d’une marque” invites Géraldine Knudson

Thierry Labro • 03.02.2026

The audit decided by the ministry will complement the one already announced by the Université du Luxembourg’s governance board. (Photo: Jordan Koenig/Archives)

A second external audit confirmed for the University of Luxembourg

Émilio Naud • 02.02.2026

The Minister for National Education, Claude Meisch, flanked by the Deputy Director of the Chamber of Employees, Claude Cardoso; the Director of Talents & Skills at the Chamber of Commerce, Muriel Morbé; the Director General of the Chamber of Trades, Tom Wirion; and the Director of the Chamber of Agriculture, Paul Marceul. (Photo: MENJE)

Seven new DAP courses accessible in one year

Émilio Naud • 26.01.2026

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