Career goal Banking, Finance, Law & Innovation

Career Goal :Banking, Finance, Law & Innovation

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Thorsten Lehnert, Professor in Finance, Luxembourg School of Finance

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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg lies in the heart of the most dynamic economic region of Western Europe and is considered as one of the leading financial centres worldwide. Around 150 established banks and financial institutions are looking for highly qualified experts, able to take into account the changing market and put their knowhow to the service of international customers. The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg seeks to foster these competences. Future financial and law experts will find all characteristics of a promising education here :

Luxembourg – Centreof Finance and Competence

• Experienced professors and guest lecturers from top universities in Europe • Conferences and lectures offered by professionals from the field • Modern interdisciplinary teaching methods • Small working groups and close contact to professors • High-quality technical and scientific equipment • Programmes taught in two languages or only in English, in a multicultural atmosphere • Science labs and postgraduates’ mentoring • Close to the international financial centre and a dynamic job market • The Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Investment Bank, the European Court of Auditors and other EU institutions are in direct vicinity • Well situated and attractive country with a high standard of living

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Options First year : European Law Second year, choice between two specialisations : • General European Law • European Private Law (starting 2012)

Degree Master académique (LL.M.)

Duration 4 semesters / 120 ECTS

Teaching languages French and English

Place numbers 50 (first year), 25 in the second year for each specialisation

Tuition fee 200 € / semester

Entry requirements Bachelor or « Licence » in Law or a similar degree equivalent to three years of law studies. Applicants to one of the specialisations should have completed at least 4 years of law studies (240 ECTS) and should have followed specialised courses relevant to the selected specialisation. Selection by a scientific committee on the basis of the application dossier.

Course director Assoc. Prof. Mark Cole (acting) [email protected]

Contact Sophie Ruffo & Nadège Meyer-Hamy [email protected] http://made.uni.lu T. + 352 / 46 66 44-6226

The specialisation in General European Law is oriented towards research, offering a large overview of the different fields of European Law. The specialisation in European Private Law constitutes a natural extension of the first year of the LL.M in European Law for students wishing to specialise in Private Law.

Master en droit européen - LL.M.

Due to the long European tradition of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as well as the proximity of several European institutions, the LL.M. in European Law is strongly oriented towards European, Transnational and Comparative Law.

Options First year : European Law Second year, choice between two specialisations : • European Litigation • European Economic and Financial Criminal Law






Entry requirements Bachelor or « Licence » in Law or a similar degree equivalent to three years of studies. Applicants to one of the specialisations should have completed at least 4 years of law studies (240 ECTS) and should have followed specialised courses relevant to the chosen specialisation. Selection by a scientific committee on the basis of the application dossier.

Course director Prof. Jörg Gerkrath [email protected]

Contact Nadège Meyer-Hamy [email protected] http://madee.uni.lu T. + 352 / 46 66 44-6226

prevention and crackdown of economic and financial crime in the European Union.

Master en droit économique européen - LL.M.

The LL.M in European Economic Law with a specialisa-tion in European Litigation offers a high level curriculum focused on the techniques and foundations of European Litigation. The specialisation in European Economic and Financial Criminal Law provides the students with the legal, economic and financial knowledge required for the


Master in Economics and Finance

This Master programme is aimed at students wishing to obtain a comprehensive and sound education in finance. The course highlights the largely complementary nature of theoretical analysis tools and their application in business.

The goal is to enable students to adapt to the rapid changes in the financial sector and to familiarise them with the tools derived from the latest research.

Degree Master académique

Duration 24 months (full-time)

Teaching languages English and French

Place numbers 25


Entry requirements Completed three-year studies (Bachelor/180 ECTS) in Economic- or Business Science, Social Mathematics or equivalent. Applicants with completed four-year studies (Master/240 ECTS) may be directly admitted to the second year. Students are selected on the basis of their application dossier.

Course director Prof. Michel Beine [email protected]

Assoc. Prof. Jean-Daniel Guigou [email protected]

Contact Sophie Ruffo [email protected] www.uni.lu/fdef T. + 352 / 46 66 44-6490

The course is conducted over 4 semesters (full-time).

The first year of the Master consists of the fundamental topics of financial economics. The second year of the Masters comprises in-depth courses in economics and financial techniques, as well as either a work placement or time to prepare a thesis. In the second year students can choose between two tracks: the Academic and the Research.

Master en droit financier européen et international - LL.M.

The specialisation in European Banking and Financial Law offers the student an in-depth education covering all theoretical and practical aspects in the field. With an option to specialise in UCITS, students can further enhance their knowledge of the laws regulating undertakings for collective investments in transferable

Options First year : European Law Second year, choice between two specialisations : • European Banking and Financial Law (option on UCITS during the second semester, starting 2012) • European and International Tax Law






Entry requirements Bachelor or « Licence » in Law or a similar degree equivalent to three years of studies. Applicants to one of the specialisations should have completed at least 4 years of Law studies (240 ECTS) and should have followed specialised courses relevant to the chosen specialisation. Selection by a scientific committee on the basis of the application dossier.

Course director Prof. Pierre-Henri Conac [email protected]

Contact Sophie Ruffo [email protected] http://madfei.uni.lu T. + 352 / 46 66 44-6490

securities. The specialisation in European and International Tax Law offers an in-depth education covering the fields of Luxembourg, European and International Tax Law. All students participating in this specialisation have the opportunity to take part in research activities organised by the ATOZ Chair for International and European Taxation.


Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation was conceived in co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and is completed by the students alternately at the University and the mentor companies. Banks, consultancies, industrial firms and business start-ups constitute the existing mentor companies.

The course concept interweaves theory and practice and helps to shape creative entrepreneurial managers. Students learn how to initiate and implement innovation in companies with the aim of launching new firms and innovation projects in the future.

Degree Master professionnel

Duration 10 months (full-time)

Teaching language English

Place numbers 30

Tuition fee 3 200 € for the entire programme

Entry requirements Completed four-year studies (Master/240 ECTS) in Political- or Business Economics, Engineeringor Natural Sciences, Law, Sociology etc. Students with a Bachelor degree (180 ECTS) as well as with a three-year professional experience may also apply. An excellent level in English is a prerequisite. Students are selected on the basis of their college achievements.

Course director Prof. Denise Fletcher [email protected]

Contact Benjamin Ledran [email protected] www.uni.lu/fdef T. + 352 / 46 66 44-6838

Thanks to the intensive professional experience a bond of trust between student and mentor company is developed, which considerably increases future hiring chances. Lecturers and students come from around the world, while the atmosphere is personal due to small working groups.

The programme offers three different tracks to choose from : the General Entrepreneurship, the Bio-Entrepreneurship and the ICT-Entrepreneurship.

Master of Science in Banking and Finance

This Master is the centrepiece of the Luxembourg School of Finance (LSF) of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance. Close to the financial centre and the EU institutions in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, students are prepared to assume the challenges of a profession in banking and finance.

Contrary to MBA degrees that train generalists for global management, the educational philosophy of the LSF is to further a conceptualised expertise linked to this particular sector. The programme pursues a balanced approach to business education, linking theory to real world business through teaching and research

Degree Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Duration 12 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time)

Teaching language English

Place numbers 30 full-time and 30 part-time

Tuition fee 17 500 € for the entire programme

Entry requirements Completed four-year (240 ECTS) or three-year studies (Bachelor/180 ECTS/ with 3 years professional experience) in Economics, Finance or related areas. Students are selected on the basis of their application and interview.

Course director Prof. Christian Wolff [email protected]

Contact Ildiko Losch [email protected] www.lsf.lu T. + 352 / 46 66 44-6807

that are innovative, rigorous and relevant to career-long learning.

The LSF is based on a worldwide network and counts internationally renowned financial experts as lecturers (e.g. from the INSEAD-Business School in Fontainebleau). Furthermore, students will follow a five-day tailor-made programme at the New York University Stern School of Business.

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The research of the Faculty covers the areas representing its disciplines : law, economics and finance.

The general ambition of the Research Unit in Law is to position itself as a centre of excellence bringing together a team with truly transnational abilities, experiences, reach and outlook which develops its research activity in European law, economic and business law as well as Luxembourg law. The Research Unit in Law uses this innovative approach from research also as a guiding approach, offering modern, original and well developed teaching programmes.

The Centre for Research in Economic Analysis (CREA) focuses on economic integration issues. It studies the determinants of economic performance at the level of the company, the nation and the global economy by focusing on the major links between regional development, economic integration, environment policies and international finance and their impact on growth, employment and wellbeing, with a particular, but not exclusive, look on small open economies like Luxembourg’s.

In finance and banking, the “Luxembourg School of Finance” (LSF) conducts its own research, and participates in research projects in partnership with private and public institutions from the financial centre of Luxembourg and elsewhere, and with other universities. Current research areas are asset pricing and quantitative finance, corporate finance, behavioral finance, micro-finance, risk management and financial governance.

The University of Luxembourg (www.uni.lu) was founded in August 2003. As one of the youngest European universities, the University of Luxembourg has the exciting opportunity to take advantage of the changing environment in higher education.

The University is composed of three faculties : • Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication • Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance • Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education

and two interdisciplinary centres : • The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) • The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)

With lecturers from 20 countries and partnerships in Europe and overseas the University of Luxembourg is consistently international and multilingual. The University understands itself as a modern research institution, offering Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees as well as other programmes.

Further advantages : • Programmes taught mostly in two of the University’s languages (usually French/English or French/German) or in English only • Interdisciplinary research • Personal atmosphere (close to 5200 students) • More than 180 professors, associate professors and lecturers, supported by around 660 professionals, experts in their respective fields

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