University Council

The University Council assists the Rector in organising teaching and research activities, decides on the focus of study programmes, and issues opinions on internal regulations, appointments of members of the Rectorate, the Four-Year Plan, the budget and other strategic decisions.

Prof. Dr Georg Mein – Elected by the University Council at its constitutive assembly of 7 November 2023.

President of the University Council

Members

As of 1 November 2023 and in accordance with the Act of 27 June 2018 (FR), which came into force on 1 August 2018, the University Council is composed of 40 members as follows:

Members elected by the FHSE professors

  • Georg MEIN, Chair of the University Council
  • Conchita D’AMBROSIO

Members elected by the FHSE assistant researchers

  • Dominic HARION
  • Johannes PAUSE

Members elected by the FDEF professors

  • Nicolas JONARD
  • Diane PIERRET

Members elected by the FDEF assistant researchers

  • Laura AADE
  • Imen DEROUICHE

Members elected by the FSTM professors

  • Luis LEIVA
  • Ludger WIRTZ

Members elected by the FSTM assistant researchers

  • Elisabeth SCHAFFNER-RECKINGER
  • Jörg BALLER

Members elected by the interdisciplinary centres’ professors

  • Raphaël FRANK
  • Jacques KLEIN

Members elected by the interdisciplinary centres’ assistant researchers

  • Elena DANESCU
  • Praveen Naidu VUMMADISETTY

Members elected by the administrative, finance & technical staff

  • Adolfo SOMMARRIBAS
  • Laura SPADON

Members elected by the student delegation

  • Stefan Vladimir CAPITANESCU (FSTM)
  • Harsh CHAURASIA (FSTM)
  • Karl PIROTTA (FHSE)
  • Rešad RAMDEDOVIĆ (FHSE)
  • Armaan SARHADI (FDEF)
  • Alexandra SOMEŞAN (FHSE)

  • Jens KREISEL, Rector
  • Marie-Hélène JOBIN, Vice-Rector
  • Philippe HILIGSMANN, Vice-Rector
  • Simone NICLOU, Vice-Rector
  • Marc GRABOWSKI , Director of Administration and Finance
  • Massimo MALVETTI, General Secretary of the Board of Governors
  • Pascal BOUVRY, FSTM Dean
  • Katalin LIGETI, FDEF Dean
  • Robert HARMSEN, FHSE Dean
  • Andreas FICKERS, Director of C2DH
  • Michael HENEKA, Director of LCSB 
  • Yves LE TRAON, Director of SnT
  • Jörg GERKRATH, member appointed by the Staff Delegation
  • Joanna WEST, Inclusion Officer
  • Skerdilajda ZANAJ, Gender Delegate
  • Takis TRIDIMAS, Director of LCEL

Administration

  • Nathalie Klopfenstein, Administrator
Also supporting the University governance authorities

The Gender Equality Officer, Skerdilajda Zanaj, advises and supports the Rectorate in the development and implementation of the University’s gender action plan.

The Inclusion Officer (Déléguée aux aménagements raisonnables), Joanna West, advises and supports the Rectorate in the management of reasonable accommodations for users with special educational needs.

The Student Delegation is mandated for representing the University students and defend and promote their interests relating to the study programmes and the University management.

The Staff Delegation‘s mission is to safeguard and defend the interests of the University employees in terms of working conditions, job security and social status.

Research and doctoral education are carried out within each of the three faculties and the three inderdisciplinary centres

The Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (Dean: Pascal Bouvry)
The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (Dean: Katalin Ligeti)
The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (Dean: Robert Harmsen)

Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (Director: Björn Ottersten)
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (Director: Michael Heneka)
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (Director: Andreas Fickers)

Courses at Bachelor and Master level, and certificate programmes are delivered by our faculties as well as our University of Luxembourg Competence Centre.

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