Administration

Prof. Jean-Luc Bueb supports the team in charge of nursing education and related health professions. To ensure continuous improvement of these newly established programmes, he is the contact person for internal and external teaching staff, supporting their involvement in teaching and coordination of the programmes. Supporting the programme directors, he plays a pivotal role in maintaining quality standards within the programmes, overseeing student selection and enhancing patient safety through the effective integration of theoretical and clinical curricula.

Prof. Dr Serge Haan leads the formulation of the public engagement strategy and citizen science research, supporting the rectorate in mentoring a delegated agent in these areas. He supervises ongoing census and documentation of related activities at the University. Prof. Haan actively participates in implementing a flexible system for declaring and reporting mediation activities, collaborates on showcasing the University’s achievements, and contributes to strategies enhancing researchers’ involvement in public engagement and citizen science, providing guidance on funding tools.

With a view to the integration of the ULCC to the University of Luxembourg, Prof. Dr Catherine Léglu will contribute to the transition by chairing the ULCC Management Board and participating in the project steering committee. She will support and advise the rector on the restructuring of the LLC’s activities and organization chart.

To ensure a smooth integration of the new Vice-Rector, alongside the handover of the portfolio, Prof. Léglu will provide guidance on the preparation for Graduation week 2024 and offer advice on sensitive cases identified in admissions and accommodation.

Prof. Dr Anja Leist represents the University of Luxembourg at national and international workshops and in working groups on research assessment, especially within the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (COARA). She is leading an internal process of reflection on research assessment via the faculties and interdisciplinary centres.

Prof. Dr Georg Mein is responsible for developing a concept for the creation of a national centre for digital ethics at the University, conducting an international comparative study among similar centres and agencies and identifying national requirements in the area of digital ethics. He is working with external partners to determine the goals and parameters for a National Ethics Report on Digitalisation and associated flagship projects. His tasks also include identifying sources and possibilities for co-funding, taking inspiration from the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET) model.

Prof. Dr Valérie Schafer advises the Rector and the Director of Administration and Finance on developing a roadmap for the University’s archives. She participates in recruiting the archivist team and supports the launch of the University’s activities in this area, including knowledge transfer, guidance on activity set-up, and contributing to the creation of a network of internal and external partners, such as the ministry and national archives.

Prof. Dr Emma Schymanski is involved in national initiatives related to open science and research data management. She is tasked with setting up a working group at the University of Luxembourg to develop a research data management plan that complies with open and FAIR data principles. She is responsible for developing policies for open access and FAIR research data and assessing the University of Luxembourg’s compliance with DORA, Horizon Europe and FNR requirements. She is also evaluating the potential impact of Plan S on the University of Luxembourg and its researchers.

As the coordinator of the HPC Strategy at the University of Luxembourg, Prof. Dr. Alexandre Tkatchenko oversees the development and diversification of high-performance computing-related activities, with a focus on services for computer sciences. His role includes promoting HPC initiatives both within and outside the university, representing it to various stakeholders in Luxembourg and at the European level. He collaborates with the HPC user community, participates in the university’s HPC Steering Committee, and ensures the communication of existing services through various channels such as the website, newsletter, and HPC school. Additionally, he will work closely with the “Open Science and Research Data Management” mission.

Prof. Dr Eric Tschirhart coordinates the unrolling of the UNIVERSEH 2.0 and beyond UNIVERSEH projects within the Erasmus+ ‘European Universities’ initiative. He also leads a key work package allocated to the University of Luxembourg related to the UNIVERSEH 2.0 organisation and governance. In addition, he oversees the UniGR mission under the sponsorship of the Vice Rector for Partnerships and International Relations. Part of his responsibilities involves various coordination points and policy issues with the European Commission, especially in the space sector.

Prof. Dr Claus Vögele is responsible for leading and strategically developing IAS, proposing an annual budget to the Vice-Rector for Research, and supervising the organisation and implementation of funding instruments for IAS. He heads the IAS Scientific Council and instigates and manages key activities. He is in charge of acquiring additional external funding. He represents IAS within the University and promotes the image of IAS at international level.