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Higher education / Expats study in Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a high-quality destination for higher education at the heart of Europe. Luxembourg is estimated to be the second richest country in the world (GDP per capita). Official languages are Luxembourgish, German and French. However, most professional businesses are conducted in English. Financial Services and ancillary industries are the foremost international industry managing over $3 trillion of assets (second only to the United States. Long story short, if you are into finance, legal, and ancillary functions, you are positioned for securing a job after study. Now let's take a look at the Universities available to study. University of Luxembourg - wwwen.uni.lu Sacred Heart University for MBA - shu.lu Luxembourg School of Business - luxsb.lu Luxembourg's population is strongly driven by the expats migration. Roughly over 40% of the 600 thousand population in Luxembourg are foreigners. The country recognises the contribution made by the expats community in Luxembourg, and are therefore expat friendly. Even though a lot of professional businesses are happening in English, French may also be the key to your success in Luxembourg. Every day work and life is in French, tax form and official documents are French (and German). If you can brush up your French skills, would be a strong advantage in the labor market. Visa and work permit rules are straight forward. You get a job, work-permit is processed. Takes time (2-3months) but its done with the support of your employer. Have a look at the Universities above and we would add more specialised schools that offer cybersecurity and life science focus areas in the due course. We hope you find this as a quick primer to get started.

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"National Parents"Representation 20 April 2020

Within the context of the current lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic The National Education Ministry has gone to considerable lengths and has met its responsibilities by putting in place a website (www.schouldoheem.lu) within a very short space of time.Broadly speaking, six weeks or two months of educational restrictions do not seem disastrous within a school career lasting 13 years, the NPR welcomes an initiative that allows pupils and parents to remain connected to the school system.With regard to government plans to re-open schools in May:Firstly, it is undeniable that large numbers of parents are very worried about the gradual reopening of schools in May. This is demonstrated by the fact that an internet petition demanding that schools should not be reopened on 11 May has collected 10,000 signatures in a matter of a few days. Likewise, surveys published on social media show that only 20% of voters agree with government plans and that two thirds of people believe that it is too early for children to go back to school.Secondly, the NPR is against splitting classes into two halves when pupils return to school. Splitting the classes is extremely difficult to implement for pupils, teachers, parents, schools and school management. Moreover, on/off weeks are really difficult to manage for working parents and their employers. Thirdly, the NPR believes that children up to six years of age in the first cycle in primary school should not be obliged to return to school for the rest of the school year. It would be extremely difficult for children of this age to obey safety rules, such as wearing a face-mask and social distancing. It should be the parents’ decision to decide whether children should be sent to school or schooled at home. The same goes for children with special needs who attend the “Centres de Compétences”, who, depending on their particular difficulties, will not all be able to respect the sanitary instructions.Fourthly, clear options should be put in place to protect children in families in which one member is considered to be a vulnerable person. Parents must have the right to choose homeschooling for pupils who normally attend primary, secondary or Skill centres, if medical risks for their children or other members of the family are deemed to be too great.Contact email: [email protected]

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