Foreign students applying for admission to higher education in Luxembourg must have a secondary school certificate recognised by the Ministère de l'Education nationale.  Applications should be made to the individual institutions; there is no umbrella organisation. Bachelor courses in Luxembourg are available in French, German, English and Luxembourgish. Some courses are only available in French or German, so you need to research courses you wish to take.

The main university is the University of Luxembourg. It was set up in 2003 and has three faculties; the faculty of science, technology and communication, the faculty of law, economics and finance and the faculty of arts, humanities and education studies. Each faculty offers bachelors, masters and doctorates. Among its most recognised degree programmes are the Master in Business and the Master in Finance.

The study period of the first two levels is five years, and the third usually lasts at least three years. During the year, classes run from October to July.

These are the courses available:

Faculty of Sciences, Technology and Communication
• Academic Bachelor in Life Sciences
• Academic Bachelor in Science and Engineering
• Professional Bachelor in Engineering and Computer Sciences
• Master in Mathematics
• Master in Information and Computer Sciences

Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
• Bachelor in Law
• Academic Bachelor in Economics and Management
• Professional Bachelor in Management Sciences
• Professional Bachelor in Management Information Systems
• Master in Law
• MS in Information and Computer Sciences
• Master in Finance Luxembourg School of Finance

Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education
• Bachelor in Social Sciences: Social work and Counselling
• Bachelor in Education
• Academic Bachelor in Psychology
• Bachelor in European Cultures
• Professional Master in Mediation
• Academic Master in European Studies, with a speciality in European

History
• Academic Master in Psychology: Evaluation and Assessment

Other higher education options include The Sacred Heart University offering MBA programmes, the Technical School for arts and crafts (Lycée Technique des Arts et Métiers) which offers vocational training certificates in design animation and media operation, the School of Commerce and Management (Ecole de Commerce et de Gestion) which offers vocational training certificates in marketing, secretarial studies and management and the International University Institute (Institut Universitaire International) which offers a post-graduate degree.

Furthermore, several internationally renowned universities located close to Luxembourg offer additional opportunities for university study, including in Belgium, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Université Catholique de Louvain; in France, Université Robert Schuman in Strasbourg and Université Henri Poincaré in Nancy; and in Germany, Trier University and Heidelberg University.

See also this useful PDF from the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce on life in Luxembourg.

Terms (French - German)
Education: l’éducation - ausbildung
Public: public - öffentlich
Private: privé - privat
Language: langue - sprache
Primary: primaire - primär
Secondary: secondaire - sekundär
Higher: superiéur - höhere
Bachelor: baccalauréat - abitur
Doctorate: doctorat - Dr.