Luxembourg is situated in Western Europe and borders Belgium, Germany and France. Luxembourg is the only Grand Duchy left in the world, organised as a constitutional monarchy and it is one of the founder states of the European Union.

Although Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe, three official languages are spoken here: Luxembourgish, German and French.

Luxembourg has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site, thanks to the historical importance of its fortifications.

Luxembourg is one of the richest countries in the world with a highly developed economy. The most thriving industries are: steel, chemicals and rubber manufacturing, banking and finance services.Iconic places to visit

Luxembourg has a modern architecture combined with medieval castles and historical ruins. In addition, Luxembourg has several beautiful natural landscapes.

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Here are some of the top attractions of Luxembourg:

The Luxembourg Castle
The Bock and City Casements in Luxembourg city
The Luxembourg City History Museum
The new Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (Mudam)
The Gothic Revival Cathedral of Notre Dame
Echternach and its Benedictine Abbey
Moselle River

Fun facts

Victor Hugo, resided in Luxembourg in a town near to the German border.
Luxembourg has the highest minimum wage in the EU: around 2,000 EUR per month.
Although a small country, around 170 different nationalities are currently living in Luxembourg.
Luxembourgish, a Franconian dialect of High German, is the mother tongue of nearly all Luxembourgers. However, official business is carried out in French, whereas German is the first language taught in school and used in the media.
The country’s name originated from the Lucilinburhuc (“little fortress”), a castle bought by Siegfried, count of Ardennes who brought Luxembourg’s independence.

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University of Luxembourg 2021-2022 Ranking

Institution Name	University of Luxembourg
Country	Luxembourg
World Rank	864
National Rank	1
Quality of Education Rank	–
Alumni Employment Rank	–
Quality of Faculty Rank	–
Research Performance Rank	818
Overall Score	71.1
Domain	uni.lu

university of luxembourg tuition fees for international students

Luxembourg uses the Euro (€) as its currency.

The tuition fees you are required to pay will depend on what type of course you choose to study and at what level. On average, you should expect to pay between €400 and €800 per year. For business-related studies, tuition fees are more expensive, around €4,000-€5,000 per year. If you choose to study at a business school, you should expect to pay tuition fees of around €17,000 per year.

University Of Luxembourg Admission For International Students

General information

Opening date for applications: 1 February 2022

Application procedure

Steps to submit an application for admission:

Choose one or max. 3 study programmes
Complete and submit the online application form
Payment of the administrative file fee if requested (50€ per application)
Receive an automatic email to create a temporary account
Upload the documents required for the chosen study programme(s)
Submit your online application

Stages of your application:

The SEVE (Service des Études et de la Vie Étudiante) checks the eligibility and completeness of your application
Depending on the status of the application, the SEVE will
1. reject the application that does not meet the admission criteria
2. request missing documents from the applicant
3. forward the file to the evaluation committee of the study programme concerned
The SEVE transfers the eligible and complete application to the evaluation committee of the study programme concerned
The SEVE will communicate their decision to you
Depending on the assessment of the selection committee, the SEVE informs you of
1. your final admission
2. your conditional admission
3. the placement of your application on the waiting list
4. your rejection
Payment of enrolment fees

university of luxembourg admission requirements for international students

Bachelor - Third country national applicants

Any person who is a national of a country other than the EU, the EEA and Switzerland is considered a third country national applicant.

According to Art. 32 of the Universities Act, access to Bachelor’s degree programmes is possible for the following persons:

Holders of a Luxembourg secondary school diploma
Holders of a diplôme de technicien with successful completion of the preparatory modules
Holder of a diploma recognised as equivalent by the Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse.

1. Third country national applicant with a Luxembourg secondary school-leaving certificate and a Luxemburg residence permit

You are a third country national applicant with a Luxembourg secondary school-leaving certificate. You are eligible for all Bachelor study programmes. As you have a residence permit in Luxembourg, the application deadlines are the same as for European applicants. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your school-leaving certificate and transcript, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment.

2. Third country national applicant with diplôme de technicien with successful completion of the preparatory modules and a Luxemburg residence permit

You are a third country national applicant with diplôme de technicien with successful completion of the preparatory modules. You are eligible for a limited number of Bachelor study programmes Access to the first year of studies in Bachelor’s degree programmes is open to holders of a diplôme de technicien who have successfully completed preparatory modules in the relevant subject area of the intended study programme. Section Economics and Management → Bachelor in Applied Management / Bachelor in Economics
Section Electrical engineering → Bachelor in Engineering – Electrical Engineering
Section Mechanical engineering → Bachelor in Engineering – Mechanical Engineering
Section Computer Science → Bachelor in Applied Information Technology / Bachelor in Computer Science
Section Civil Engineering → Bachelor in Engineering – Civil Engineering If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your school-leaving certificate and transcript, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. As you have a residence permit in Luxembourg, the application deadlines are the same as for European applicants.

3. Third country national applicant holding a school-leaving certificate issued by a Member State of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation and having a residence permit for Luxemburg

You must submit a request for equivalence of your diploma to the Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse in Luxemburg. Equivalence procedure to be submitted to the respective Ministry. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your school-leaving certificate, transcript and the equivalence certificate of your diploma, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. As you have a residence permit in Luxembourg, the application deadlines are the same as for European applicants.

4. Third country national applicant holding a school-leaving certificate issued by a state of the European Union (EU) outside of Luxemburg, the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation and not having a residence permit for Luxemburg.

You must submit a request for equivalence of your diploma to the Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse in Luxemburg. Equivalence procedure to be submitted to the respective Ministry. We recommend that you complete this procedure before submitting your application. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your school-leaving certificate, transcript and the equivalence certificate of your diploma, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. If you are admitted, you will be required to: study full-time, in accordance with the Law of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration, students who are third country nationals cannot be admitted on a part-time basis. obligatorily reside on the Luxembourg territory. For any application for a residence permit to be made by 1 July at the latest, please consult the procedure via the website of the government.
Unless the candidate is admitted to a multinational study programme (organised in partnership with foreign partner universities) and holds a residence permit in the Schengen area, there is the possibility to request a mobility notification from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

5. Third country national application holding a school-leaving certificate issued by a state outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation and having a residence permit for Luxemburg.

6. Third country national applicant holding a school-leaving certificate issued by a state outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation and not having a residence permit for Luxemburg

You must already be in possession of your secondary school-leaving certificate (or certificate of successful completion) and the equivalence certificate of your diploma when you submit your application. Equivalence procedure to be submitted to the Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse in Luxemburg. If you are admitted, you will be required to: study full-time, in accordance with the Law of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration, students who are third country nationals cannot be admitted on a part-time basis. obligatorily reside on the Luxembourg territory. For any application for a residence permit to be made by 1 July at the latest, please consult the procedure via the website of the government.
Unless the candidate is admitted to a multinational study programme (organised in partnership with foreign partner universities) and holds a residence permit in the Schengen area, there is the possibility to request a mobility notification from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

According to the requirements of the study programme concerned a proof of proficiency in the languages of instruction of the programme attesting to a level B2 or C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) is compulsory.

Proof of language proficiency must be provided in one of the following ways:

Certificate/diploma of secondary and/or university education whose language of instruction corresponds to one of the languages of the study programme chosen at the University of Luxembourg. In this case the language certificate is not required.
An internationally recognised test certificate at level B2 maximum three years old, such as TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS for English, DELF or DALF for French and GOETHE Zertifikat or TestDaF for German, for the language(s) of instruction of the chosen study programme.
Any other document attesting to a B2 level in the language(s) of the course

Choose your programme from the list of all programmes in order to see the specific deadlines.

The University of Luxembourg offers 42 Master programmes in three faculties and in different fields:

Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine: Biology and Medicine, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance: Economics and Management, Finance and Law
Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences: Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Education and Social Work, Geography and Spatial Planning and Humanities

The admission of any applicant depends on his or her personal situation. In addition, the prerequisites may be different depending on the applicant’s nationality, the origin of their degree and their residence.

Please read the detailed information below carefully and choose the option corresponding to your profile.

Anyone who is a national of a Member State of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and nationals of the Swiss Confederation is considered a European applicant.

According to Art. 32 of the Universities Act, access to Master’s degree programmes is possible for the following persons:

Holder of a Bachelor’s degree
Holder of an educational qualification entered in the Register of Educational Qualifications of Luxembourg, Higher Education Department, pursuant to Article 68 of the Law of 28 October 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications and corresponding to level 6 of the Luxembourg Qualifications Framework pursuant to Article 69 of the aforementioned Law.

All diplomas and/or transcripts must be translated by a sworn translator if they are in a language other than French, German or English.

1. European applicant with a Bachelor’s degree

If you are a European candidate with a Bachelor’s degree corresponding to at least 180 ECTS credits according to the Bologna Process framework, awarded by a higher education institution located in another European Union Member State, in a Member State of the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation, your degree is automatically recognised. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your diploma and transcript, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment.

2. European applicant with an educational qualification entered in the Register of Educational Qualifications of Luxembourg

If you are a European applicant who does not hold a Bachelor’s degree corresponding to at least 180 ECTS credits according to the Bologna process, issued by a higher education institution located in another European Union Member State, in a Member State of the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation, but is recognised by the competent authorities of the State in question, and attesting to a higher education course recognised by the same competent authorities, you must obligatorily submit a request to register your diploma in the Register of Educational Qualifications, higher education section, with the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche in Luxembourg. Procedure to register your educational qualification in the Register of Educational Qualifications. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In all cases, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your diploma and transcript, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. The proof of registration of your educational qualification in the Register of Educational Qualifications must be submitted to us by the time of re-enrolment for the following semester at the latest.

3. European applicant holding a university degree issued by a State outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation.

Your degree must be registered in the Register of Educational Qualifications, department of Higher Education at the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche of Luxembourg. Procedure to register your educational qualification in the Register of Educational Qualifications. If you are not yet in possession of your degree (or certificate of achievement) and the proof of registration of your degree in the Register of Educational Qualifications during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must do so no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your diploma and transcript (or certificate of achievement) and the proof of registration of your degree in the Register of Educational Qualifications, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. The proof of registration of your educational qualification in the Register of Educational Qualifications must be submitted to us by the time of re-enrolment for the following semester at the latest.

According to the requirements of the study programme concerned a proof of proficiency in the languages of instruction of the programme attesting to a level B2 or C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) is compulsory.

Proof of language proficiency must be provided in one of the following ways:

Certificate/diploma of secondary and/or university education whose language of instruction corresponds to one of the languages of the study programme chosen at the University of Luxembourg. In this case the language certificate is not required.
An internationally recognised test certificate at level B2 maximum three years old, such as TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS for English, DELF or DALF for French and GOETHE Zertifikat or TestDaF for German, for the language(s) of instruction of the chosen study programme.
Any other document attesting to a B2 level in the language(s) of the course

Recognition of prior experience and/or entry into a higher semester of a Master programme

In order to avoid duplication of individual study effort and to acknowledge previous academic or professional experience, candidates applying to a master of the University of Luxembourg can receive recognition for prior experience of relevance to their programme. As a result, a successful applicant can be exempted from study requirements and thereby, reduce the maximum duration available for the completion of studies.

The following experiences qualify for recognition:

Credits (ECTS or other) acquired during previous studies, and/or
Professional experience with a duration of at least 3 years full-time equivalent years (in a field of relevance to the programme).

A recognition of prior experience by the University without taking up studies at the University of Luxembourg is not possible as in order to receive a diploma from the University, a student needs to have obtained at least 60 ECTS credits through completion of courses followed at and offered by the University.

For more detailed information on the procedure of Recognition of prior experience, we advise you to consult our dedicated webpage.

Choose your programme from the list of all programmes in order to see the specific deadlines.

Master - Third country national applicants

Any person who is a national of a country other than the EU, the EEA and Switzerland is considered a third country national applicant.

According to Art. 32 of the Universities Act, access to Master’s degree programmes is possible for the following persons:

Holders of a Bachelor’s degree
Holder of an educational qualification entered in the Register of Educational Qualifications of Luxembourg, Higher Education Department, pursuant to Article 68 of the Law of 28 October 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications and corresponding to level 6 of the Luxembourg Qualifications Framework pursuant to Article 69 of the aforementioned Law.

All diplomas and/or transcripts must be translated by a sworn translator if they are in a language other than French, German or English.

1. Third country national applicant holding a Bachelor’s degree and a Luxembourg residence permit

If you are a third country national applicant with a Bachelor’s degree corresponding to at least 180 ECTS credits according to the Bologna Process framework, awarded by a higher education institution located in another European Union Member State, in a Member State of the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation, your degree is automatically recognised. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can submit your application online. In any case, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission.
As soon as you receive your diploma and transcript, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. As you have a residence permit in Luxembourg, the application deadlines are the same as for European applicants.

2. Third country national candidate holding a Bachelor’s degree or an educational qualification entered in the Register of Educational Qualifications and no Luxembourg residence permit

You must already be in possession of your degree and the proof of registration of your diploma in the Register of Educational Qualifications when you submit your application. If you are admitted, you will be required to: study full-time, in accordance with the Law of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration, students who are third country nationals cannot be admitted on a part-time basis. obligatorily reside on the Luxembourg territory. For any application for a residence permit to be made by 1 July at the latest, please consult the procedure on the government website.
Unless the applicant is admitted to a multinational study programme (organised in partnership with foreign partner universities) and holds a residence permit in the Schengen area, there is the possibility to request a mobility notification from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

3. Third country national applicant holding a Bachelor’s degree issued by a State outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation and a residence permit for Luxembourg

Your diploma (or certificate of achievement) must be submitted at the same time with your application. Your diploma must be registered in the Register of Educational Qualifications of the Higher Education Department of the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche in Luxembourg. Your application in this regard must be submitted by 1 October at the latest. Procedure to register your educational qualification in the Register of Educational Qualifications. If you are not yet in possession of your degree during the application period of the chosen study programme, you can still submit your application online. In all cases, you must apply no later than the deadline set by the study programme. If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. As soon as you receive your diploma, transcript and the equivalence certificate of your diploma, you can upload these documents via your admissions portal to complete your application. A letter of final admission will then be sent to you together with the invoice for the enrolment fees in order to validate your final enrolment. As you have a residence permit in Luxembourg, the application deadlines are the same as for European applicants.

4. Third country national candidate holding a Bachelor’s degree issued by a state outside of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation and no residence permit for Luxemburg

Your diploma (or certificate of achievement) must be submitted at the same time with your application.
If your application is accepted, you will receive a letter of conditional admission. You will need to apply for a residence permit (deadline 1 July 2021). For any application for a residence permit, please consult the procedure on the government website. Once you have received your residence permit, you can apply from your country of origin to the competent ministry for registration of your degree in the Register of Educational Qualifications: Procedure to register your educational qualification in the Register of Educational Qualifications. At your arrival, present yourself at the SEVE at the University with your residence permit and the registration of your diploma in the Register of Educational Qualifications in order to finalise your enrolment by paying your enrolment fee and health insurance, if necessary.

According to the requirements of the study programme concerned, a proof of proficiency in the languages of instruction of the programme attesting to a level B2 or C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) is compulsory.

Proof of language proficiency must be provided in one of the following ways:

Certificate/diploma of secondary and/or university education whose language of instruction corresponds to one of the languages of the study programme chosen at the University of Luxembourg. In this case the language certificate is not required.
An internationally recognised test certificate at level B2 maximum three years old, such as TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS for English, DELF or DALF for French and GOETHE Zertifikat or TestDaF for German, for the language(s) of instruction of the chosen study programme.
Any other document attesting to a B2 level in the language(s) of the course

For further information, please consult the section “Useful information from A to Z“.

Choose your programme from the list of all programmes in order to see the specific deadlines.

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university of luxembourg tuition fees for international students