The University of Luxembourg (Uni.lu) has announced its upcoming events scheduled for the week of Monday 24 February to Sunday 2 March 2025.

An event dedicated to “The Jews of Romania and Luxembourg: An Entangled History (1914-1947)” took place in Esch-Belval on Tuesday 25 February 2025. The event featured two Romania-based specialists, Andrei Cușco and Bronwyn Cragg, as well as the C2DH/CDMH’s Philippe Blasen.

That same day, the university hostel a virtual event called "What is the Relevance of Edward Steichen’s ‘The Family of Man’ Today?”, featuring the historian Dr Claude Ewert.

On Wednesday 26 February 2025, at 12:30, the online event "UniTalks: Different Schools for Different Children?" will take place, featuring speaker Dr Thomas Lenz, who works as a research manager at the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET) at the University of Luxembourg.

According to the announcement, Luxembourg's multilingual education system, combined with social inequalities and a lack of data on children with special needs, makes it difficult to implement truly inclusive policies. The National Report on Education (Bildungsbericht) highlights the urgent need for better strategies to support diversity and inclusion. Dr Lentz will present key findings and insights on shaping a more equitable education system.

This session is part of the UniTalks, a lunchtime series that gives people the chance to discover and discuss interesting projects going on at the University of Luxembourg.

To participate online, follow this link.

Other events on Wednesday include: a talk dedicated to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on education on the Belval Campus from 16:00 to 18:00 (further details here); a “Cultural Rendez-Vous” dedicated to “The Mindful Hand” exhibition by Belgian artist Eva L’Hoest at Casino Luxembourg from 16:00 to 17:30 (further details here); a virtual event within the “Humming Home” series from 17:00 to 19:00 (further details here).

On Thursday 27 February 2025, the university’s Kirchberg Campus (Weicker Building) will host an event on “Are Lies Protected? A Free Speech Dialogue between the US and Europe”, from 11:00 to 12:30. On the agenda is a bilingual discussion (German/English) between a former German Constitutional Court Judge and a renowned First Amendment Scholar from the US. According to the university, the dialogue will “explore the differences in free speech protections between the two regions, particularly in relation to the regulation or non-regulation of online platforms. Key questions will include whether ‘lies’ should be protected as free speech or whether online harms and risks require restrictions”. There will also be an opportunity for audience discussion.

Admission is free, but registration is mandatory. For more details, see https://www.uni.lu/fdef-en/events/are-lies-protected/. 

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