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American universities coming to Luxembourg to recruit 'talented' students

The American-style recruitment fair will be the first ever to be organised in Luxembourg.

20.09.2017

More than 20 American universities are set to visit Luxembourg to recruit "talented and diverse" high school pupils and university students.

The American-style recruitment fair will be the first ever to be organised in Luxembourg.

Visitors include Stanford University, which ranked third in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, Berklee College of Music, one of America's most highly regarded music conservatories, as well as major research institutions and small liberal arts colleges.

The event, dubbed the Luxembourg College Night, offers attendees the chance to explore university programmes which could best fit their academic needs.

The aim of the trip for the universities is to connect with a "multilingual, internationally oriented and diverse set of students" who could be interested in the opportunities provided by American establishments, according to a statement by the US Embassy in Luxembourg.

Full list of participating institutions:

  • Berklee College of Music (Boston)
  • Bocconi University (Italy)
  • Denison University (Ohio)
  • Drew University, New Jersey
  • George Washington University (DC)
  • Hult International Business School
  • I.E. University (Spain)
  • Miami University (Ohio)
  • Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
  • Nova Southeastern University (Florida)
  • Paris College of Art
  • Richmond the American International University in London
  • Sacred Heart University (CT)
  • Southwestern University (TX)
  • Stanford University
  • State University of Albany, SUNY
  • The American University of Rome
  • Trinity University (TX)
  • U.S. Military Academy (West Point)
  • U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
  • University of California, Riverside
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of Delaware
  • Vesalius College (Brussels)

The event will be held at the International School of Luxembourg (ISL) on Thursday, October 5 from 5pm until 8pm.

For more information visit the event's Facebook page.

(Heledd Pritchard, heledd.pritchard@wort.lu, +352 49 93 459)