Testimonials

Afonso Delerue Arriaga

Research Associate - Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg

"The University of Luxembourg encourages collaboration with other universities, research centers and the industry, especially in key areas. This is also supported by multiple FNR funding schemes."

Charles Betz

Senior Advisor - European R&D and Innovation Support, Luxinnovation

"Researchers in Luxembourg have a good infrastructure, a critical mass in key areas, a great mix of cultures and young talents, as well as very good funding and political support [.]. So I believe the signs look very promising for the coming years."

Anja Lenninger

Team Leader of Office of Doctoral Studies

"To support young researchers to accomplish their doctorate is what I like most about my job"

Miriam Fougeras

Science Communication Officer, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine

"Researchers have access to many opportunities in Luxembourg: trainings, workshops, traveling for research and most of all, a diverse scientific community to collaborate with."

Nicole Paschek

Project Officer, Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine

"What I like most about my job is that the things I do and DESCOM offers, have an impact on young scientists. Occasionally I hear from doctoral candidates who participated in our trainings and then considered a career in science communication or science writing. It really makes my day."

Alberto Noronha

Founder & CEO at Nium

"Going from research to starting a company is a very difficult exercise with a lot of uncertainty. It is also the most rewarding and educational experience I have had."

Emily Iversen

Digital Communications Manager, Luxembourg National Research Fund

"I am no researcher, but having interviewed probably around 100 scientists, the most mentioned benefits are interdisciplinarity and how the young age of Luxembourg’s research system for many scientists represents an opportunity to build up something new."

Louis William Marc Martin KRIEGER

Doctoral Researcher in plant water transport processes, Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)

"What surprised me the most about Luxembourg is how large the research community and influence is. The impact of the research is quite large as well."

Hélène JACUSZIN

Marketing & Communication Coordinator, Research Luxembourg French, married

"Luxembourg allows rapid and successful development for researchers or companies.

There is also a real “One Team” spirit between all the actors, with a great proximity and tight connections: academia, industry and government and also between all the research institutions."

Dhruv SEHGAL, PhD

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Indian, single

"I recommend Euraxess, it is easy and straightforward. I have found my current PhD position through the Euraxess job portal."

Guillem MONTAMAT, PhD

Luxembourg Institute of Health, Spanish, single

"Personally Luxembourg has given me the opportunity to meet people from many countries around the world and hence to find out about their culture. Professionally, Luxembourg has given me the opportunity to work in an internationally recognised environment with access to leading professionals and cutting-edge technology."

Naveen ARUCHAMY, PhD

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Indian, single

"The Euraxess portal helped me in finding research groups and opportunities when I was running blind during my job search! Euraxess is one of the best platforms to find opportunities for research and funding all across Europe."

Sachin Kumar ENGANTI, PhD

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Indian, married

"I would definitely recommend Euraxess as it has a wide range of support services to promote research in Europe. I found my PhD opportunity through Euraxess jobportal and I benefited from information and assistance from Euraxess to help me settle in during my initial period in Luxembourg. The website is designed in such a way that a wide range of support services are easily accessible to everyone. The transition from the Netherlands to Luxembourg was very smooth with guidance (tips and assistance) from Euraxess. Overall, I would like to thank Euraxess for its efforts to support research in Europe."

Saba NORSHAHIDA, research specialist

University of Luxembourg, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, Malaysian, single

"Euraxess is an initiative that reaches a wide number of researchers and provides helpful information about the opportunities available."

Maria PICHOU, postdoc

University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, Greek, married

“I am extremely satisfied from my experience with Euraxess. First, I found the grant on the Euraxess webpage and I applied afterwards. Second, the guide on Luxembourg I was provided with was very helpful. The people working for Euraxess Luxembourg have always been very close to the researchers. Euraxess Luxembourg is doing a fine job assisting people like me and they are always available for consultation to deal with any problems that may arise.”

Miguel OLIVEIRA, postdoc

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Portuguese

“In general, Euraxess Network was important for me in the process of finding research opportunities throughout Europe, although the most unique feature was the ability to compare these opportunities based on the job conditions offered by the employer. Professionally Luxembourg gave me the opportunity to research in my area of interest, which is a new field and requires teams with a very wide set of research competences.”

Sandro LINO CARDOSO PEREIRA, postdoc

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Portuguese, married (Giselda) with a 12 months-old son (Pedro)

“Euraxess Luxembourg were of extreme importance during my moving to Luxembourg. I was dealing with the difficulty of getting a suitable place to stay. Then I got to know about the existence of the Euraxess Luxembourg. When I got in direct contact with the coordinator of Euraxess Luxembourg, Ms. Barbara Daniel, she immediately solved my problem. She has always found the time to receive us and to actively try to help us. It is always more comfortable to undertake this kind of ventures when you feel that there are people at your side.”

Pauline BOURGEON, postdoc

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), French, married

"Over the last three years, I have been using Euraxess portal to look for a job in Luxembourg or in the Great Region (Belgium, France, Germany). I was regularly checking the vacancies in my research field posted on the portal and I found very practical to be able to select several countries. It is very convenient to have such a portal where many career opportunities in Europe are gathered."

Jessica DESPORT, postdoc

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) & GOODYEAR, French

“Through its website, Euraxess is sharing useful links and information regarding the host country, namely housing, health insurance, etc. It truly helps to get a general sight of our destination.”

Felipe LINHARES, postdoc

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) & GOODYEAR, Brazilian, single

"EURAXESS had an important role since the beginning. First, I saw the advertisement for the position on Euraxess website. And after the position was offered to me, EURAXESS in Luxembourg continued to assist me to settle down in the country, looking for a place to live, and with bank procedures."

Sri KOLLA, PhD

University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication, Indian, single

"I found my current research position on Euraxess job portal and I would recommend Euraxess without a doubt to anyone at any given point of time. Euraxess website is a place to go if anyone is looking for academic and research positions, or anything related to career counseling etc. I still need to explore more Euraxess funding opportunities."

Pranjul SHAH, postdoc

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, Indian, married, 2 children

"From the beginning, Euraxess was very helpful in simplifying the administrative process for me and this simplified the uncertainties linked to moving to a new country. Luxembourg can be a bit administratively heavy country at the start and Euraxess does the perfect job in minimizing this burden for the researchers so that they can focus on their research."

Are you a researcher, a PhD or a postdoc who has established in Luxembourg? Do you have an experience with EURAXESS Luxembourg and its services? Share your own story through the following short survey.

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