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The Ministry of Research and Higher Education is responsible for organising, coordinating and overseeing the Luxembourg higher education landscape. Within this context, the MESR acts as the supervising ministry of the University of Luxembourg and is in charge of the accreditation of the programmes leading to a higher technician certificate (brevet de technicien supérieur) as well as of foreign higher education institutions established on the territory of the Grand Duchy and of their study programmes.
The range of competence of the ministry is fixed by the Government regulation.
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Luxembourg launches Climate Nexus Framework Convention to boost climate readiness and global cooperationIn a landmark move marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Luxembourg's Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity and the University of Luxembourg have signed the Climate Nexus Framework Convention. 
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Strengthening academic, scientific and digital cooperation between Luxembourg and Japan: Stéphanie Obertin on a mission to TokyoAs part of an official mission to Japan, the Minister for Research and Higher Education and Minister for Digitalisation, Stéphanie Obertin, visited Tokyo on 14, 15 and 18 July 2025. 
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Visit of HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and Stéphanie Obertin to OsakaHRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and Stéphanie Obertin led an economic mission to Osaka on 15, 16 and 17 July 2025. 
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Visit of HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and Stéphanie Obertin to OsakaFrom 15 to 17 July 2025, HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and Stéphanie Obertin, Minister for Digitalisation and Minister for Research and Higher Education, will visit Osaka as part of Expo 2025. 
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Mistral AI and Luxembourg enter into a strategic partnershipOn 17 June 2025, the Government of Luxembourg, represented by the Prime Minister, the Minister for the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism, the Minister for Defence, the Minister for Digitalization and Minister for Higher Education and Research, ... 
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Consolidation of the collaboration between the University of Luxembourg and ILNASThe University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Institute of Standardisation, Accreditation, Safety and Quality of Products and Services − known as ILNAS − are set to pursue their collaboration in the fields of research and standardization. 
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