The Association of Professors of the University of Luxembourg (APUL), after meeting in extraordinary general assembly on 14 November 2017, has adopted a position statement expressing its concerns over the draft law on the organization of the University of Luxembourg currently under discussion.
In the view of the Association, the law fails to provide for the type of participatory democratic structures necessary for the continued successful development of our university, while also introducing rigid study regulations that may lead to unintentionally harsh consequences for students in particular circumstances.
Concerned to continue building on the remarkable national and international success of our university, APUL therefore calls for a public debate engaging the university community and civil society so as to ensure that the new law will be informed by a thoroughgoing process of democratic reflection and will be anchored in the realities of the Luxembourgish academic context.
The full text of the APUL position statement from the 20th of Navember 2017 may be found below respectively in English, French or German :
- Position Statement on draft bill no. 7132
- Prise de position relative au projet de loi n°7132
- Stellungnahme zum Gesetzesentwurf Nr. 7132
Professor Luc Heuschling’s legal opinion may be found at: