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Globalizing higher education and strengthening the European spirit. How the Bologna reform has changed our world
edited by Christiane DienelAt a time when European cohesion is facing major challenges, this book focuses on the harmonization of European higher education and its signification for the development of a European identity. The Bologna process signed in 1999 by education ministers from...
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Schwiizerdütsch. Expedition in eine unbekannte Sprache
Marina RumjanzewaDie Deutschschweiz ist bekannt für ihre einzigartige Sprachlandschaft, in der Hochdeutsch und Schweizerdeutsch nebeneinander bestehen. Während Hochdeutsch als standardisierte, formelle Schriftsprache gilt, die im gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum verstanden wird und in offiziellen Kontexten Anwendung findet, hat das im alltäglichen Gespräch...
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Breaking the mould. The story of Penicillin
dir. by Peter Hoar ; written by Kate BrookeThis is a captivating movie about the scientists who developed penicillin in Oxford from 1938 to 1942. It shows their fight to get the state grants, to convince the pharmaceutical industry to invest money, the difficult conditions they work in...
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New Orleans, a city in folklore, photography and literary imagination
A tribute to this fascinating city with a difficult past, a melting pot of European, Creole and African influences.
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Earth Overshoot Day, ein Aufruf zu nachhaltigem Umdenken?
Bereits im Februar wird in diesem Jahr der so genannte „Overshoot Day“ für Luxemburg erreicht – also der Tag, an dem der hochgerechnete Verbrauch von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen die Kapazität der Erde zur Reproduktion dieser Ressourcen überschreiten würde.
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Writers’ passions and doubts
This list of movies highlights the sometimes complex decisions that these sensitive literary figures had to take in the face of less tolerant societies and troubled times.
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Malraux, la F/francophonie et les francophones
Veuillez envoyer vos propositions (environ 250 mots), accompagnées d’une notice biographique, jusqu’au 1er juillet 2025.
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Mapping Luxembourg’s Libraries
The National Library of Luxembourg offers an open data list of libraries in Luxembourg, including their addresses and GPS coordinates. Learn how to use this data to display library locations on a map.
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Explore our documents on literary film adaptations
Each month, our subject specialists highlight a particular topic through a range of documents from the National Library’s collections.
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