Die Stadt Luexmburg mit ihren historischen Gebäuden im Abendlicht. Foto: Unsplash/Cedric Letsch.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Science in Luxembourg

Every time you get into your car and turn the key in the ignition, you are using a Luxembourg invention: the lead-acid battery, which is mainly used as a car battery. Developed by the Luxembourg engineer Henri Tudor in 1886, lead-acid batteries are not suitable for many applications because they are very heavy. In cars, however, they make up for this with their reliability and low purchase price.

The Facts

Population	669,000 ^[1]
Area	2,574 km² ^[2]
Gross domestic product per capita in US-Dollar	129,810.0 ^[3]
Public expenditure on education (share of GDP)	5.0 % ^[4]
Share of female researchers	28.1 %
Universities	3
Universities per 1 million inhabitants	5.10
Students	7,102
Expenditure on Research and Development (share of GDP)	1.2 (share of GDP) ^[5]

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Science Sights

Futuristische, quadratische Häuserfronten

Science Sight

University of Luxembourg

Science Sight

University of Luxembourg

This university in Luxembourg is one of the youngest in Europe. It was founded on 12th August 2003, making the University of Luxembourg the first and so far only state university in the Grand Duchy. Since then, only three private universities have been added. At the university, you can also study Luxembourgish studies. Apart from […]