Henry J. Leir Luxembourg Program

Through the May Term, internships, conferences/workshops and other opportunities, the Henry J. Leir Luxembourg Program deepens relationships between Clark University and The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

LLP-CU Events

The application deadline for The May Term 2013 was January 25, 2013. On January 29, all applications were reviewed and applicants have been selected for the two courses offered.

Summer Research Internships in Luxembourg are generally available from June 1 to July 31, 2013. Internships will be available at The Musee National d'Historie et d'Art (MNHA) in Luxembourg City and at the Department of Environment and Agro-Biotechnologies of The Centre de Recherche Public-Gabriel Lippmann (CRP-GL). A Summer Internship will also be available at The Luxembourg-American Society in Belgium/WI. LLP-CU also hopes to offer again a yearlong internship at The Central Bank of Luxembourg for a Ph.D. candidate in Economics. Applicants for all internships have to be nominated by a Clark professor familiar with the Luxembourg Program. Please contact Uwe Gertz for more information. All 2013 internship places have been filled as of December 2012.

A Tradition of Furthering Cross-Cultural Scholarship

The Henry J. Leir Luxembourg Program-Clark University (LLP-CU) was founded to honor Dr. h.c. Leir's wish that Clark students and faculty deepen contacts with Luxembourg, the country that gave him safe haven at the outset of World War II. In order to contribute to Mr. Leir's vision regarding the importance of education and international experience, the LLP-CU has developed the following program elements:

The May Term Program in Luxembourg
Summer Research in Luxembourg
Summer Research with the Luxembourg-American Cultural Center in Belgium WI
Yearlong Ph.D. Research Internship in Luxembourg
The Henry J. Leir Lecture at Clark University
Faculty Conferences or Workshops in Luxembourg
The Henry J. Leir High School Initiatives Series

The LLP-CU offers the following awards:

The Henry J. Leir Lecturer Award
The Henry J. Leir Ph.D. Research Scholarship
The Henry J. Leir Dual M.A. Program Award
The Henry J. Leir Student Summer Research Scholarship
The Henry J. Leir B.A. at Clark Award
The Henry J. Leir Mobility Semester Award
The Henry J. Leir Grade 11 Prize

Features

Learn about Dr. h. c. Henry J. Leir. Read more

Workshop, June 28 to July 1, 2013: "Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for Life-An Inspiration for the 21st Century",
Prof. Paul Ropp, Clark's Department of History, with co-convener Prof. Predrag Cicovacki from The College of The Holy Cross.

Workshop, July 5 to July 8, 2013: "The Deregulatory Moment in Campaign Finance?",
Prof. Robert Boatright, Clark's Department of Political Science.

Hear from Angela Woodmansee, Clark's first Fulbright student to Luxembourg. Read her blog.