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.

The application deadline for The May Term 2012 was January 26, 2012. We received 102 applications. On February 1, all applications will be reviewed. Applicants can expect to receive notification in their mail boxes on February 9. The notification letters will include financial aid information, if applicable. All acceptance and wait-listed forms mailed to applicants are back due in the Luxembourg Office on February 15, including the deposit payment of $2,700.00. Please contact the Luxembourg Office at 1-508-793-7634 if you have any questions.

Summer Research Internships in Luxembourg are generally available from June 1 to July 31, 2012. 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.

On Thursday, October 27, 2011, The Ambassador of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to The United States of America, The Honorable Jean-Paul Senninger hosted a reception for Clark University alumni at the Luxembourg Embassy in Washington D.C.

Ambassador Jean-Paul Senninger visited Clark University this fall semester: On Friday, September 30, he presented a talk on "European Affairs" in Professor Michael Butler's class on "Just and Unjust Wars". On Saturday, October 1, President David Angel and Jocelyne Bauduy hosted The Ambassador and his wife, Louise Akerblom, at Harrington House at a reception for all Clark Luxembourg Program alumni.