NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

I. Higher education system
The system of higher education in Luxembourg is officially regulated by the government. The government is represented by
the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, which alone is responsible for
policy planning.
All higher education in Luxembourg is public. However, the creation of private institutions of higher education is possible.
The conditions are determined by law.
All sectors of education are governed by regulations and directives drawn up and administered by the Ministry of Education
and Vocational Training.
Higher education in Luxembourg is basically limited to:
(b) non-university courses of three years at:
the Institut supérieur de technologie de Luxembourg (IST)
the Institut supérieur d’études et de recherches pédagogiques de Luxembourg (ISERP)
the Institut d’études éducatives et sociales (IEES);
non-university courses of two years at:
the cycle court de Luxembourg
the lycée technique ‘école de commerce et de gestion’ and the ‘lycée technique des arts et métiers’, Luxembourg
(BTS);
(c) postgraduate training at the Institut universitaire international de Luxembourg (IUIL) as well as postgraduate courses for
future secondary school teachers (at the département de formation pédagogique).
I.1. The institutions of higher education
Institutions of higher education are supposed to cultivate and promote science and the arts by means of research, teaching and
study. They prepare students for careers which require scientific knowledge or artistic creativity.
Luxembourg has one academic institution of higher education, six colleges for advanced vocational training and one
institution providing post-university education. There are no special art colleges or music academies.
Institutions of higher education can therefore be divided into three groups.
University
The Cunlux includes the cours universitaires and the cours complémentaires. Students are offered the first year of university
courses in most academic disciplines.
Post-university