VIVRE Programme

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Summary of the Programme

Duration: 2002 - 2011
Total Budget: EUR 12,000,000

  • 1st Call in 2002: 14 Projects Selected
  • 2nd Call in 2005: 21 Projects Selected

Total Projects Funded: 35


The VIVRE programme defines several thematic priorities within the social sciences and humanities in order better to understand the challenges that the Luxembourg nation and society will have to face in the future:

  • the evolution of the Luxembourg population, from a demographical, social, cultural and historical point of view
  • the development of human resources, the educational and training system
  • the era of information and communication and its consequences for society
  • the place of a small country like Luxembourg within the Greater Region, the European Union and a global world, with a specific focus on the perspectives of the Luxembourg financial market
  • the organisation of ‘space’, town and country planning

In December 2005, the FNR launched the 2nd call of the VIVRE Programme. The objectives of the 2nd call were among others the creation of new competences in the social sciences and humanities domain in Luxembourg and the development of international collaborations in order to guarantee the scientific quality of the projects. Additionally, the VIVRE programme aims to start or develop research on subjects that are of strategic importance for the country. 21 projects were selected among 43 proposals.

In total, the FNR has financed 35 projects in the framework of the VIVRE programme.

Ongoing Projects

Closed Projects