Hands-on insights and direct conversations with researchers, this was the experience offered by the University of Luxembourg’s youth research team at the Foire vum Jugendsecteur, hosted by the Service National de la Jeunesse (SNJ) on 7 October 2025 in Luxembourg City.
Held at Campus Geesseknäppchen, the fair (also known as the Foire vun der Jugendaarbecht) is an annual event that brings together professionals dedicated to working with, and for, young people in Luxembourg. From youth centre staff and counselling services to youth initiatives, sector administrators, and researchers, the fair serves as a key meeting point. It’s also a valued platform for sharing updates on upcoming youth-policy events and long-term policy developments.
The University’s youth research, coordinated through the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY), is a well-established part of the youth “sector” in Luxembourg. Closely connected with practitioners, the team showcased current projects including the Youth Report 2025, HBSC studies, and the Youth Survey Luxembourg (YSL).
Interest in youth research was high. This year, many CCY researchers took the opportunity to share their findings with the public, making complex data accessible through engaging formats. A standout feature of the youth-research booth was an interactive quiz based on YSL data, where participants used chickpeas to estimate statistics. Correct guesses (for example, that 47% of the young people used AI to teach themselves skills like programming in 2024) earned prizes such as uni.lu mugs and pins. The Youth Survey Luxembourg (YSL) is a representative and standardised survey of young people in Luxembourg aged between 12 and 29.
Visitors also learned about the University’s study programmes, especially the Bachelor en Sciences sociales et éducatives (BSSE), and ongoing research projects supported by the Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse (MENJE).
The researchers were pleased with the visibility and engagement. The next opportunity for youth researchers to share insights in the field will be during the Assises de la jeunesse on 27 November 2025.
