in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg
Dr Hannes Käckmeister is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) at the University of Luxembourg. He is the coordinator and co-author for the Youth Report 2025, the national correspondent of the European Knowledge Centre on Youth Policy (EKCYP) and the national contact person for Europe’s Encyclopedia of National Youth Policies (Youth Wiki).
The Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) is part of the Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) at the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) at the University of Luxembourg. The CCY was founded in January 2020 as the successor to the INSIDE research unit. Youth research in Luxembourg began in 1995 as part of the research activities of the Centre d’Études sur la Situation des Jeunes en Europe (CESIJE).
The University of Luxembourg (UL) was founded in 2003. With 1,000 doctoral students among its 7,500 students and 300 professors, UL is a research university dedicated to addressing the major societal challenges of the future. Its strategic priorities are digital transformation, medicine and health, and sustainable and social development. The university is characterised by its international and multilingual nature, its interdisciplinary approach and its favourable intellectual property and partnership policies.
Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Robin Samuel, youth research at the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research (CCY) examines the situation of young people from an interdisciplinary perspective and using a multi-methodological approach. The researchers have different disciplinary backgrounds: sociology, education, psychology, economics and related humanities at the interface with digital research.
The research activities cover topics that are relevant to young people, such as the transition from school to work, social engagement, citizenship, migration, leisure activities and identity. Research is also conducted on family life, values and attitudes, non-formal education, future prospects, and the health and well-being of young people.
One of the aims of youth research at the CCY is to cultivate and maintain a continuous dialogue with politics and youth work. This connection with practice and politics has led, among other things, to the implementation of the National Youth Report, which is published every five years. In addition to research activities, youth research at the CCY is dedicated to documentation, evaluation and consulting, as well as science communication.
The digital offering around ‘youth-in-luxembourg.lu’ is provided in equal parts by the University of Luxembourg (Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, FHSE) and the Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse (MENJE). Since 2016, this website has been an integral part of the ongoing project Digital Documentation and Research Centre Youth (DDRC).
