The overall objective of this study is to provide an overview of the immigration policies implemented by each Member State and Norway regarding international students and taking into consideration the above mentioned aspects.
At the national level, the topic is highly important if one takes into account that the University of Luxembourg is a young university, which tries to take advantage of the multicultural structure of the Luxembourgish society (foreigners represent 43,04% of the national population), the multilingual environment and the fact that Luxembourg is an important business location focussed on financial and technological services, when attracting national and international students. Another element to be taken into consideration is the geographical location of Luxembourg and its importance in the Greater Region (which is composed of bordering regions of France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg). The participation of the University of Luxembourg in the project creating a University of the Greater Region reflects the importance of the aspect of transnational cooperation but also of intra-mobility of third country national students between Member States, It is important to mention that the government has made the development of scientific research and attracting third country national researchers one of its priorities. In terms of legislation, the Law of 29 August 2008 on free movement of persons and immigration transposed Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service.