Past Events

  • Concert and Dinner at Cercle Münster, 1 February 2025

    Gebhard-and-Gregoire

    An evening with Franz Schubert’s Winterreise On 1 February, alumni of Oxford, Cambridge and Cercle Club members enjoyed a beautiful late afternoon & evening Concert-Dinner with Oxbridge tenor Alexander Gebhard (Trinity College, 2012; St Edmund Hall, 2016) and French pianist Grégoire Baumberger, whose intimate and spellbinding performance took us through Franz Schubert’s Winterreise. After the … Continue reading “Concert and Dinner at Cercle Münster, 1 February 2025”


  • Charity Concert, 15 January 2025

    On 15 January 2025, Beverly and Peter Carter spearheaded a charity concert in support of Nyamirama Primary School in Uganda. Turnout was good and the voluntary donations (through ticket sale) surpassed all expectations. We are pleased to have been able to pass on details on this event.


  • Literary Evening with James Leader, 14 January 2025

    As can be seen from the pictures below, the Café des Capucins in the Luxembourg City centre had a packed audience at this year’s first event, a literary evening 14 January, organised by our member, James Leader (Wadham, 1983) and Olivia Katrandjian. James spoke of his new novel ‘Into Babel’, currently #1 on the Ernster … Continue reading “Literary Evening with James Leader, 14 January 2025”


  • Christmas Dinner

    Last St. Nicholas eve, 5 December 2024, the OUSL held their first Christmas dinner. It was a black tie event with live music, crackers, carol singing and a nice meal at the Cercle Münster in the Grund. Linda and Mette put together a wonderful evening at which alumni caught up with each other and made … Continue reading “Christmas Dinner”


  • Tripartite dinner 24 September 2024

    Last September 24th, we had the annual Tripartite Dinner together the Cambridge and LSE alumni societies. The event was held at the SKYBAR Restaurant. After canepés and drinks, Luxembourg Minister Elisabeth Margue gave a insightful and entertaining talk about the Luxembourg penitentiary system. We then had excellent dinner which was accompanied by fine wines and … Continue reading “Tripartite dinner 24 September 2024”


  • Comparative Law ‘in Layers’

    On 3rd October, our member Dr. Felix Pflücke organised a talk for the Society titled ‘Comparative Law “in Layers“’, featuring Professor Birke Häcker, Director of the Institute of International and Comparative Private Law at the University of Bonn. Prof. Häcker, a former student of Brasenose College, Oxford, has held prestigious positions as an All Souls … Continue reading “Comparative Law ‘in Layers’”


  • Freshers Dinner Sept 16, 2024

    On September 16, 2024 the OUSL continued the tradition of hosting an annual dinner for Freshers joining the university of Oxford. This year we had 17 people attend of which 10 were alumni members and 7 students. The event was held at Chiche! in Limpertsberg, a restaurant that combines authentic, home-made Lebanese food with a … Continue reading “Freshers Dinner Sept 16, 2024”


  • AGM

    Last June 17th, we had our AGM and an EGM, which was attended by 16 members in person, and 3 represented by proxy. Our chairmen, Peter Munro and Jan Könighaus reported on another successful year full of activities, and on the society’s finances. Please find the 2023 Chairman’s Report below. Despite the many events, the … Continue reading “AGM”


  • Dinner with Oxford Professor of Education

    On May 23rd a dinner was hosted by OUSL with Simon Marginson, Linacre Fellow and Professor of Higher Education at Oxford, during his visit to Luxembourg. He presented on higher education strategy and rankings before an evening meal at Cercle Munster. The event underlined the importance of dialogue on education in the Society’s activities, and … Continue reading “Dinner with Oxford Professor of Education”


  • Vineyard visit

    On Sunday 28 April, we visited the  Dominikaner Weingut C. von Nell-Breuning in the Ruwer valley near Trier, where Romans introduced the grape and wine making two centuries ago.We were hosted by Dr. Carmen von Nell-Breuning, the owner and wine-maker of her family’s vineyard, which was founded in the 17th century.  Carmen gave us an … Continue reading “Vineyard visit”