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Luxembourg City: observatoire.liser.lu Courses in Malta
The vast majority of housing transactions are carried out by estate agencies such
as: www.athome.lu ou www.habiter.lu
For a rental or shared accommodation: www.appartager.lu Malta is a thriving island, which specialises in tourism, English courses,
To avoid the costs of agencies, consult offers in local newspapers. online games, finance and IT. It has a particularly low rate of unemployment.
Many people are employed in the fields of IT and telephone helplines (hot line),
Tips on finding a course and useful sites and the online games industry is in full growth. It is also possible to look for a

Luxembourg occupies an important place in the financial sector: many French course in one of the many language schools present on the island (especially in
and international banks are represented, so it is interesting to visit these banks' marketing and customer relations).
websites to access their course offers. Useful information for the researching The island is also famous for its shipbuilding and textile industries, footwear
student courses in Luxembourg can be found on the platform: stages.youth.lu manufacture and even the production of tobacco products.

CV and covering letter Name and legal framework
Advice for the drafting of the CV and covering letter are on the portal of Luxembourg
Employment: www.adem.public.lu/fr/demandeurs d’emploi/postuler. Internship, traineeship
A CVthèque is available on the site: jobs.lu Several training programmes targeting diverse audiences have been put in place
by the Maltese Government. The Student Placement Programme, for example, is
General information aimed at students. It includes an eleven-week course, taking 30 hours per week,
÷ The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry: www.cfci.lu with a remuneration of 6,02€ per hour (2017): mita.gov.mt
÷ The Luxembourg Employment Administration may help to find a course: Vocational training and courses come under the authority of the Department for
www.adem.public.lu/fr/index.html Education and Employment. Trainees have a recognised legal status in Malta
which regulates the duration, leave and work stoppages: from ten to 39 weeks
Job and course search websites of a 40-hour week (the legal working week). Some courses give rise to funding. A
÷ www.jobs.lu Skills Certificate may be issued at the end of the course.
÷ www.optioncarriere.lu
÷ www.eco.lu: offers of courses and jobs. Practical life
÷ www.stages.youth.lu: platform for offers and requests for student courses.
÷ www.1stage.be: courses in Belgium, France and Luxembourg Language: the official languages are Maltese and English.
÷ The University of Luxembourg jobs portal job4students.uni.lumakes the link
between university students searching for courses and companies Cost of living: overall, the cost of living is a little lower than in France.
An average monthly budget is around 950 euros.
The Luxembourg press: Local transport: student cards at 21€ per month or 55€ for three months.
The Luxembourg press: daily Luxembourg papers: www.lequotidien.lu; Land:
www.land.lu; Luxembourgeois Wort: www.wort.lu/de Accommodation: in Valletta, the capital, allow approximately 500€ for a studio in

the city centre and 370€ in the suburbs. However, the cost of rental is currently
rising. The universities also have available accommodation.
A few rental sites:
housing.justlanded.com/en/Malta/Flatshare
www.expat.com/en/housing/europe/malta

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