Miami University Dolibois European Center, abbreviated to MUDEC, is an overseas campus of Miami University, and based in Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. Between 125 and 130 students per semester study at MUDEC, from Miami and other American universities.
The centre is named after John E. Dolibois, a native Luxembourger, a Miami University graduate (and later Vice President), and United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985. The centre, founded in 1968, is housed in Differdange Castle.
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