Programme Structure
The programme covers one academic year, for which successful students will receive 60 ECTS points. The courses start at the beginning of October and end in June. The academic year is divided into three terms. The unique international and interdisciplinary character of the EMLE Programme is secured through an intensive co-operation between lawyers and economists at no less than seven European Universities and three non-European partners. Students may study at up to three different universities but cannot spend all terms in the same location.
In the first two terms students can choose among three teaching centres. This leads to an average class size of up to 35 students, given a maximum of 105 admitted students in the entire program.
- In the first term, courses will be offered at the Universities of Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bologna. Classes generally start in the first week of October; exams finish in late December.
- In the second term students will study at the Universities of Ghent, Hamburg or Bologna. Classes generally start in the first week of January; exams finish in late March.
- In the third term there are more teaching centres and a lower average class size. Courses are offered in Aix-en-Provence, Bologna, Haifa, Hamburg, Manchester, Rotterdam and Vienna. Classes generally start in the first week of April; exams finish in late June. Mumbai and Warsaw join the network in 2010/2011 while Manchester will no longer participate; Bologna will cease to offer courses in the third term.
Exchange opportunities
Students who perform well in the first term will be given the chance to spend the third term at the University of California at Berkeley, thanks to an exchange agreement with the University of Rotterdam.
