Six China-EU School of Law (CESL) students will take part in courses from the “European and European Legal Studies” LL.M. programme at the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg from 10 April to 24 May 2016. Double master’s students Chen Xi, Yang Weiling, Wei Huanhuan, Chen Jing, Zheng Paihong and Sun Kairui, take three courses: European and International Company Law, European Labour Law, and Legal Aspects of CFSP/CSDP. These six weeks in Hamburg are part of their curriculum at CESL. Former CESL student Du Ruyi, former CUPL student Li Lin who is now pursuing her doctoral degree at Hamburg University, and Martin Fertmann, who had attended CESL’s Chinese Law Taught in English course, welcomed them.
The Europa-Kolleg Hamburg is an internationally recognised, interdisciplinary institution for education and research in the field of European integration. Its objective lies in the promotion of research and postgraduate education in the field of European integration and international cooperation. The six CESL students attended the opening ceremony of the Europa-Kolleg on 11 April 2016 together with 17 students from all over the world. Professor Markus Kotzur, the Director of Studies, introduced them to course schedules and requirements.
In the afternoon, they found out more about the library at Hamburg University with Andreas Knobelsdorf, head librarian of the Faculty of Law library and Nicole Gonyea, Master Programme Coordinator at the China-EU School of Law. As the largest university in Northern Germany, the library offers tens of thousands of law books on all areas including German civil law, commercial law, private international law, finance and maritime law, public law and European Union law. On 12 April, the students began their first course on European company law. After class, they visited the China-EU School of Law’s Consortium Office at the University of Hamburg and met Prof. Hinrich Julius, Project Coordinator, and Susanne Sindermann, Finance and Controlling Manager.
Text by Sun Kairui, Zheng Paihong (CESL Double Master Students from 2014 Intake)
