Summer course in European law & integration
May – August 2026
Welcome to the 2026 Summer Course in European Law and European Integration. This comprehensive 14-week program offers deep insights into the legal frameworks, institutions, and policies shaping the European Union today. Join leading experts and scholars as we explore the foundations and future of EU law.
Note: All times listed are in Kyiv Time (EEST).
Principles & institutions of the EU
Tue, May 26
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
The EU: Past, present, future
Lecturer: Cuyvers
Mon, June 1
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Institutions, decision-making & sources of EU law: law & realities
Lecturer: Cuyvers
Tue, June 9
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
EU integration, past & present
Lecturer: Van den Bogaert
Mon, June 15
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Ukraine-EU association & accession of Ukraine agreement
Lecturers: Cuyvers & Yefremova
Intellectual property (IP)
Fri, May 29
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Basic concepts, institutions, and instruments
Lecturer: TBA
Fri, June 5
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Trademarks
Lecturer: TBA
Fri, June 12
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Patents
Lecturer: TBA
Fri, June 19
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Copyrights & design
Lecturer: TBA
The four freedoms
Tue, June 16
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Introduction, single market & goods
Lecturer: Barnard
Tue, June 30
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Goods & services
Lecturer: Barnard
Tue, July 7
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Persons & companies
Lecturer: Gehring
Tue, July 14
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Citizenship, capital & investment policies
Lecturer: Gehring
Constitution & human rights
Wed, June 17
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Framework, rule of law & Council of Europe
Lecturer: Mazziotti
Mon, June 22
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
The charter & human rights policies
Lecturer: Toggenburg
Mon, June 29
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Non-discrimination, freedom & security, criminal law
Lecturer: Douglas-Scott
Mon, July 6
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Expression, privacy & artificial intelligence
Lecturer: Douglas-Scott
Competition law
Wed, July 8
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
General framework; EC & member state enforcement; vertical restraints
Lecturer: Gerard
Wed, July 15
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
State aid, dominance & merger control
Lecturer: Gerard
Wed, July 22
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Digitalization
Lecturer: Ezrachi
Wed, July 29
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Anti-cartel enforcement in former socialist states
Lecturer: Kaufman
Finance & capital markets
Tue, July 21
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Introduction, MiFID & MICAR
Lecturer: Busch
Tue, July 28
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Prospectus regulation & green bonds regulation
Lecturer: Lieverse
Tue, Aug 4
7:00 – 8:00 pm
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Market abuse
Lecturer: Bonneau
Tue, Aug 11
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Banking union
Lecturers: De Seriere, Louisse, Van Rijn
Fri, Aug 14
5:00 – 7:00 pm
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Capital requirements (banks & insurance)
Lecturers: Pijls, Van den Hurk
Privacy & data protection
Mon, July 27
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
GDPR, roles of the charter and CJEU, national security & law enforcement
Lecturer: Svanberg
Mon, Aug 3
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Concepts & principles, CJEU case law, processing
Lecturer: Kuner
Mon, Aug 10
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Individual rights (access, deletion, right to be forgotten) & exceptions
Lecturer: Svanberg
Mon, Aug 17
6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Third country transfers; implementation in Ukraine, best practices
Lecturer: Kuner
Energy law
Thu, July 30
6:00 – 7:00 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Energy law perspectives – part I
Lecturer: Heffron
Thu, Aug 6
6:00 – 7:00 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Energy law perspectives – part II
Lecturer: Heffron
Thu, Aug 13
6:00 – 7:00 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Energy law perspectives – part III
Lecturer: Heffron
Thu, Aug 20
6:00 – 7:00 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Energy law perspectives – part IV
Lecturer: Heffron