Welcome to the website of the European Master in Law and Economics (EMLE).
This Programme offers the unique opportunity to study at two or three
European universities.
It provides students with advanced knowledge on the economic effects of
divergent laws and prepares them for a career in public organisations or
multinational law firms.
Each participating university awards an LL.M. degree or a master degree which is equivalent to an LL.M.
On this website, you can find information regarding this one-year masters course in Law and Economics.
With the menu buttons to the left, you can navigate the site. First, you can find information regarding
the programme itself: the topic of Law and Economics, the ten partner universities, the courses
and thesis and the special midtermmeeting, in which students and lecturers from the programme
all get together for workshops and discussions.
Second, you can find information regarding the recognition of the EMLE programme as an
Erasmus Mundus Masters Course. With this recognition, the European Commission has labelled the EMLE
programme as a course of 'outstanding academic quality'. The EMLE programme has received the Erasmus Mundus
label in the first selection round (2004), along with only 18 other masters courses.
One of the implications of the Erasmus Mundus label is that the EMLE programme is able to grant student
scholarships annually to about 25 third country students. As of the academic year 2006/2007, also scholarships for 10 European students are available. Information on these scholarships can also be
found through the menu.
Third, the application prodcedure is described, both for European students and for third country students.
The remaining buttons in the menu point to student experiences, links, the sitemap and how to get in touch with the EMLE programme.
Erasmus Mundus Masters Course (2004)
The Erasmus Mundus programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of
higher education. It aims to enhance quality in European higher education and to promote
intercultural understanding through co-operation with third countries.
The programme is intended to strengthen European co-operation and international links
in higher education by supporting high-quality European Masters Courses, by enabling
students and visiting scholars from around the world to engage in postgraduate study
at European universities, as well as by encouraging the outgoing mobility of European
students and scholars towards third countries.
Visit the
EU website for more information
EUA Joint Masters Programme (2002)
In this project of the European University Association (EUA), the possibilities of joint degrees
in Europe as innovative examples of inter-university cooperation and as pillars of future European
higher education development were analyzed. 11 programmes were selected for this pilot-project,
among which the EMLE programme.
Visit the
EUA website for more information
Accreditation by NVAO (2004) and ZEvA (2005)
In august 2004, the EMLE programme in Rotterdam and Ghent was accredited by the NVAO, the Dutch Flemish Accreditation Agency.
The NVAO is the official agency in the Netherlands and Flanders to certify that a programme meets the
quality criteria as formulated by the Dutch and Flemish government.In February 2005 the EMLE programme in
Hamburg was accredited by the ZEvA, the Central Accreditation Agency of the Federal State of Lower Saxony.
The ZEvA is one of the official agencies in Germany to certify that a programme fulfils the national
German quality standards set by the German Conference of the Ministers of Education.
Visit the
NVAO and the
ZEvA websites for more information.