From the Classroom to the EU Institutions

The programme allows you to dig deeper into the legal side of the modern challenges affecting Europe today.

"The Master of Laws (LLM) programme in European Economic Law is an intense yet rewarding one-year master's programme, designed to give you a deep understanding of the field, starting from the fundamentals and challenges of the internal market, through the European Law Moot Court competition and legal methodology, and building up towards a Master's thesis on a topic of your choice within the field. To specialise further, the programme also offers different specialisations throughout the year, such as EU competition law, which was my choice.

The programme allows you to dig deeper into the legal side of the modern challenges affecting Europe today, such as digital regulation or the labour law questions raised by platform work, though of course, it doesn't stop there.

It's also a great way to build on your legal education, or simply to explore your curiosity about the European project. Whether you see yourself working in or around the EU, in private practice back home, or looking for a stepping stone towards an international career, this programme offers a strong foundation.

As part of the practical side of the programme, we went on several study visits in Sweden to many leading law firms, as well as the Swedish National Board of Trade, the Swedish Competition Authority, and the Swedish Patent and Market Court."

"A particular highlight, however, was the study trip to Brussels and Luxembourg, where we had meetings at the EU institutions, including the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament. These meetings gave us a real sense of how the EU works in practice, and helped bring together everything we had studied throughout the programme.

My favourite part of the trip was learning first-hand from discussions with Swedish judges at the EU Courts and attending a hearing there. Having done the moot court, seeing how the EU Courts operate in practice was especially insightful. I also gained a lot from exchanging with members of the Legal Service in the competition law team at the European Commission on their work, especially representing the Commission before the EU Courts.

However, the study visits didn't stop at the institutions themselves. We also met practitioners at law firms and various organisations in Brussels to learn more about future career opportunities there. A meeting with the Swedish Permanent Representation to the EU gave us insight into how negotiations on EU files actually unfold in practice.

I truly believe this programme prepared me well for that next step.

Personally, these experiences, and the knowledge I gained throughout the programme, reinforced my interest in pursuing a Blue Book traineeship at the European Commission's DG Competition, which I will begin in October 2026. I truly believe this programme prepared me well for that next step. What I valued most was how it challenged me to think more critically about the EU and to develop a genuinely deep understanding of the internal market. Above all, it's an exciting journey for anyone who chooses to take it."

– Florentyna Martyńska

Interested in studying European law?

Our LL.M. in European Economic Law (EEL) is an internationally renowned programme with over twenty years of history. It offers in-depth insights into the legal foundations of the EU internal market and its economic constitution, combining academic excellence with practical perspectives.

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Master of Laws (LL.M.) (60 credits) in European Economic Law