Education
IGIR members teach courses on international economic law across various bachelor and master programmes at the Faculty of Law, other faculties of Maastricht University, and external institutions. Our educational approach integrates our academic, public service, and private practice expertise.
We offer research-based and professional training, both in-person and online, and contribute to educational programs at other universities. Additionally, IGIR members coach students participating in moot court competitions.
Highlighted master programme and specialisation
Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management
The IPKM programme provides you with the legal foundations and practical and technical skills to work at the crossroads of legal services, policy and knowledge management. Students with work experience and working professionals are encouraged to apply. The curriculum is structured for combining both work and study.
Globalisation & Law: International Trade and Investment Law
Follow courses on topics such as international trade law, intellectual property law and investment law. Combine theoretical courses with practical work on fictional and true-life cases. Go on a 2-day study trip to the WTO headquarters in Geneva, where you’ll attend a series of lectures by prominent officials from the WTO secretariat.
Courses
Bachelor
Intellectual property
- Intellectual Property in the Digital Single Market (by Anke Moerland).
Master
Intellectual property
- Intellectual Property Law (by Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Kalpana Tyagi).
- Advanced Master Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management (by Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Kalpana Tyagi, Anke Moerland, Dick van Engelen, Meir Pugatch and Christopher Heath).
Competition
- Law and Economics (by Niels Philipsen and Kristel de Smedt).
- State Aid and Public Procurement in the EU (by Niels Philipsen and Sarah Schoenmaekers).
Trade and investment
- International Trade Law (by Denise Prevost, Iveta Alexovicova and Dominic Coppens).
- Advanced International Trade Law (by Denise Prevost and Dominic Coppens).
- International Investment Law (by Iveta Alexovicova).
- The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization (by Denise Prevost, part of SBE).
- International Trade Law: Globalisation, Trade & Development (by Iveta Alexovicova, part of University College Maastricht).
Professionals
Intellectual property
European Qualifying Examination course for European patent attorneys.
European Patent Litigation Certificate Course (EPLC) for patent attorneys wishing to plead before the Unified Patent Court (together with Trier).
Education at other universities
IGIR members contribute to education at other universities, including:
| University of Aruba (Anke Moerland, Kalpana Tyagi, Anselm Kamperman Sanders) | Macau IP School (Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Christopher Heath) |
| Master European and International Law at Hamburg University / China-EU School of Law (Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Niels Philipsen) | European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) (Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Dick van Engelen) |
| World Trade Institute (WTI) at the University of Bern (Dominic Coppens) | China University of Political Science and Law (Niels Philipsen) |
| EMLE at Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Niels Philipsen) |
Moot court competitions
IGIR provides support to students participating in international moot court competitions. This year, IGIR members are coaching the student team competing in the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law.
Intellectual Property Seminar in Macau
Prof. Kamerman Sanders has been organising an annual seminar on intellectual property law for the Institute for European Studies of Macau since 2002. Through IGIR he is now also involved in the IP Law School and the Professional Update.
China EU School of Law, Beijing, China
The UM Faculty of Law is part of the China-EU School of Law (CESL) at the campus of the Chinese University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. IGIR fellows run the course Introduction to WTO Law for the master’s European and International Law, and also deliver professional training.
Brussels Hub
The Brussels Hub is UM's hub for post-academic courses, professional training, and research in Brussels. IGIR uses the campus for high-level activities on issues concerning European law and policy (e.g. IP and Standards, EU-Asia trade relations, etc.).
