The Faculty of Law and Economics
Graduate School
Graduate School of Law for foreign PhD students (GRAD)
The Faculty of Law and Economics
Graduate School
Graduate School of Law for foreign PhD students (GRAD)
Our Goal
The aim of the GRAD is to increase the research and teaching capacities of foreign lawyers. To this end, they are offered a varied and comprehensive doctoral programme that goes beyond the existing doctoral regulations. In particular, an elective programme of special courses is offered to the doctoral candidates and intensive supervisory relationships are established between the doctoral candidates and their supervisors.Our priorities
Academic Supervision
Improvement through structuring and coordination of doctoral seminars and additional offers in the form of workshops and courses
Preparation of the doctoral thesis
A broad thematic focus of doctoral theses in the field of law, as well as interesting approaches of international scientific orientation, are offered
Academic career of the PhD students
A methodological and didactic preparation of the young academics for teaching and university career is already carried out during the doctoral phaseWe offer
Juristische Promotion nach erfolgreichem Abschluss des Studiums
Betreuung durch erfahrene ProfessorInnen
Individueller Forschungsplan, angepasst an die eigenen Forschungsinteressen
Entwicklung von Soft skills
Uneingeschränkter Zugang zur Infrastruktur der Universität
Intensive Sprachkurse
Vielfältige Kurse zu Rechtsfächern, Forschungsmethodik und juristische Didaktik
Verschiedene akademische und wissenschaftliche Aktivitäten
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg is one of Germany's oldest universities, the result of a fusion between the University of Wittenberg (founded in 1502) and the Friedrichs University (founded in 1694). The MLU is famous for teaching outstanding historical figures such as Martin Luther, Giordano Bruno and Christian Thomasius.
The Faculty of Law and Economics
The University's Faculty of Law and Economics is located in the historic centre of the city and has modern facilities and free internet access. The Faculty's library contains over 260,000 writings and various legal information systems can be accessed almost 24/7 from the library. In 2018, the Faculty was voted to be one of the best three law faculties in Germany by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE).