Exchange Programs Let Law Students Explore the World

University-of-CopenhagenStudents at the Marquette University Law School have several opportunities to make their legal education a truly international experience.  Of course, each summer the Law School offers its popular Summer Session in International and Comparative Law, a month long program in Giessen, Germany.  Every other year, Professor Schneider also offers her course in International Dispute Resolution, which includes 10 days of travel to Israel and meetings with representatives of the Israeli government.  More information on these opportunities will be provided at two orientation sessions held on February 19.

However, these orientation sessions will also provide information regarding a more immersive study abroad experience: the opportunity to spend an entire semester studying law at one of the Law School’s three law student exchange partners in Europe.  Through partnerships with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, the University of Comillas in Madrid, Spain, and the University of Poitiers in France, the Marquette University Law School regularly hosts foreign students from our partner institutions for a semester, and also sends Marquette law students to our partners to study abroad for a semester.

Spending a semester abroad during law school is not for everyone.  For one thing, participants in the Spain and France exchanges must have a basic fluency in Spanish and French, respectively (English is sufficiently spoken in Copenhagen to permit non-Danish speakers to participate).  For another, law students have to plan a semester abroad carefully, to make sure that their absence from Marquette doesn’t cause them to miss a prerequisite course or a course required for the diploma privilege.

But for students looking to develop a strong background in law and business in the European Union, or to burnish credentials for an employer with global business operations, a semester of study at a prestigious European University can help to set you apart from other job seekers.

Deadlines to apply for an exchange program are generally March 1 to go abroad for the fall semester and October 1 to go abroad for the spring semester.  Attend the orientation session on February 19 for more information, or see Professor Schneider (University of Copenhagen and University of Poitiers) or Professor Fallone (University of Comillas).  More information is available on the Law School website.

 

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