Representatives of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and 4 German experts visited Baku State University to evaluate LL.M. program in European Law. During the visit the experts met with rector, academician Abel Maharramov.

The Program started at BSU since September 2011. It will help to teach and prepare experts not only for practicing in Azerbaijan, but also for serving as legal experts in European Law in other countries of the region.

The program was established in 2010 with the objective of training legal experts in the field of European Union Law. During 2010-2012 the program was offered only in English but since 2013 it is also offered in the German language.The program is a double-degree program run jointly with University of Wurzburg, Germany with support of DAAD. The students enrolled for the program: - get enrolled in mandatory intensive German course - can chose to study one of several semesters in Germany - can make internship in University of Wurzburg - are offered lectures by local as well as German professors - gain access to most recent books on European Law at BSU library. The main subjects offered are European Constitutional Law, Introduction to European Law, Legal Research and Writing, European Law v. National Law, European Union Institutions, European Finances Law, European Energy Law, European Environmental Law, and European Labor Law. In 2013 six graduates of the program obtained a double-degree master program in European law. Of them two remained on the faculty and currently teach several courses.

Press and Information Department, 16 April, 2014.