Convergence of Legal Education and
Doctoral Studies in Europe

University of Fribourg

12-14 February 2009

Thursday 12 February 2009

18.30         Reception offered by the Government of the Canton of Fribourg and by the City Council State of Fribourg

Friday 13 February 2009

9.00          Welcome addresses

Prof. Dr. Pascal Pichonnaz

ELFA President, Fribourg University

Prof. Dr. Guido Vergauwen

Rector of the Fribourg University

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Queloz

Dean of the Fribourg University Law School

9.20          Doctoral studies in Switzerland: How to implement the third cycle of Bologna ?

Dr. Mauro Dell’Ambrogio

State Secretary for Education and Research SER, Switzerland

9.40          PhD in England: An Account of the experience at UCL

Dr Phil. Arad Reisberg, LL.M.

Director, Centre for Commercial Law and Assistant Director of Research Studies, UCL (London)

10.05        Coffee break

10.35        PhD in Poland: An experience in Eastern Europe

Prof. Dr. Tomasz Giaro

Deputy Dean for staff and International Relations, Warsaw Law Faculty

11.00        Le doctorat : expériences en Espagne

Prof. Dr. Blanca Vilá

Dean of the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

11.25        PhD and its importance from an international perspective

Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Ferrari

University of Milano

Board Member of the International Association of Law Schools (IALS)

11.50        The role of PhD in practice

Dr. Anne-Catherine Hahn, LL.M. (Berkeley)

Becker & McKenzie, Zurich

12.15        lunch

14.00        Doctoral schools and doctoral studies in discussion

14.10        Prof. Dr. iur. Filippo Ranieri

University of Saarbrücken

14.30        Prof. Dr. iur. Guido Pfeiffer

University of Frankfurt

15.00        General discussion on Doctoral studies

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Janez Kranjc

16.30        Coffee break

17.00         General Assembly Meeting

19.30         Official Dinner at the Aigle Noir, Rue des Alpes, Fribourg

Saturday 14 February 2009

9.00 – 10.00        Continuing Discussion on PhD

Discussion and adoption of ELFA’s Resolutions

10.00-10.30        Coffee break

Tuning Project II, Julia Gonzalez

Future questions to be dealt with by ELFA

12.00        End of the Conference

13.30         Optional visit to Gruyère