First semester in Hannover: Courses are held in German or English.
Second semester: Courses are held in English, French, German, Spanish, or Italian (depending on the partner university).
Topics covered in the programme have included data protection law, competition law, European IP law, U.S. IP and IT law, information science and computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain and distributed ledger technology, international arbitration, IT contracts, media law, private international law, and legal academic writing.
We admit between 20 and 30 students each year. The small class size allows us to create a close-knit programme with a high level of interaction between students and faculty. The first semester takes place at Leibniz Universität Hannover. Students continue their studies at one of our partner universities during the second semester.
Participants spend the second semester at one of our partner universities:
Students may apply for a joint LLM degree with the University of Oslo.
Please note: Students are responsible for the fees associated with their study abroad at the partner university. For more information, please visit the programme website: https://www.jura.uni-hannover.de/en/eulisp/.
Students may earn ECTS credits by participating in a four-week internship during the programme.
Approx. 400 EUR semester fee ("Semesterbeitrag")
The semester fee includes the following:
Compared with other European countries, the cost of living in Germany is quite reasonable. The prices for food, accommodation, clothing, cultural events, etc. are basically in line with the EU average. You will need around 850 EUR a month to cover your living expenses. The largest expense will be your monthly rent. In Hanover, the rent amounts to between 300 and 500 EUR per month.
Cost of studying at Leibniz University Hannover:
http://go.lu-h.de/study-costs
General information on the cost of studying in Germany:
https://www.study-in.de/en/plan-your-stay/money-and-costs/cost-of-living_28220.php
Although tuition fees no longer exist in Lower Saxony, costs are indeed incurred at university, such as the semester fee, accommodation and living costs, and costs for learning materials. Here you will find possibilities to help you finance your studies:
www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/finanzierung-foerderung
Deutschlandstipendium:
go.lu-h.de/deutschlandstipendium
Niedersachsenstipendium:
go.lu-h.de/niedersachsenstipendium
For Water Resources and Environmental Management:
go.lu-h.de/WATENV-funding
Academic law degree or German first state law examination
Please note that language proficiency requirements at our English-speaking partner universities are subject to change.
Applications must be submitted through the online application portal. For more information, please visit the programme website: https://www.jura.uni-hannover.de/en/eulisp/.
There are many job opportunities for students on campus (in the different departments, the central administration, etc.) and off campus. About two-thirds of our students work at part-time jobs while pursuing their studies.
Internal job postings:
https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/universitaet/stellenangebote-arbeit-an-der-uni/jobboerse
Student jobs outside of the university:
jobbico Uni Hannover
Links on housing in Hanover (including a video about housing in Hanover for international students)
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