Introduction

Bucerius Law School is a private elite law school in Hamburg, Germany. It is famous for its high-quality legal education, international teaching environment and curriculum closely integrated with practice. It has cultivated many legal talents with international vision and professional quality.

Overview

Student size: 670 students in 2017, including about 100 undergraduates/year, 44 postgraduates and 237 doctoral students.

Faculty: 15 full-time teachers, 2 junior professors, 4 affiliated professors, 4 honorary professors and 2 honorary retired professors.

History and establishment time

Founded in 2000, it was funded by Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, one of the largest foundations in Germany. Founded in 1999, it is the first private law school in Germany.

School Strength

Teaching Mode: Small class teaching is adopted, focusing on teacher-student interaction and students' independent learning ability. Through practical teaching methods such as case analysis and mock court, students can master legal knowledge and skills in practice.

Course Setting: There are degree courses such as Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), Master of Law and Business (MLB), as well as doctoral degree courses and four summer certificate courses. The undergraduate law course lasts for three and a half years and is divided into ten semesters. After graduation, students can take the first judicial examination in Germany; the Master of Law and Business is an interdisciplinary and international course opened in cooperation with WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, aiming to cultivate legal professionals with business thinking.

International Exchange: 90 countries and regions in more than 30 countries around the world Many universities have established cooperative relationships, providing students with abundant international exchange opportunities such as study abroad exchange and summer programs, broadening students' international horizons and enhancing their international competitiveness.

Nature of the institution

Private non-profit university.

Educational philosophy

Academic freedom and innovation: Emphasis on freedom of thought, encouragement of academic innovation, providing a relaxed academic environment for students and teachers, and promoting the generation and development of new knowledge and new ideas in the field of law.

Social responsibility: Focus on cultivating students' sense of social responsibility, so that students can pay attention to social issues in their studies and future careers, and use the legal knowledge they have learned to contribute to social fairness, justice and development.

Combination of theory and practice: Committed to closely combining legal theory with legal practice, through close cooperation with the legal practice community, let students come into contact with real legal cases and problems in the learning process, and improve students' ability to solve practical legal problems.

Key experiments Rooms and Disciplines

Key Disciplines: Corporate and Capital Market Law, Foundation and Non-profit Organization Law, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property and Media Law are the key disciplines of the school. The disciplines are closely integrated with the needs of legal practice and socio-economic development, and have achieved remarkable results in teaching and research, providing students with cutting-edge professional knowledge and practical skills training.

Key Laboratories: There is no explicit mention of key laboratories in the traditional sense, but the school has created conditions for students to practice and research through cooperative projects with enterprises, law firms, etc., practice bases, and moot courts on campus, so that students can exercise and improve their professional abilities in actual projects and simulated scenarios.

Departments

The division of departments is not clearly defined, but from the perspective of discipline settings, it can be roughly divided into the Department of Basic Law, the Department of Commercial Law, and the Department of Interdisciplinary Research, which undertake teaching and research tasks in different fields.

Ranking

In Germany In the CHE university ranking, it has been ranked first among German law schools since 2008, and is ranked first in multiple subcategories such as professors, curriculum, learning environment, and practical relevance.

The school's students performed well in the first German judicial examination, with 80% of students passing with honors, while the national average of only 24% of students in Germany can achieve this level.

Expenses

Undergraduate: Tuition fees are usually between 0-42,500 euros per academic year.

Master's: Tuition fees are between 0-56,000 euros per academic year, and the tuition fee for the Master of Law and Business (MLB) program is 25,000 euros. Euro.

Campus

Campus location: Located in the city center of Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany, the campus is surrounded by convenient transportation and rich in cultural and commercial resources, providing convenient conditions for students' study and life.

Teaching facilities: The campus has modern teaching facilities, such as a well-equipped library, advanced mock courts, multimedia classrooms, etc., which meet the students' learning and research needs.

Campus life: The school has living facilities such as fitness rooms, music rehearsal rooms and restaurants, which enrich students' extracurricular life. In addition, the school will organize various academic lectures, cultural activities and social activities to create a good campus cultural atmosphere.