European and International Business Competition and Regulatory Law

The MBL-FU is a postgraduate master programme in English offered since winter term 2010/2011 by the Institute of German and European Business, Competition and Regulatory Law at the Department of Law at Freie Universität Berlin. It focusses on international and European business and competition law as well as on energy and telecommunication law and is conducted by international high-ranking practitioners and academics.

The MBL-FU is one of the very few postgraduate programmes in Germany that consistently implements a blended-learning-concept combining traditional study methods with e-learning segments.

The course is intended to give lawyers and economists with a strong interest in the field of economic law the opportunity to gain in-depth, specialist knowledge in the areas of international and European competition and regulatory law. Lawyers and economists who are already practicing competition and regulatory law in businesses, law firms or public authorities will have the chance to significantly deepen their knowledge and skills.

The MBL-FU is a two-term programme. It comprises 8 modules and a master thesis period. Central constituents of each module are the in-class lectures, seminars and tutorials that take place full-time on Fridays and Saturdays (occasionally also on Thursdays) at the Department of Law. As part of our E-learning concept, different online study and work designs realized via the programme's internet platform complement and enhance the on-site lectures. 

The postgraduate master programme "International and European Business, Competition and Regulatory Law" is divided into two sections. The first section covers the first term of studies (October to March) and deals with the legal and economic foundations of business, competition and regulatory law. Furthermore, students are taught how to draft and implement a contract. During the second term (April to September), the second part of studies addresses competition and regulatory law only. In the module "Regulatory Law", students specialize either in energy or telecommunication law.

For admittance to the master’s program applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

• Applicants must have successfully completed a degree course, preferably in law, at a German or non-German university.

• Participants must prove a minimum of one year work experience in addition to their undergraduate or first degree.

The admission is limited.

In addition to the admission requirements English language skills, a letter of motivation and a potential interview will be considered.

Further information about admission requirements can be found on the website of the program.