The participants

The course targets:

• Professionals of the legal sector: lawyers in private practice, in-house legal advisers, economists;
• Entrepreneurs active in the digital sector;
• Representatives from National Competition Authorities working on e-communications and market liberalisations;
• Officials from national and regional administrations;
• Officials from EU institutions and agencies working in the field of EU competition law;
• Other professionals and academics working in the field of EU competition law from both EU and non-EU countries.

Participants should have a university degree, a very good command of English and some relevant work experience. They should have a good understanding of EU competition law both in theory and in practice, and be familiar with key concepts and principles guiding its application – particularly in relation to the digital sphere. To refresh and update their knowledge, as well as to prepare for the advanced level of this course, we recommend taking our executive education course on EU Competition Law taking place the week before this one.  

Seats for this course are limited in order to ensure an optimal interactive environment that fosters discussions and facilitates networking.

The College of Europe reserves the right to select participants based on their academic and professional profile.

Our former participants say:

« I have gained significant up-to-date knowledge regarding competition issues and competition law approaches to digital markets, and a complete view regarding the challenges involved in future regulation ».
« Top-level content from the highest recognized experts available in the scene. The exposition of the topics and the fluid sharing of ideas between the lecturers and the attendants, alongside the shared materials, […] enhanced my knowledge in matters I deal with in my daily practice ».

The trainers

The sessions are delivered by high-level speakers from the the College of Europe’s experts network, which comprises senior academics and practitioners with a sound experience in the field of EU competition law and digital markets.