- Degree
- Dr rer pol or Dr iur
- Course location
- Hamburg
- In cooperation with
- Universities of Bologna, Prague, Rennes 1, and Rotterdam
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All courses and supervision are held in English.
The dissertation has to be written in English.
- Programme duration
- 8 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- The application deadline is usually in mid-January. Please check the EDLE website (https://edle-phd.eu/for-doctoral-students/)for the specific date.
(Application period: November to January)
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 1,800 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- The tuition fee of 3,600 EUR is a yearly fee that is to be paid at the beginning of the academic year. It may be (partially) waived in exceptional cases. The most promising applicants to the EDLE programme are granted a scholarship that comprises payment of the tuition fee.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The European Doctorate in Law and Economics (EDLE) offers an outstanding scientific education in the interdisciplinary research field of law and economics. Economists and lawyers interested in the economic foundations and effects of divergent legal rules are invited to apply.
Research topics of the EDLE are chosen within the general theme of "Tensions between efficiency and other goals of general interest". For new and more defined research topics, please consult the website.
EDLE is a joint doctoral programme by five of the leading European universities in the field of law and economics: the Universities of Bologna, Hamburg, Prague, Rennes 1, and Rotterdam. EDLE aims at addressing a new class of outstanding PhD researchers from all over the world. Successful candidates will receive multiple doctoral diplomas.