Law + International and European Law Diploma and Law

Bilingual Program
ACADEMIC OFFER
The degree in Law (European Law and International Legal Profession
diploma) is an initiative of the School of Law of CEU San Pablo in which
students receive a specialist training in English related to their official studies.
This unique program forms part of the CEU Universities? international vocation
and their commitment to the challenges both Spanish and international
university systems face with the European Space for Higher Education.
In this way, the degree in Law (diploma in International Law) is designed to help our students to acquire
a specialist training of excellence in the areas of community law and, the Anglo-Saxon legal system.
Students at CEU San Pablo are given the opportunity of completing their academic education by
participating in a highly esteemed international program.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE
In addition to the regular university access examinations taken by all students, the admission
procedure for the bilingual degree includes a written English test and a one-to-one interview in
English. With these tests, the university can ensure that the students are suf ficiently motivated
and interested in their future studies. The university must also assess whether the students
have an appropiate level of English to be able to follow and participate satisfactorily in class,
understand the teachers? explanations, take notes, look for information from additional sources,
and write assignments and exams satisfactorily.

STUDENT SUPPORT
CEU San Pablo University also provides students of the
bilingual degree all the academic and logistic support
required to ensure that the program functions effectively.
This support is provided through two main channels.
The academic coordinator of the bilingual degree will
tutor the student academically throughout the training
period. In addition, the university?s International Office
will help to organize all the administrative and logistic
arrangements required for the mobility.

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
Since one of the main objectives of this type of programs
is to enable students to use English in their professional
career, a wide range of activities has been organized to
help achieve this objective. These include:
? Courses in study skills throughout the degree to help
students to improve aspects such as academic writing
and oral presentations, and to gain maximum benefit
from their bilingual training.
? Attendance to conferences and seminars in English
organized by the university, with the participation of
international teachers.
? Summer courses in English in the CEU San Pablo
Summer University.
? Participation in cultural activities and events in English.
? Courses to prepare for the TOEFL examination.

EUROPEAN LAW MOOT COURT
COMPETITION
The School of Law is currently the headquarters of this
renowned international competition of practical cases in
community law.
Teams of students from Law faculties in universities all
over the world defend and debate the case proposed
each year, before the European Community Law Courts.
The competition is held in the common languages
English and French. The competition aims to encourage
the training of true experts in the practice of community
law and to provide a forum for the debate of relevant
theoretical legal questions and social issues, in addition
to dealing with important practical problems arising as a
consequence of the phenomenon of integration and the
legal and political changes taking place in Europe today.
The competition has the solid institutional support of the
Council of the European Union, the Commission and
law firms such as Garrigues, Mannheimer Swartling, and
Norton Rose.

DUKE UNIVERSITY
For several years, CEU San Pablo University has
subscribed to an academic exchange agreement in
which American students come to CEU San Pablo
University, for one semester or one academic year, to
study Social Sciences and Humanities in Spanish.
The presence of students from Duke University is an
excellent opportunity to enrich the relationships that form
an essential part of university life.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Students who complete this program successfully will
receive the following academic qualifications:
? Official degree in Law issued by CEU San Pablo
University.
? European Law and International Legal Profession
diploma issued by CEU San Pablo University.
? CEU San Pablo bilingual program diploma which
acknowledges the subjects in the study plan studied in
English.

EUROPEAN DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT
The European Diploma Supplement is the document
that accompanies each official university qualification
and is valid in the entire national territory. Its objective
is to increase the transparency of the different higher
education qualifications obtained in European countries,
so these can be academically and professionally
recognized by institutions and companies.
In the case of the degree in Law (European Law
and International Legal Profession diploma), the
European Diploma Supplement also records the studies
completed by the students, the results obtained and the
professional skills acquired, and all the subjects studied
in English at CEU San Pablo University.

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Students opting for the bilingual degrees may be eligible
for two kinds of grants or sholarships. They can apply for
the bilingual talent scholarship offered by the university
each year to students starting a bilingual degree. These
scholarships are available to students with a minimum
average grade of 8 in their higher secondary education
qualification (bachillerato), who enroll in degrees of Law.
The scholarship is automatically renewed provided that
the student maintains an average grade of 7 or above,
equivalent to notable in the Spanish university system.
This scholarship covers the entire university education
fees.