With a stay in Valencia, Spain, from 15 to 20 June our time with PEPP (sadly) came to an end. All the participants were eager to spend a wonderful (albeit very warm) week in this beautiful and lively city and explore it together. This week’s academic programme once again covered a wide variety of topics,…
From 20 – 24 April this year´s PEPPers reunited in the marvellous city of Cambridge for the third week of the programme. Having already built strong friendships during the previous meetings in Münster and Zagreb, participants were more than excited to spend another PEPP week together. The rich academic programme featured a wide range of…
The second week of the 2025/26 PEPP programme took place from 25 January to 1 February in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Following the successful opening event in Münster the previous October, the participants were excited to reconnect with each other. The academic programme covered a wide range of topics from all areas of European…
The first week of the PEPP round in 2025/2026 took place, as is tradition, from October 27th to October 31st in Münster. The academic programme included topical lectures on AI in private law and legal practice, as well as on European contract law. Interactive workshops and lively discussions brought the group of 24 doctoral students from all…
From 19 to 23 May 2025, the group gathered for the final time in Genova, Italy. After a welcome by the coordinators, Monday focused on surrogacy in the EU and GDPR-related damages, followed by participant presentations and a guided city tour. Tuesday covered topics like conflicting divorce and adoption laws, international maritime law, and arbitration…
From March 17 to 21, 2025, PEPP participants reunited in the picturesque city of Leuven. The week began with a welcome speech by Prof. Wouter Devroe, followed by discussions on sustainability in private law. Tuesday focused on the reform of Belgian private law, covering historical perspectives, property law, contract law, and obligations, ending with a…
The PEPP class of 2024/2025 reunited in Poland for the second PEPP week from January 13th to 17th, 2025. The week began in Katowice with engaging lectures and workshops on ESG compliance, civil liability and data protection, fashion law, and cross-border company restructuring. Highlights included tackling the issue of court digitalization, a Q&A session with…
The first week of the 2024/2025 PEPP round took place in Münster from October 21st to October 25th. This year, a total of 24 doctoral students from all over Europe who are researching in the field of European private law came together. Elsemieke Daalder, James Fowkes, Anna Kirchhefer-Lauber, Sebastian Lohsse, Christian Rüsing and many external…
The fourth and last week of the PEPP round in 2023/2024 was held from June 17th to June in 21st in Valencia. Besides lectures and the last set of PhD presentations the academic programme consisted of a moot court that the PEPPers had started to prepare in Cambridge. In Valencia, they took the roles of…
The third week of PEPP took place from March 19th to March 22nd at the University of Cambridge, where the participants stayed at the premises of Downing College. The academic program consisted of various lectures, a number of which focused on the role of Al in law. It also included the preparation of a moot…