LLM/First-Year Programme

September 2024

All new researchers are required to attend a few introductory meetings at the beginning of the year. For further information see the Induction Programme.

LLM/First-Year Personal Research Plan

First-year and LLM researchers must agree, in consultation with their supervisor (even if provisional), on a Personal Research Plan (PRP). The PRP approved by the supervisor should be sent to [email protected] by 1 October 2024 at 12:00 (noon)

Please follow the below steps:

• Discuss the content of the PRP and the relevant seminar list with your supervisor
• Fill in the PRP form
• Please attach a screenshot of the list of seminars you have registered for to the form by accessing the student portal at my.eui.eu
• Submit your PRP form and your seminar registrations overview to [email protected] by the deadline, with your supervisor in cc.

December 2024 - Research Question Workshop

On 9 December 2024, LLM/First-year PhD researchers will participate in a mandatory one-day workshop where they will be divided into groups and present their proposed research question to receive feedback from professors, Max Weber Fellows and other researchers.

 

February 2025 - February Paper and Workshop

All LLM and First-year PhD researchers are required to submit the February paper by 12:00 (noon), on 13 February 2025.
The researchers will then discuss the February Paper and receive feedback from professors, Max Weber Fellows and other researchers at the Peer Feedback Workshop on 27 February 2025.

 

May Paper – First-year PhD researchers

All First-year PhD researchers are required to submit a May Paper by 12:00 (noon), on 2 May 2025.
May Paper Defences before a panel of three readers will take place between 26 and 28 May 2025.

 

LLM thesis – LLM researchers

The deadline for submission of the final version of the LLM thesis is 12:00 (noon), on 1 October 2025.

 

For further details, see the Researchers' Guide 2024-2025 TBC