Postgraduate in Chinese Business Law – (Grad.Cert.)

The Postgraduate Programme in Chinese business Law is unique in Europe. It first offers an in-depth understanding and knowledge of Chinese business law, including the legal system and its institutional framework, principles of Chinese law, legal developments and dispute settlements.

The programme then focuses on the various fields of Chinese law: contract law, company law, economic and financial law, commercial law, investment legislation, tax law, intellectual property law, customs law and environmental law.

Added value

* A broad view of Chinese business law. The programme deals with the characteristics of Chinese law and the various domains of Chinese business law.
* Input from both practical experience and primary source material.
* Networking. Networking plays an important role in making business successful. For this reason the postgraduate programme includes some networking activities, thereby enhancing the students´ value on the labour market.
* Comprehensive programme. Graduates will be able to:
* understand the characteristics of Chinese law;
* understand Western and Chinese business people, legal advisors and lawyers;
* be a mediator in Western-Chinese business negotiations, especially in the legal field;
* understand and manage Chinese business strategies, especially in the legal field;
* discover, understand and manage the legal pitfalls and problems in Western-Chinese business negotiations;
* reflect on future developments of Chinese law;
* retrieve and analyse specialist literature.


Job prospects

For lawyers and Masters in Law, the postgraduate programme in Chinese Business Law is the ideal way to develop a career as a legal advisor in the field of Chinese business.

In general, specialists in Chinese law are in great demand in every segment of the labour market, for example, in companies that do business with China, banks, law firms,consultancy firms, governmental organisations, international organisations and in diplomacy.