BIP: European Law & Institutions
Enhancing legal understanding of the EU
The International Law Week brings together Bachelor students in Law from all over Europe. The main focus of this BIP on “European Law & Institutions” is to offer students the possibility to work in mixed international groups on the composition, the competences and the functioning of the EU Institutions. The analysis will then be applied to an interesting, actual EU legal topic, as contained in EU legislation (directives or regulations) being analysed.
Moreover, students will have to prepare a debate and discussion with respect to a current issue in a “mock European Parliament”, from the point of view of the currently existing political parties within the EP.
The working language of this week being English, the BIP challenges students to think and to communicate in a foreign language.
Programme
The online programme (between 16-20 February 2026) is limited to a number of introductory guest lectures by colleagues from the participating partner institutions, followed by a brief evaluation moment to be carried out by the students.
The on campus programme (between 2-6 March 2026) consists of a mixture of guest lectures (of, among others, a lecture given by the President of the Court of Justice of the EU, a civil servant at the EU Commission etc.), workshops, and presentations by the students. The last day of the week, the “mock parliamentary debate” takes place at the House of Province in Leuven. In view of the preparation of this debate, a visit is organised to the European Parliament in Brussels during a full day (and possibly the Council, or the Benelux), where we meet members of the EP, during a guided tour. Participants are also encouraged to join a rich social and cultural programme and to meet their fellow students from other countries informally, during visits to the City of Leuven and some of its historical highlights.
Practicalities
Target group: 2nd year bachelor students in Law
Date
Online programme: 16-20 February 2026
On campus week: 2-6 March 2026
Deadline for registration: December 19, 2025
Place
UCLL University of Applied Sciences
Campus Connect
Geldenaaksebaan 335
3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
Belgium
Price
Consult our BIP website.
Coordinators
Any questions? Feel free to reach out to our coordinators via lawweek@ucll.be!
- Nico Nijsten (Internationalisation Law Programme)
- Manou Eyskens
Registration
By submitting the registration form, you declare to participate in the entire programme and to pay the participation fee. For more details, see our BIP website.
Please read the guidelines before starting your registration
BIP Registration Guide – Student (full guide)
- Create an account => Sign up as new user;
- Choose the first option “I wish to register and have the invoice sent to me personally or I wish to register for a free event”;
- Enter your personal details;
- Select your BIP;
- Complete the payment to finalize your registration.
BIP Registration Guide – Institution (full guide)
- Create an account => Sign up as new user;
- Choose the third option “I wish to register one or multiple employees of my organization”;
- Enter the details of the institution;
- Add participants;
- Select your BIP;
- Fill in the supplementary details;
- Confirm your submission.