Stanford Partner Program
Stanford-Vienna Student Exchange Program (Outgoing)
LLM Exchange Semester at Stanford Law School, Silicon Valley, California
Study Emphasis: U.S. Business Law/U.S. Intellectual Property & Technology Law
The Stanford Student Exchange Program allows two students of Vienna's LLM Program in European and International Business Law each year to study as exchange students at Stanford Law School for one semester. Admitted exchange students can study at Stanford Law School in the autumn quarter (September-December) or in the winter quarter (January-March) or in the spring quarter (April-June). Exchange students must hold a first law degree and be enrolled in Vienna's LLM Program in European and International Business Law, also during the exchange semester at Stanford.
Exchange students can transfer and use up to 12 unit credits earned at Stanford Law School as unit credits for elective courses for Vienna's LLM Program in European and International Business Law.
Vienna's LLM students do not have to pay any tuition at Stanford University. However, all other costs (travel, housing, living expenses, health insurance, course materials, student visa expenses, etc) must be covered directly by the exchange students.
Application deadline for the academic year 2025-2026: March 15, 2025
All applications must be submitted in English and by e-mail as a single pdf document to maria.sturm@univie.ac.at.
Applicants must submit the following documents in their application:
- cover letter (the cover letter must also refer to the selected quarter when the applicant would like to study as an exchange student at Stanford Law School)
- CV
- personal statement (no more than two pages describing the student's reasons for wishing to study at Stanford and any of the student's important qualities he or she would like Stanford to know about)
You will find more information about this student exchange program here: Stanford Law School's Visiting Exchange Students Program Information
Stanford-Vienna Student Exchange Program (Incoming)
Exchange Semester for Incoming Students of Stanford Law School at the University of Vienna Enrolling the LLM Program in European and International Business Law
The University of Vienna allows two students of Stanford Law School each year to study as exchange students in the LLM Program in European and International Business Law at the University of Vienna for one semester.
Exchange students can transfer 12 unit credits earned in the LLM Program in European and International Business Law from the University of Vienna to Stanford Law School, in line with Stanford Law School's Foreign Exchange Program policies.
You will find more information about this student exchange program here: Stanford Law School's Foreign Exchange Program Information
International Professional Certificate Summer Program Understanding U.S. Intellectual Property Law
Stanford Law School offers an international summer program in U.S. intellectual property law annually in August. The LLM Program in European and International Business Law established a partner program with this summer program at Stanford. Students can choose, if they wish to participate in this summer program in-person on Stanford Campus, or if they prefer to follow all lectures via livestream.
Stanford Law School accepts four LLM students for this summer program every summer, who do not have to pay any tuition for this summer program. Stanford Law School may accept additional LLM students under favorable conditions by reducing the summer program tuition substantially. All other expenses (flight, accommodation etc) must be covered directly by the individual LLM students. The review of all applications and selection will be done by the partner university.
Summer program participants, who successfully complete this summer program, will receive a Stanford Law School Certificate.
The application deadline for the 2025 summer program is March 15, 2025.
All applications must be submitted via Stanford's online application form: 2025 summer program online application form
Please also inform Prof. Fina and Dr. Sturm, when you submit an online application for this summer program.
This Stanford summer program is recognized as an elective course for the LLM Program in European and International Business Law, with a value of 3 units (6 ECTS).
Please contact Professor Siegfried Fina for more details.
Stanford-Vienna EU Law Working Paper Series
The Stanford-Vienna European Union Law Working Paper Series is a joint initiative of Stanford Law School and the University of Vienna School of Law's LLM Program in European and International Business Law. Exceptional LLM student papers are published in this working paper series.
If you wish to access the collection of the Stanford-Vienna European Union Law Working Paper Series, please click here: Collection
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