International Civil and Commercial Law (Advanced LL.M.)

Extracurricular

Master Honours Education

Are you a curious and motivated master’s student? The Honours Academy of Leiden University offers various kinds of extracurricular education, ranging from long-running programmes to short-term courses. 

Leiden Leadership Programme

Are you interested in a leadership challenge? Join the Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP). This one-year programme will equip you with the leadership knowledge, insights and skills you need to increase your societal impact. You further your personal development through trainings, seminars and a practical assignment within an organisation, in which you learn to cooperate intensively with other professionals. With the LLP, you earn 15 EC in addition to your regular master's degree.

Master Honours Classes & Challenges

Would you like to further develop your academic skills and societal awareness? Join one of our Master Honours Classes & Challenges. In a small-scale, interdisciplinary course, you will tackle a complex issue for society or for a specific partner organisation. You will learn about the latest scientific insights concerning the topic and cooperate in a practical setting, together with students from many different backgrounds. There are Master Honours Classes on offer for 5 or 10 EC. 

Leiden Leadership Programme

Do you like a personal challenge in leadership? Then join the Leiden Leadership Programme. The Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) is a one-year honours programme for master’s students. During the LLP, Master’s students from a wide range of studies partake in lectures and trainings. You apply the acquired knowledge and skills in a practical assignment for a company or an organisation. Through this, you learn to make an impact within a relevant social theme.
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During this programme, you will have the opportunity to participate in a number of extracurricular activities that will enhance your studies, such as:

• The ICCL programme includes a two-day class study trip to Brussels where students visit the European Commission and the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, besides a visit to a top law firm operating at the heart of the EU.
• Throughout the year we also organise other excursions to the Dutch land registry office, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Peace Palace in The Hague where students have the opportunity to see how the ICCL field of law operates in practice.
• Students can apply to participate in the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court, considered one of the most prestigious moot competitions in the world.
• Visits to major law firms in the Netherlands and workshops with business professionals also feature in the ICCL programme which strives to create a unique balance between advanced theory and practical application.