Programme overview

We support students who wish to complete the program in two years, instead of one, However, throughout the year, presence during lecture hours is expected and often mandatory. Particularly, the courses Research practicum and Masterpiece cannot be completed in absence, whereas other courses work with assessment practices for which actual presence is required. Students who wish to follow a two-year planning are requested to contact us via email.

Throughout the entire year, you will work both individually and in groups on the Law&Tech Masterpiece, a unique trajectory within existing legal master's programmes. This master project consists of three components, namely the legal essay, the development of a Legal Tech tool, and the connection with the legally substantive courses, allowing you to constantly engage in concrete projects and practical experience.

The first (individual) component involves writing a legal essay at master's level on a technology-related topic.

In the second component, you will work on developing a Legal Tech tool for a real-world problem. You will go through several design thinking design steps as a group, culminating in a description of the tool's design. In this description, you will provide specifications of the legal, ethical, and technical requirements applicable to your tool. In this component, you will also address the reliability of the tool from the perspective of cyber and data security.

The third component aims to connect the substantive courses in the curriculum to the design of the tool. You will individually describe the crucial insights that must be incorporated from the various courses into the design of the tool.

The master project concludes with a presentation of the design to a jury, representing as many stakeholders for whom the design is intended as possible.