Curriculum: What to expect.

7 circles going from left to right at the end there is a study hat. The inscription in the circles is from left to right: "Approximation Phase (for Lawyers or IT & Engineers","Introduction Law & Technology", "Compliance  by Design  & Contract Drafting","European Data Economy Law","Technology Law  (AI & IP) ","- Logistics - Platforms - Smart Cities  - Smart Farming or -Smart Factory","Master's Thesis"

The Master Program consists of 6 Modules

For Lawyers:

  • Introduction to Data Science
  • Introduction to Logical Thinking
  • Coding in Practice: Introduction to Programming

For Data Scientist and Engineers:

  • Introduction to German Law
  • Introduction to Law & Regulation
  • Law in Practice: Interpretation & Application

  • Law & Technology
  • Union Law in the Multilevel System

  • Contract Law: Basic Rules and Drafting Techniques
  • Compliance by Design/Digital Twins

  • Artificial Intelligence & Liability
  • IP in the Innovation Cycle

  • Introduction to Data Law
  • Data Protection
  • Cyber Security
  • Data Governance & AI

Fields of Technology (Module 6) (Please Choose One)

  • E-Commerce
  • Platform Regulation
  • Industry Workshop Platforms as Business Model

  • Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) & Predictive Maintenance
  • European Patent Law or European Copyright Law
  • Industry Workshop Robotics & Automatisation

  • Augmented & Virtual Reality
  • Supply Chain & Climate
  • Industry Workshop Supply Chain Management

  • Ethics of AI or Fundamental Rights
  • Smart Cities
  • Workshop in Cooperation with the „Smart City“ Osnabrück

  • Autonomous Systems
  • European Patent Law or European Copyright Law
  • Industry Workshop Smart Farming

+ Lecture Series European Law & Technology

Learn from Law & Tech Professors and Professionals from other EU Member States.

As a special feature, we offer a lecture series on “Law & Technology” in cooperation with the Osnabrück branch of the  German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (Research Department Cooperative and Autonomous Systems).

Each lecture will focus on either a new application of technology (such as AI, AR & VR, IIoT etc.) and cover current issues from various legal perspectives, or focus on one area of law (e.g. anti-trust, contract, cyber security, criminal law, product safety, IP) and cover different types of technology.

Confirmed speakers for 2026 are:

  • Prof. Dr. Martin Atzmüller, DFKI Osnabrück
  • Prof. Nadja Purtova, Universität Utrecht/The Netherlands
  • Joanna Rindell, Trilitec London/Great Britain
  • Triin Siil, Cybernetica Tallinn/Estonia
  • Dr. Berdien van der Donck, EU Commission, Kopenhagen/Denmark
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