SUMMER SCHOOL 2012
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM
BEIJING
July 7 – August 4
The Chair of International Trade Law, within the Department of Public, Civil Procedure, International
and European Law at the Faculty of Law of University of Milan and the Chair of Chinese Law at University of
Turin, Department of Law jointly set up a Summer School in China – Executive Education Training Program to
be held at Peking University School of Government in Beijing (China)
This program is organized in partnership with University of Eastern Piedmont Faculty of Economics in
Italy, Lund University Faculty of Political Sciences in Sweden, University of Provence Aix Marseille I - CNRS
Centre of Comparative Epistemology and Ergology in France, and in cooperation with University of Pavia,
Faculty of Law.
THE PROGRAM
The Program includes TWO PARALLEL CURRICULA:
The first curriculum is called “Summer Institute on Climate Change and Environmental Protection”
(SICCEP) or more precisely Law, Policy, Economics and Technology on Climate Change and Environmental
issues: European and Chinese Perspectives. It addresses issues such as energy policies, environment law and
sustainable development, intellectual property and technology innovation.
The second curriculum is called “Summer Institute on Intellectual Property Rights and China” (IP-
China).
The summer course will include the following topics:
SICCEPSICCEP IP-CHINAIP-CHINA
Global Environmental GovernanceGlobal Environmental Governance
Environment, Science and Society: a Philosophical IntroductionEnvironment, Science and Society: a Philosophical Introduction
European American and Chinese Approachesto Intellectual
Property Rights andCompetition Policy
European American and Chinese Approachesto Intellectual
Property Rights andCompetition Policy
Introductionto Chinese Law, Institutions& PoliticsIntroductionto Chinese Law, Institutions& Politics
Introductionto Chinese Intellectual Property Law and
TechnologyTransfer
Introductionto Chinese Intellectual Property Law and
TechnologyTransfer
Law, Policy and Economics on Climate ChangeLaw, Policy and Economics on Climate Change
ADMISSION CRITERIA
This Program is multidisciplinary and is aimed at students, young graduates and professionals with a
background in law, political sciences, international relations, philosophy, economics, environmental sciences,
engineering and any other relevant discipline that can be related to the topics of the program.
The Admission Committee will take into account
the following preferential criteria:
• Proficiency in English
• Good command of other languages
• Grades (No minimum requirements)
• overall CV of the candidate
• Experience studying abroad or internships at
relevant institutions
• Motivation and ability to relate to others in a
multicultural environment.
To participate in the selection, the following documentation
needs to be submitted (in English):
1) curriculum vitae with a section devoted to the details of
university exams, grades and dates
2) official certification of English language skills (in any case,
even if no certificate is provided, the candidate’s English
language skills will be tested during a phone interview);
3) a personal statement, to be written by the candidate in
English;
4) a reference letter from a professor who knows the
candidate (this requirement is suggested but not
compulsory);
5) Photo in electronic format
For the second round of selection, the aforementioned documentation should then be submitted to the following
email address by the 30th January 2012: SummerLawInstituteSuzhou@unimi.it
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Teaching Method
The method used will be very similar to the
socratic method used in US law school. We will
try to create interaction within the class and
strong participation from all students is expected
Class Material
The material for the course will be provided in
electronic formats to all admitted students a few
weeks before the beginning of the program.
Round Tables
The summer school provides a number of
presentations involving experts of Chinese law,
politics and culture, environment, sustainable
development and intellectual property as well as
experts in the specific themes covered by the
different classes
Certification
All students passing the exams will get a
certificate. Attending both curricula allow
students to get two certificates. Exams are not
compulsory; students who decided not to take
them will get a participation certificate, but no
credits.
Campus Facilities
Each student will be provided with a Student
Card which will allow them in the library as well
as in the canteen of the school. Each student will
also be given a code to connect to the internet
inside the campus.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM – JOB FAIR
The summer program includes also a broad offer
of internships in China and in Europe for the
youngest participants and eventually job offers
for the professionals and executive participants.
It should be noted that, in the past years,
Summer School participants who requested an
internship were always able to get one and have
undertaken internships at institutions like the
European Union Delegation in Beijing, European
Commission in Brussels, IPR Desk in Beijing
(Italian Trade Commission Beijing Branch), Italian
Chamber of Commerce in China (CCIC) in Beijing,
Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) in Bruxelles,
AXA MPS in Dublin; Franzosi dal Negro Pensato
Setti, Attorneys at Law, Milan Branch; Studio
Legale Lega Colucci, Milan Branch; Milan
Chamber of Commerce in Milan. Orrick Law Firm
in Milan; S.J Berwin LLP; Nunziante Magrone Law
Firm; the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy of
Berlin.
Individual mentoring to prepare the interviews
and the applications (review of the CVs,
motivation letters and essays) will be also
provided. The edition 2011 had scheduled mock
interviews and a real job fair/interviews by the
coordinator and the teaching assistants. For the
edition 2012 the organizers are planning similar
events and trainings.
Since the very first edition of the Summer
Schools in China (which was held in 2006), all the
participants become part of a network (alumnia)
and keep receiving internships or job offers on a
weekly/monthly basis.
Further information can be found on the
website:
http://paolofarah.wordpress.com/summer-
schools-in-china.
ACCOMODATION
Summer School students will be all housed in the same hotel.
Beijing Resource YanYuan Hotel
No.1, Yiheyuan RoadHaidian District Beijing, 100080 China.
The Hotel is located just outside the University Campus, 20 minutes walk from the building where all the
lectures will take place.
Three types of rooms will be available: two-bed,
three-bed and four-bed rooms. In each threebed
room there are actually two rooms, one
with one and the other with two beds. On the
other hand, each four-bed room is divided into
two rooms with two beds each. All room types
have a living area at the entrance and two
bathrooms. There is WiFi and LAN connection
and a dry-cleaning service inside the hotel
CONTACTS
Further information can be found on thewebsite: http://paolofarah.wordpress.com/summer-schools-in-china.
Queries can be sent to : SummerLawInstituteSuzhou@unimi.it
Paolo Farah
Scientific Director and Programme Coordinator
Email: paolofarah@yahoo.com
Website : http://paolofarah.wordpress.com/summer-schools-in-china
Scientific Committee :
Chairof InternationalTrade Law, University of Milan, Faculty of Law
For information please address your queries by email to: summerlawinstitutesuzhou@unimi.it
Chairof Chinese Law, University of Turin, Faculty of Law
For information please address your queries by email to: paolodavide.farah@unito.it
Partners:
Karin Bäckstrand, Lund University, Faculty of Political Sciences
Email: Karin.Backstrand@svet.lu.se
Jean-Yves Heurtebise, Université de Provence, Aix Marseille I - CNRS Centre of Comparative Epistemology and Ergology
Email : jy.heurtebise@gmail.com
Piercarlo Rossi, University of Eastern Piedmont, Faculty of Economics
Email: piercarlo.rossi@eco.unipmn.it
CooperatingInstitutions:
Giulia Rossolillo,University of Pavia, Faculty of Law
Email: giulia.rossolillo@unipv.it
PARTNERS