SUMMER SCHOOL IN CHINA
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
The Chair of International Trade Law, within the Department of Public, Civil Procedure, International and
European 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) with two parallel curricula to be held in two different
terms.
1) The first term will be held from the 7th
July to the 4th
August 2012 with two parallel and intertwined
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 students who will
enrol in all the scheduled courses and seminars will receive the certificates for both curricula. It is an
innovative program that takes into account the training demands of young professionals on these issues,
drawing on relevant curricula received from international organizations and the private sector.
2) The second term will be held from the 4th
to the 18th
August 2012 only with SICCEP curriculum.
Both the curricula (IP-China and SICCEP) are multidisciplinary and is aimed at students, young graduates,
professionals, executive and managers 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.
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. (See: http://paolofarah.wordpress.com/summer-schools-in-china)
The summer course will include the following topics:
1) Introduction to Chinese Law, Institutions & Politics (20h) SICCEP and IP-CHINA
2) Global Environmental Governance (13-15h) SICCEP
3) Environment, Science and Society: a Philosophical Introduction (13-15h) SICCEP
4) Law, Policy and Economics on Climate Change (13-15) SICCEP
5) Introduction to Chinese Intellectual Property Law and Technology Transfer (20h) IP-CHINA
6) European American and Chinese Approaches to Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy (20h)
IP-CHINA
Then there will be also other courses on IP law taught in the afternoon period based on the number of
students that enroll with seminars developed to favor the interaction among the participants and
professors, as well as cooperation amongst students of different nationalities.
In addition to traditional lectures, all summer schools provide a number of presentations and round tables
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 (for a
complete list of the events held during the Summer School Edition 2011, please see:
http://paolofarah.wordpress.com/summer-schools-in-china). The participants will attend at least 60 hours
par curriculum (for a total amount of 120 hours for both curricula).
During the 2010 and 2011 editions, held in Beijing, the following provided contributions to the program:
Officials of the State Copyright Agency and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China;
Officials from the Trade & Commercial Office of the Italian Embassy in Beijing; Italian Institute of Culture in
Beijing, Chiomenti Law Firm in Beijing, Franzosi dal Negro Pensato Setti, Attorneys at Law, Beijing; Intesa
San Paolo, Chief Representantive Beijing; IPR Desk in Beijing (Italian Trade Commission Beijing Branch);
Officials of the European Union Delegation in Beijing; Officials from the European Commission IPR2
program; Secretary, Low Carbon Growth, British Embassy Beijing; PRC State Administration for Industry &
Commerce (AIC); ORBEO China (subsidiary of Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Commodities and Rhodia Energy Services), Baker & McKenzie Law Firm (Beijing Office).
The participants of the previous edition 2011 came from Italy, Spain, China, Canada, Ivory Coast Ethiopia,
Nigeria, Liberia, Botswana, Uganda, Rwanda, Pakistan, Comores, Togo, Central African Republic, Mali,
Sri Lanka
SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM
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
The aforementioned documentation should then be submitted to the following email address:
SummerLawInstituteSuzhou@unimi.it.
The deadline for the January round of selection is fixed for the 30th
January 2012. The evaluation will be
done on the basis of the CV and other relevant documents submitted and eventually an interview to be
scheduled by the evaluation committee.
Further dates will be provided at later stage (probably from the beginning of February), but the evaluation
committee strongly suggest to the potential interested candidates to apply immediately.
Those candidates who can get the admission already in January will be able to immediately enrol into the
summer program 2012 and to receive the academic materials for the preparation to the summer program.
This summer program is quite intensive, but rewarding. Even though knowledge of the topics and
preparation before the beginning of the summer program is not compulsory, previous years’ participants
wished to receive the materials largely in advance.
The admission remains possible until seats will be available.
Preferential criteria:
- Proficiency in English;
- Good command of other languages;
- Grades (No minimum requirements). The commission will in any case take into account the overall CV of
the candidate;
- Experience studying abroad or internships at relevant institutions;
- Motivation and ability to relate to others in a multicultural environment.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
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.
The participants in the summer programs are presented with an internship program in China, Europe and
other countries we have signed ad hoc agreements with. 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 of
the previous and new editions are 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.
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 :
Chair of International Trade Law, University of Milan, Faculty of Law
For information please address your queries by email to: summerlawinstitutesuzhou@unimi.it
Chair of 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
Cooperating Institutions:
Giulia Rossolillo, University of Pavia, Faculty of Law
Email: giulia.rossolillo@unipv.it
PARTNERS