Why have you chosen to study International Law?

To begin with, I like the fact that you can study a different language for one semester. By doing this you can learn proper business English and learn some aspects of the international law at the same time. For example: international business law, free movement of goods and capital, international employment/ contract law and intellectual property rights.
This minor also attracts some students (hopefully more and more over the time) from foreign countries. So it is possible you will be doing your ‘projects’ with Danish, English and Latvian students! In my year there were some students from England, Latvia and Estonia. It was all great fun with these foreign students.

What did you learn from it?

The courses given are very well balanced, and go very well with the project you have to do for this minor. This minor consists of two periods, where you will be learning all of the above mentioned courses. But the most outstanding feature I’ve learned from this course is to communicate in (business) English. In written and verbally. You will learn this very easily by doing the projects, courses and the exchange project. Oh, I almost forgot that one. In my semester there was an exchange project with ‘the Germans’ in Bremen. In the first half of the semester we went to Bremen to do some courses, learn something about the German law system and off course have a nice drink . In the second half they came to Groningen to do, mainly the same thing. But we’ve all had a great laugh.

What is your future goal?

My future goal has changed after having done this Minor. I first wanted to do something with Dutch government-law. But the international law does interests me. And therefore I would like to do something with for example international trade or business law. But before I will do this, I’m going to study an international law study at the University of Groningen (after I get my law degree here).