European and International Energy Law (MBL)

Introduction

Germany is home to the largest energy sector in Europe and a forerunner in, renewable energy deployment. Where else would you study energy law than in Germany’s capital?

For the 7th year now Technische Universität Berlin offers the advanced Master of Business Law European and International Energy Law on the EUREF Campus in the center of Berlin. The course offers lawyers, legal practitioners, and economists an excellent opportunity to gain expertise in the field of international and European energy law. Students will become acquainted with the technical and economic foundations of energy markets as well as all areas of law relevant for the value chains in the electricity and gas sector. The curriculum covers competition law, regulatory law and economic fundamentals inter alia.

Lecturers come from the international community (Germany, USA, UK, Russia, Switzerland, Belgium) and cover expertise in all relevant areas of energy regulation such as universities, European and national authorities (European Commission and National Regulatory Authority), international and national energy companies, major law firms, and courts.

The course is supported by the Institute for Energy and Regulatory Law Berlin (enreg.eu).

Advantages & Opportunities

TU Berlin

We are part of Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, which is one of Germany’s largest universities with currently more than 30,000 students. Committed to the principles of excellence and quality, TU Berlin offers outstanding performance in research and teaching and excellent skills for the students. The Technical University of Berlin is consistently ranked among the top academic institutions in the world. Notable alumni include Carl Bosch, Gustav Hertz, and many other noble prize winners and entrepreneurs.

The MBL degree

Upon completion of the course, you will be conferred the academic degree Master in Business Law (MBL). The master program focuses on a particular sector and incorporates practical legal, regulatory and business perspectives. The master of European and International Energy Law (MBL Energy) is one of the first programs worldwide with a clear focus on energy and regulatory law as a special field of business law.

Energy law

Among many different fields of law energy law is on the rise. Global climate change and the policy transitions translate into many areas of law: State aid and renewable energy promotion, emission trading systems, the legal framework for grid operation and last but not least the digitalization of the energy sector. But to understand energy law is to grasp the technical and economic foundations underlying it. Energy law is not only interdisciplinary in this classical sense but also a true legal hybrid: At the challenging intersection of public and private law, competition and regulatory law energy law span across the national, European and international level.

Our Master Program gives lawyers and economists an excellent understanding of the complexities and intersections of the energy sector. The program gives students and future employees a distinctive profile and qualifies them for a leading position in the energy sector. Small groups of up to 30 students allow for individual and effective learning.

Excursions

Regular excursions to relevant institutions and infrastructure operators are tightly built into the program’s schedule. We believe hands-on experience strengthens the learning process and prepares students for their future employments Students will visit the largest electricity stock exchange in continental Europe, the EEX in Leipzig, the energy-intensive undertaking AURUBIS in Hamburg, the photovoltaics manufacturer ALEO Solar in Prenzlau, the Vattenfall’s CHP plant in Berlin and the network operator 50Hertz in Berlin.