Internationally renowned experts from academia and practice will give lectures about current issues in the field of European and International tax law as part of a colloquium series.

Before each colloquium lecture a bridging course will be held to introduce the students to the topics of the lectures. Students must choose one of the three bridging course sessions in which to give a presentation on a topic related to the topic of one of the colloquium lectures (taking place later that same day).

Here is a 2 minute introductory video to the course: https://short.wu.ac.at/colloquium

At most, 2 out of the 6 contact sessions may be missed.

Attendance of the bridging course at which the student is presenting and the corresponding colloquium lecture is mandatory.

The student’s final grade for the course will comprised as followed:

• 30% weighting for the student’s presentation,
• 60% weighting for the student’s research paper (on the topic of the student’s presentation), and
• 10% weighting for the student’s active participation in the bridging courses and colloquium lectures

Due date for the research papers: 10 July 2024, 23:59 (students are, however, welcome to submit their papers prior to this date)

Word limit: 7500 words (including footnotes, excluding the abstract)