Cooley Law enters into program with Germany's largest law school

Thomas M. Cooley Law School and the University of Münster's law school, which is the largest law school in Germany, have entered into an agreement to allow students and faculty the opportunity to learn and teach as part of a student exchange program. The initial agreement between the two schools is for three years. The University of Münster, in Münster, Germany, is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. "The agreement enhances each institution's teaching, learning and international objectives," said Don LeDuc, president and dean of Cooley Law School. "Cooley's teaming up with a German law school gives our students an opportunity to immerse themselves in international law." University of Münster Dean Hans Michael Wolffgang said, "This agreement between the largest law schools in Germany and the United States helps us both and offers unique foreign study opportunities to all our students." Each school will be allowed to have up to four students in the exchange program in any one-year period. The exchange agreement allows for Münster's undergraduate and postgraduate law students and Cooley's Juris Doctor and LL.M. students to study for one semester abroad at the home school's tuition rate. Students must complete one year of law school before being accepted into the program. "Münster is historically important and dynamic, and Cooley students will have a unique opportunity to study law there, in English, and to transfer their credits back home. Plus, we hope to attract a few German students to study with us," said Bill Weiner, Cooley's associate dean for international programs. "We are proud of our common law program and pleased to offer our courses to Cooley Law School students," said Professor Dr. Thomas Lundmark, academic advisor to the common law, French Law, and Spanish law programs at the University of Münster." The ability to study at Cooley will benefit our students as well." The two schools are also working on details that would extend the exchange program for faculty members and other research personnel. The maximum duration of stay for faculty members participating in the exchange program would be up to one academic year. Published: Fri, Oct 14, 2011