Spring School with Tashkent State University

From 20 to 30 April 2026, the Europa-Institut hosted a Spring School on the topic “Understanding International Trade: Regulatory Framework, Uzbekistan’s Accession to the WTO, and Global Trends in Protectionism,” welcoming thirteen selected doctoral and master’s students in law from Tashkent State University of Law for a unique academic and cultural exchange.

The program offered participants an intensive learning experience that combined theory and practice in an engaging way. Over the course of ten days, the students immersed themselves in a wide-ranging program, guided by Prof. Dr. Marc Bungenberg, Dr. Afolabi Adekemi, Gustavo Adolfo Guarín Duque, Dr. Philipp Reinhold and Dr. Mareike Fröhlich Fröhlich.

In addition, participants explored the practical dimensions of resource policy during excursions to Strasbourg, where they visited the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, and to Frankfurt to visit the renowned law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. They also had the opportunity to explore the greater Saarbrücken region.

We are very pleased that this Spring School was able to take place and are grateful that the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, together with the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany, was providing financial support for the project.