“SILS is really directed at encouraging students not only to learn the theory but to really understand it at a deeper level. So you have lot of debates with your course leaders and your fellow classmates about not only what the theory is, but how it works, why it works, why it develops and what the practical implications in it might be.“
“What I love about the SILS-LLM is it´s true international feature and real connection with practical cases. Students and course leaders are from different places but everybody is interested in sharing a comparative view of each topic.“
“SILS gives you a good balanced program where you can learn through reading materials, video presentations and lectures, and you get an opportunity to speak with your course leaders every Saturday. The course leaders are skilled, knowledgable and experienced in the areas and give you good feedback in relation to your work and your assignments.”
“SILS is a platform where international academics and practitioners share their experience with fully motivated international students.“
“Students not only have access to lectures and lessons given by the most renowned specialists in the world, but we also give students a very precise feel of what international work is like. Just like in real life students come together remotely from all over the world by online meetings, video conferencing, E-Mail and produce work together as a group.“
“SiLS it stands for what it teaches – it is truly international. It is created, built, and taught by academics and practitioners coming from all over the world. It covers subjects that are relevant for international legal practice and international business, and it has students from every continent, hopefully from all countries soon. It is the most international environment you can imagine. You learn, you practice and you become an international practitioner and lawyer.“
“The Saturday chats are an excellent moment to discuss some of the theories of international sales contracts and also some of the most important clauses of an international sales contract.“
“What I love about SILS is the innovative and cutting-edge global legal education platform that is put together by Professor Ingeborg Schwenzer and her teams of experts from all around the world.“
“Studying together with fellow students from around the globe is a good way to develop your knowledge and skills and also to grow your network.“
“SILS brings together people with expertise from all over the world for the benefit of students. All over the world you can study flexibly online.“
“SILS offers unlimited potential for cross-cultural contact. In my first telephone conversation with the students last weekend we were on four continents and four different timezones and I loved it.“
“SiLS brings together what belongs together. In our LLM-programme we connect first-class academics and practitioners from numerous countries, with students who are eager to learn from the very best without having to travel half the world. Without SILS, all these learning activities would be confine to the limits of a single state, sometimes even a single city. SILS overcomes these limits and brings together teachers and students on a truly global scale.“
“We really care about each individual student and that´s the reason why we have carefully created this truly global program for you.“
“What I love about SILS is the really interactive experience you get here. You are not passive. You do everything everyday and it´s great fun.“
“It was a wonderful experience of mooting with a foreign team just a couple of weeks before the competition. We got to know our strengths and weaknesses through the pre-moot. Thank you SiLS for giving us the platform without any charges.“
“Our experience had been extremely positive. The arbitrator gave a number of helpful tips to the team members, and the opponents were a strong team really setting the high standard for us. It was also very nice to have the opportunity to practice online so early in the game, because other online fixtures were scheduled for much later – and it is good to get the team on track as early as possible. (…) We are very much looking forward to participating next year, too.“
“I am glad of being one of the first ones to make part of this program, which has all of the potential to teach a new generation of well prepared global lawyers.”
“I would like thank Prof. Schwenzer for having the initiative and making SiLS a reality.”
“Very stimulating especially in relation to the comparative law aspects. The learning was invaluable.”
“I would not be able to get this quality education, learning and practicing experience if it wasn’t for you.”
“I don’t think that 10 rates the value of the course leaders. They really led this course with commitment and brought clarity and value every week to the exercise. A big thank you to them.”
“The time spent with (the course leaders) was very productive and they were able to skillfully guide us through the subjects and negotiations. I would like to thank them.”
“The team exercises made the course come alive and assisted me a great deal in my own practice.”
“The Weekly Chats were, in my opinion, the best activities of the module.”
“I am sure that this was only the first semester of a great educational institution which will be gradually recognized by the awesome work done.”