Finnish Graduate School Law in a Changing World went China

OMM Graduate Students and Fudan University Students participating in the Sino-Nordic doctoral seminar.

A delegation of Doctoral Candidates from the Graduate School Law in Changing World (LCW) visited China at the beginning of June 2015.

Opening of the doctoral seminar with keynote speakers: Prof. Ditlev Tamm, Prof. Pia Letto-Vanamo, Prof. Kimmo Nuotio, Prof. Sun and Prof. Wang

Professor Kimmo Nuotio led a delegation of doctoral students, from all Finnish law faculties. First, they attended a two days Sino-Nordic doctoral seminar
in Shanghai, co-organized with Fudan University Law School and with the support of the Nordic Center. Both Finnish and Chinese young scholars gave presentations based on their their broader doctoral research. All participants were very enthusiastic aboutthe opportunity to exchange ideas and learn from each other, therefore the discussion continue beyond the lecture venue to the dinner tables filled with Chinese cuisine specialties.

The visit then continued to Beijing, where the delegation attended the 7^th Bilateral Seminar on Comparative Law, where the young researchers have contributed by commenting on the panel discussions. Still, before leaving the country of the middle, the doctoral students took part in a Doctoral Seminar on Environmental Justice and Human Rights at the Peking University Law School.

Some of the doctoral researchers: Kristof Petretei, Tuomas Tiittala, Daniel Acquah, Ekpemi Ekhabafe, Timo Enroth, Niko Soininen, Hanna Lukkari, Anna Petretei and Beata Mäihäniemi

The discussions and exchange between the young generation of scholars have been of a high academic level and set strong foundation for comparative studies. Therefore, it the idea of continuing such seminars was warmly welcomed. The Danish Forum of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture offered to organize the next Sino-Nordic Doctoral Seminar in 2016.

LCW graduate school covers all fields of legal studies, from various branches of positive law to general jurisprudential studies. Each doctoral student will get acquainted with the europeanisation and the globalisation of law. In 2009 call the emphasis is on comparative law. However, the topic or the approach of the doctoral thesis is not expected to connect tightly with these issues. LCW provides the doctoral students with a systematic 4-year research training programme. All three Finnish Faculties of Law as well as other legal university institutes and departments in Finland take part in the graduate school.