Professional opportunities

  1. Specialists in European Studies

Functions
Serves as a legal and economic expert at a managerial/executive level, often with coordination responsibilities. Possesses expertise in European private law, comparative public law, economic analysis of law, European administrative law, EU consumer law, EU data protection law, international commercial contracts, European fundamental rights and citizenship, the economics of European integration, European economic policy, and competition policy.
Graduates will be qualified to work in national, European, and international public and private sectors where European institutions and regulatory frameworks significantly influence the legal, political, and economic dimensions of social interactions.
As holders of interdisciplinary and transferable skills, graduates in European Studies will be capable of coordinating or belonging to multidisciplinary teams composed of professionals with diverse foundational and advanced competencies.

Skills

  • Fluency in English technical/scientific legal and economic language in the context of European law and policy, in English.
  • Ability to conduct consultancy and analytical work within complex entities and organisations at local, national, and supranational levels.
  • Capacity to produce synthesis reports identifying critical issues or tracking the progress of problem resolution.
  • Competence in delivering comprehensive opinions on specific legal matters.
  • Capability to perform legal–economic analysis and evaluation.
  • Participation in formulating legal solutions for decision-making bodies and senior management on complex and wide-reaching European and international legal issues.

Career Prospects
Leadership roles in public administration, the national diplomatic service, European bodies and institutions, international organisations, non–governmental organisations, consultancy firms serving public administration, private and multinational companies, advocacy associations at national, European, and international levels, and research institutions.
 

  1. Market Regulation Specialists

Functions
Acts as a legal and economic regulatory expert at managerial/executive level, often coordinating. Skills cover market regulation (both economic and social) at European, national, and international levels; competition policy; competition law and state aid; consumer protection; EU data protection law; environmental policy; and regulation of digital markets.
Graduates will be qualified to act as experts in economic and market regulation in high‑challenge European sectors (banking and insurance; digital platforms; environment; artificial intelligence and privacy; essential public goods and services; the European integration process). With their interdisciplinary competencies, European Studies graduates can coordinate or participate in multidisciplinary teams.
Skills

  • Fluency in technical/scientific legal and economic language relevant to public economic intervention policies, in English.
  • Consultancy and analytical capabilities in complex local, national, and supranational organisations on regulatory matters—economic and social—related to economic activities and markets.
  • Good ability in producing synthesis reports on critical conditions or the state of problem resolution.
  • Ability to draft comprehensive legal opinions on issues within regulated markets.
  • Participation in formulating legal solutions for decision‑making bodies and senior management on complex European and international legal matters (competition, environment, consumer protection, fundamental rights).

Career Prospects
Executive‑level employment in public administration, the diplomatic corps, European institutions and bodies, independent administrative authorities, international organisations, NGOs, public administration consultancies, private and multinational firms, advocacy associations, and research institutions.
 

  1. Corporate Legal Experts

Functions
Acts as a legal expert at managerial/executive level, often with coordination duties. Expertise spans European private law, comparative private law, economic analysis of law, commercial law, European administrative law, EU consumer law, EU data protection law, and international commercial contracting.
Graduates will be qualified to work as legal specialists in private companies—national, European, and international—especially within international affairs, institutional‑regulatory‑legislative affairs, legal departments, law firms (national/international), and consultancy firms supporting research and advisory functions.
European Studies graduates, equipped with interdisciplinary and transferable skills, can coordinate or join multidisciplinary teams of professionals with diverse expertise.

Skills

  • Fluency in technical/scientific legal and economic terminology on national, European, and international matters.
  • Ability to provide legal–economic consultancy and analysis within companies operating at various scales on issues with European, private, commercial, and international legal profiles.
  • Competency in producing synthesis reports on legal‑economic critical issues or the status of problem resolution of relevance to the business.
  • Ability in identifying and resolving business operational issues arising from normative interdependencies between legal systems.
  • Support for European and international contract drafting, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) activities, and comprehensive legal opinions on issues in regulated markets.
  • Participation in legal drafting for decision‑making bodies and senior management on complex European and international legal matters.

Career Prospects
Mid‑ to senior‑level roles in national and multinational private companies, consultancy firms serving private and public sectors, and advocacy associations at national, European, and international levels.

  1. Public Sector Legal Experts

Functions
Legal and economic expert at managerial/executive level, often coordinating, with competencies in European private law, comparative public law, economic analysis of law, European administrative law, EU consumer law, EU data protection law, international commercial contracting, fundamental rights, European citizenship, economics of European integration, European economic policy, and competition policy.
Graduates are qualified to work in national, European, and international public sectors where European institutions and regulatory frameworks significantly shape the legal, political, and economic aspects of social interactions. Their interdisciplinary and transferable skills enable them to coordinate or join multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

  • Fluency in technical/scientific legal language on national, European, and international issues.
  • Ability to perform research and analysis in support of legislative or regulatory functions.
  • Consultancy and legal–economic analysis skills in public administration at local, national, and supranational levels, on matters of European, public, constitutional, commercial, and international law.
  • Capability to produce legal or economic synthesis reports on critical situations or the progress of issue resolution within public sector responsibilities.

Career Prospects
Executive‑level roles in public administration, European bodies and institutions, independent administrative authorities, international organisations, NGOs, consultancy firms serving public administration, and research institutes.