TGS Baltic has assisted the University of Latvia regarding the EUR 30 million investment contract of the European Investment Bank for the further development of the university's new campus in Riga, called the “Academic Centre.”

Aequo has announced the launch of AEQUO Friends -- what the firm calls "the first of a kind outsourcing platform of Ukrainian law firm."

DLA Piper has launched its 2017 All-Ukraine Competition for Law Students. 

Sayenko Kharenko Counsel Olexander Droug has coached the team of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Institute of International Relations for the 24th Willem C. Vis Moot court competition. This year, the oral rounds of the Moot court competition took place in Vienna from April 6- April 13, 2017.

On April 4, 2017, in a widely reported and highly controversial move, the Hungarian Parliament passed via an expedited procedure a bill, tagged "Lex CEU” by the media, amending the country’s Higher Education Act (Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education).

CHSH is reporting that it supervised the winning team in a competition law moot court organized by the Austrian Federal Competition Authority.

Based on Memorandum of Understanding signed by Serbia's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Serbia's Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Austria's Federal Foreign Ministry, Austria's Federal Economic Chamber, JPM has provided support to a project dedicated to develop the dual education system in Serbia.

Musat & Asociatii is announcing the continuation of its "Mentor" program, involving its invitation of law students to participate in paid internships within the firm.

CEE Legal Matters is a media partner of the “International Arbitration: Emerging Changes” conference to be held on March 17 in Kyiv. With a look ahead to the event, we have asked Oleg Alyoshin, Partner and Head of International Arbitration at Vasil Kisil & Partners, about recent trends and the future of international arbitration in Ukraine, as well as about bringing world-known international arbitration practitioners to Kyiv for a conference. 

Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii has launched a public speaking internship program open to law school students.

Orban & Perlaki Attorneys is inviting law students to the firm's office to talk about the latest innovations and possible future directions of the legal industry.

Eterna Law has agreed to cooperate with Kutafin Moscow State Law University.

Sorainen has announced the granting of its annual scholarship to a student at the University of Latvia (LU) Faculty of Law, this time to Master's Student Ilze Ambrasa.

Eterna Law has announced its "P2P" program for law students, which the firm describes as a "first in Ukraine annual scholarship program for law students studying at Ukrainian universities."

Oppenheim has announced that Of Counsel Attila Menyhard was appointed the new Dean of the ELTE School of Law and took over in the role in July 2016.

CMS Poland has announced that it is inviting third, fourth, and fifth-year law students to take part in a labor law competition at the firm, with available prizes including an IPad, sets of law books, and paid internships at the firm. 

Eterna Law has announced the launch of a “P2P" (Person to Person) scholarship program available on a competitive basis for students attending the law faculties of five leading Ukrainian universities.

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