DeL Summer School 2026

Apply now for the Summer School on Data Economy Law 2026!

The fifth edition of the program will cover a broad range of trending and relevant legal aspects of data driven businesses. The teaching content will focus on selected content of the Data Economy Law, LL.M (next run Oct 5, 2026) including Data Licensing, Artificial Intelligence and alternative dispute resolution. The Summer School has been jointly developed by the following five partner universities:

University for Continuing Education Krems -Coordinator/Lead (Austria)
Georg-August University Göttingen (Germany)
Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
Kazimieras Simonavičius University (Lithuania)
Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Ukraine)

Scholars and experts from all partner universities and from legal practice will lecture on selected aspects of the data economy.

The Summer School will start with a two-week online preparatory course – followed by a final face-to-face week which will take place at the beautiful mountainous village Reichenau/Rax in Lower Austria. International legal practitioners and scientists will provide state of the art lectures and workshops to all our core subjects. For successfully completion a certificate worth 3 ECTS will be awarded.

Academic Program:

Online Preparatory Course (Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026)

The students will be assigned to 4 groups based on the focus topics of the Summer School:

• Fundamentals of IP and ICT Law
• Fundamentals of Data Protection Law
• Data Driven Business Models
• Transnational Business Law

Each group will be responsible to elaborate and discuss one legal case which has to be presented in front of the class on the final day in the last week. Additionally, every main topic will offer a list of reading material and a self-assessment quiz so that the participants can see for themselves if they really understand the respective topic. Each group will be supported by a tutor on their group work.

Face-to-Face Course (Aug 22, 2026 – Sept 28, 2026)

In our last week, all participants will meet in Reichenau/Rax for on-site lectures, workshops and legal discussions. In addition, we also want to emphasize the network experience of our event and provide a social program for all interested students.
The renowned hotel “Flackl-Wirt” will serve as the venue for our lectures and offers modern classrooms while maintaining the cozy feel of an alpine lodge. To provide housing next to the classroom the Summer School team already pre-booked rooms at “Flackl-Wirt” for students (shared rooms for three to six people). However, if participants prefer individual accommodation there are other options available in town e.g., “Hotel Marienhof”.

The Summer School addresses High Potentials (undergraduates, graduates, doctoral/PhD students) and welcomes applicants from all across the globe.

The Summer School is tuition-free. You only have to cover your travel and housing costs as well as your daily expenditures.

Apply now!
Simply send your CV and a transcript of records to ipmi@donau-uni.ac.at and fill the following form by June 30th 2026: 

https://forms.office.com/e/M8ervUgvdL

We will assess applications on a rolling basis. If you want to stay updated on our Summer School program, follow the official LinkedIn page of the LLM on Data Economy Law.

In case of any questions, reach out to our team under: ipmi@donau-uni.ac.at