German-Greek Civil Law Association

German-Greek Civil Law Association

What we offer

Find out about our wide range of activities strengthening German-Greek relations in legal scholarship.

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Scholarships for stays abroad

For decades, research stays and study abroad have been an established part of the education of many students and doctoral candidates.

To enable interested students and doctoral candidates to study and conduct research at German and Greek universities for an extended period early in their careers, we award scholarships supporting such stays in the other country.

In addition to study and research stays, we can also support participation in German-Greek academic conferences. Applicants should be interested in the legal system of the other country; knowledge of the language is an advantage but not required.

An introduction to Greek law

Greece

  • Karakostas, Ioannis: Einführung in das griechische Privatrecht, 2003.
  • Hamouzopoulos, Nikolaos: Griechenland, in: Hadding, Walther / Schneider, Uwe H.: Recht der Kreditsicherheiten in europäischen Ländern, Teil VIII, 1999.

Comparative works

  • Florstedt / Vervessos (Hrsg.): Wirtschaftsrecht in Zeiten der Krise, 2024. Review by Gounalakis (PDF, German)
  • Mohr / Tsikrikas (Hrsg.): Zivilprozessrecht – Wettbewerbsrecht – Arbeitsrecht. Erster Kongress der Nationalen und Kapodistrias-Universität Athen und der Universität Leipzig am 27./28.09.2023 in Athen, 2025.

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Mentoring programme

Our mentoring programme supports young Greek lawyers in planning and carrying out an academic or professional stay in Germany.

The aim is to give participants valuable insights and practical assistance through exchange with experienced lawyers, so that they can prepare and organise their stay in the best possible way. Our mentors are experts from various fields of law.

The programme helps with choosing the location, the university and the content of studies or training, so that the experience in Germany is as rewarding as possible.

Mentors remain available after the stay to help participants integrate their newly acquired knowledge and skills into their further career.

Participants who wish to deepen their training with a particular focus on German law can benefit from the mentors’ expertise and experience.

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Research grants

Beyond stays abroad, we also support research and teaching at German and Greek universities.

Our grants are intended to facilitate binational comparative law research projects and to make their results available to the wider academic community. Please feel free to contact us about a specific project at any time.

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Events, seminars and lectures

Exchange requires regular meetings between lawyers from both countries.

We therefore organise academic conferences, seminars, lectures and informal meetings in Germany, in Greece or online on all areas of civil law.

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Doctoral placement

We put Greek graduates in touch with German professors offering doctoral positions.

We help you find the right opportunity to write a doctoral thesis at a renowned German university.

Suitable doctoral opportunities
Find professors who share your research interests.
Support
Information on applications, funding and the recognition of degrees and academic credits.
Career opportunities
Launch your international career in legal scholarship.

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German-Greek university partnerships

Beyond our association, we are committed to promoting academic exchange and partnerships.

Below you will find an overview of existing partnerships between German and Greek universities. If you are interested in a study or research stay abroad, please get in touch.

German universityGreek partner universityProgramme
University of AugsburgFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
University of BayreuthFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Humboldt University of BerlinFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
Free University of BerlinFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Ruhr University BochumFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
University of BonnFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
University of BremenFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Goethe University FrankfurtFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
University of FreiburgFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
Justus Liebig University GiessenFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
University of GöttingenFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
FernUniversität in HagenFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensStrategic partnership
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
Universität HamburgFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiDemocritus University of Thrace (Komotini)Erasmus+
Bucerius Law School, HamburgFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensPartnership
Leibniz University HannoverFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Heidelberg UniversityFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Friedrich Schiller University JenaFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Kiel UniversityFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiDemocritus University of Thrace (Komotini)Erasmus+
University of CologneFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiDemocritus University of Thrace (Komotini)Erasmus+
University of KonstanzFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Leuphana University LüneburgFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiUniversity of PatrasErasmus+
Johannes Gutenberg University MainzFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
University of MannheimFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
LMU MunichFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
University of MünsterFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
University of PassauFaculty websiteUniversity of the PeloponneseUniversity partnership
University of RegensburgFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
Saarland UniversityFaculty websiteUniversity of PiraeusErasmus+
Trier UniversityFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+
University of TübingenFaculty websiteNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensErasmus+
University of WürzburgFaculty websiteAristotle University of ThessalonikiErasmus+

As of September 2026. No liability is accepted; the faculties’ own websites are authoritative.

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