The 18th Summer Programme (2025)
XIAMEN ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
The 18th Summer Programme (2025)
30 June–11 July
Xiamen, China
Xiamen Academy of International Law (Xiamen Academy) is an international institution aiming to provide the highest level of legal education to individuals interested in the development and application of international law, such as young lecturers, diplomats, practitioners of law, government officials in charge of foreign affairs, and officials from international organizations. The courses are delivered in English, and have been designed to be both scholarly and practical. Xiamen Academy has successfully convened and hosted seventeen summer programmes (from 2006), which have featured more than ninety world-renowned international law professors, ICJ judges and experts from around the world.
Xiamen Academy is pleased to accept applications for the 18th Summer Programme (2025).
Lecturers and courses to be offered include:
| Lecturer | Topic |
Prof. Paul Stephan John C. Jeffries, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law Miller Center of Public Policy, University of Virginia | International Law and Big Data |
Prof. Frederick M. Abbott Edward Ball Eminent Scholar Professor of Law College of Law, Florida State University | Intellectual Property at the Science and Technology Frontier |
Prof. Ulrich G. Schroeter Professor of Law and Dean of Research Faculty of Law, University of Basel | Contemporary Challenges of International Uniform Law for Commercial Sales |
Prof. Chin Leng Lim Choh-Ming Li Professor of Law Chinese University of Hong Kong | International Arbitration |
Dr. Dong Fang Associate Professor of International Law and Director of International Economic Law Institute Xiamen University | The Legitimacy of Unauthorized Unilateral Countermeasures in the WTO System: From the Perspective of General International Law |
(The schedule is subject to adjustment without prior notice.)
Applicants should be:
(1) law students; or
(2) teachers, lawyers, or officials, etc. with at least a bachelor’s degree; and
(3) fluent in English.
Registration fee
For Chinese attendees, including attendees from Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Chinese Taipei:
(1) University Students: RMB 1,000; or
(2) University Teachers: RMB 2,000; or
(3) Others: RMB 3,000.
For Non-Chinese attendees: USD 600.
Registration fees covers course materials, but does not cover any other expenses including but not limited to accommodation, transport, etc.
Scholarship
Xiamen Academy provides limited number of scholarships to qualified applicants based on financial need and merit.
A-type scholarship includes:
(1) Full exemption of the registration fee;
(2) A limited subsidy for the trip to and from the recipient’s city to Xiamen:
a. RMB 3,000 for recipients from Asian countries (excluding recipients from China), or
b. RMB 4,500 for recipients from non-Asian countries, or
c. Full reimbursement of round-trip hard-seat train tickets or second class seat D-Train (Dongche) tickets for recipients from Mainland China, or
d. Reimbursement of travel expenses up to RMB 1,500 for recipients from Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Chinese Taipei.
B-type scholarship includes full exemption of the registration fee.
Submission of application
The registration form and all other applications should be submitted in ELECTRONIC forms to the Academy’s email address: xiamenacademy@xmu.edu.cn.
Deadline of application is 15 May 2025.
For more information, please visit www.xiamenacademy.org, or email us at xiamenacademy@xmu.edu.cn.
For the full text, please see
Brochure-The 18th Summer Programme (2025).pdf
Xiamen Academy of International Law
厦门国际法高等研究院
Contact person: Ms. Yue CHEN
Add: 422 Siming South Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361005, P.R.C.
地址：中国福建省厦门市思明南路422号
Email: xiamenacademy@outlook.com