• should be enrolled for the programme in question under a diploma contract or under an exam contract to obtain a diploma
• should have taken all the exams that the programme encompasses
• should previously have registered for the programme with the examination board.
• should have acquired at least 60 ECTS-credits

• demonstrates a scientific attitude and is able to autonomously relate the many professional fields that are at the basis of corporate law; 
• has thorough knowledge of the foundations, structures, methodology and systematics of corporate law and has the skills to apply the acquired research methods; 
• has insight into the structure of a company and the balance (of power) between the different actors that control the existence of the company: shareholders, management, creditors, government, consumers …; 
• is able to weigh out the relative importance of the different legal branches of corporate law in function of a global and creative solution; 
• has thorough and integrated scientific knowledge of the different domains of corporate law; 
• demonstrates a scientific attitude, i.e. is able to find scientific publications, specialized publications, databases that can be used for the (scientific or social) professional practice, and is able to carry out a critical study of these publications and to evaluate their significance, in particular in the domains of corporate law; 
• has scientific integrity. 

• is able to present a scientifically well-founded argumentation, both orally and in writing; 
• is able to write a clear report (e.g. by composing a policy document) and present it orally; 
• is able to analyze and evaluate legal texts and legal sources; 
• is able to assimilate new or evolving legal rules in the domains of corporate law through self-study; 
• is capable of a pithy defence of his/her own propositions in a discussion/debate with scientifically well-founded arguments from the different domains of corporate law; 
• is able to mediate and negotiate in corporate law files; 
• is able to work with corporate law, in an autonomous and creative way; 
• has a problem-oriented attitude that is required for recognizing and tackling problems, for scanning possible orientations of solutions, and for choosing, developing, implementing and evaluating a solution, based on an integrated approach of all aspects of corporate law; 
• has interpersonal skills, such as leading meetings or projects related to corporate law; 
• has an eye for the development of his/her own level of knowledge in the field of corporate law; 
• is convinced of the value of permanent formation in a continuously changing society; 
• is able to learn through self-study and experience. 

• has a basic insight into the economical, social and political factors that influence the system of law and corporate law in particular, and help to shape society; 
• has general knowledge on the position of corporate law in Belgium, Europe and the world; 
• is prepared to develop his/her own knowledge beyond the boundaries of law sciences; 
• has an international reflex, an open view on the world; 
• is capable of critical reflection on the position of the company in society. 

• is open to new legal concepts and legal concepts that could be specifically implemented in entrepreneurship and its juridical consequences; 
• is able to put the company in a broad legal comparative perspective; 
• develops a critical attitude towards corporate law and its functioning; 
• has the attitude of regularly reflecting upon his/her own actions in order to develop his/her personal competences; 
• has an attitude that continually questions the tension between law and ethics, with specific attention for the ethical questions brought about by the functioning of a company; 
• has special attention for international and transnational juridical aspects of corporate law; 
• is imbued with the philosophy of sustainable development (responsibility man - environment - society); 
• is convinced of the importance of corporate governance

Prof. dr. G. Pavlakos, georgios.pavlakos@ua.ac.be

Mw M. Briels, mieke.briels@ua.ac.be (admin)