- Preparation for the Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition (HS MCC) - https://www.wu.ac.at/ars/moot-court/ ; http://hsi.uva.nl/en/hs-mcc/hs-mcc.html

- Extending the knowledge and competences in European Labour Law

- Focus on privacy, equal treatment and platform labour

- Theoretical and practical knowledge regarding European Labour Law in general and regarding the legal circumstances on privacy, equal treatment and work via platforms and in the so-called gig-economy in particular

- Ability to prepare written statements in English in small groups

- English comminication skills

- Introduction to the legal background regarding privacy law, equal treatment and working in the gig-economy in the European context in class

- Self-studying of the relevant cases and legal doctrine

- Preparation of written and oral statements for employer and employee position in small groups of four persons

- Written statements

- Oral statements

- Active participation in class as well as in the groups

- Grundlagen des Europäischen Arbeits- und Sozialrechts (old curriculum)

- Europäisches Arbeits- und Sozialrecht (new curriculum)

- Written application (Times New Roman, 12 cm, space 1,5) until Sunday, 10 December 2017, sent to elisabeth.brameshuber@wu.ac.at.

The application has to include:

• A max half-page motivation letter in English (why do you want to participate in the HS MCC; what are your expectations; how can contribute positively to the team; why are you interested in the topics privacy, equal treatment und platform-work)
• A CV in tabular form in English (max one page, including your grades from the labour law classes in the bachelor’s and master’s program, the latter of course if you have already completed the respective class only).

- Actual participation in the class depends on the positive evaluation of the application.

Basics in European Labour Law, as taught in

- Grundlagen des Europäischen Arbeits- und Sozialrechts (old curriculum)