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Going
Global - One Person
at a Time
Situated in
Minnesota's metropolitan
Twin Cities,
Hamline University
is an intimate
private college
with a global impact.
As Minnesota's
oldest institution
of higher learning,
Hamline has long
enjoyed a reputation
of rigorous academic
discourse. In the
2004 U.S. News
& World Report
rankings, Hamline
University ranked
first in Minnesota,
ninth among 142
universities in
the Midwest region
and among the top
schools nationally
in the Best Universities-Master's
category. Again
this year, Hamline
Law School retained
its top-five national
ranking in dispute
resolution in the
U.S. News &
World Report annual
rankings of the
nation's best law
schools and specialty
programs.
As
one of the leading
educators in American
law, Hamline University
School of Law has
recently embarked
on a number of new
and expanding initiatives
to bring its quality
education and training
to lawyers and law
students around the
globe: the expansion
of the LL.M. program
for non-U.S. lawyers;
a new three-year
grant as part of
the European Community-United
States of America
Cooperation Program
in Higher Education
and Vocational Education
and Training; and
new curricular offerings
in summer European
programs.
The
Hamline LL.M. program
provides lawyers
an opportunity to
explore the differences
between their country's
legal system and
the U.S. legal system.
Students may now
concentrate in the
areas of: dispute
resolution, intellectual
property, international
business law, American
business law, or
human rights; or
choose a course of
study individualized
to the lawyer's interest.
The Twin Cities has
a vibrant cultural
environment and is
home to a number
of Fortune 500 companies
(such as 3M, PepsiAmericas,
Medtronic, Inc.,
and Northwest Airlines)
making it one of
the most popular
and successful U.S.
cities.
Hamline
University School
of Law is among a
select group of institutions
chosen to receive
a three-year grant
as part of the European
Community-United
States of America
Cooperation Program
in Higher Education
and Vocational Education
and Training. The
program, part of
the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE),
is administered by
the U.S. Department
of Education. This
three-year effort
will enable the development
and dissemination
of international,
cross-disciplinary
curricula in dispute
resolution and initiate
and sustain transatlantic
student mobility.
As a lead partner
in this grant, Hamline
is positioned as
a catalyst in the
center of two vital
and emerging trends
in legal education
- globalization and
dispute resolution.
The other U.S. partners
include: Benjamin
N. Cardozo School
of Law (New York);
and Moritz School
of Law, The Ohio
State University
(Ohio). The European
Community partners
include: University
of Rome "La
Sapienza" (Italy
- Lead Partner);
University of Deusto
(Spain); and Catholic
University of Paris
(France).
This
summer Hamline Law
School will offer
academic programs
at European universities
in Rome, Paris, Budapest,
Bergen, and Oslo.
In these programs,
American students
learn alongside counterparts
from a variety of
European countries.
A primary objective
is to facilitate
the exchange of ideas
and cooperative projects
among academics,
professionals, and
students throughout
the world. Some non-U.S.
lawyers will start
the Hamline LL.M.
program in one of
these European summer
programs, and then
continue their studies
in Minnesota this
fall.
Whether
non-U.S. lawyers
begin their LL.M.
program in Minnesota
or through the programs
offered in Rome,
Paris, Budapest,
Bergen, or Oslo,
each lawyer will
find the courses
and experiences make
a U.S. based LL.M.
a lifelong investment.
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