On September 26, 2025, the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM) hosted the ceremonial awarding of certificates as part of the “Law of the Digital Economy” (LDE ) program. Around 50 guests – including graduates, lecturers and international guests – took part in the event. The LDE program is a fully online certificate […]
Author Archives: Thomas Hoeren
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On the last weekend of September, the ITM doctoral seminar took place at the Johannes-a-Lasco Library in Emden. The 10 external doctoral candidates discussed sandbox AI systems, legal issues relating to electronic patient files and copyright access to DIN standards with Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren. The new option of submitting the doctoral thesis to the […]
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Today, a detailed paper that I co-authored with my colleague Nora-Marie Fuchs was published on the pending case before the CJEU concerning Meta, the DMA, and the so-called “Pay or Consent” model. In our analysis, we demonstrate that even the very term “Pay or Consent” is misleading, and that the debate risks being steered in […]
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In the winter semester 2025/2026, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren is on a research sabbatical at the European University Institute in Fiesole. There he will be researching the interdependencies between the AI Regulation (AI Act) and general civil law in collaboration with the research group led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Streinz. The compulsory lectures of the […]
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For our certificate course Law of the digital economy (LDE), we have received yesterday more than 250 final essays – including from surprising places such as Angola, Taiwan, and Ecuador. Our task now is to read them all. At first, we thought we could rely on ChatGPT for support, but it quickly became clear during […]
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Are universities operators or providers of AI systems? What obligations do universities have towards their members in terms of AI skills training? When does an AI model actually become an AI system? And what applies to high-risk AI or open source AI? The new legal opinion from KI:edu.nrw addresses these and many other questions. However, […]
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Good News for Law of the Digital Economy (LDE) Students: Recognition by Georgian Bar Association The Georgian Bar Association will recognize the LDE course as part of its mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) program. This gives professional value to your participation. Course Promotion to Legal Professionals The Bar Association will actively promote the course among […]
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See my new article in China daily in the bridge between Chinese and EU data strategies China and Spain are deepening collaboration on digital governance through Huawei’s 5G initiative in Barcelona, turning the city into a testbed for reconciling EU openness with China’s data security approach. This partnership highlights the importance of “regulatory translation,” allowing […]
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Prof. Dr. Sergi Jorbenadze as a guest in Münster We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Sergi Jorbenadze to Münster until the end of September. He is Associate Professor of Civil Law at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) in Georgia. Prof. Jorbenadze holds a doctorate in law (TSU) and two master’s degrees, including an […]
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In 2010, a historic milestone was set in international academic cooperation between Brazil and Germany: The CAPES Brazil Chair was established at the renowned University of Münster (University of Münster – UM). The initiative, which from a partnership with the coordination office for the Promotion the University education (CAPES) emerged is, promotes since then scientific […]
