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, […]
Category Archives: Announcements
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Jul
Jul
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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Jul
Jul
Image: Helios Production BSD Coremedia Arizona, Madrid or Gizeh – almost everyone knows the popular sandal models from Birkenstock. The history of sandals began in 1774 with the shoemaker Johannes Birkenstock and his great-grandson Konrad Birkenstock, who opened an orthopaedic shoemaking business in 1896. He developed various lasts and was able to register his insoles […]
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Jul
Jul
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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Jun
Jun
Take part in the Best of ITM seminar! Zoom Link to the preliminary discussion: Time: Jun 25, 2025 04:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://uni-ms.zoom-x.de/j/67152199522?pwd=5yYbIRbyTFhXmtBqui81exYtW0fL8m.1 Meeting ID: 671 5219 9522 Passcode: 122895
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May
May
What a surprise. More than 40 students (well over the limit) came to my first lecture on IT contract law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Among other things, we will be practicing the drafting of data and AI contracts. That will be exciting!
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May
May
In the video created in my lecture on copyright law at the University of Vienna, Marcel and Umut from the University of Vienna deal with the complex topic of “AI and copyright in Austrian legal practice” in a deliberately satirical way. Through humorous exaggerations, stereotypical depictions of experts and absurd interview situations, it sheds light […]
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May
May
Artificial intelligence, law and philosophy Yesterday I had a very exciting interview with my colleague Professor Dr. Holger Lyre (University of Magdeburg) about the possibilities and limits of AI. The famous philosopher of science spoke in detail about the dangers of deep learning and large language models. The interview can be seen on YouTube at
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May
May
On 6.5.25, Professor Dr. Said Gulyamov, Head of the Cyber Law Department at Tashkent State University of Law, delivered a compelling lecture on the legal implications of the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) as part of the LDE (Law of the digital economy) series. The lecture focused on how the DMA aims to regulate powerful […]
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Apr
Apr
Am vergangenen Freitag fand das „Competition Law Doctoral Forum“ von Prof. Thibault Schrepel an der VU Amsterdam statt. Neben vielen wertvollen Gesprächen und dem Austausch über die wettbewerbsrechtlichen Promotionsvorhaben von Forschenden in den Niederlanden, hat vor allem der Vortrag von Martijn Snoep, dem Präsidenten der niederländischen Wettbewerbsbehörde, besonders gut gefallen. Herr Snoep hat viele spannende […]
