Location and timing
The Module will take place as a presential and online teaching program at UCLouvain (QS 180 World University Ranking), Saint-Louis campus in center Brussels, capital of the EU, and will be delivered as an intensive interactive unit (40 hours) 3 to 8 June 2024 between 09 am to noon Brussels time (CET), plus 2 1/2 hours seminars in the afternoons).
Teaching Program 2026
| Dates | Speakers | Topics | Students |
| Friday 23rd January 2026 3 to 6,30 pm (4h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | Comparative Law course – The precautionary principle: how to implement it in India | 30 students in law National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, Kerala India |
| – Monday 9th of February 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 16th of February 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 23rd of February 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 2nd of March 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 9th of March 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 16th of March 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 23rd of March 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 13 of April 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 20th of April 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) – Monday 4th of May 2026 1,30 to 2,30 pm (1h.) – Monday 11th of May 2026 1,30 to 3,30 pm (2h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | Comparative Law course – Introduction to Indian and Chinese law and the EU | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Thursday 26th of March 2026 3 to 6.30pm (3h.30) | Dr. Meng Zhang, University of Copenhague | Comparative Law course – Chinese constitutional law | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Friday 27th of March 2026 3 to 6.30pm (3h.30) | Dr. Meng Zhang, University of Copenhague | Comparative Law course – Chinese law and the EU | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Monday 4th of May 2026 2,30 to 4,30 pm (2h.) | Dr. Sayed Qudrat Hashimi, University of Myzuru, Karnataka, Indi | Comparative Law course – Indian personal law and the EU | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Monday 30th of March 2026 (3h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | Waste Management Law lecture – The EU and Asia | 21 students 6th year in law (post-master), UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Monday 13th of April 2026 (3h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | Waste Exports to Asia – The EU and Asia | 21 students 6th year in law(post-master), UCLouvain, St Louis |
Monday 13th of May 2026 (3h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | Lecture regarding the final year essay on EU law and Asia – The EU common commercial policy and Asia | 2 students 4th year in law, UCLouvain, |
Teaching Program 2025
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Students |
| Friday 26 November and 3rd December 2025 3 to 6,30 pm (6 h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | EU Environmental Law course – The Sustainability requirements of the EU Common commercial policy and Asia | 4 students in political sciences |
| Monday, 2 June 2025 -All day (7 h.) | N. de Sadeleer and Sébastien Fassiaux | 1st and 2nd Unit: EU Soft and Hard Legal Power Crash course in St Louis, Brussels with the cooperation of University of Mysore, India | 6 presential students UCLouvain, St Louis + 100 online students |
| Tuesday, 3 June 2025-All day (7 h.) | N. de Sadeleer | 3rd Unit: EU and India – Free Trade Agreement Crash course in St Louis | 6 presential students UCLouvain, St Louis + 100 online students |
| Wednesday, 4 June 2025-All day (7 h.) | S. Fassiaux, Lecturer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain | 4th Unit: EU Digital Strategy and Asia Crash course in St Louis | 6 presential students UCLouvain, St Louis + 100 online students |
| Thursday, 5 June 2025-All day (7 h.) | N. de Sadeleer | 5th Unit: EU Unilateral Rules Promoting Sustainable Trade – their impacts on the Indo-Pacific Region | 6 presential students UCLouvain, St Louis + 100 online students |
| Friday, 6 June 2025 -All day (7 h.) | N. de Sadeleer | 6th Unit: EU Unilateral Rules Promoting Sustainable Trade – their impacts on the Indo-Pacific Region Crash course in St Louis | 6 presential students UCLouvain, St Louis + 100 online students |
| Saturday, 5 June 2025 (8 h.) | N. de Sadeleer and Sébastien Fassiaux | Examination for Certificate Delivery | 6 presential students UCLouvain, St Louis + 80 online students |
| Date | Speakers | Topics | Students |
| Tuesday 4th of March 2025 3 to 6pm (3h.) | Nicolas de Sadeleer | Introduction to Chinese law and the EU | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Monday 10th of March 2025 1 to 5 pm (4h.) | Dr. Meng Zhang, University of Copenhague | Chinese constitutional law | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Tuesday 11th of March 2025 1 to 5 pm (4h.) | Dr. Meng Zhang, University of Copenhague | Chinese private law | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
| Tuesday 18th of March and Tuesday 25th 2025 10 to 12,30 am (5 h.) | N. de Sadeleer | The rule of law from a Chinese perspective and an EU perspective | 41 students 2nd and 3rd year in law, UCLouvain, St Louis |
Teaching Program 2024
| 3rd June (6h.) | Introduction to EU law and policy – EU institutions – EU external affairs – The EU Common Commercial Policy – The internal market – The EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific | ||
| 4th June (6h.) | Bilateral trade agreements between the EU and Indo-Pacific countries – Bilateral cooperation with third countries through the negotiation and the conclusion of free trade agreements (EU-Japan, EU-Korea, EU-NZ) – Integration of sustainability and digital trade in free trade agreements – Removal of custom duties | ||
| 5th June (7h.) | EU digital strategy & Investments screening Morning session: EU digital strategy Global reach of EU digital regulations General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679) The EU’s digital strategy: A Europe fit for the digital age Digital infrastructures regulations and their impact on Indo-Pacific countries European Chips Act (Regulation 2023/1781) Afternoon session: Securing the strategic autonomy of the EU through investments screening and the promotion of green investments FDI screening framework Regulation (Regulation 2019/452) Foreign subsidies distorting the internal market Regulation (Regulation 2022/560) Taxonomy for sustainable investments Regulation (Regulation 2020/852) | ||
| 6th June (6h.) | EU digital strategy European data strategy European Data Governance Act (Regulation 2022/868) Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854) Digital markets regulations towards a new system for online platforms regulation Digital Markets Act (Regulation 2022/1925) Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065) Product safety approach to regulating artificial intelligence Artificial Intelligence Act | ||
| 7th June (7h.) | Unilateral rules promoting sustainable trade with the Indo-Pacific region – Corporate due diligence directive (CSDD) – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) (Regulation 2023/956) – Reduction of the impact of EU consumption and production on deforestation and forest degradation worldwide (Regulation 2023/1115) – Protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (Regulation 338/97) – Conflict-Minerals Regulation (Regulation 2017/821) – Elimination of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (Regulation 1005/2008) |
Seminar Sessions
Each afternoon after the courses, two hours discussions, case studies, and follow-up shall be available to on-site students. Additional activities (visit of EU institutions, meetings with EU civil servants) might be organised. The lectures will take place from 9am to noon Brussels time (CET) to allow students from the Indo-Pacific region to attend online.
Learning Outcomes
Enabling students to grasp the main political and legal issues related to the functioning of the EU and its external role in the Indo-Pacific (EU’s regulations of value chains, green investments, etc.).
