The Brussels Privacy Hub organised the 1st European Data Protection Law Summer School, an innovative course on privacy and personal data protection law at the heart of Europe. The programme explored privacy legal and institutional challenges in the European Union, and provide participants with in-depth examination of the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other EU data protection instruments - as well as global and, more specifically, transatlantic issues. With a clear multi-stakeholder dimension, it will introduce them to the multiple professional perspectives, human rights requirements and social aspects of EU-level privacy and data protection policy. The course, promoted networking and provided participants with the opportunity to engage with the principal EU data protection institutions and actors. Teaching staff consisted of leading academics in European data protection law, public and private legal practitioners and policy makers from European institutions such as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
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Dates: 4-8 July 2016
Location: Institute for European Studies (IES) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 5, B-1050 Brussels.
Language: English.
Target audience: The summer school is aimed at legal practitioners, public and private sector data protection professionals - including compliance officers, data protection officers, data policy officers - civil society professionals, early career academic researchers and others who work in the areas of privacy and data protection law. Prior familiarity with the field is required.
Certificate: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance indicating that they have attended the full programme.
IAPP Accreditation: The summer school has been approved by the IAPP. A maximum of 12 CPEs are available for IAPP certified attendees.
Registration: Please note that the summer school is now full.
Cancellation policy:
The registration fee does not include accommodation. Information about accommodation is provided below:
The VUB U-residence provides accommodation on the VUB Campus: www.u-residence.be/en/register
Other accommodation is available in Brussels: www.booking.com and www.airbnb.com
Summer school organisers:
The Brussels Privacy Hub would like to acknowledge the collaboration and assistance of the following organisations in organising the Summer School:
Further information
Amy Weatherburn
Brussels Privacy Hub, Law Science and Technology,
Building B,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Brussels Privacy Hub
Law Science Technology & Society (LSTS)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2 • 1050 Brussels
Belgium
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