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1 . Universite de Fribourg Suisse, Faculte de Droit (University of Fribourg, Faculty of Law)

1. Universite de Fribourg Suisse, Faculte de Droit
(University of Fribourg, Faculty of Law)
Av. De l’Europe 20, CH – 1700 Fribourg
Phone: +41 26 300 8000; Email: decanat-droit@unifr.ch

• Awarded degrees are: Bachelor of Law – 3 years; Master Licence – 1 year (possibly two years); Doctorate – 2 years;
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirement is High School graduation. For foreign students specific requirements according to the country of origin are requested.
• The number of admitted students is around 400 each year.
• The number of graduate students is around 400 each year.
• The University charges tuition fees to students.
• The University has a separate law library with 110.000 volumes and 542 periodicals.
• The library provides 30 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

To become a lawyer, each student has to have a master degree before starting the practical education which he/she finishes with a final State Exam. Bachelor Degrees are nit permitted to start this kind of further education. Two years of practice after the graduation in a lawyer study. One final state exam.