The aim of the program is to conduct an intensive summer school, lasting six days, on European and international developments and perspectives in the fields of financial crime, corruption and money laundering. The summer school aims to develop the knowledge of the participants in the fields of the summer school, through the teaching of courses by professors from distinguished universities abroad, professors and doctors of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as by the Head of Unit Criminal Law of the European Commission. The summer school aims, beyond deepening the knowledge of the participants in its subjects, to promote the scientific dialogue between law students and young scientists from different countries of the world, with the support of professors from leading European Universities.

Upon completion of the course, participants will have knowledge of key issues in combating international fraud, corruption and money laundering, international and European anti-fraud mechanisms and procedures, etc.  They will have broad, specialized, practical, and theoretical knowledge of current European and international developments and perspectives in the fields of financial crime, corruption and money laundering, and will be aware of the limits of this knowledge. The participants will gain a comprehensive and essential understanding of the legislative and jurisprudential developments in the above fields, in their European and international dimension.

The program is addressed to law students, young graduates and professionals with a background in law. Applicants with a background in other disciplines that are relevant to the theme of the summer school will be considered as well.

Application Form can submit those who have:

• a Law degree, or a degree in relevant scientific fields, or
• a certificate of enrollment at a law school, or a certificate of enrollment at a school of relevant scientific field.

Requirements for the participation:

• Access to Internet
• Personal email
• Basic computer skills
• Although applicants are not required to present an official certificate of language proficiency, they need to be fluent in English, so that they can follow the courses and interact with fellow students.

A priority order will be followed during the selection of participants.

The summer school will be delivered in a hybrid format, with the option to attend in person or online, taught with the help of a simultaneous teleconferencing system, so that the participants will have the chance to interact and participate in the discussion.

• Introduction to EU Criminal Law
• Fraud against the financial interests of the EU
• Combating fraud against the financial interests of the EU – procedural perspectives
• Protecting fundamental rights in the fight against financial crime: General framework
• Protecting fundamental rights in the fight against financial crime: Specific Issues
• The EU institutional framework on organised crime, its significance for combating financial crime, corruption and money laundering, and its role for promoting a ‘European Security Union’
• Cybermoney – a new challenge for Criminal Law
• Corruption and political influence: a comparative study on the regulation of lobbying
• Combating corruption with Criminal Law: International and EU perspectives
• The Proposal for an EU Directive on Combating Corruption
• Validity of contracts formulated under corruption and respective civil liability
• Money laundering: International and EU perspectives
• Criminal liability for self-money laundering
• Asset recovery and confiscation
• Confiscation and the presumption of innocence: Key issues in ECtHR case-law considering the contemporary broadening of confiscation’s scope
• Fighting tax crime: principles and tools
• Offshore companies and financial crime: substantive and procedural issues
• Financial crime and digitalisation: the new EU legislation on cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal matters
• Financial crime: EU perspectives and national problems
• Judicial Cooperation in the EU and the EPPO
• EU as a global actor at the field of financial crime

Summer school 2025-Programme

The course provides participants with

1. Presentations or outlines of the lectures
2. Case Law
3. Reading materials

Obligations of Trainees:

1. Participation in the programs of K.E.DI.BI.M. of the AUTH implies full acceptance of the program’s Study Guide and the Internal Regulation of Operation of the K.E.DI.BI.M. of the AUTH.
2. The presence/attendance of trainees in the educational programmes is mandatory. In the programmes which are realized in physical presence, as in those implemented using the modern method of tele-education, the study is generally mandatory and the limit of absences cannot exceed 10% of the prescribed training hours.
3. For the successful completion of the programme, the participants should:
   – not exceed 10% absences of the scheduled training hours
   – have passed the exams
   – have paid all the tuition fees by the start of the program.

Rights of Trainees:

1. Trainees are informed by the Department of Administrative Support of K.E.DI.BI.M. for all kinds of information related to the operation of the Centre.
2. Trainees are supported electronically through the educational platform by the trainers, as part of the educational process, to resolve questions and provide clarifications related to the thematic units of the programme.
3. Trainees have the right to apply for the interruption/termination of their programme attendance and a refund of their tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of par. 12.9 hereof.
4. Students’/Trainees’ work is protected under the Copyright Regulations/Provisions.

After successful completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Training, which is issued by the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the AUTH and signed by the President of the Center.

Participants, who have attended but not successfully completed the program, will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

For further information, please contact:

Name/Surname: Dr. Nikoletta Karaliota

Email: anti-corruption@law.auth.gr