European Market Law and New Technologies

European Market Law and New Technologies is a new postgraduate university specialist online study programme at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka. 

The first cycle of the study program is planned to begin in the 2026/2027 academic year (start of classes: October 2026). The call for applications for the first generation of participants will be announced in May/June 2026 and will be available on the website of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka.

The programme is delivered entirely online and is tailored to the needs of students who study while working. Enrolled students study with part-time student status. The programme lasts one year (two semesters). In the first semester, students enrol in five compulsory courses, and in the second semester five elective courses. The programme is completed with the successful defence of a final thesis. Upon completion of the programme, graduates are awarded the title Specialist in European Market Law (spec. iur.) and earn 60 ECTS credits. The programme enables vertical and horizontal mobility within the national and European Higher Education Area.

Market law and application of new technologies represent one of the most propulsive and successful areas of activity of the European Union, and this is the first such specialist study programme in Croatia with a targeted education in this area.

The specialised online study program in European market law and new technologies is designed to provide participants with practical, market-relevant knowledge and skills needed to work in a modern legal and business environment. The program focuses on understanding and applying the European regulatory framework in the fields of the digital market, technology, and innovation, with a strong emphasis on addressing real-world legal and business challenges.

Through an interdisciplinary approach and practical case examples, students develop competencies that are highly valued in legal practice, public administration, regulatory bodies, companies, and the technology sector. The aim of the programme is to connect academic knowledge with the needs of the legal profession and the labour market, and to equip professionals to operate effectively in the dynamic field of European law and new technologies.

STUDY PROGRAMME DIRECTORS / CONTACT

Prof. dr. sc. Ana Pošćić, ana.poscic@pravri.uniri.hr
Izv. prof. dr. sc. Adrijana Martinović, adrijana.martinovic@pravri.uniri.hr

Title awarded:

Specialist of European market law; spec. iur.

HKO/EQF-a/QF-EHEA level:

7.2 HKO / 7 EQF / 2 QF-EHEA

Duration / ECTS credits:

1 year / 60 ECTS

Teaching language:

Croatian

Organisation and teaching methods:

The programme is delivered as a postgraduate university specialist study program lasting one year, upon completion of which 60 ECTS credits are awarded. The program is delivered entirely online, using remote communication tools and a Learning Management System (LMS) for e-learning, in both synchronous and asynchronous formats.

Admission quota:

20 part-time students

Start of the programme:

Academic year 2026/2027

Admission requirements:

The right of admission to the study programme, in accordance with Article 61(4) of the Act on Higher Education and Science (Zakon o visokom obrazovanju i znanstvenoj djelatnosti; Narodne novine, No. 119/2022), includes the following categories:

1. Persons who have completed integrated undergraduate and graduate study of law, or university graduate (four-year) study of law in Croatia (univ. mag. iur.; mag. iur.; dipl. iur.) or equivalent study abroad; 

2. Persons who have completed professional graduate study programme in public administration, or equivalent study abroad, with proof of at least five years of professional work experience in the field of implementation of the study programme;

3. Persons who have completed any other university graduate study programme or university integrated undergraduate and graduate study programme or professional graduate study programme, with the condition of passing differential (bridging) exams in the Introduction to public law and Introduction to private law (both with components in EU law) at the time of enrolling into the online study programme.

Persons listed in item 3 can be exonerated from specific parts of differential (bridging) exams, based on a decision of the management of the online study programme, if they have passed one or more courses during their prior studies that correspond with differential (bridging) exams in relation to their content, objectives and acquired course outcomes. The aim of the differential (bridging) exams is to ensure enrolment of the candidates with appropriate prior knowledge that enables the acquisition of the intended learning outcomes at the level of the online study programme. 

The student has to possess knowledge of the Croatian language (language of the study programme at CEFR level C2 according to the student’s self-assessment) and English language at the level of possibility to follow any potential guest lecture, assigned reading, and basic professional communication (CEFR level B2 according to the student’s self-assessment).

Conditions for advancing through the study programme:

A student acquires the right to enrol in the second semester upon completion of compulsory courses from the first semester. Students choose and enrol in a total of five elective courses in the second semester.

Completion of the study programme:

Passing all exams, completion of all other student obligations, and preparation and defence of the Final Thesis (Specialist thesis), in accordance with Article 61(5) of the Act on Higher Education and Science (Zakon o visokom obrazovanju i znanstvenoj djelatnosti; Narodne novine, No. 119/2022). The Final Thesis can, based on agreement with the mentor and preferences of the student, consist of elaboration and oral defence of a classic written final thesis, or elaboration and oral defence of a final written project in the form of the thesis.

Study programme learning outcomes:

LO 1.1.: Analyse and critically evaluate the institutional framework and powers of the European Union

LO 1.2.: Critically assess the functioning of internal market of European Union

LO 1.3.: Describe and explain the positive legal regulation in the field of European Union market law

LO 1.4.: Create, develop and valorise normative solutions and public policies in the field of European Union market law

LO 2.1.: Explain, compare and critically assess the principles, sources and institutes of substantive law in specific fields of European Union competence

LO 2.2.: Explain, compare and critically assess the fundamental elements of judicial protection in the European Union

LO 2.3.: Analyse the influence of positive legal regulation on the development and application of new technologies in the field of European Union market law

LO 2.4.: Interpret and reassess the relationship between European and international law norms and national norms

LO 3.1.: Identify relevant legal issues, interpret and apply the relevant rule to the specific factual situation

LO 3.2.: Solve a practical issue and substantiate a reasoned legal opinion in the field of European Union market law

LO 3.3.: Analyse the existing case law and prepare and substantiate a case study in the field of European Union market law

LO 4.1.: Analyse the role and significance of political, historical, economic and other social factors on the creation and application of European Union market law

LO 4.2.: Analyse and valorise the connection between European Union market rights and new technologies

LO 4.3.: Predict and evaluate the connection between market law and the use of new technologies and create solutions for complex legal situations by applying interdisciplinary methods

LO 5.1.: Express oneself in a reasoned and unambiguous manner in both written and oral form, using appropriate legal terminology of European Union law

LO 5.2.: Using relevant sources, conduct legal research in the field of European Union market law and develop reasoned conclusions

LO 5.3.: Perform assigned tasks in the field of European Union market law in a socially responsible manner and in compliance with ethical standards

LO 5.4.: Design, plan and present legal project in the field of European Union law, both independently and in a team, in accordance with set deadlines

List of courses

In the Student Affairs Office, students can, upon presenting their identification number, receive answers to inquiries related to class and exam schedules, enrolment in the program and academic year, transfers from other law faculties, as well as inquiries related to regulations of the Faculty’s competent authorities in the area of teaching.

The Study Records are open for student inquiries on weekdays from 11 AM to 1 PM. For part-time students, the office is also open on Thursdays from 3 PM to 5 PM (from October 1st to May 31st).

Inquiries can also be made by phone at 051 359 587 on weekdays from 2 PM to 3 PM, or via email at evidencija@pravri.uniri.hr.

Instructions will be published upon enrolment of the first generation of students in the academic year 2026/2027.