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Courses and facultyThe School offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a unique design, incomparable curriculum andfresh material that enable students a high degree of personalization, exibility and interdisciplinarity. Students can choose from: a track of studies that offers a pan-European perspective of legal studies, or a track that focuses on European governance studies,or can select interdisciplinary degrees that combine both approaches.The legal track of the ELGS Undergraduate studies aim to shape the European lawyerof the new era, focusing on the European perspective of the legal profession, while highlighting the common legal traditionsof European states and the principles that underpin the discipline on a global scale. The ELGS Postgraduate level legal studies offera specialization in either European or International law, uniquely blending themwith analyses of national legal systems and frameworks.The ELGSUndergraduate curriculum focuses also on world-wide governance studies, contributing to the creation of a new generation of highlyskilled administrators and leaders. At the postgraduate level the ELGS Governance studies will complement and advance the quali cations of its graduates.The range of optional modules and opportunities for student mobility and internships supports a high degree of personalization of studies, enabling students to tailor-make their educational experiences. In accordance with recent trends in higher education, special attention is given to the development of transversal skills and research methodology.At the heart of the ELGS’ offering isthe ability to create majors, minors and specializations in topics, as well as joint degree programs, which enable students at all levels of studies to take classes from both the legal tracks and the governance programs,to ensure a truly interdisciplinary approach to law and governance studies.The European Law and GovernanceSchool (ELGS) is supported by resident and international teaching staff, with established reputations in their areas of expertisein both academia and the professional worlds.The premises of the EPLO in Sounion, Greece, where ELGS operatesACTIVITY REPORT 2016 69