MA/MS in Public procurement law LL.M

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: The aim of the program is to train highly qualified public procurement law specialists who are able to provide legal advice in this field, explain the latest public procurement law issues and development trends, competently organize public procurement, analyze and evaluate complex legal situations related to public procurement, quickly and efficiently resolve public procurement legal problems, disputes, to represent the contracting authority or supplier in court and to submit proposals to the legislator regarding the improvement of the legal regulation of public procurement. Learning outcomes: 1. Ability to independently use public procurement economics, management and legal knowledge, independently organize public procurement and participate in it, identify and assess potential corruption risks and minimize them, make socially responsible and ethical decisions, evaluate alternative solutions and their possible legal, ethical, managerial and economic consequences. 2. Ability to analyze and explain the specifics of public procurement legal regulation and procedures, dispute resolution, conclusion and execution of public procurement contracts 3. Ability to independently analyse, synthesize and evaluate the economic situation of procurement, legal facts and related data in the field of public procurement, integrate knowledge of public procurement law, apply the methodology of scientific knowledge, clearly and unambiguously formulate logical conclusions based on public procurement economics, management and public procurement law knowledge, focused on professional development and enhancement and to pass them on to both professional and non-professional audiences. 4. Ability to organize and carry out strategic public procurement, i.e. procurement focused not only on the needs of the contracting authority, but also on solving other problems relevant to the state, such as reducing the unemployment rate, increasing the inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market, etc. 5. Ability to professionally prepare procurement documents, understand the field of procurement, analyse the economic situation, identify and prevent corruption risks, prepare and evaluate economically resoned public procurement documents and public procurement contracts 6. Ability to advise on complex issues related to public procurement legal relations, to solve various types of legal problems, including extremely complex ones, and to make proposals that would reduce the risk of identified problems. 7. Ability to independently and purposefully plan the learning process, choose the direction of improvement in professional activities, adapt to the changing work environment. 8. Ability to provide representation and public procurement dispute resolution services both independently and in a team Activities of teaching and learning: Teaching and learning activities are focused on the students. In principle, activities could be divided into such groups, i.e activities aimed at (1) acquiring students' academic knowledge (including both academic lectures and student's independent work, etc.), (2) developing students' cooperation skills in a social environment (these activities are mainly based on group work), (3) acquiring students' discussion knowledge, (4) developing students' ability to solve independent problems (teaching activities are based on problem solving during practical classes and independent work), (5) developing students' critical thinking (based on students' insights) and (6) reflection - emphasis on teacher and student feedback. Methods of assessment of learning achievements: Frontal oral examination, individual oral examination, control work, case analysis (written or oral), essay, project, written examination, simulations, questionsanswers, self-assessment, assessment of others, staging of the situation, generalizations of case law, definitions Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: The total volume of the study program is 60 credits, of which 50 credits are in the main field of study, 10 credits are allocated to the subjects of another field of study, which provide the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills necessary for the professional field of the graduates of the program. All study subjects included in the program are deepening characters. Each individual course of the program provides knowledge in the relevant field of public procurement. A student who has acquired special knowledge, basic subjects such as Legal Regulation and Practice of Public Procurement, Peculiarities of Strategic Public Procurement, Practicality of Organizing Public Procurement, Public Procurement Law - be able to fully meet the currently prevailing needs of the labour market during their studies, related to a high level of knowledge in a specific field of public procurement law. 5 subjects are studied each semester. Specialisations: - Optional courses: - Distinctive features of a study programme: 1) The Public Procurement Law LL.M program is unique, because its content is based on the real needs of the public procurement system, integrates the latest public procurement concepts and is distinguished by specialized training of public procurement law specialists focused on the acquisition and improvement of practical skills. 2) By training specialists will have the opportunity not only to acquire the necessary legal knowledge, but also to study interdisciplinary subjects, which will allow them to improve their economics and project management competencies during the study year. 3) LL.M studies are shorter in duration (1 year) and do not require preparation of a master's thesis, are more focused on the formation of practical rather than scientific skills. 4) Specialists studying in the program will know not only the legal, but also economic (assessing the procurement environment, prices, competition) and managerial (organizing the supervision and management of public procurement) aspects of public procurement. 5) The Public Procurement Law LL.M program submitted to MRU for evaluation is the only specialized master's study program in public procurement law in Lithuania. Access to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: 1) Studies in Public Procurement Law The LL.M program offers a unique opportunity for lawyers to specialize in the field of public procurement law, and for persons with education in other fields who have already gained experience in public procurement to secure a job within one year of gaining specialized legal and interdisciplinary knowledge and new career opportunities in public procurement. 2) The knowledge acquired during the studies will allow the graduates of the program to become highly qualified specialists with specialized knowledge of public procurement law and able to successfully apply it in practice in solving various issues in public procurement, organizing strategic procurement, conducting market participants' consultations, negotiations, project management, teamwork and other skills. 3) A graduate of the LL.M. master's studies, will gain a competitive advantage and opportunities to work in various types of work, i.e. graduates will be able to work both in the private sector (supplier lawyers, sales managers responsible for procurement contracts and coordinating their execution). 4) Specialized legal knowledge in public procurement is also useful for persons working in public procurement control institutions (Public Procurement Office, State Audit Office, institutions administering European Union funds, etc.), public procurement dispute resolution institutions and specialists of private and public sector organizations. Access to further study: Persons who have obtained an LL.M. Master's degree in law, may study in the third cycle studies in the field of law in accordance with the procedure established by research and study institutions.