From: Birke Häcker <birke.haecker@uni-bonn.de>

Sent: Friday 10 January 2025 14:49

To: obligations@uwo.ca; ENRICHMENT@LISTS.MCGILL.CA

Cc: 'Ying Liew'; 'Birke Häcker'

Subject: Funding for two joint PhD projects in Comparative Trusts Law (Melbourne/Bonn)

Attachments: Advert_Joint_PhD_Scholarship_Melbourne_BONN-BASED_PROJECT.pdf; Advert_Joint_PhD_Scholarship_Bonn_MELBOURNE-BASED_PROJECT.pdf

 

 

Dear colleagues,

 

First of all, a very Happy New Year 2025 to everybody on the list!

 

Ying Khai Liew and I have secured scholarship funding for two joint PhD positions (Universities of Melbourne and Bonn) in comparative trusts law.

 

One project would be based primarily in Melbourne, with a 12-month stay at Bonn; the other would be based primarily in Bonn with 12 months in Melbourne. We would jointly supervise both projects, and upon successful completion students would receive a joint PhD (Melbourne/Bonn). We are very excited about these opportunities to explore 'Trusts Across the Civil Law/Common Law Divide' in the Asia-Pacific region and/or within Europe.

 

Both scholarships have just been advertised online:

 

Melbourne-based project:  

https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/1427-trusts-across-the-asia-pacific-civil-law-common-law-divide--challenges-and-opportunities 

 

Bonn-based project:

https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/1437- trusts -across-the-european-civil-law-common-law-divide--harmonisation--adaptation--and-cross-border-challenges

 

Please also find two flyers attached. We would be very grateful if you could circulate this information to anyone who may be suitable and interested in applying for one of the scholarships.

 

With best wishes

Birke (Häcker)

 

 

 

Professor Birke Häcker, M.A. D.Phil. (Oxford) Dr. jur. h.c. (Stockholm)

 

Schlegel Chair in Civil Law, Common Law and Comparative Law
Director of the Institute of International and Comparative Private Law

at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, Department of Law

 

University of Bonn

Adenauerallee 24-42

53113 Bonn

Germany

 

Tel. (direct): +49 228 31-7981

Tel. (secretariat): +49 228 73-9170

 

Mail: birke.haecker@uni-bonn.de

Web: https://jura.uni-bonn.de/ipr