{"id":23,"date":"2023-11-27T17:31:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:20:07","slug":"nus-erasmus-university-llb-llm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/exchange-plus-programmes\/nus-erasmus-university-llb-llm\/","title":{"rendered":"NUS-Erasmus University LLB-LLM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tExchange Plus Programmes\u200b\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"custom-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li class=\"item-home\"><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>\n\t\tNUS-Erasmus University LLB-LLM\u200b\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Overview\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Curriculum Matters\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Eligibility &#038; Application\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Frequently Asked Questions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverview\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\tNUS-Erasmus University (Erasmus) LLB-LLM exchange plus\u00a0programme\u00a0is available to students on\u00a0the four-year LLB\u00a0programme. Under this arrangement, students will complete three years at NUS\u00a0and then go to Erasmus to read an LLM for one year on a tuition fee waiver basis. Upon successful\u00a0completion of the LLM at Erasmus, NUS law students will graduate with an LLB (Hons) from NUS\u00a0and an LLM from Erasmus.\u200b\nThe LLMs available are:\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"216\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"707\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Commercial and Company Law\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"216\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"707\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Maritime and Transport Law\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"216\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"707\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\">International Arbitration\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"216\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"707\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\">International Business Law\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"216\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"707\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\">International Trade Law\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"216\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"707\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\">International and European Union Law\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFor more information, please visit Erasmus University Law School website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eur.nl\/en\/esl\/education\/master\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurriculum Matters\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<b>Course Preclusions &amp; Pre-requisites<\/b>\u200b<br \/>Students interested in the Erasmus LLM should not undertake NUS courses that are\u00a0similar to\u00a0the\u00a0LLM\u00a0programme. Students are responsible to check the LLM course requirements\/offerings when\u00a0registering for NUS electives in Year 3.\u200b\nYou may wish to note that the Erasmus LLM curricula is fixed with majority of courses being\u00a0compulsory courses and extremely limited (1-2) electives.\n<b>Credit Transfer<\/b>\u200b<br \/>The credits read at Erasmus towards the LLM will count towards the NUS LLB degree as NUS 40\u00a0Units. Courses completed at Erasmus do not count towards the LLB Class of\u00a0Honours.\u200b\n<b>Completion of Erasmus LLM and the Conferment of NUS LLB degree<\/b>\u200b<br \/>Note that the academic year of Erasmus is Sep &#8211; Aug. Completion of LLM course is expected\u00a0around June\/July. If you enroll in the Erasmus LLM\u00a0programme, you should expect that you\u00a0would\u00a0not graduate in time\u00a0with your LLB cohort in June\/July. Rather, depending on when your results from\u00a0Erasmus are released, the earliest you can expect to be conferred your LLB degree would be the\u00a0end of August and you will only be eligible to attend the Commencement ceremony in the following\u00a0year.\u200b\n<b>Implications to enrolment for Part B at SILE in view of the late degree conferment<br \/><\/b>The Part B course normally starts in mid-July each year. Students must have graduated with the\u00a0LLB\u00a0in order to\u00a0be eligible for the Part B course. In view of the late degree conferment, NUS Law\u00a0has worked with SILE to institute an arrangement where students would be able to apply and enroll\u00a0for Part B provisionally, subject to receiving certification from NUS by the end of July that students\u00a0have passed the LLB. NUS Law has also worked with Erasmus to send us early notification of your\u00a0results as soon as they are available so that NUS is\u00a0in a position\u00a0to issue this certification within the\u00a0deadline (which SILE has stressed is a strict deadline). These arrangements have been designed to\u00a0allow students to enroll for Part B in their graduation year.\u200b\u200b\nHowever, students should note that\u00a0there is a small chance that even with the above arrangements,\u00a0the information from Erasmus may not be received in time for NUS to meet SILE&#8217;s &#8216;end of July&#8217;\u00a0deadline. In that\u00a0unlikely event, students\u00a0may have to then start Part B in January the following year. The risk is\u00a0small\u00a0but it does exist.\u200b\u200b\n<b>Implications of Late Degree Conferment on Eligibility for JLC Positions and Academic Prizes<\/b>\u200b<br \/>NUS Law has also worked with the Legal Service Commission (&#8220;LSC&#8221;) to institute an arrangement\u00a0where students would be considered for Justices Law Clerk (&#8220;JLC&#8221;) positions based on their\u00a0&#8220;provisional Class of\u00a0Honours&#8221;. Each student&#8217;s &#8220;provisional Class of\u00a0Honours&#8221; and &#8220;provisional\u00a0ranking&#8221; within the cohort will be determined by the student&#8217;s cumulative weighted numerical\u00a0average which have already been &#8220;locked in&#8221; at NUS Law.\u200b\nThis arrangement will allow qualifying students to participate in the same set of JLC interviews as\u00a0their cohort. JLC offers will be subject to: (a) the student enrolling in SILE Part B together with\u00a0his\/her cohort; and (b) eventual conferment of the LLB in August. Note that LSC rules do not permit\u00a0JLCs to start work until they have been conferred their degrees. This means that, although students\u00a0will essentially be able to join the\u00a0programme\u00a0in the same year as their cohort, their actual work start\u00a0date may be delayed by a month or two.\u200b\nPlease note, however, that the &#8220;provisional Class of\u00a0Honours&#8221; and &#8220;provisional ranking&#8221; will NOT\u00a0entitle the student to consideration for Academic Prizes that are based on such\u00a0criteria, and\u00a0will\u00a0NOT be reflected in NUS Law&#8217;s official website or other official listings.\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEligibility &#038; Application\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Applications for the programme are open from <b>Friday, 17 October 2025 <\/b>till <strong>Monday, 8 December 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Only students in Law 2 qualify to apply. In some years, the\u00a0programme\u00a0may also be open to Law 3. Interested students should\u00a0look out for announcements via email.\u200b\nPlease apply via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myedurec.nus.edu.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EduRec<\/a> (Login &gt; Self-Service &gt; Global Education &gt; External Study Application &gt; &#8220;Law Exchange Plus AY2026\/2027&#8221; OR &#8220;Law Exchange Plus\u00a0AY2027\/2028&#8221;) and upload the\u00a0following\u00a0supporting documents:\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Resume\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Personal Statement (Please indicate matric no)\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Latest Unofficial Transcript\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please also submit 2 Letters of Recommendation provided by Academic Referees. Your referees may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">email their letters directly to Ms. Rahima at <a href=\"mailto:lawsep@nus.edu.sg\">lawsep@nus.edu.sg<\/a>, or<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">provide you with a hardcopy letter in a sealed envelope with their signature on the back flap and you deliver this sealed letter to Ms. Rahima at the Student Affairs Office (Law Exchange Team) at Eu Tong Sen Building, Level 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAfter you are nominated for this\u00a0programme, you will then be required to submit a formal application,\u00a0at a later time\u00a0(during Year 3), for Erasmus&#8217; consideration. Documents required and relevant\u00a0deadlines will be provided to nominated students in due course. Erasmus will then consider the\u00a0nominated candidates and have the discretion to make (or not make) offers to them. Students who\u00a0are nominated in Year 2 are expected to maintain good grades over 5 semesters to better secure an\u00a0offer of admission by Erasmus.\u200b\nFor queries, please write to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lawsep@nus.edu.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsep@nus.edu.sg<\/a>.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrequently Asked Questions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><b>Can I go for student exchange (SEP) AND the LLB-LLM?<\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our rules for 4-year LLB programme\u00a0allow a maximum period of two semesters away from NUS.\u00a0Hence, students must choose\u00a0<b>EITHER<\/b>\u00a0SEP\u00a0<b>OR<\/b>\u00a0the LLB-LLM\u00a0programme.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Students in Year 2 may concurrently apply for the SEP and the LLB-LLM but can only go for one programme. The application outcome of the SEP and the LLB-LLM\u00a0programmes\u00a0are normally\u00a0made known sometime in January. At that point, if you are selected for both\u00a0programmes, you\u00a0must decide which\u00a0programme\u00a0you will opt\u00a0for\u00a0and you must withdraw from the other\u00a0programme. You cannot hold on to both options.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, students who accept an exchange place will be precluded from pursuing the LLB-LLM programme. Students who withdraw from the exchange to pursue the LLB-LLM\u00a0programme\u00a0where the final selection by Erasmus is not confirmed, will be allowed to re-apply for exchange in\u00a0Year 3 to go on exchange in Semester 1 of Year 4, should their Erasmus applications be\u00a0unsuccessful. Re-application for exchange at this point will be subject to available places and it\u00a0falling within the possible application window period of partner universities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>What are the selection criteria?<\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The selection criteria include your academic grades, character and personal statement. In some instances, you may be called for an interview by both faculty and Erasmus. Selection will\u00a0normally be up to 3 students per academic year. While you apply for the\u00a0programme\u00a0in Year 2,\u00a0you are expected to\u00a0maintain good grades over 5 semesters\u00a0to keep your place of admission at\u00a0Erasmus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>How much will it cost me?<\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NUS-Erasmus programme\u00a0is on a tuition fee waiver basis. You will continue to pay your LLB\u00a0tuition fees to NUS. No tuition fee is payable to Erasmus University. However, a minimum statutory fee estimated at about EUR 2600 (based on the information available for AY2025-26), is payable to Erasmus University. This amount is subject to revision by Erasmus University, please refer to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eur.nl\/en\/education\/practical-matters\/registration\/tuition-fee\/tuition-fee-2025-2026\">webpage<\/a> for updates. You may expect some miscellaneous student fee as well.\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Will there be scholarships or financial aid available?<\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NUS NASA Degree Scholarship or Bursary may be available for application if you are accepted into the\u00a0programme. The scholarship\/bursary aims to help defray a small fraction of the cost of\u00a0studying abroad. 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