Recent Developments on Financial Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering: European and International Perspectives

online course

Due to the unforeseeable circumstances caused by the worldwide pandemic of convid-19 and the imposed movement restrictions, the Research Institute for Transparency, Corruption and Financial Crime, Faculty of Law - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki decided that the 2020 Summer School, hosted through the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will be conducted online on the planned dates. Our goal is to ensure thus the safe completion of the Summer School with the participation of the highest possible number of interested parties, as well as the course's quality standards. We look forward to meeting you “via the Web” and discussing with you about the recent developments in the fields of financial crime, corruption and money laundering at a national, European and international level.
The 6-day intensive online courses will focus on ongoing developments of key issues in combating international fraud, corruption and money laundering, international and European anti-fraud mechanisms and procedures, etc. Recent developments to be discussed will include, inter alia, the directive on fraud against the EU financial interests, the Regulation on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Criminal Law Anti-Money Laundering Directive, asset recovery and confiscation, corporate liability, corruption, etc. The classes will be live, taught with the help of a simultaneous teleconferencing system, so that the participants will have the chance to interact and participate in the discussion.
Speakers include:
Prof. Pedro Caeiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Peter Csonka, Head of Unit (Criminal Law) at European Commission DG Justice
Prof. Thomas Elholm, University of Southern Denmark
Prof. Eric Hilgendorf, University of Würzburg, Germany
Prof. Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece
Prof. Helmut Satzger, LMU University Munich, Germany
A detailed program and list of speakers are available at https://www.law.auth.gr/sites/default/files/Programme%20SS2020_0_1.pdf.
Upon completion of the online seminar, participants will be awarded a Certificate of participation with ECTS credits.

Course leader

Prof. Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi, Aristotle University Thessaloniki

Target group

For information on eligibility and application procedure please consult http://www.diaviou.auth.gr/programs/recent-developments-on-financial-crime-corruption-and-money-laundering-european-and-international-perspectives/. All courses are taught in English. Although applicants are not required to present an official certificate of language proficiency, they need to be fluent in English, so that they follow the courses and interact with fellow students.

Applications should be submitted online.
For information on the application form, please consult http://www.diaviou.auth.gr/programs/recent-developments-on-financial-crime-corruption-and-money-laundering-european-and-international-perspectives/.
The application deadline is June 22nd, 2020.

Course aim

The summer school will focus on ongoing developments regarding key issues in combating international fraud, corruption and money laundering, international and European anti-fraud mechanisms and procedures, etc. Current developments to be discussed will include, inter alia, the recent Directive on fraud against the EU financial interests, the Regulation on the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which recently came into force, asset recovery and confiscation, offshore companies, corruption, etc.

Fee info

EUR 200: "Early bird" fee for all participants who register before 30th May 2020 . It includes tuition, course materials and the certificate of attendance.
EUR 250: It includes tuition, course materials and the certificate of attendance.

Scholarships

Unfortunately, there are no scholarships available for this course