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Master’s · Law

European Legal Practice (LL.M. Joint Degree) LL.M.

Leibniz University Hannover · Hannover · Official programme page

20 facts from 7 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English and German
Source
“Language of Instruction German, English”
“International application: German B2 AND B1 Knowledge in a language of instruction of the partner universities.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

LUH calls this a multilingual programme: German B2 is compulsory for the application plus B1 in a language of instruction of the partner universities (English, French or Portuguese), and modules in English are offered in Hannover and Lisbon.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“International Stay abroad obligatory.”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

A consortium degree with the Universidade de Lisboa and the Université de Rouen: students enrol at their primary university and spend the third semester at a secondary university, so a stay abroad is compulsory. LUH flags its two distance-learning master's programmes as "Fernstudium" in the course type and charges additional fees for them; this programme is neither, and the page presents a stay abroad as the exception, so teaching takes place at the university in Hannover. No LUH page uses the words "on campus".

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard Course Duration 4 semesters”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Course Start Winter semester, Summer semester”
“(1) Students may begin the master's degree programme European Legal Practice in the winter or summer semester.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
30 Nov 2026 (summer 2027)Early deadline for applicants from non-EU countries; the application window opened on 15 October 2026.31 May 2027 (winter 2027)Early deadline for applicants from non-EU countries; the application window opens on 15 April 2027.
Source
“First-year students from Germany and the EU 1 June - 15 July of the year for the winter semester 1 December - 15 January of the year for the summer semester First-year students from non-EU countries ( VPD from uni-assist is required ) 15 April - 31 May of the year for the winter semester 15 October - 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from non-EU countries have an earlier deadline than everyone else: six weeks before the regular one. The uni-assist VPD must be applied for at least eight weeks before that, so a winter 2027/28 application means starting at uni-assist by the beginning of April 2027 at the latest (and the APS certificate, for Indian applicants, before that). The primary university makes a preliminary selection and the European consortium decides on admission at its next meeting, so expect a longer wait than at other LUH programmes.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“There are currently no tuition fees for studying in Hannover, but a semester fee. The semester fee of Leibniz Universität Hannover is currently approximately 453,16 EUR, which includes a semester ticket for public transport (status: winter semester 2026/27).”

www.jura.uni-hannover.de/en/studies/studienangebot-der-fakultaet/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree-master-of-laws/costs-and-scholarship · checked 14 November 2026

No tuition in Hannover. The partner universities charge their own enrolment fees for the semester spent abroad, which the faculty says to check on their websites.

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first VPD application in a semester; 30 EUR for each further application in the same semester.
Source
“Pay the processing fee (€75 for the first application, €30 for each additional application in the same semester).”

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/vorpruefungsdokumentation · checked 14 November 2026

LUH itself charges nothing for the application in its own portal, but applicants from non-EU countries cannot apply without the uni-assist VPD, so the uni-assist fee is unavoidable. One VPD can be used for several master's applications in the same semester.

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission Restricted admission”
“Section 4 Admissions Procedure (1) Selection shall occur according to a ranking list which shall be established based on the final or average mark as per section 3 paragraph 2 letter a).” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

Places are limited; applicants who meet the requirements are ranked by their final or average mark.

Places for non-EU applicants
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The admission regulations set no quota or separate ranking for applicants from non-EU countries. LUH states a 5% non-EU quota only in the section of its central page that explains the selection procedure for restricted-admission bachelor's programmes (NC), which it says applies to applicants from Germany and the EU only.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“Special Requirements An excellent university degree in law with at least 3 years of study time.”
“(2) In deviation to paragraph 1, applicants who have not yet completed their bachelor's or an equivalent degree at the time of application are provisionally eligible to apply if, in the case of six- semester bachelor's degrees, they have obtained at least 150 credit points” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

Three years of study is stated as the requirement, so a three-year LL.B. qualifies; the regulations add that an unfinished six-semester degree needs 150 credit points, and that longer programmes need their total minus 30. The degree still has to be rated excellent and equivalence of a foreign degree follows the ZAB/anabin assessments.

Subject background
An excellent university degree in law with at least three years of study time: a bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in a suitable previous programme from a German university, a university in a Bologna signatory country or another foreign university (equivalence per ZAB/anabin). A letter of motivation setting out previous academic focal areas and interests is part of the application.
Source
“Special Requirements An excellent university degree in law with at least 3 years of study time.”
“a bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree in a suitable previous degree programme at a German university or at a university in a Bologna signatory country or an equivalent degree in a suitable previous degree programme at a different university abroad” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/european-legal-practice-llm-joint-degree · checked 14 November 2026

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No numerical minimum grade is published; the programme page asks for "An excellent university degree in law" and the ranking follows the final or average mark.

How your grade is converted
Foreign grades are converted into the German grading system by uni-assist in the Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD); LUH's selection then uses that converted grade. LUH publishes no conversion table or formula of its own.
Source
“For applicants from non-EU countries , grades will be converted by uni-assist and listed in the VPD.”
“In addition, your grades are converted into the German grading system.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/zulassungsarten · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from Germany and the EU have their grades converted by LUH's own admissions team instead. The converted grade is what the ranking list is built on.

English
Level B1. IELTS 4.5 · TOEFL iBT 43 · TOEFL band 3 · Home Edition accepted · PTE 43. Cambridge: B1 Preliminary (previously PET). UNIcert I is also accepted. English is only one of the possible second languages: French or Portuguese at B1 can be presented instead, depending on the partner university chosen.. Exemption: English is not required as such - B1 in a language of instruction of a partner university is
Source
“Test of English as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL® , iBT or Home Edition ) with a result of 3.0 or 3.5 (previously at least 43 points) International English Language Testing System ( IELTS Academic, paper-based, digital or online) with a result of at least 4.5 B1 Preliminary (previously PET ) Pearson Test of English ( PTE Academic, paper-based or digital) with a result of at least 43 points UNIcert ® I”
“(4) At the time of application for the obligatory stay abroad, evidence of a further foreign language at B1 level must be presented. As a rule, the further foreign language will be English, French or Portuguese.” page

www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/sprachnachweise · checked 14 November 2026

The language rule here is unusual: German B2 is the compulsory language, and on top of it B1 in a language of instruction of the partner universities - "As a rule, the further foreign language will be English, French or Portuguese". So an applicant can get in with English at B1, a much lower bar than at other LUH programmes, and the proof is due at the time of application for the compulsory stay abroad. The minimum is the CEFR level in the admission regulations; the accepted certificates and scores come from LUH's central list of language certificates (edition 02/2026). TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted and the TOEFL minimum is given on both scales (old 0-120 score and the 1-6 band scale of January 2026). The Duolingo English Test appears on no LUH page, so it is not among the accepted certificates, but LUH does not say it is refused either; the central page warns "The information provided here is not exhaustive." TOEFL scores can be sent electronically, for which the web page gives DI code 7122 and the PDF list DI code 7211 - ask the Admissions Office which is current.

German
When applying: German B2 (for applicants without a German school certificate or a German bachelor's degree)
Source
“(3) Applicants who cannot present evidence of either a German university entrance qualification or a bachelor's degree completed at a German university must additionally provide evidence of sufficient German language proficiency for the degree programme (at least level B2).”

www.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/luh/studium/ordnungen/zugang/englische_uebersetzungen/zo_m_EN_European_Legal_Practice_LL.M_Joint_Degree.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

German B2 is compulsory and cannot be replaced by English: this is a German-language law degree with English, French and Portuguese modules.

Selection
A letter of motivation indicating previous academic focal areas and interests, plus both an online and a written application. The primary university makes the preliminary selection and the European consortium confirms admission; the Erasmus office of the Faculty of Law then informs the Admissions Office.
Source
“d) letter of motivation indicating previous academic focal areas and interests.”

www.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/luh/studium/ordnungen/zugang/englische_uebersetzungen/zo_m_EN_European_Legal_Practice_LL.M_Joint_Degree.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The consortium also includes partners in Vilnius, Fribourg, Pune (India), Brazil and Ho Chi Minh City, which can be chosen as the secondary university.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The regulations name no exemption from the language certificates. English is not even required as such - B1 in a language of instruction of a partner university is - so applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan with an English-taught law degree should ask the Erasmus office of the Faculty of Law whether the degree itself counts as the B1 proof.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants with Indian school or university transcripts must submit an individual APS certificate with their application, and need it before they can apply for the uni-assist VPD; group APS certificates are not accepted.
    Source
    “Applicants with school or university transcripts from Vietnam, India, and China (excluding Macao and Hong Kong) must submit an individual APS certificate or an APS certificate with their application. This is required in order to apply for the VPD .”

    www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung-zulassung/voraussetzungen-zum-studium/aps-bescheinigung · checked 14 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same rule. LUH exempts applicants from India who already live in Germany without a visa procedure, who earned their highest relevant university degree outside India, who passed a Studienkolleg assessment test, or who hold a German or EU scholarship. No rule on LUH's pages names Nigeria or Pakistan.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.