For a traineeship at the EUIPO
The postgraduate students of the programmes:
(a) Business Law - Department of Private Law B (all specializations) or
(b) LL.M. IELS (Private Law and Business Transactions specialization only)
who wish to be candidates for a one-year paid internship at the EUIPO under the Pan European Seal Programme are invited to submit an application by a simple e-mail (by writing on the e-mail subject line: Traineeship EUIPO). This e-mail must be addressed to Mrs Eirini Halkiadaki (Business Law) (ehalkiad@law.uoa.gr) with supporting documents by 13 February 2026.
The supporting documents that must be submitted are: (a) language certificates, (b) copies of undergraduate or postgraduate degrees already completed and obtained, (c) detailed transcripts of records achieved in their degrees, (d) passport or other document showing citizenship.
Please note that students who apply for the EUIPO are not allowed to apply for the EPO as well. Likewise, those who apply for the EPO are not allowed to apply for the EUIPO.
More information is available on the EUIPO website:
https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/about-us/the-office/who-we-are/employer-of-choice/pan-european-seal-programme
For a traineeship at the EPO
Postgraduate students of the following programmes:
(a) Business Law - Department of Private Law B (all specializations), or
(b) the IELS Programme (only the specialization in Private Law and Business Transactions),
who wish to apply for a one-year paid traineeship at the EPO must submit their application individually and directly to the EPO between 16/2/26 and 9/3/26 (neither earlier nor later).
For the relevant link on the EPO website through which the application is submitted, the certificates that must accompany the application, the selection criteria, etc., interested students should consult the EPO website:
https://www.epo.org/en/learning/learning-resources-profile/universities-research-centres-and-technology-transfer-centres/pan-european-seal-professional-programme
as well as the information materials that have been circulated within our School, in particular those available on the School’s website at the following link:
https://www.law.uoa.gr/anakoinoseis_kai_ekdiloseis/metaptychiakes_spoydes/anakoinoseis_euipo_/_epo_/_pan_european_professional_traineeship_programme
You may also consult the attached documents for the EUIPO here and for the EPO here.