Dottorato di Ricerca in Diritto Commerciale, Università degli Studi di Catania

The Dottorato di Ricerca in Diritto Commerciale, established in 1982, is a cooperation of the Universities of Bari, Catania, Messina, Salerno and Sassari. It sponsors a doctoral program with a duration of three years which enables high quality law graduates to acquire a specialization in commercial law preparing them for a career in legal research or practice.

The MIPLC has entered in to an Agreement with the University of Catania to enable collaboration with the Dottorato. The Agreement was signed on behalf of the University of Catania by Prof. Roberto Pennisi, coordinator of the Dottorato, and was brought to Munich by Prof. Vincenzo Di Cataldo, who is a member of the MIPLC Scientific Advisory Board which convened in Munich on November 8, 2007. During this meeting, the Agreement was then signed by Prof. Joseph Straus, Chairman of the MIPLC Managing Board, opening the way for the exchange of members of the faculties and research communities of both institutions.