Current developments on financial crime, corruption and money laundering: European and international perspectives

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The Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Research Institute for Transparency, Corruption and Financial Crime, Faculty of Law-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (https://websites.auth.gr/anticorruptionlab/) welcome you to the Summer School “Current developments on financial crime, corruption and money laundering: European and international perspectives”, a 52 hour (50 hours teaching, 2 hours exams) hybrid course with the option to attend in person or online, taught with the help of a simultaneous teleconferencing system.

The 6-day intensive 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.  The subjects that are taught in the summer school, are of remarkable interest, as they specialise in top issues in the field of financial crime, corruption and money laundering. At the same time, these are topics that have undergone significant developments in recent years. These developments have resulted from the adoption of acts at European Union level (new EU Financial Interest Fraud Directive, new European Public Prosecutor’s Office Regulation, 5th and 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive), but also from the emergence of new ways and means of committing crimes in the fields of financial crime, corruption and money laundering (bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, offshore companies etc.).

After successful completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Training with 3.5 ECTS. Participants, who have attended but not successfully completed the program, will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

The Scientific Director of the Programme is Theodoros Papakyriakou, Professor of Law School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Director of the Research Institute for Transparency, Corruption and Financial Crime.

The Academic Director of the Programme is Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi, Em. Professor of Law School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Founding Member of the European Criminal Policy Initiative (ECPI).

Start Date: June 30^th, 2025

End of the course: July 5^th, 2025

Applications are submitted online from 19/12/2024 to 29/06/2025

early bird: 20/6

Duration: 52 hours (50 hours teaching, 2 hours exams)

Certificate/ECTS: Certificate of Training with 3.5 ECTS or Certificate of Attendance

Speakers include:

• • Prof. Pedro Caeiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Assist. Prof. Konstantinos Chatzikostas, AUTh, Greece
  • Dr. Jur. Nikolaos Chatzinikolaou, AUTh, Greece
  • Dr. Peter Csonka, EU Commission, Head of Unit Criminal Law
  • Prof. Thomas Elholm, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Dr. jur. Athina Giannakoula, AUTh, Greece
  • Prof. Eric Hilgendorf, Univ. of Würzburg, Germany
  • Em. Prof.  Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi, AUTh, Greece
  • Dr. jur. Nikoletta Karaliota, AUTh, Greece
  • Prof. Frank Meyer, Heidelberg Univ., Germany
  • Prof. Valsamis Mitsilegas, Univ. of Liverpool, UK
  • Assist. Prof. Yiannis Naziris, AUTh, Greece
  • Prof. Theodoros Papakyriakou, AUTh, Greece
  • Assist. Prof. Vagia Polyzoidou, Univ. of Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Assist. Prof. Athina Sachoulidou, AUTh, Greece
  • Prof. Helmut Satzger, LMU Univ. Munich, Germany
  • Ass. Prof. Katerina Savvaidou, AUTh, Greece
  • Prof. Anastasios Valtoudis, AUTh, Greece
  • Prof. Frank Zimmermann, Univ. of Freiburg, Germany

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