Kárla-Orsolya Hegyi

Within health and technology law there are innumerable narrower specialisations, from health equity to medical law, and during the LLM I got a taste of many of them. I had the chance to hear from experts about topics such as euthanasia, women's health and drug control in guest lectures. Because the programme is quite new, our cohort was fewer than ten students, which meant that our lecturers could be really attentive to our learning process and our sessions were highly interactive. Most of the lecturers carry out their research within the Groningen Centre for Health Law , which meant that whatever the topic was, there was an expert in the room. The most valuable experience of my LLM was a research internship within the Faculty. During the internship I carried out research on various health-related policies, got hands-on experience by assisting in the organisation of the Global Scientific Network on Law and Tobacco Conference on tobacco regulation, and contributed to a written report to the Dutch Parliament. The internship taught me a great deal about what academic and policy work look like in practice.

Besides academics, what I will carry with me most is the city itself. I like to call Groningen my little village: so many faces here became friends and colleagues, and there is always a friendly face wherever I go. It is where I gained experiences I will build on both academically and personally. If you are curious about where law meets healthcare systems and technology, I can wholeheartedly recommend this LLM programme and this city.

Kárla-Orsolya Hegyi, Romania, LLM in Health and Technology Law

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