K. (Katja) Zimmermann

Dr. Katja Zimmermann is an assistant professor in private law with a focus on property law.  

She holds an LL.B. (European Law School – Regular Track) and two LL.M. degrees (European Law School –Ius Commune Track; Dutch Law – Private Law Specialization) from Maastricht University. During her studies, she participated in the MaRBLe for excellence program and the Masters Honors Research Track. She held two student assistantships and took part in four different (international) moot court competitions. In 2012, her team won the Draft Common Frame of Reference International Arbitration Moot.

Her Ph.D thesis on European cross-border real estate transactions, which was defended on 2 June 2021, was co-supervised by Prof. Dr. Sjef van Erp (Maastricht University) and Prof. Dr. Reiner Schulze (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster). In addition to her Ph.D research, she worked as a legal researcher and advisor for the Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency.

Her research focuses on sustainable property law on the intersection of Catholic social teaching, the European Succession Regulation, and cross-border transfer of land in the European Union. 

To facilitate her interdisciplinary research, she completed a Bachelor's degree in (Catholic) theology at Tilburg University in August 2022 (cum laude) .