TRAIL+ course offerings draw on a global, highly experienced faculty. For a list of lecturers, please see the in-house and external faculty lists on the WTI People page and visit the University of Bern Faculty of Law page.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 - KEY DATES
11 – 12 September 2025
Induction days at the WTI
15 September 2025
Courses begin
FALL SEMESTER (15 September to 19 December 2025)
Foundations of Economics
Lecturers: David Baumann (Mathematics and Statistics), Kirti Jhunjhunwala and Doris Oberdabernig (Microeconomics), Octavio Fernandez- Amador (Macroeconomics)
ECTS: 8
Econometrics
Lecturer: Octavio Fernandez- Amador
ECTS: 3
Global Political Economy
Lecturer: Manfred Elsig
ECTS: 5
International Economic Dispute Resolution
Lecturer: Isabelle Van Damme
ECTS: 5
International Investment Law
Lecturer: Rodrigo Polanco
ECTS: 5
International Trade Regulation
Lecturer: Michael Hahn and Isabelle Van Damme
ECTS: 10
Academic Support: Research and Academic Writing Seminar
Dates TBC
Lecturer: Rodrigo Polanco
WINTER ACADEMY 2026
All courses in January/February 2026 (Winter Academy) here.
SPRING SEMESTER (16 February to 30 June 2026)
International Courts and Tribunals: International Economic Dispute Resolution in Times of Geopolitical Confrontation
Lecturer: Isabelle Van Damme
ECTS: 5
Seminar on International Economic Law: International Trade and National Security
Lecturer: Isabelle Van Damme
ECTS: 5
Technical Barriers to Trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Lecturers: Arthur Appleton and Tetyana Payosova
ECTS: 3
Development Economics and Environmental Sustainability
Dates: February 2026 - TBC
Lecturers: Patrick Tomberger (Development Economics), Jesús Crespo Cuaresma (Environmental Sustainability)
ECTS: 3
International Economics
Lecturers: Octavio Fernández and Joseph Francois
ECTS: 4
Syllabus
Advanced International Investment Law
Lecturer: Rodrigo Polanco
ECTS: 5
Syllabus
Introduction to International Negotiation
6 March, 13 March, 20 March and 27 March 2026
ECTS: 3
Lecturers: Felix Addor
Research Tutorials for Thesis Writing
Dates TBC
Lecturer: Patrick Wagner
Academic Support: Research and Academic Writing Seminar
Dates TBC
Lecturer: Rodrigo Polanco
SHORT COURSES
All short courses in the Spring Semester here
For questions about the curriculum, please contact the Academic Coordinator.