The University of Eastern Finland is the most multidisciplinary university in Finland. Our high standard of interdisciplinary research and education respond to global challenges and build a sustainable future.

Doctoral Candidates will work within the energy law team of the UEF Law School and its Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL). CCEEL is an internationally renowned research hub for climate change, energy and environmental law. One of the largest of its kind in the world, CCEEL hosts nine professors and a total of 77 researchers, which have collectively accumulated external funding from sources such as the Academy of Finland, Strategic Research Council, Horizon and the European Research Council. CCEEL actively organises research seminars, workshops and conferences, which will also act as a testbed for the ideas developed in this project.

The University of Groningen is a research university with a global outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, City of Talent. Quality has had top priority for four hundred years, and with success: the University is currently in or around the top 100 on several influential ranking lists.

The Faculty of Law  is building on a longstanding tradition of four centuries. Its mission is to be an ambitious top-ranking faculty of law with both high-quality education and research, with a strong international orientation, firmly rooted in the North of The Netherlands. The faculty creates and shares knowledge through outstanding education and research, benefitting society. With more than 4000 students and 350 staff the faculty is heavily involved in educating students, both Dutch and international. The faculty is a modern, broad and international institution, educating students to become forward-looking, articulate and independent lawyers.

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) was created in 1991 by the Parliament of Catalonia from the already existing university faculties and schools. In this way, the Tarragona University of the 16th century was restored.

The core mission of URV is to place knowledge at the service of society to contribute to sustainable social and economic development. The data show that the URV is not only one of the leading universities in Catalonia but also one of the leading universities in the European area for the quality of its teaching, its commitment to continuous training and the excellence of its research, development and innovation. The doctoral candidates will join the consolidated research group “Territory, Citizenship and Sustainability” and will be attached as pre-doctoral researchers to the Centre for Environmental Law Studies of Tarragona (CEDAT). CEDAT has become the reference centre for environmental and sustainability law in Spain and one of the most recognised at international level.