1. Associate Prof. Dr. Timo Minssen University of Copenhagen
Basic course: Danish Legal Research Education Programme
Danish Parliament Christiansborg, Copenhagen Challenges & opportunities in international networking and collaboration
Associate Prof. Dr. Timo Minssen
University of Copenhagen

2. Agenda I. My background and network
II. Ten tips for fruitful (interdisciplinary) networking in an international setting.

3. My network: Education & Visiting Scholarships
Graduation, University of Göttingen, Germany.
Master of European Affairs & Suffolk (US) Summer School, Lund University, Sweden.
"Referendariat", Department of Public Prosecution & District Court, Lübeck, Germany.
M.I.C.L. - Master of International and Comparative Law, Uppsala University, Sweden.
LL.Lic. & LL.D., Lund University, Sweden
European Patent Office & Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition (Germany).
Visiting Scholar with course responsibility, Chicago-Kent College of Law (US).
2013/14 Guest Scholar at Harvard Law School (US).
2014 Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford (UK).

5. 1. Never confuse networking with old boys networks

6. 2. Don't focus only on the highest level contacts

7. 3. Do not leave your contacts up to chance; set yourself clear and realistic targets & make use of a heavy weight promoter (your supervisor?)

8. 4. Be synergistic & define your own and common goals

9. 5. Learning by doing: Be active

10. 6. Embrace the concept of giving and taking

11. ´7. Give your network partners and yourself time to get to know each other

12. 8. Work on your communicative and social skills

13. 9. Establish & govern structural bonds- Get married

14. 10. Recognise when things are not working well & do something about it or- get divorced

15. Thank you for your attention
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