The annual discussion round "Le DFM discute" will take place on 23.06.2023 at the offices of the law firm CMS Hasche Sigle in Cologne. Following the presentation on a German-French doctoral thesis by a DFM alumni, a get-together will take place at the law firm with many lawyers and former DFM students.

Under the banner of the DFM, the title of the annual Sachs Law Soccer Cup will be tackled this year. On 24.06.2023, following the soccer tournament, a barbecue will be held by the DFM clubs to end the summer semester in a cozy atmosphere.

On October 20 2023, the 30th cohort was graduated at the University of Cologne. In addition to the program officers Professor Dauner-Lieb and Professor Ogorek, the Consul General of the French Republic Dr. Etienne Sur also accompanied the students in a festive atmosphere.

On invitation of the German judge at the ECJ, Cologne law professor and DFM program officer, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.. Thomas von Danwitz, and thanks to the organization of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kempen, DFM students will have the opportunity to travel to Luxembourg on May 22, 2023, and get to know the ECJ up close in a top-class program.

The JDFR is organizing a multi-day meeting in Brussels in March 2023 for DFM students to visit the European Commission, the European Parliament and the law firm CMS DeBacker. DFM students will be given an insight into current European law topics as well as the work in Brussels and the opportunity to exchange with DFM alumni.

The DFM associations, the institut français, La DenkFabrik and the KStW have invited on January 24, 2023. In addition to Dr. Mario Kramp, the Consul General of France, Dr. Etienne Sur, the program officer and President of the Constitutional Court NRW, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Barbara Dauner-Lieb and DFM student Theresia Crone have discussed Franco-German perspectives. The livestream can be found via the Youtube hyperlink.

On 02 December 2022, Dr. Ivo Groß from the Language Unit of the Court of Justice of the European Union gave a lecture for the DFM students followed by a panel discussion and a workshop on the challenges of working in multiple languages. DFM students were able to learn about this exciting professional field and exchange ideas with EU experts.

On October 21, 2022, the ceremonial graduation of the 29th class of the German-French program ("DFM-Jurastudium") took place. After a musical introduction and greetings from the Cologne and Paris program officers, the promo named "Louise Weiss" was able to listen to a ceremonial speech by the President of the Cologne Higher Regional Court.

On October 01 and 02, 2021, the Franco-German law programs celebrated their 30th anniversary. An academic conference program with the program officers and distinguished guests - including Prof. Dr. Henning Radtke, Judge at the Federal Constitutional Court and Daniela Weber-Rey, former Governance Officer of Deutsche Bank - was followed by a celebration at the Flora in Cologne. The follow-up report is available (in german) with the hyperlink.

Law professor and DFM program officer Barbara Dauner-Lieb was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz), 1st Class, on May 31, 2021, for her decades of dedication to the field of law.

The program officers as well as the study program office cordially congratulate Ms. Mara Hütten on the Excellence Award. She was awarded the prize due to her outstanding academic performance, which she achieved in the DFM law program. Ms. Hütten graduated from the program in 2020 and was honored as an outstanding graduate by the Franco-German University.