Mission and Learning Outcomes

The mission of the IBL Program is to educate a new generation of lawyers in Central Asia through a program with a focus on independent, analytical learning and practical skill-building. The Program provides high-quality bachelor-level legal education in international law and business law spheres. We make every effort to fulfill our mission by offering students the curriculum which combines the best of international and national intellectual traditions.

Graduates of the IBL Program should have the following competencies:

1. have a comprehensive understanding of laws and legal systems;
2. find, interpret, and apply public and private law norms, conduct legal research, perform legal analysis,and apply professional judgment for solving legal problems;
3. be able to speak and write in an argumentative, logical, and clear way in the legal context, have critical thinking skills, be able to think independently and justify one’s position;
4. know how to carry out legal expertise of enacted legislation;
5. conduct academic legal research and have skills necessary to draft legal documents;
6. understand the values of civil society, the rule of law principle, and legal ethics;
7. use contemporary databases and technologies in the field of law.