Stella Tsakona, Greece

LLM in Public Law, 2010-11

"During my studies I have come to realise that the way that leads to a complete education includes constant intellectual procedure and everlasting struggle for excellence, requiring a lot of effort and demanding full commitment. After successfully completing my undergraduate studies at the Department of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and before joining Queen Mary, I worked at a law firm in Greece dealing mostly with labour and Insurance cases.

I was highly aware of the global reputation of Queen Mary. I was keen on Queen Mary's offering the most benefits in terms of both facilities and courses. Indeed my studies here have been one of the most constructive and fascinating experiences. I am doing the LLM in Public Law. I have combined the courses of the EU Justice and Home Affairs and Judicial Protection in EU which are placed within the ambit of pure European public law with the Privacy and Information Law and I had the opportunity to be taught by internationally leading academics, at the cutting edge of their fields, namely Professors Valsamis Mitsilegas, Takis Tridimas and Ian Walden respectively. Being certain that this experience will affect the rest of my life in the most positive way, I would definitely recommend Queen Mary's LLM for its excellent taught courses and seminars, the helpful feedback, the wonderful facilities and the multicultural environment. Equipped with valuable knowledge and having acquired a deep insight to the European know-how in the field of Public Law I am planning to implement all I have learnt in my country."