On Wednesday, 5 September 2012, Prime Minister Klaus Tschütscher welcomed the 35 students on the Master’s degree programme Executive Master of Laws (LL. M.) in International Taxation to the Fürst-Johannes-Saal in the government building.
Himself an expert in this field, Prime Minister Tschütscher stressed how important highly qualified staff are to the future of Liechtenstein as a financial centre: “Liechtenstein relies on the best-trained practitioners who will drive forward the financial centre with expert knowledge in tax law. I hope and rely on your expertise and your forward-looking ideas.”
Variety of nations in the Fürst-Johannes-Saal
To mark the start of the degree programme in the government building, the Prime Minister Klaus Tschütscher welcomed the students and the Academic Director of the programme, Martin Wenz. Finance Minister Klaus Tschütscher concluded by offering the students his best wishes for a successful degree programme. The Master’s degree programme in National and International Taxation at the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz is currently being run for the second time and lasts three semesters. The professional backgrounds of the 35 students range from tax, financial and legal consultancy to tax planning in industry.
Fit for competition with an interdisciplinary qualification
The Master’s degree programme Executive Master of Laws (LL. M.) in International Taxation provides a valuable contribution to building up expert knowledge in tax law in Liechtenstein as a financial centre and industrial location. The students explore the tax law systems and national and international tax law in the four German-speaking countries (Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland), the double taxation and tax information exchange agreements that exist between these countries, European tax law and international tax planning. The students also gain an interdisciplinary qualification which counts as a key success factor in today’s competition through free attendance at modules in the other degree programmes of Executive Master of Laws (LL. M.) in Corporate Law, Executive Master of Laws (LL. M.) in Banking and Securities Law and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) in International Asset Management .