At the end of May 2018, the new EU Data Protection Basic Regulation enters into force and with it the amendments to the Austrian Data Protection Act. The new data protection law aims at better protection of personal data in the digital age. On 1 February, 2018, the Department of Public Law, National and European Law of the University of Salzburg organized a conference at the Edmundsburg Salzburg with lectures from both academics and practitioners in the field.

Stefanie Manhart and Martin Happ were recently awarded the honorary prize of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy. The best diploma and master theses of the academic year 2016/17 were awarded.

Opening with His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II.