The Department of Law at Epoka University has introduced a new elective course, “EU Competition Law and Digital Market”, for students of the Law program. The course is offered within the Jean Monnet Module “EU Competition Law in the Digital Economy” (EU-COMP-DEC), co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme. It is coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gentjan Skara.

Digital platforms now shape how businesses and consumers interact, and a few large tech companies act as “gatekeepers” between them. The course examines how EU competition law responds to this reality. It covers:

• Articles 101 and 102 TFEU
• the relationship between intellectual property and competition law
• market definition and market power in digital markets
• multi-sided platforms
• algorithms and competition
• remedies
• the Digital Markets Act, including what it means for candidate countries such as Albania

A distinctive feature of this Module is that Albanian and international scholars contribute to its teaching. Students learn from Epoka University faculty, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gentjan Skara and Prof. Dr. Güngör Turan, and from:

• Prof. Dr. Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman (University of Zagreb)
• Dr. Christian Bergqvist (University of Copenhagen)
• Dr. Kalpana Tyagi (Maastricht University)
• Dr. Andrea Piletta Masaro, (Université Catholique de Lyon, France)
• Prof. Alexandr Svetlicinii, (University of Macao)
• Prof. Giuseppe Ciccone (UNINETTUNO)

This mix of national and European expertise gives students a comparative view of how competition rules are applied across the EU. It also shows how Albania can align its own rules with the EU acquis.

The course runs over 14 weeks and is taught in English. It combines lectures with interactive teaching methods, including study visits to relevant institutions and guest lectures by experts.

Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.