Bucharest Pre-Moot

📢 Thank You for an Amazing Bucharest Vis Pre-Moot 2025! 📢

On March 8-9, we had the pleasure of welcoming 14 universities and over 150 participants, students, coaches, and arbitrators, to the Bucharest Pre-Moot & Conference 2025 at the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest. We gathered universities from Romania, Moldova, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland. It was a fantastic weekend filled with advocacy, legal debates, and meaningful connections, all in preparation for the Vis Moot.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made this event possible—teams, arbitrators, volunteers, and, of course, our incredible sponsors and organizers!

Congratulations to all participants and to the winners of this year's pre-moot:
🎉 Congratulations to our winners! 🎉

🏆 *BEST OVERALL UNIVERSITY*:
🥇 University of Osnabrück
🥈 Lazarski University
🥉 Ruhr-University Bochum

🏅*BEST TEAMS (PAIRS)*:
🏆 Winner: BAS3 (University of Basel - Johanna Zünd, Jonas Reist)
🥈 1st Runner-up: OSN1 (University of Osnabrück - Nele Ossnebrüggen, Bjane Lehde)
🥉 2nd Runner-up: GRE1 (University of Greifswald - Josephin Lange, Liev Jarle Fischer)
🏅 3rd Runner-up: OSN2 (University of Osnabrück - Tim Mogharbel, Lasse Intemann)
🏅 4th Runner-up: LAZ1 (Lazarski University - Michael Kurek, Sara Puszkarska)

🎤 *BEST INDIVIDUAL ORALISTS*:
🏆 Winner: Johanna Zünd (University of Basel)
🥈 1st Runner-up: Sara Puszkarska (Lazarski University)
🥉 2nd Runner-up: Bjane Lehde (University of Osnabrück)
🏅 3rd Runner-up: Josephin Lange (University of Greifswald)
🏅 (Tied) 4th Runner-up: Feyza Nur Görgülü (Ruhr-University Bochum) & Svenja Papirowski (University of Bucharest)

👏 ORGANIZERS:
🤝 Asociația Vindobona & Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest

💼 MAIN SPONSORS:
✨ Rizoiu și Asociații
✨ Clifford Chance Badea
✨ GNP Guia Naghi & Partners
✨ Popa Legal
✨ Țuca Zbârcea & Asociații
✨ STOICA&Asociaţii
✨ PBC Attorneys at Law

💡 SPONSORS:
🔹 Stratulat Albulescu Attorneys at Law
🔹 Mihai & Co. Business Lawyers
🔹 Reff & Associates SPRL - member of Deloitte Legal
🔹 JGV si Asociatii
🔹 Ingenio

🙏 Special thanks to Fundația Comunitară București and Fundația Mâine Va Fi Mai Bine for their support!

We are grateful for the dedication and generosity of our partners who help us create a valuable experience for future arbitration professionals.

Less than *5 days* left before the Bucharest Pre-Moot 2025.

Let's meet the organizing committee!

Raluca Papadima and Gherghe are our Academic Directors and long-time coaches of the Willem C. Vis Moot University of Bucharest team. They are the organizers of the Pre-Moot conference and showcase and the masterminds behind everything (UB) Vis Moot-related. You may find them as arbitrators and speakers this weekend.

Cristina Badea and Diaconescu are our Logistical Directors. They also go by the name of [email protected]. Cristina and Cezara handled the communications with the participants, the social venues (*to be announced tomorrow*) and all the visuals.

Rusu and Kober are our Hearings Directors, who crafted the pairings with care and thought for the best outcomes. They are also coaches of the University of Bucharest's Vis Moot team and also sanity checkers for Cristina and Cezara on the workings of the Pre-Moot.

Petra Rusu and Bodescu are students in this year's Vis team, who also volunteered their time and remaining energy in the Pre-Moot logistics. From coordinating volunteers, to helping with a Canva design, our Student Directors are a great addition to the Organizing Committee.

⏳ We can't wait to meet you all; as time goes by, we are closer and closer to the Bucharest Pre-Moot!

🕑 Attached below you'll see the official Pre-Moot timetable. If there are any changes, we'll update it asap.

🫂 See you very soon!

👏 Registrations are now closed! 👏

🫶 We are very grateful for the interest shown in our Pre-Moot!

🗺 Universities from over 13 countries have applied and we couldn't be happier! But, due to logistic restrictions, we unfortunately couldn't accommodate all the teams.

📫 Stay tuned for more details about the Bucharest Pre-Moot!

📣 The Bucharest Pre-Moot is back!
🗓️ 8-9 March 2025
📑 Rounds and conference

Details below ⬇️

🎄 As an early Christmas gift for all those who worked hard on their Claimant Memorandum 🎄

The Bucharest Pre-Moot is now receiving applications!

Following the known and loved Willem C. Vis format, the Bucharest Pre-Moot is the perfect opportunity to sharpen your rebuttals, test out your wittiest answers, and dive into the Vis mood. We can guarantee up to 6 rounds per university.

Beyond the main attraction, participants will also have the chance to attend a conference covering key issues in this year’s problem!

📅 Mark your calendars:

Application Deadline: 8th February 2025 (it takes less than 2 minutes to complete the form!)
Event Dates: 8th–9th March 2025

🎁 Bonus: Teams may be able, upon justified request, to benefit from free accommodation on campus within the limited number of available places (which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis).

If we’ve sparked your interest, don’t wait—apply now and join us for an unforgettable pre-moot experience!

🔗 Apply here (or by clicking the link in our bio): https://forms.gle/8R7QKUk6vwfCATyQ6

Only 3 weeks until the start of the Bucharest Pre-Moot and Conference!

It's time to meet our wonderful speakers, who will discuss the following topics:

- Unilateral Arbitration Agreements;
- Use of Experts in Commercial Arbitration and Potential Conflicts of Interest;
- Suspected Non-Conformity
- Remedies for Breach of Contract: Damages, Replace, Repair

WHEN: 7 March, 2020 - 4:30 PM (EET)
WHERE: Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Aula Magna

Dear all,

Bucharest Pre-Moot is back!

When: March 7-8, 2020
Where: Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest
Experienced arbitrators: Yes
Awesome teams: Guaranteed
Post rounds party: Of course

You may submit your registration for the Pre-Moot by simply sending an e-mail to the following address: [email protected] (registration open until 11 January 2020, 23:59 (GMT + 2)).

Please find below a preliminary schedule of the event.

Happy holidays and hope to see you in Bucharest in 2020.

The Organizing Committee

The 6th Bucharest Pre-Moot has started! We hope everyone has enjoyed our conference on the topics of this year’s Willem Vis Problem!

*** QUICK UPDATE ***

1. Deadline for registration: December 15, 2018

2. Registration: just send an e-mail to [email protected] and somebody from our organizing team will shortly confirm your registration

3. March 1, 2018: Conference for the participants (around 6 PM, GMT+2).

4. March 2-3, 2018: 6 rounds of pleadings (depending on the number of participating teams and arbitrators).

5. The final ceremony (where, upon acceptance from the teams, we will anounce the final rankings and hand the diplomas) will end at approximately 4 PM (GMT+2).

See you in Bucharest!

The results of the 5ᵗʰ Romanian BIAC Pre-Moot:

BEST TEAM:

1ˢᵗ Place – University of Roma Tre, Italy
2ᶰᵈ Place – University of Helsinki, Finland
3ʳᵈ Place – Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia

BEST ORAL ADVOCATE:

1ˢᵗ Place – Victoria Pankratova, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
2ᶰᵈ Place – Andrei Greceanu, University of Bucharest
3ʳᵈ Place – Paulina Bobis, University of Helsinki

PARTICIPATING TEAMS:

1. University of Roma Tre, Italy
2. University of Helsinki, Finland
3. Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
4. Wyszynski University, Poland
5. University of Pavia, Italy
6. Moldova State University, Moldova
7. Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia
8. University Nicolae Titulescu, Romania
9. University of Bucharest, Romania