The Jean Monet Module on European Banking Law (EU_Bank)
The primary aim of the EU_Bank Module is to generate and share impactful knowledge on critical issues within the EU banking market while promoting financial literacy among students, researchers and the general public.
The past 17 years have exposed critical vulnerabilities and shortcomings in financial markets, particularly in the EU banking sector. The 2007/8 financial crisis had the benefit to bring to light the need for more robust regulatory frameworks, while subsequent events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine further highlighted the fragility and vulnerability of consumers, largely driven by insufficient levels of financial literacy.
Coordenation
Joana Farrajota
Project Manager
Rita Vieira Marques
Team Members
Duygu Damar-Blanken
IFF Institut für Finanzdienstleistungen e.V
Noah Vardi
Università Roma Tre
Components and Objectives of the Module
Teaching Component (Master level, EU Banking Law, Master in Law and Financial Markets)
The module’s teaching component – EU Banking Law – will equip students with a robust understanding of the fundamentals of EU banking law.
Yearly hybrid webinars
Complementing the coursework, annual cycles of webinars are organized, in English, taught by legal experts, each addressing key and timely issues in European Banking Law.
Dates of the webinars will be announced at the beginning of the calendar year.
Community-oriented initiatives
The project’s community-oriented initiatives will focus on narrowing the gap between society and financial markets. These activities aim to enhance financial literacy and build connections across diverse groups. Key activities include teaching workshops designed for children and young adults in foster care supported by the non-profit Fundação O Século.
Final conference and publications
In the end of the three years cycle of the module, a final conference will be held to showcase the project’s outcomes, accompanied by the publication of at least three peer-reviewed papers over EU_Bank three-year duration.
Events
The use of AI for creditworthiness assessment in the Lending market
Noah Vardi
Lecture will take place both on-line and presencially on the 23 October 2025, from 8 pm. to 22.pm., Amphitheatre A, NOVA School of Law
Show me the money!!! (Challenges of AI in EU Banking sector)
Vera Lúcia Raposo
The lecture will be held online on 6 November 2025, from 12 am to 2 pm.
Age discrimination in lending
Duygu Damar Blanke
The lecture will be held online on 8 November 2025, from 10 am to 12 am.
Automated Credit Consultation for Retail Customers – Consumer-Friendly Implementation of Artificial Intelligenc
Duygu Damar Blanken
The lecture will be held online on 15 November 2025, from 10 am to 12 am.
