The World Notariat University is an event that is always eagerly awaited by young and future notaries from the UINL member notariats, both for the quality of the training provided and for the professional and human exchanges it offers.
Following the great success of the 12th Edition of the World Notariat University (WNU), held in Paris in 2024, the UINL is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 13th edition, which will take place in ROME, Italy, from 30 June to 4 July 2026.
Presentation of the training
The World Notariat University “Jean-Paul DECORPS” is an academic training proposed by the UINL in Spanish, French and English. It intends to enable the understanding and application of the concepts of comparative law and international law through exchanges of good notarial practices.
The training cycle always revolves around a transversal theme. For the 2026-2028 term, the President of the UINL, David Figueroa, has chosen, at the suggestion of the Scientific Director of the University, Thierry Vachon, the following theme:
International mobility and legal security
Challenges for notaries — Responses from the notarial profession
This theme will then be addressed through five modules (Family, Person, Successions, Estate, Corporate Law and fight against money laundering), each led by a Professor:
– Cristina Armella (Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Notary),
– Christine Morin (Professor at the University of Laval, Quebec, Canada, and Notary),
– Michel Grimaldi (Professor at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France),
– Luc Weyts (Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, and Notary Emeritus),
– Birgit Snijder-Kuipers (Professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands).
Format
The participants will benefit from a two-part training course. First, via videoconference with:
– an opening webinar,
– an intermediate webinar
Then, the Professors and all participants will meet in Rome, Italy, for a week of in-person seminars, from 30 June to 4 July 2026.
Selection of candidates
Candidates are selected by each Member Notariat.
Candidates are required to have the following qualifications:
– be a notary, a notary candidate or a future notary;
– be under 35 years of age or have less than 5 years’ professional experience;
– be fluent in at least one of the three teaching languages (French, Spanish or English), and preferably two or three of these languages.
– Preferably not having participated in any previous edition of the University.
Registration fees
The participation fee is 400 Euros per participant.
Application deadline for WNU 2026
23 March 2026
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