Dr. Mariana Gkliati

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mariana Gkliati is an Assistant Professor of Migration Asylum Law at Tilburg University. In addition to her teaching role, she serves as the Research Coordinator for the Department of Public Law and Governance and is a PhD Confidential Advisor for Tilburg Law School. Her previous roles include Assistant Professor of International EU Law at Radboud University Nijmegen and Associate Lecturer at the University of London, where she taught a Migration Law Clinic. Gkliati holds a PhD from Leiden University, a Legal Research Master from Utrecht University, and a Graduate Diploma in Law from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research interests focus on human rights, the rule of law, legality, and accountability, with a particular emphasis on forced migration and border management. She employs a pluralist legal methodology and an interdisciplinary approach, utilizing critical theoretical insights from social and political sciences to develop applicable legal solutions. Gkliati has published extensively in the fields of migration, refugee law, and human rights law, covering topics such as the domestic implementation of the EU-Turkey Deal and accountability mechanisms for Frontex. She is also an Associate Editor for the International Migration Review.

Research Interests

Courses

Fundamentals of International Law Migration Law Bachelor Thesis Fundamentals of International and EU Law Migration Law and Policy

Requirements for Tilburg University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in Law or relevant field Proficiency in English
Application Checklist
  • Passport or ID card
  • Official Transcript of Records
  • Bachelor's Diploma (or graduation statement)
  • Motivation Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • English proficiency test results
Specialization Notes

Standard requirements for LLM programs in Law and Technology, International Law, and Public Law.