Qualifying Round of International Competition on Commercial Arbitration under the European Arbitration Chamber  took place on March 13th.
It is held under the auspice of the European Arbitration Chamber among students of law faculties of universities.
10 best student teams, which represent the leading universities took part in the Qualifying Round:

Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Kyiv University of Law of NAS of Ukraine
Ukrainian State University of Finance and International Trade
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
National University of Ostroh Academy
Institute of International Relations of National Aviation University
National Academy of Internal Affairs
Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University
Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman

All teams competed in the oral debates, during which acted as a plaintiff and as a defendant demonstrating a fluent English.
The judging of oral debates was performed by prominent lawyers, who have a great experience in the field of international arbitration.
The Qualifying Round determined 5 semifinalist. Among them are teams of such universities as:
•    Kyiv University of Law of NAS
•    National University of Ostroh Academy
•    Institute of International Relations of National Aviation University
•    Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman
•    Institute of International Relations of National Taras Shevchenko University

The Semifinal and Final of the International Competition on Commercial Arbitration will take place on April 1st - 2nd.