European Judicial Training Network

What European Judicial Training Network does

EJTN is an international non-profit association (AISBL) registered under Belgian law in Brussels, established in 2000 under the Charter of Bordeaux. It operates as the membership-based association of judicial training institutions from all 27 EU member states plus the Academy of European Law (35 members), with five associate members and observers from non-EU countries including the Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership states, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. Its mission is to foster mutual trust and a common European judicial culture among the EU's 400,000 judges, prosecutors, court staff and judicial trainers through training, exchange and knowledge sharing.

The portfolio rests on four digital platforms - the Online Training Catalogue (catalogue.ejtn.eu), the Exchange Programme Platform (exp-platform.ejtn.eu), a Moodle-based Training Platform and a dedicated eLearning portal - together with branded programmes including the AIAKOS Programme for initial training, the annual THEMIS Competition, the Judges@Europe Forum, bi-weekly Lunchtime Webinars, a Digital Ambassador Programme and long-term training periods at CJEU, ECHR, Eurojust and EPPO. In 2025 EJTN organised 947 activities with 13,915 participants and 38,452 individual training days, operating through four working groups (Exchange Programme, Programmes, Judicial Training Methods, Linguistics) using a bottom-up co-design approach.

EJTN does not charge participants: travel and accommodation for exchange participants are covered. Funding is primarily drawn from the European Union Justice Programme (under the European Judicial Training Strategy 2021-2024) and member contributions, with additional dedicated DG Near funding for the Western Balkans II Project (IPA/2021/425-032). Governance rests with a General Assembly and Executive Committee led by Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux (in office since January 2023, second mandate through end 2028).

Name

European Judicial Training Network

Legal name

European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

Website

https://ejtn.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is a Brussels-based, Belgian-law non-profit association founded in 2000 that delivers training, exchanges and capacity-building for the EU's 400,000 judges, prosecutors and court staff through 35 member national institutions and dedicated digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Judicial Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61), Courts (92211)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs (EDAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Judicial training services
• Professional judiciary education
• EU law training programmes
• Court staff capacity building
• Cross-border judicial cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. European Union Funding: EJTN is funded by the European Union through the Justice Programme of the European Commission. The website states 'Funded by the European Union' and activities are co-funded by the EU.
2. Membership Contributions: Membership-based association where national judicial training institutions from EU member states are members. Members participate in and help fund activities through their institutions.
3. Project-Based EU Funding: Specific projects like Western Balkans II (IPA/2021/425-032) receive dedicated EU funding through DG Near for capacity building in judicial training.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EJTN designs, coordinates, and delivers judicial training programmes and knowledge-exchange activities for judges, prosecutors, court staff, and judicial trainers across the EU. Its offering combines in-person exchanges, study visits at EU institutions (CJEU, ECHR, Eurojust, EPPO), seminars, long-term training periods, webinars, e-learning, and an annual judicial training competition (THEMIS). All activities are provided free of charge to participants and funded primarily through the EU Justice Programme and member contributions.

Product overview

The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) operates a comprehensive platform-and-programme portfolio for judicial education across the EU. At its core are four interconnected digital platforms: the Online Training Catalogue (catalogue.ejtn.eu) for browsing and discovering training activities; the Exchange Programme Platform (exp-platform.ejtn.eu) for managing applications to exchange programmes; the Moodle-based Training Platform (training.ejtn.eu) for e-learning courses; and the dedicated eLearning Platform (learning.ejtn.eu) for videos and podcasts. EJTN's training activities span multiple programme areas including initial training via the AIAKOS Programme, the annual THEMIS Competition, the Digital Ambassador Programme, and the Judges@Europe Forum. Training formats include seminars, exchanges (general, specialized, judicial leaders, and trainers), study visits to EU institutions, long-term placements at CJEU/ECHR/Eurojust/EPPO, and bi-weekly Lunchtime Webinars. Supporting content resources include podcasts, video lectures, and publications including the THEMIS Annual Journal and Annual Reports. Strategic initiatives include Court Staff Integration and the Western Balkans Project. EJTN also provides governance frameworks through its Judicial Training Principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIAKOS Programme: Initial training programme for judicial professionals
• THEMIS Competition
• Judges@Europe Forum
• Exchange Programme
• NADAL Network
• Lunchtime Webinars

Products and services

• EJTN Online Training Catalogue

Quantifiable outcome

• 947 activities organised in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for training on asylum and refugee law topics within EJTN's specialised exchanges and seminars
• EuropolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for judicial training related to law enforcement cooperation, cybercrime, and organised crime
• European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint training initiatives including EJTN-CEPOL exchanges for judicial professionals
• European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for human rights training, including joint study visits to Vienna with UNODC
• European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for study visits, long-term training periods, and judicial ethics training at the ECHR in Strasbourg
• Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation since the beginning for study visits and long-term training periods at the CJEU in Luxembourg. Judges work in cabinets of Court Members
• EurojustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for long-term training periods at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague. Participants work with National Members on international cooperation cases
• European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for long-term training periods and study visits at EPPO in Luxembourg. Focus on crimes affecting EU financial interests
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary EU funding source through the Justice Programme. Commission praises EJTN's extension to court staff in European Judicial Training Strategy 2021-2024
• Council of EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership including Lisbon Network and HELP programme collaboration for human rights training
• Academy of European Law (ERA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerERA is an EJTN member representing Germany. Joint project on court staff and bailiffs' training in European civil and criminal law (CSAB project)
• Hague Conference on Private International LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for study visits on family law and international private law matters
• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint study visits with FRA to Vienna covering human rights, crime prevention, and hate crime topics
• European Judicial Network (EJN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for judicial cooperation training and cross-border justice matters
• Association of European Administrative Judges (AEAJ)minorOthersProfessional association partner for administrative justice training
• Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions (ACA Europe)minorOthersNetwork partnership for administrative justice matters
• European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ)minorOthersNetwork partnership for judicial governance and leadership matters
• European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment (ENPE)minorOthersNetwork partnership for environmental crime and prosecution training
• Network of Presidents of Supreme Judicial Courts of the EU (NADAL)minorOthersConference participation and cooperation with prosecutors at supreme court level
• Regional Cooperation CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Western Balkans judicial training support and regional cooperation
• International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network membership for international judicial training exchange and best practices
• European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Study on Training Needs of Court Staff on EU Law (2021) consortium led by EJTN
• European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment (EUFJE)minorOthersSpecialised network for environmental law judges
• European Association of Judges for Mediation (GEMME)minorOthersSpecialised network for mediation in justice

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA): EUAA (formerly EASO) is an EU agency providing training on asylum and refugee law to adjudicators. It directly overlaps with EJTN's judicial training offerings where asylum and migration judges/prosecutors are concerned, making EUAA a comparable regionally-specialised peer with a parallel agency-funding model.
• European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL): CEPOL is a sibling EU agency that trains law enforcement officers on EU-level cooperation, cybercrime, and cross-border investigations. EJTN and CEPOL collaborate via joint judicial-law enforcement exchanges and address the same EU policy domain (justice and home affairs), making CEPOL a comparable regional specialised player.

Direct peers

• International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT): IOJT is the global counterpart to EJTN, providing an international network for judicial training institutions to exchange best practices. EJTN is an IOJT member, and the organisations pursue a parallel mission at different geographic scope, making IOJT the most direct functional peer.
• École nationale de la magistrature (ENM): France's national judicial training school, ENM is EJTN's most direct functional counterpart at national level - both train judges and prosecutors on EU law and cross-border cooperation. ENM is comparable as the same product category (judicial education) at single-country scale, and is historically significant as the source institution for EJTN Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux.
• Academy of European Law (ERA): The Academy of European Law is an EJTN member representing Germany and a direct peer: both provide EU-focused legal and judicial training to national magistrates, prosecutors, and court staff. ERA operates overlapping programmes in cross-border civil/criminal law, and the CSAB joint project with EJTN exemplifies their parallel, partially overlapping mandates.

Others

• European Judicial Network (EJN): The EJN is an EU-funded network of national contact points for judicial cooperation in criminal matters. It is an adjacent EU justice network rather than a training provider, and operates in parallel to EJTN; relevant as an ecosystem peer and partner.
• International Association of Judges (IAJ): The IAJ is the global professional association of judges with consultative status at the UN and Council of Europe. As a professional membership association serving a related judicial audience but focused on judicial independence advocacy rather than training, IAJ is an adjacent ecosystem peer.
• European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ): ENCJ is a network of European judicial councils focused on judicial independence and governance rather than training. ENCJ is a network partner of EJTN operating in an adjacent space; it is a thematic network peer rather than a direct training competitor.

Broad incumbents

• European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA): EIPA provides training and professional development for EU public administration officials. While broader than EJTN (covers all public sector, not just judiciary), EIPA is a comparable EU-funded institutional training provider using similar seminar, workshop, and e-learning formats for an EU professional audience.
• Council of Europe - HELP Programme: The Council of Europe's Human Rights, Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) Programme provides human rights training for judges and lawyers across the Council of Europe's 46 member states. EJTN and the CoE/HELP are listed mutual partners; CoE operates at a broader geographic scope (including non-EU jurisdictions), making it a comparable incumbent in the European judicial training domain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EuropeanJudicialTrainingNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ejtn

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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