Course: Regional Policy of the European Union

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Course title Regional Policy of the European Union
Course code KGE/REPO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dokoupil Jaroslav, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Reasons, principles and objectives of regional policy (economic and social cohesion policy) of the European Union. Program documents, institutional support, financing system of regional policy in the European Union. The development and importance of regional policy for the regional development of EU countries with a focus on the neighboring countries and regions of the Czech Republic (Bavaria, Saxony, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, the Danube macroregion, the Danube/Vltava European region), different approaches to regional development. Regional policy and regional development of the Czech Republic in the context of regional policy of the European Union.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Individual study, Lecture, Seminar
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
know the basic functioning of EU regional policy - history, the programming period, structural funds
Skills
Not anticipated any professional skills.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
achieve an overview about European regional policy, focused on the Czech neighbouring countries and regions
Skills
compare the effects of regional policy on regional development in the Czech neighbouring countries and regions to the situation in the Czech Republic
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Individual study
Discussion
Skills
Seminar classes
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Competences
Students' portfolio
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Evropská unie. Regionální politika EU. .
  • Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj. Regionální politika a regionální rozvoj. .
  • Brian W. Blouet. The EU and Neighbors A geography of Europe in the Modern World. 2008. ISBN 978-0-471-65554-1.
  • Cihelková, Eva,; Jakš, Jaroslav. Evropská integrace - Evropská unie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Oeconomica, 2004. ISBN 80-245-0854-0.
  • Hana Kunešová, Aleš Kocourek, Pavla Bednářová, Eva Cihelková, Miloš Nový. Světová ekonomika nové jevy a perspektivy. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7400-502-2.


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