ESF:MPR_EICR European Union and Euroregions - Course Information

MPR_EICR European Union and Euroregions

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Baudouin (lecturer), RNDr. Jaroslav Maryáš, CSc. (deputy)
Mancel (lecturer), RNDr. Jaroslav Maryáš, CSc. (deputy)
RNDr. Jaroslav Maryáš, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Vilém Pařil, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Starobová
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Tue 16:20–17:55 S402

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Public Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

European Union and Euroregions The course aims to acquaint students with the European Union and European Community with the use of concrete information about the Union`s and Community`s profile, their institutions, content and forms of their work. The subject matter is divided into three thematic modules:
- European integration, the beginnings, development and present state of integration, the prospects of EU development, EU and EC institutions;
- The Association Agreement between the European Community and the Czech Republic, movement of goods, people, services and capital between EU members and the Czech Republic, EU and Central and East Europe.
- European Community`s regional policy, Euroregions, their concept and significance, their present state and functioning, development programmes.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand and explain development, present state and future development of the EU;
- understand the organizational structure of EC/EU;
- understand and analyze common policies of the EU;
- work with information on regional division of the EU and euroregions.

Syllabus

• 1. Development of post-war Europe and the processes of integration.
• 2. Three basic pillars of the European Union.
• 3. Bodies and institutions of the EU and the EC.
• 4. Economic and monetary union.
• 5. Budget of the EU.
• 6. Common policies of the EU.
• 7.-8. Europe of the regions.
• 9. External relations of the EU.
• 10. Czech Republic and EU.
• 11. Cross-border cooperation in the European Union.
• 12. Czech Republic and cross-border cooperation.
• 13. Causes of forming of the euroregions in the Czech Republic.

Literature

• Maryáš, J. - Oháňková, L.: Evropská unie a euroregiony. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2006. 241 s.
• Fiala, P. - Pitrová, M.: Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003. 743 s.
• FAVELL, Adrian. Eurostars and Eurocities : free movement and mobility in an integrating Europe. Malden: Blackwell, 2008, xvi, 279. ISBN 9781405134057. info

Teaching methods

The Czech course is taken the form of a lecture (2 hours per week).

Assessment methods

The Czech course: The written exam consists of multiple choice test. It is necessary to gain more than 60 % of overall assessment to pass the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Část výuky probíhá ve francouzštině.Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PREICR.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
  
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