EVS159 EU Structural Funds - main topics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vít Dočkal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Tuesday 14:00–17:40 P22
Prerequisites
Introduction - students have all information and sylabus in Study materials.
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is taught at Bachelor study program. During the course, students will develop a broad knowledge of EU Structural policy and the ability to analyse financial opportunities in private and public sector in the Czech Republic for the financial perspective 2007 – 2013. At the end of the course, students will be able to prepare a project application in particular operational programme. Furthermore, they will be able to apply basic rules of project cycle and project management and other practical knowledge concerning financial opportunities of EU funds.
Syllabus
  • 0) Introduction
  • 1) How to get familiar with grants? Universal obligations and requirements for applicants and recipients. Indicators, public commissions, horizontal topics, threats. Who is a project manager and who is not?
  • 2) Grants in the business sector: program documentation, public subsidy, electronic application form E-Account, measurable effects and linkage reasoning. Role of the CzechInvest. Practical examples.
  • 3) Grants in the sector of human resources development. Program documentation, public subsidy, electronic application form Benefit, measurable effects and linkage reasoning, Practical examples.
  • 4) Regional operational program: program documentation, public subsidy, measurable effects and linkage reasoning. Tourism assistance, the role of the URR. Practical examples, other thematic programs
  • 5) Project management introduction. How to preserve the project and not to lose it? Project administration principles. Project team. Public relations or Advertising? Audit. Asking for payment, statements and documentation.
Literature
  • ŽÍTEK, Vladimír and Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ. Assessment of Public Programmes Co-Finenced from Structural Funds of EU for Support of Innovative Enterprise. In 4th International Conference for Young Researchers of Economics. Gödöllő: Szent István University, 2006, p. 331-338. ISBN 963-9483-67-2. info
  • BOLLEN, Frank. Managing EU structural funds :effective capacity for implementation as a prerequisite. Maastricht: European institute of public administration, 2001, vii, 44 s. ISBN 90-6779-156-3. info
  • BOLLEN, Frank, Ines HARTWIG and Phedon NICOLAIDES. EU structural funds beyond Agenda 2000: reform and implications for current and future member states. Maastricht: European institute of public administration, 2000, xvi, 231 s. ISBN 90-6779-142-3. info
  • EVANS, Andrew. The E. U. structural funds. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, xxxix, 348. ISBN 0198268289. info
  • The coherence of EU regional policy : contrasting perspectives on the structural funds. Edited by John Bachtler - Ivan Turok. 1st pub. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1997, 405 s. ISBN 0117023574. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as intensive class once in two weeks. Emphasis is put on class discussion and team work. Students are encouraged to actively participate in class by posing questions of clarification or bringing up problems for discussion.
Assessment methods
The assessment of students´ work during the course is composed of two parts:
1) Active participation and team work during the course
2) Oral Final Exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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