USESV0134 EU Structural Funds

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Magdalena Chmelařová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Lucie Kamrádová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Magdalena Chmelařová, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Complex introduction of principal issue of structural funds, main financial instruments used by European union with the aim to reinforce the economic and social cohesion of EU and decrease developmental differences between individual regions in wide context of dominant periods of development of European integration and regional policies of EU, including respective commands corresponding to political cohesion and other policies of the Union, after analysis of individual instruments of support of EU (European Fund of Regional Development, European Social Fund, European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance, Cohesion Fund) and in connections to specific need of preparation of the Czech republic for usage of Structural funds and Cohesion fund (analysis of dominant aspects of National development plan of the Czech republic) and learn own authentic preparation for elaboration and management of future projects applicable in the frame of EU supplemented by some details of their monitoring and evaluation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to issue of structural funds - general characteristics, outline and analysis of basic information bases, literature and other information sources
    2. Dominant millstones of European integration processes
    3. Main development periods of regional policy of European Union
    4. Current regional policy of EU - Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds
    5. Successive legislative frame of EU - Council regulations of EU, application of structural funds in the country
    6. Regional policy in the Czech republic and pre-enter help of EU
    7. National development plan of the Czech Republic
    8. Common regional operational programme of the Czech republic and its supplement, other programmes
    9. Programmes of development of regions in the Czech republic
    10. Project cycle - structure and management
    11. Preparation and management of projects I.
    12. Preparation and management of projects II.
Literature
    required literature
  • www.mmr.cz. URL info
  • Národní rozvojový plán ČR 2004 - 2006. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2004. info
  • POTLUKA, O. a kol. Průvodce strukturálními fondy EU. Praha: IREAS, 2003. info
  • PAJAS, P. a ROSSITER, T. O Evropské unii. Praha: Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí ČR, 2000. info
  • LUKÁŠ, Z. Regionální a strukturální politika EU. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2000. info
  • WOKOUN R. a kol. Příprava České republiky na využívání strukturálních fondů. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 1998. info
    recommended literature
  • VILAMOVÁ, Š. Jak získat finanční zdroje Evropské unie. Praha: Grada, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0828-0. info
  • FIALA, P. a PITROVÁ, M. Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003. info
  • WOKOUN, R. , LUKÁŠ. Z. a KOUŘILOVÁ, J. Výkladový slovník regionální a strukturální politiky Evropské unie. Praha: IFEC, 2002. info
  • TOMAN, P. Projektová řízení. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2000. info
  • VRBSKÁ, D. a kol. Slovníček vybraných pojmů politiky soudržnosti EU. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2000. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
On the basis of interpretation and study of recommended literature is required to pass a test regarding issue of structural funds.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017.
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