International Trade Operations – framework schedule 2026

Due to low student enrollment, the course will be conducted in five block sessions.

Date

Content of the lecture

                                          Seminar content

19.2.

Lecture 1

·         Basic information, introduction to international trade operations

                                     Organisation of seminars

                     Explanation of the template for writing a seminar project

                                   Seminar project instructions

26.2.

Lecture 2

·         Implementation of trade operations and trade documentation – the first part (preparation
and plans, business negotiations)

·         Implementation of trade operations and trade documentation – the second part (Incoterms,
documents, international trade organizations)

   Assignment for selection: Using the global negotiation process “The fish” to negotiate trade

   Description of selected international trade organizations - their function, contribution, and
                                           competencies.

26.3.

Lecture 3

·         The role of risk in trade operations

·         The risk management process

·         Trade operations in planning and managing sales

·         Payment terms and financing of international trade

        Assignment for selection: Identification of risk when entering the selected market

                Application of the risk matrix to the topic of the seminar project

                                 Product profitability calculation

                      Sales plan for established retail unit and the new unit

                Setting up a claim’s procedure for the topic of the seminar project

30.4.

Lecture 4

·         Trade operations in planning and managing the purchasing process

·         Trade operations in business logistics and distribution

·         Procedural arrangements for international transport and customs clearance operations

·         Importance of electronic goods movement in trade operations

                                     Assignment for selection:

                                      Assessing new supplier

           Analysis of trade agreements between countries related to the seminar project

                     Description of the logistics market in selected countries

  Determining the appropriate type of transport for the selected goods in the seminar project and
                                   describing customs clearance

    Assessing the possibility of setting up a website in a country as part of a seminar project
                                according to international barriers

14.5.

Individual defence of the semester project by means of a presentation

               Individual defence of the semester project by means of a presentation