Terminated in academic year 2012/2013
EU Competitiveness
| Type of study | Follow-up Master |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 120-0412/01 |
| Abbreviation | KONEU |
| Course title | EU Competitiveness |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of International Economic Relations |
| Course coordinator | prof. Ing. Karel Skokan, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
Lectures:
Theme I: Perspectives and objectives of EU development
• Lecture 1: The development objectives of EU
• Lecture 2: The Lisbon Strategy
• Lecture 3: The territorial dimension in EU development
Theme II: Competitiveness and its growth factors
• Lecture 4: Territorial Competitiveness
• Lecture 5: Evaluation of competitiveness of countries
• Lecture 6: Regional Competitiveness
Theme III: Clusters and innovation
• Lecture 7: Innovations in Economic Development
• Lecture 8: Sectoral clusters in economic development
• Lecture 9: Cluster initiatives
Theme IV: Knowledge Economy
• Lecture 10: The knowledge-based
• Lecture 11: Information society
• Lecture 12: Modern approaches to regional development
• Lecture 13: Current Issues
Seminars:
1st Preliminary exercises
2nd Evaluation objectives and prospects for the EU in the globalized world
3rd Evaluation of competitiveness States
4th Encouraging innovation, innovation strategy and innovative regions.
5th Clusters and cluster initiatives, science parks and innovation
center.
6th Knowledge and Information Society.
7th Written test. Granting of credit.
Theme I: Perspectives and objectives of EU development
• Lecture 1: The development objectives of EU
• Lecture 2: The Lisbon Strategy
• Lecture 3: The territorial dimension in EU development
Theme II: Competitiveness and its growth factors
• Lecture 4: Territorial Competitiveness
• Lecture 5: Evaluation of competitiveness of countries
• Lecture 6: Regional Competitiveness
Theme III: Clusters and innovation
• Lecture 7: Innovations in Economic Development
• Lecture 8: Sectoral clusters in economic development
• Lecture 9: Cluster initiatives
Theme IV: Knowledge Economy
• Lecture 10: The knowledge-based
• Lecture 11: Information society
• Lecture 12: Modern approaches to regional development
• Lecture 13: Current Issues
Seminars:
1st Preliminary exercises
2nd Evaluation objectives and prospects for the EU in the globalized world
3rd Evaluation of competitiveness States
4th Encouraging innovation, innovation strategy and innovative regions.
5th Clusters and cluster initiatives, science parks and innovation
center.
6th Knowledge and Information Society.
7th Written test. Granting of credit.
E-learning
Course in LMS Moodle
Literature
1. Porter, M. On Competition. Boston: Harvard Business Schoul Press, 1998
2. European Commission: A Study on the Factors of Regional Competitiveness,
2003.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources/docgener/studies/study_en.htm
3. EU Lisbon strategy. Available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/growthandjobs/index_en.htm
2. European Commission: A Study on the Factors of Regional Competitiveness,
2003.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources/docgener/studies/study_en.htm
3. EU Lisbon strategy. Available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/growthandjobs/index_en.htm
Advised literature
4.Regional Clusters in Europe. Observatory of European SMEs, No. 3/2002.
European Communities.
5.World Economic Forum. Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009. WEF, 2008.
Available at: http://www.weforum.org.
6.Institute for Management Development. World Competitveness Yearbook 2008
(2007). IMD, 2007.Available at:
http://www.imd.ch/research/publications/wcy/index.cfm.
7. European Commission. Growing Regions, growing Europe. Fourth report on
economic and social cohesion. Luxembourg: European Communities, 2007. ISBN 92- 79-05704-5.
European Communities.
5.World Economic Forum. Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009. WEF, 2008.
Available at: http://www.weforum.org.
6.Institute for Management Development. World Competitveness Yearbook 2008
(2007). IMD, 2007.Available at:
http://www.imd.ch/research/publications/wcy/index.cfm.
7. European Commission. Growing Regions, growing Europe. Fourth report on
economic and social cohesion. Luxembourg: European Communities, 2007. ISBN 92- 79-05704-5.