Seminar Raw materials in context
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 545-0195/01 |
| Abbreviation | SSVS |
| Course title | Seminar Raw materials in context |
| Credits | 2 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Economics and Control Systems |
| Course coordinator | doc. Ing. Michal Vaněk, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. World raw materials market and its principles
2. Global competition for world´s mineral resources
3. Raw materials strategies of Asian countries
4. Chinese raw materials strategy
5. Raw materials strategy of other global players: USA, Russia, India
6. EU raw materials strategy
7. Czech state mineral policy
9. Commodities in the portfolio of a retail investor
10. Commodity supercycles
11. Gold as the best hedge against the global debt spiral
12. Physical gold vs. digital gold
13. The impact of commodities on the new "geopolitical normal"
2. Global competition for world´s mineral resources
3. Raw materials strategies of Asian countries
4. Chinese raw materials strategy
5. Raw materials strategy of other global players: USA, Russia, India
6. EU raw materials strategy
7. Czech state mineral policy
9. Commodities in the portfolio of a retail investor
10. Commodity supercycles
11. Gold as the best hedge against the global debt spiral
12. Physical gold vs. digital gold
13. The impact of commodities on the new "geopolitical normal"
E-learning
For communication beyond the framework of face-to-face training sessions, the university's electronic learning system Moodle (lms.vsb.cz) is used. You can also communicate with the teacher by phone, email, or on the online platform MS Teams.
Literature
European Commission. European Critical Raw Materials Act. [online]. https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal/green-deal-industrial-plan/european-critical-raw-materials-act_en
IMA Europe, 2024. Raw Material Initiatives. [online]. https://ima-europe.eu/eu-policy/industrial-policy-and-circular-economy/raw-material-initiative/
TILTON, John E. a GUZMÁN, Juan Ignacio. Mineral economics and policy. Online. New York: RFF Press Routledge, 2016. ISBN 978-1-317-55877-4 .
SCHOFIELD, Neil C. Commodity derivatives: markets and applications. Second edition. Wiley finance series. Chichester: Wiley, 2021. ISBN 978-1-119-34910-5.
IMA Europe, 2024. Raw Material Initiatives. [online]. https://ima-europe.eu/eu-policy/industrial-policy-and-circular-economy/raw-material-initiative/
TILTON, John E. a GUZMÁN, Juan Ignacio. Mineral economics and policy. Online. New York: RFF Press Routledge, 2016. ISBN 978-1-317-55877-4 .
SCHOFIELD, Neil C. Commodity derivatives: markets and applications. Second edition. Wiley finance series. Chichester: Wiley, 2021. ISBN 978-1-119-34910-5.
Advised literature
Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics [online]. https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-regions-trade-and-geopolitics/home
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries [online]. https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/
Prohorovs, Anatolijs. Russia’s War in Ukraine: Consequences for European Countries’ Businesses and Economies. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2022, 15(7), 295; https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15070295 [online]. https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/15/7/295
WIERTZ Thilo, KUHN Lilith, MATTISSEK Annika. A turn to geopolitics: Shifts in the German energy transition discourse in light of Russia's war against Ukraine. Energy Research & Social Science. Volume 98, April 2023 [online]. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629623000968
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries [online]. https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/
Prohorovs, Anatolijs. Russia’s War in Ukraine: Consequences for European Countries’ Businesses and Economies. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2022, 15(7), 295; https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15070295 [online]. https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/15/7/295
WIERTZ Thilo, KUHN Lilith, MATTISSEK Annika. A turn to geopolitics: Shifts in the German energy transition discourse in light of Russia's war against Ukraine. Energy Research & Social Science. Volume 98, April 2023 [online]. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629623000968