120-0354 – EU Project and Grant Management B (PDM EU B)

1. To describe the fundamentals of Project Management. 2. To describe the phases of project management. 3. To characterize the application of project management in the development of firms and regions. 4. To explain the development and contents of key documents for project implementation. 5. To interpret the requirements for structure of projects financed by European Structural and Investment Funds.

The course is devoted to deepen knowledge on the theoretical framework of the principles and applications of project management methodology, focusing on the conditions of the grant management in the EU. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with approaches to project management in terms of the EU on the basis of methodologies of Project Cycle Management, Logical Framework Approach and Cost-benefit Analysis. Students will learn about the requirements imposed in practice on creating a project proposal, analyzes of grant opportunities, feasibility studies, business plan, financial analysis and CBA of the project. Students learn the process of preparation and creation of project applications for projects co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds in all phases of the project cycle.

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1. LESTER, Albert. Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards. 8th edition. Oxford (UK): Butterworth-Heinemann, 2021. 658 p. ISBN 978-012-824339-8. 2. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Individual Competence Baseline for Project Management. Amsterdam: IPMA, 2018. 212 p. ISBN 978-94-92338-16-7 (E-book). 3. WYSOCKI, Robert K. Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid. London: Wiley, 2019. 656 s. ISBN 978-1119562801.