120-0407/03 – European Regional Policy (ERP)

Gurantor department	Department of International Economic Relations	Credits	5
Subject guarantor	doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Choice-compulsory type B
Year	1	Semester	winter
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2019/2020	Year of cancellation
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
STA579	doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
MEL24	Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Part-time	Credit and Examination	12+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. To describe the development and the state of the art of EU regional policy, its mechanisms, and tools. 2. To explain the methodology and options of the use of EU Funds and other instruments in regional development and their application under the condition of the Czech Republic. 3. To apply the knowledge gained for the solution of issues of EU social and economic cohesion.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The course aims to introduce students to the basic theoretical and methodological backgrounds of regional development and regional policy, which are subsequently applied to the determinants and set of regional policy in the selected EU Member States (eg. Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Finland and the Netherlands) and the European Union as a whole. Upon completion of the course, the students are prepared to solve practical problems in the field of the EU Cohesion Policy.

Compulsory literature:

BACHTLER, J., J. OLIVEIRA-MARTINS, P. WOSTNER and P. ŻUBER. Towards cohesion policy 4.0: structural transformation and inclusive growth. Abingdon (Oxon): Taylor & Francis, 2019. 80 p. ISBN 978-0-367-24367-8. CHURSKI, P., T. HERODOWICZ, B. KONECKA-SZYDŁOWSKA and R. PERDAL. European Regional Development. Contemporary Regional and Local Perspectives of Socio-Economic and Socio-Political Changes. Cham (Switzerland): Springer Nature, 2021. 201 p. ISBN 978-3-030-84659-6. THILO Lang and Franziska GÖRMAR, eds. Regional and Local Development in Times of Polarisation. Re-thinking Spatial Policies in Europe. Gateway East (Singapore): Palgrave Macmillan. 2019. 382 p. ISBN 978-981-13-1189-5.

Recommended literature:

EUROSTAT. Statistical regions in the European Union and partner countries. NUTS and statistical regions 2021. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2022. 188 s. ISBN 978-92-76-55623-7. KRISTENSEN, I., A. DUBOIS and J. TERÄS, eds. Strategic approaches to regional development: smart experimentation in less-favored regions. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. 134 p. ISBN 978-1-138-08435-3. MOLEMA Marijin and Sara SVENSSON. Regional Economic Development and History. London, New York: Routledge, 2020. 198 p. ISBN 978-1-138-33413-7.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Credit - active participation in tutorials, seminar papers Examination - written test

E-learning

E-learning course in LMS Moodle

Other requirements

Other requirements are not required.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Regions and their classification - regionalism and regional integration, regional theory, classification of regions in the European Union and the Czech Republic, Euroregions. 2. Regional disparities - basic concepts, systemic bases of regional disparities, basic indicators of the level of states and regions, indicators of growth strategies in the EU. 3. Regional disparities and their measurement - methods of measuring regional disparities, regional disparities in the European Union and the Czech Republic 4. Theory of regional development and regional policy - regional development and factors in regional development, modern theories of regional development and contemporary approaches to regional policy, types and instruments of modern regional policy. 5. Regional policy of selected European countries (I) - Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany. 6. Regional policy of selected European countries (II) - Finland, Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Portugal. 7. Development of regional policy in Europe - the main milestones in the development of regional policy in the European Union. 8. Legislative and institutional framework of EU regional policy - legislative framework of EU regional policy, governance of regional policy at the EU level. 9. EU regional policy instruments - European funds, special support instruments, financial instruments, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance. 10. EU regional policy in the programming period 2021-2027 - regional policy architecture, legislative framework, programming documents, financial framework. 11. Regional policy in the Czech Republic - background and shaping of regional policy in the Czech Republic, legislative framework, support for regional development in the Czech Republic, coordination of EU economic and social cohesion in the Czech Republic. 12. EU regional policy in the Czech Republic (I) - EU funds for the Czech Republic 2004-2006, 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. 13. EU Regional Policy in the Czech Republic (II) - EU funds for the Czech Republic in the programming period 2021-2027. 14. The future of EU regional policy after 2027 - basic documents on the focus of regional policy after 2027, preparation of EU regional policy 2027+.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit	35	18
Examination	Examination	65	33	3

Mandatory attendence participation: Compulsory attendance at lessons is not required.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Credit - min. 18 points, max. 35 points. Detailed breakdown of the activities in the exercises given in LMS Moodle Exam - min. 33 points, max. 65 points. A detailed description of the exam conditions is given in LMS Moodle. Participation in classes according to individual agreement with the teacher.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2024/2025	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S01) Business Administration	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory type B	study plan
2023/2024	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S01) Business Administration	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory type B	study plan
2022/2023	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S01) Business Administration	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory type B	study plan
2021/2022	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S01) Business Administration	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory type B	study plan
2020/2021	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S01) Business Administration	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory type B	study plan
2019/2020	(N0413A050014) Economics and Management	(S01) Business Administration	K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Choice-compulsory type B	study plan

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