120-0512/02 – EU Competitiveness (EUCOM)
| 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 |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2016/2017 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor, Master, Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. To analyse the concepts of national and regional competitiveness of EU member states in a global world.
2. To classify the theoretical outcomes of territorial competitiveness.
3. To evaluate factors which determine the competitiveness especially innovation, clusters and knowledge.
4. To recommend concrete measures of EU policies for the competitiveness growth in accordance with Lisbon process.
5. To classify innovation and systems of innovation in the development of economies in EU.
6. Understand the role of knowledge economy and information society in economic development.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Summary
The aim of the course is to present to students the nowadays ideas on the competitiveness of the EU and its member states in the global economy. Theoretical competitiveness background is presented, competitiveness factors are defined and EU measures dealing with the EU Strategy 2020 are covered.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Discussion and presentation.
E-learning
LMS.
Other requirements
Active approach. Active approach.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Competitiveness as a Phenomena
2. Theoretical Aspects of Competitiveness
3. Approaches to Competitiveness
4. Measurement of Competitiveness in the World Economy
5. Main Centres in the World Economy (EU, USA, BRICS, N11)
6. World Economy Development (Prognosis and Studies)
7. EU´s Position in the World Economy
8. EU Development Goals, Lisbon Strategy
9. Strategy Europe 2020, Development Scenarios and Perspectives
10. EU Competitiveness Assessment
11. Competitiveness of the Former and New Member States in the EU
12. Czech Competitiveness
13. Competitiveness and European Social Model
14. Innovations and Knowledge-based Economy as a Means of Enhancing the Competitiveness
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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