COURSE DESCRIPTION

The aim is to provide theoretical and empirical knowledge to enable students to understand the history of the EU in the context of the wider process of economic integration in Europe, the institutional set-up of the EU, the effects of trade integration and creation of the EU Common Market, the genesis of monetary integration, and the current issues in the management of the economic and monetary union (EMU).

Detailed course description is available here.

COURSE LECTURER

Professor Dražen Derado, PhD

Lecturer CV and information is available here.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Evaluate the effects of economic integration and its challenges for the future, based on integrating theoretical and empirical contributions, on one hand, and previous experience in the integration process in Europe, on the other.

  • Review the historical conditions for the EU development and assess alternative economic integration scenarios ,
  • Critically evaluate effects of trade integration,
  • Evaluate the effects of the formation of the Common Market,
  • Critically evaluate sustainability of the EMU and the choice of an optimal management model,
  • Recommend the optimum enlargement policy of the EU, based on past experience.

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students:
    Students pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate degrees in economics, business, social sciences, technical sciences, or related fields.
  • Graduate Students:
    Graduate students in economics, social sciences, technical sciences, or related fields who wish to expand their expertise in the area.
  • Researchers and Professionals:
    Researchers and professionals in economics, business, or social sciences seeking advanced insights or practical applications.

CREDITS TRANSFERS (ECTS)

This FEBT Summer school program offers participants the possibility of going through evaluation process for the purspose of requesting official credit transfers (ECTS).

  • Evaluation process

Participants who wish to acquire 6 ECTS will be evaluated based on the regular and active course attendance and taking a written exam.

The goal of the exam is to show the necessary ability to understand topics connected to economics of the European integration. 

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Participants not interested in credit transfer will instead receive the Certificate of Attendence, stating the course completed. These students will be neither evaluated nor graded.

 

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