Internationalization of university studies

POLICY MAKING AND POLITICS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

Elaborated by: Daniel Klimovský

Project description

Mission and aims• For CEE is typical just recent interest in the modern local

government studies

• The project aims at:

– enhancing the focus on local government or related issues

– advancing courses linked to local government

Partnership• First step: individual connections to several colleagues• Second step: institutionalization of the partnership (agreements) • Third step: agreement on collaboration within IP and

implementation of related activities• Fourth step: evaluation and agreement on continuation

• Further (future) steps: – new partner universities– extension of activities (research, guest lectures, etc.)

Focus and intentions of partners• Project is aimed at the field of local government and related issues

• Programme as well as partnership is interdisciplinary - backgrounds of the participants vary a lot:economics human geography sociologypolitical science management public administrationregional science public policy ethics

• Partners wans to share their knowledge and experience in order to improve/increase their capacities

Methods• Unique combination of high-level keynote lectures, interactive

seminars/workshops and presentations/discussions from practice• Keynote lectures are given by the well-known and distinguished

scholars/academicians • Young teachers play both role of participants (keynote lectures)

and role of teachers (seminars/workshops) – i.e. they teach and learn themselves at the same time

• Final results include evaluation of essays, written tests, and open coloquial debates

• 4 ECTS

1st POL-LOC Summer School

Erasmus - IP• Organizator: Faculty of Economics, Technical University of

Košice• Main coordinator: Dr. Daniel Klimovský• Duration and venue: 19 June – 3 July 2011, Košice (Slovakia)• Stage: first year of the project• Number of participants: 30 students + 10 teachers• Partner universities: 6 universities

Academic extension• Total number of participants: 52 students + 14 teachers• Specialized partners: 3 expert/scientific organizations

• Other partner universities: 9 universities

Keynote lectures I

Emília Sičáková-Beblavá, Slovakia Soňa Čapková, SlovakiaRobert Hertzog, France Oto Hudec, SlovakiaMichal Illner, Czech Rep. Veli Kreci, FYR of MacedoniaAnders Lidström, Sweden Gaari Raagmaa, EstoniaTomáš Sabol, Slovakia Katarína Staroňová, SlovakiaAlexandru Stratan, Moldova István Tosza, HungaryMilan Vemić, Serbia

Keynote lectures II

Seminars and workshops I

• Seminars and workshops included:– students‘ presentations (local government systems)– seminars and workshops prepared by young teachers:Michaela Bátorová, Slovakia Saša Drezgić, CroatiaDiana Camelia Iancu, Romania Petr Jüptner, Czech Rep.Daniel Klimovský, Slovakia Uroš Pinterič, SloveniaKatarzyna Radzik, Poland Jan Stejskal, Czech Rep.Miriam Šebová, SlovakiaTomáš Želinský, SlovakiaViera Žúborová, Slovakia

Seminars and workshops II

Other presentations/discussions I

• List of other presenters/discussants included the representatives of:– Government of the Slovak Republic (Commissioner for

Territorial Self-Government)– Municipal associations of Slovakia and the Czech Republic– Transparency International Slovakia– ETP Slovakia– Agency for Support of Regional Development, Košice– Project Košice 2013 – European Capital of Culture

Other presentations/discussions II

Social activities and entertainment I

• Social activities included:– ice-breaking activities:high ropes (Tarzania) ZOO in Košicesummer bobsleigh– trip UNESCO Sights in Eastern Slovakia:Manor House in Betliar Aragonite Cave in OchtináSpiš Castle Town of Levoča– music performance of Ólafur Arnalds (Iceland)– bowling contest between teams composed of participants

Social activities and entertainment II

Donors / sponsors / supporters

Media partners

2nd POL-LOC Summer School

Duration and place

• Košice, Slovakia• 1-15 July 2012• The event was organized under the auspices of the– Member of the European Parliament, Mr. Vladimír Maňka– Mayor of Košice, Mr. Richard Raši– Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Technical University of

Košice, Mr. Vincent Šoltés

Keynote lectures I

Hellmut Wollmann, Germany James H. Svara, USAUlrik Kjaer, Denmark Arto Haveri, FinlandMaroš Finka, Slovakia Darina Malová, SlovakiaJán Buček, Slovakia Attila Ágh, HungaryGeorg Sootla, Estonia Ellen Wayenberg, BelgiumWilliam Gilles, France Agnieszka Pawlowska,

PolandPiotr Pachura, Slovakia Inga Vilka, Latvia

Keynote lectures II

Other lectures/seminars/workshops/ presentations I

Adrián Des Champs, Argentina Ekaterina Mikhailova, RussiaMichaela Bátorová, Slovakia Saša Drezgić, CroatiaLiviu Andrei, Romania Petr Jüptner, Czech Rep.Daniel Klimovský, Slovakia Uroš Pinterič, SloveniaKatarzyna Radzik, Poland Jan Stejskal, Czech Rep.Liviu Andrei, Romania Tomáš Želinský, SlovakiaJozef Šuľak, Slovakia Blanka Berkyová, SlovakiaOltion Kadaifciu, Albania Marek Isak, SlovakiaOlga Sharapova, Russia

Other lectures/seminars/workshops/ presentations II

Social activities and entertainment I– ice-breaking activities:high ropes (Tarzania) mini golfsummer bobsleigh football match– trip UNESCO Sights in Eastern Slovakia:Manor House in Betliar Cave in GombasekIce Cave in Dobšiná Spiš Castle– entertainment in aqua-parks (Poprad / Prešov)– barbecue– bowling contest between teams composed of participants– farewell party

Social activities and entertainment II

Participants• 43 students-participants and 18 young teachers-

participants

Competition between the students

• Every student-participant was included• 100 pts.:– Essay (30 pts.)– Written test (30 pts.)– Oral exam (40 pts.)

• Certificates• Six students with the best results were awarded

The best student• Books• Sweet surprise• 100 eur (in cash)• One-month stay in the European Parliament

• Special prize for the best PhD student/candidate– Participation in the EUROLOC summer school

Donors/sponsors and other partners

Media partners

Experience – pros and cons

Experience – pros• International recognition – TUKE became well-known at

different universities / international institutions or organizations

• Networking – students / young teachers / keynote lecturers / other presenters

• Improvement of the study programmes at the partner universities

• Motivation for the students and young teachers to be more interested in local political issues

Experience – cons• Logistical difficulties – travel tickets, expectations and

requirements

• Administrative difficulties

• Time management – it is impossible to find optimal dates of IP

THANK YOU VERY MUCHFOR YOUR ATTENTION

Project POL-LOCFaculty of Economics, TU of Košice

Nemcovej 3204001 Košice

Slovakia

polloc@tuke.sk

www.polloc.eu