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 sociology political science management public administration regional 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 Robert Hertzog, France Michal Illner, Czech Rep. Anders Lidström, Sweden Tomáš Sabol, Slovakia Alexandru Stratan, Moldova Milan Vemić, Serbia Soňa Čapková, Slovakia Oto Hudec, Slovakia Veli Kreci, FYR of Macedonia Gaari Raagmaa, Estonia Katarína Staroňová, Slovakia István Tosza, Hungary 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, Croatia Diana Camelia Iancu, Romania Petr Jüptner, Czech Rep. Daniel Klimovský, Slovakia Uroš Pinterič, Slovenia Katarzyna Radzik, Poland Jan Stejskal, Czech Rep. Miriam Šebová, Slovakia Tomáš Želinský, Slovakia Viera 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 Košice summer bobsleigh – trip UNESCO Sights in Eastern Slovakia: Manor House in Betliar Aragonite Cave in Ochtiná Spiš 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 Ulrik Kjaer, Denmark Maroš Finka, Slovakia Ján Buček, Slovakia Georg Sootla, Estonia William Gilles, France Piotr Pachura, Slovakia James H. Svara, USA Arto Haveri, Finland Darina Malová, Slovakia Attila Ágh, Hungary Ellen Wayenberg, Belgium Agnieszka Pawlowska, Poland Inga Vilka, Latvia Keynote lectures II Other lectures/seminars/workshops/ presentations I Adrián Des Champs, Argentina Michaela Bátorová, Slovakia Liviu Andrei, Romania Daniel Klimovský, Slovakia Katarzyna Radzik, Poland Liviu Andrei, Romania Jozef Šuľak, Slovakia Oltion Kadaifciu, Albania Olga Sharapova, Russia Ekaterina Mikhailova, Russia Saša Drezgić, Croatia Petr Jüptner, Czech Rep. Uroš Pinterič, Slovenia Jan Stejskal, Czech Rep. Tomáš Želinský, Slovakia Blanka Berkyová, Slovakia Marek Isak, Slovakia Other lectures/seminars/workshops/ presentations II Social activities and entertainment I – ice-breaking activities: high ropes (Tarzania) mini golf summer bobsleigh football match – trip UNESCO Sights in Eastern Slovakia: Manor House in Betliar Cave in Gombasek Ice 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 teachersparticipants 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 MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION Project POL-LOC Faculty of Economics, TU of Košice Nemcovej 32 04001 Košice Slovakia polloc@tuke.sk www.polloc.eu