(542469-LLP-1-2013-1-UA-AJM-MO)

The basic department of the project is the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations of the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology.

The mission of the project is to strengthen weight of EU Economic Studies in the research and teaching components of the multidisciplinary program «International Economic Relations» at Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University at Bachelor and Master levels. The project includes three designed and redesigned courses “International Economic Relations. EU Economic Integration”, “Economy of Euro Zone”, “EU Monetary Integration”.

The main objectives of the project are:

• to ensure high quality teaching and innovations in the newly designed courses;
• increasing the share of individual work comparative to in-class workload of the students by making available at least one module in the form of individual research assignment given, consulted and controlled on-line;
• to prepare high-quality methodology of the lectures and seminars of the courses, instructions for taking and preparing for the test, case studies, guidance to conduct individual research;
• to create online resources for EU Integration study which contain methodological materials, course guides and manuals, as well as possibilities for individual work submission and discussion;
• to strengthen cooperation and ties with secondary schools, local government and non-governmental organizations, business, EU Mission for Border Assistance to Moldova and Ukraine;
• to teach joint course for Odessa students organized by team of experts of EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine and faculty of Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University;
• organization of research paper completion on EU integration issues among the graduates of Odessa schools;
• organization of the scientific conferences on EU integration related issues;
• to learn the international academic experience of the leading World Institutes in the European Union studies;
• to disseminate the project results in Ukraine and other European countries.

Project implementation period: 2013-2021.

Project coordinator: Head of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations of ONU Prof. Yakubovskiy.
The project group includes: Dr. Rodionova, Dr. Nasadyuk (2013-2014).

The main achieved results:

• the following modules in the field of EU Economic Studies have been designed, introduced to the curriculum and successfully taught: “International Economic Relations. EU Economic Integration” and “Economy of Euro Zone. Financial Systems of Euro Zone Countries” for BA program; “EU Monetary Integration” for MA program;
• to stimulate research among the pupils of Odessa schools on EU integration issues the annual paper competitions were organized. 165 pupils from Odessa region secondary schools took part in the competitions. Research Paper Competition on EU Integration has stimulated research in schools on the issues related to the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and has built liaison between the University and the pupils of Odessa region;
• to disseminate the Jean Monnet Module results six international scientific conferences were organized. During the conferences the participants presented the latest findings in International Economic Relations research and teaching including the impact of European integration on the creation of the competitive environment in the national economy;
• realizing project goals five teaching manuals and four monographs in the EU Economic Studies were published. They contain the state of art in European Integration Studies as well as additional useful materials for teaching and learning. The total number of the project related publications is 27;
• three faculty members whose scientific adviser was Sergey Yakubovskiy defended their PhD dissertations. All of them contain the study of the European economic integration influence on the development of Ukraine.
• departmental library collection of recent manuals, journals, research papers, and statistical databases in the field of the EU Economic Studies has been created. Thanks to the Jean Monnet Module realization, faculty and students now have access to all recent developments in European Integration study as well as to the databases with international statistics for their research.