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MENDELU International Week will take place from 21 October to 25 October. Don’t miss the lectures that our faculty will participate in.
As part of the International Week, we prepared an offer of open classes in English for everybody.
Come and try lectures and seminars in English, challenge yourself, see how other teachers teach what you know in Czech. These open classes are a great opportunity for testing yourself. How does it work? Just join the classes of your choice, if the capacity of the room allows it, you will be welcome.
SCHEDULE
MONDAY
time | room | lecturer | COURSE | Lecture / seminar topic |
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9.00-10.50 | Aula | Mgr. Martin Hrabálek, Ph.D. | Development Problems in Latin America | Latin America an US -Strange Relation |
9.00-10.50 | Z28 | prof. Ing. Jan Sucháček, Ph.D. | Location and Regional Development | Territorial Economic Arrangement |
11.00-12.50 | Z28 | prof. Ing. Jan Sucháček, Ph.D. | Location and Regional Development | Territorial Economic Arrangement |
11.00-12.50 | Z3 | Mgr. Michal Zourek, Ph.D. | Developmental Problems in Latin America | „Banana Wars” – U.S. imperialism in first half of 20th century |
11.00-12.50 | Z4 | Mgr. Martin Hrabálek, Ph.D. | Developmental Problems in Latin America | „Banana Wars” – U.S. imperialism in first half of 20th century |
11.00-12.50 | Z7 | Ing. Nahanga Verter, Ph.D. | International Business | Foreign investments |
12.00-13.50 | Z5 | Lenka Zouhar Ludvíková, Ph.D. | Fundamentals of Academic Writing | Structure, coherence and cohesion |
13.00-14.50 | Z3 | Mgr. Martin Hrabálek, Ph.D. | Developmental Problems in Latin America | „Banana Wars” – U.S. imperialism in first half of 20th century |
13.00-14.50 | Z4 | Mgr. Michal Zourek, Ph.D. | Developmental Problems in Latin America | „Banana Wars” – U.S. imperialism in first half of 20th century |
13.00-14.50 | Z11 | PhDr. Martin Petlach, Ph.D. | Applied Comparative Politics | Ideology, non-democratic regimes, and democracy |
15.00-18.50 | Aula | Mgr. Ing. Richard Turcsányi, Ph.D. | Development Problems in SE Asia | Key conflicts in Southeast Asia |
15.00-16.50 | Z13 | Ing. Nahanga Verter, Ph.D. | Statistical Analyses | Grouped data and measures of association between two variables |
17.00-18.50 | Z13 | Ing. Nahanga Verter, Ph.D. | Statistical Analyses | Grouped data and measures of association between two variables |
TUESDAY
time | rOOm | lecturer | Course | Lecture / seminar topic |
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9.00-10.50 | Z2 | Mgr. Martin Schmiedl, Ph.D. | International Relations and Contemporary Security Challenges | Lecture: Security studies, national security, interdependence, complex interdependence, human security, securitization |
11.00-12.50 | Z2 | Mgr. Martin Schmiedl, Ph.D. | International Relations and Contemporary Security Challenges | Seminar: After-WWII and the beginning of the Cold War |
12.00-14.50 | Z5 | PhDr. Martin Petlach, Ph.D. | EU as Global Actor | Lecture: The EU and developing countries: Asia |
13.00-14.50 | Z13 | Mgr. RNDr. Pavel Ptáček, Ph.D. | General Demography | Fertility – basic determinants and regional patterns and trends |
15.00-15.50 | Z13 | Mgr. RNDr. Pavel Ptáček, Ph.D. | General Demography | Seminar: Fertility – TFR, reproduction rates, regional patterns |
16.00-16.50 | Z9 | Mgr. Martin Schmiedl, Ph.D. | Politics and Contemporary Political Challenges in Sub-Sahara Africa | Lecture: Political Parties and Election in Africa |
17.00-17.50 | Z9 | Mgr. Martin Schmiedl, Ph.D. | Politics and Contemporary Political Challenges in Sub-Sahara Africa | Seminar: Elections in Kenya + student presentation of their choice |
WEDNESDAY
TIME | ROOM | LECTURER | COURSE | Lecture / seminar topic |
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9.00-10.50 | Z2 | Ing. Jiří Schneider, Ph.D. (Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek from University of Life Science in Lublin) | Ecosystem services | Ecosystem services and Nature-Based Solutions |
9.00-10.50 | Z4 | Mgr. Ludmila Floková, Ph.D. | Introduction to environmentalistics | Energy matters |
13.00-14.00 (then mid-term test) | Z7 | doc. Mgr. Vladimir Đorđević, Ph.D. | Political Challenges of Developing Word | Southeast Europe |
15.00-16.50 | Z5 | Ing. Ebo Tawiah Quartey, Ph.D. | Development Cooperation Funding | Forms of financing development aid |
13.00-15.50 | Z28 | Ing. Vojtěch Tamáš, Ph.D. | Macroeconomics | AS – AD Model |
17.00-18.50 | Z28 | Ing. Vojtěch Tamáš, Ph.D. | Macroeconomics | AS – AD Model |
17.00-18.50 | Z5 | Ing. Ebo Tawiah Quartey, Ph.D. | Development Cooperation Funding | Forms of financing development aid |
THURSDAY
TIME | ROOM | LECTURER | COURSE | Lecture / seminar topic |
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8.00-9.50 | Z2 | Mgr. Martin Hrabálek, Ph.D. | Introduction to Development Studies | Hunger and Food Security in developing countries |
9.00-10.50 | Z3 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Agriculture Economics and Forestry Management | General and structural characteristics of the development of farming production systems as economic entities |
9.00-10.50 | Z28 | prof. Ing. Tomáš Lošák, Ph.D. | Environmental Problems of the Developing World | Risks for soil |
10.00-10.50 | Z2 | Mgr. Martin Hrabálek, Ph.D. | Introduction to Development Studies | Hunger and Food Security in developing countries |
11.00-11.50 | Z13 | Lenka hromková | Introduction to GIS | Lecture: Components of geospatial features in GIS |
11.00-11.50 | Z3 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Agriculture Economics and Forestry Management | Seminar: General and structural characteristics of the development of farming production systems as economic entities |
11.00-12.50 | Z28 | Ing. Jiří Schneider, Ph.D. (Barbara Sowińska-Świerkosz, University of Life Sciences in Lublin) | Environmental Problems of Europe | Nature-Based Solutions as a Tool of Urban Resilience |
12.00-13.50 | Z2 | prof. MVDr. Ivo Pavlík, CSc. | Development of a Healhy Region | Serious vital epidemics in developing countries |
13.00-14.50 | Z25 | Mgr. Pavel Reich, Ph.D. | Language Policy | Language Situation and Language Policy in North America |
13.00-14.50 | Z4 | Mgr. Ludmila Floková, Ph.D. | Global enviromentalism | Global Climate Change Impact – world regions |
13.00-14.50 | Z8 | prof. Ing. Tomáš Lošák, Ph.D. | Utilization of Natural Resources | Water polution |
13.00-14.50 | Z5 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Project Management Basics | Global Climate Change Impact – world regions |
15.00-15.50 | Z5 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Project Management Basics | Management and life cycle of projects |
16.00-17.50 | Z28 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Global Production Networks | Globalization and Global Production Systems |
17.00-18.50 | Z28 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Global Production Networks | Seminar: Globalization and Global Production Systems |
FRIDAY
TIME | ROOM | LECTURER | TOPIC | SUBJECT |
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9.00-10.50 | Aula | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Development Economics | General and structural characteristics of developing countries; populations, migration and employment. |
9.00-10.50 | Z4 | Ing. Mgr. Jiří Čeněk, Ph.D. | Research Methodology | Quantitative methodology – Questionnaires |
11.00-12.50 | Z9 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Development Economics | Seminar – General and structural characteristics of developing countries; populations, migration and employment. |
13.00-14.50 | Z9 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Development Economics | Seminar – General and structural characteristics of developing countries; populations, migration and employment. |
15.00-15.50 | Z11 | Francois Stefanus Lategan | Development Economics | Seminar – General and structural characteristics of developing countries; populations, migration and employment. |
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