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EU budget and funding for regions and cities
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- Free Access
- Free certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on October 30, 2016
- Ends on July 3, 2017
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1: The role of regions and cities in EU affairs
In this module, participants will learn about multilevel governance in the EU, the influence of regions and cities on EU policies and the role of the CoR, as well as about the basics of EU regional statistics.
Live debate: Friday 4th November 2016, 13:00-14:15
- Week 2: How the EU budget works
The objective of this module is to highlight the historical development and legal foundations of the EU budget, how its revenue and expenditure are made up, how different EU programmes are managed and which key issues are discussed with regard to its future in regions and cities.
Live debate: Thursday 10th November 2016, 13:00-14:15
- Week 3: Implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)
In this module, participants will learn more about EU cohesion policy and the way it is managed at regional and local level.
Live debate: Friday 18th November 2016, 13:00-14:15
- Week 4: Urban and regional development projects: Making use of EIB funding and the Investment Plan for Europe
In this module, participants will gain a better understanding of how cities and regions can make use of the European Investment Bank’s funding and advice to support their development projects. Testimonies of beneficiaries and successful projects will be presented.
Live debate: Friday 25th November 2016, 13:00-14:15
- Week 5: Other EU programmes relevant to regions and cities
In this module, participants will learn about relevant funding opportunities for regions and cities, including Horizon 2020, the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI).
Live debate: Friday 2nd December 2016, 13:00-14:15
- Week 6: The debate on the mid-term review of the EU budget 2014-2020 and the post-2020 prospects
In this module, participants will become familiar with the potential consequences, at regional and local level, of the mid-term review of the MFF for the post-2020 period.
Live debate: Thursday 8th December 2016, 12:15-13:30
Prerequisite
The MOOC is open to anyone who is interested in EU and regional and local affairs. It will mostly target stakeholders active at regional and local level, but everyone is welcome to follow the course.
Instructors
Pedagogical Team
Wolfgang Petzold
- Deputy Director for Communication, Acting Head of Unit "Events", Directorate for Communication of the European Committee of the Regions
Martin Gosset
- Administrator in the Directorate for Communication of the European Committee of the Regions
Torsten Brand
- Senior Policy Adviser, Office of the Permanent Representative to the EU, European Investment Bank
Petr Mooz
- Head of Directorate-General Budget's Information and Communication Unit in the European Commission
With the participation of
Professor Iain Begg
- Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Dr Jorge Núñez Ferrer
- Associate Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Dr Theo Jans
- Associate Professor, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Platform
France Université Numérique is the broadcaster of the online courses of French higher education institutions and their partners.
It operates several platforms of diffusion, of which the best known, FUN MOOC, is the first French-speaking academic platform worldwide. Thanks to many partner institutions, this platform offers a vast catalog of courses enriched daily with various themes and current events.
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