Teaching activities

Teaching Nr.1
Title   Basics of European integration
Prof. in charge   Prof. Dr. Ksenija Denčić Mihajlov
TypologyLecture
  Description  The lectures are based on the interdisciplinary approach regarding to the European integration and its benefits, law and future aspects. The aim is to enhance the existing theoretical understanding of legal, economical, political, and social aspects of the European integration process. The students will learn about 1) the history, institutions and processes of European integration, 2) basics of European Union law, 3) EU institutions, bodies, and agencies, 4) the enlargement and the future of EU.
Professor’s presentation includes the following sub-topics:
  1. History of European integration, 1 hour
  2. The basics of European Union law, 2 hours
  3. EU institutions, bodies, and agencies (European Parliament, European Council, Council of European Union, European Commission, …), 1 hour
  4. EU enlargement policy, 1 hour

The lecture is based on the following publications:
  • The European Union explained: How the EU works, European Commission, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2014. ISBN 978-92-79-39909-1
  • Fontaine, P., 2014. The European Union explained: Europe in 12 lessons, by Pascal Fontaine, European Commission, Luxemburg: Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN 978-92-79-34280-6, doi:10.2775/36518
  • One currency for one Europe – The road to the euro. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2015. ISBN 978-92-79-42987-3, doi:10.2765/98312.
  • Borchardt, K.-D., 2010. The ABC of European Union law, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN 978-92-78-40525-0, doi:10.2830/13717.
Teaching Nr.2
TitleSustainability, project evaluation and financing
Prof. in chargeProf. Dr. Ksenija Denčić-Mihajlov
TypologyLecture
  Description  Based on the European Commission’s Cohesion Policy, Action plan on financing sustainable growth, as well as the Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects, this lecture will focus on the recent developments in EU polices in the area of regional development and the allocation of capital flows towards sustainable investment in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth and to manage risks stemming from climate change. The aim is also to enhance knowledge on the key elements of project evaluation in sustainability context, such as long-term view, global (and local) perspective, economic development and environmental degradation and stakeholders’ participation. In order to facilitate the understanding and practical application of CBA in the water management projects, a number of cases studies will be provided.
Professor’s presentation to the student will be realized on following sub-topics:
  1. Socially responsible investing, 1 hour
  2. EU Cohesion policy post-2020 and sustainability transitions, 1 hour
  3. European Commission action plan on financing sustainable growth, 1 hour
  4. Cost-benefit analysis in sustainability context (principles, steps, technical feasibility and socio-economic analysis of water management projects), 1 hour
  5. CBA in the framework of the EU funds, 1 hour

The lecture implements knowledge from the following publications:
  • Communication from the Commission EUROPE 2020. A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
  • The European Union explained: Europe 2020: Europe’s growth strategy, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013. ISBN 978-92-79-23972-4, doi: 10.2775/39976.
  • Piattoni, S., Polverari, L., 2016. Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU. Edward Elgar Pub, 584 pp., ISBN 978-1-78471-566-3
  • European Commission (2018) Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth,
  • BrusselsEuropean Commission (2014) Guide to Cost-Benefit analysis of investment projects, Brussels
Teaching Nr.3
Title   EU water policy under the Water Framework Directive
Prof. in charge   Prof. Dr. Slaviša Trajković
TypologyLecture
  Description  Water legislation is one of the European Union’s oldest, most developed and progressive areas of environmental policy. The primary goal of this lecture is promotion and understanding of European Union water policy under the Water Framework Directive. It will include presentation of economic elements of the water framework directive, highlighting progressive reduction of emissions of hazardous substances to water, promotion of sustainable water use based on a long-term protection of available water resources, introduction of water bodies and implemented EU best practices for using Water Framework Directive.
Professor’s presentation includes the following sub-topics:
  1. Framework for Community action in the field of water policy, 1 hour
  2. Objectives and instruments of EU Water Policy, 1 hour
  3. Integrating water policy: Linking all EU water legislation within a single framework, 1 hour
  4. Monitoring of surface water status, groundwater status and protected areas, 1 hour
  5. Economic elements of the water framework directive, 1 hour
  6. Roadmap to implementing the directive’s economic analysis, 1 hour
  7. Identification of water bodies, 1 hour
  8. Analysis of pressures and impacts in the Water Framework Directive, 1 hour
  9. Public participation in relation to the Water Framework Directive, 1 hour
  10. Best practice examples for using Water Framework Directive, 1 hour

The lecture is based on the following publications:
  • Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2000/60/EC Establishing a Framework for Community Action in the Field of Water Policy
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 7 – Monitoring under the Water Framework Directive,  Produced by Working Group 2.7 – Monitoring, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003 ISBN 92-894-5127-0
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 1 – Economics and the Environment – The Implementation Challenge of the Water Framework Directive, produced by Working Group 2.6 – WATECO, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003, ISBN 92-894-4144-5
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 2 – Identification of Water Bodies, Produced by Working Group on Water Bodies, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003, ISBN 92-894-5122-X
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 3 – Analysis of Pressures and Impacts, Produced by Working Group 2.1 – IMPRESS, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003, ISBN 92-894-5123-8
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 8 – Public Participation in Relation to the Water Framework Directive, Produced by Working Group 2.9 – Public Participation, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003, ISBN 92-894-5128-9
  • Deloitte (2011). Support to Fitness Check Water Policy. Project Request for Services in the context of the framework contract on evaluation and evaluation‐related services ABAC No. 101934, Report for the European Commission, Diegem.
  • Directive 2013/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy
  • Francés, G. E., Quevauviller, P., González, E.S.M., Amelin, E.V., 2017. Climate change policy and water resources in the EU and Spain. A closer look into the Water Framework Directive, Environmental Science & Policy 69, 1-12.
  • Söderberg, C., 2016. Complex governance structures and incoherent policies: Implementing the EU water framework directive in Sweden, Journal of Environmental Management 183(1), 90-97.
  • Ioana-Toroimac, G., 2018. Outcomes of the hydromorphology integration in the Water Framework Directive: A review based on science mapping, Journal of Environmental Management 206, 1135-1144.
  • Voulvoulis, N., Arpon, K.D., Giakoumis, T., 2017. The EU Water Framework  Directive: From great expectations to problems with implementation, Science of the Total Environment 575, 358-366.
Teaching Nr.4
Title   Water management and climate change adaptation
Prof. in charge   Prof. Dr. Slaviša Trajković
TypologyLecture
  Description  The impact of climate change on Europe’s water resources is a critical issue for people’s lives and the economy. The aim of this course is to present information on the range of issues faced by different countries, the problems that are emerging, and the solutions that are being applied. The students will be informed how climate change affects on water availability and how to achieve climate resilience through adaptation. The main outcome will be achieved through the promotion of strategies which increase the resilience to climate change of health, property and the productive functions of land, inter alia by improving the management of water resources and ecosystems.  
Professor’s presentation includes the following sub-topics:
  1. Water management and the water cycle, 1 hour
  2. Water and climate change – policy framework, 1 hour
  3. Climate Change and the European Water Dimension, 1 hour
  4. Towards sustainable water management in the European Union, 1 hour
  5. Impact of current EU policies on vulnerability, 1 hour
  6. Climate change and impacts on water, 1 hour
  7. Climate change and the Water Framework Directive, 1 hour
  8. Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action, 1 hour
  9. Contributing to better water management: Experiences from eight case studies across Europe, 1 hour
  10. Activities in EU countries in relation to climate change adaptation and water management issues, 1 hour

The lecture is based on the following publications:
  • WHITE PAPER: Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action. Commission of the European Communities, 2009.
  • EEA (2007), Climate change and water adaptation issues, EEA Technical report No 2/2007, European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, ISBN 978-92-9167-917-1.
  • Commission of the European Communities (2007). Towards Sustainable Water Management in the European Union. Communication from the Commission. COM2007/128 final, Brussels.
  • Climate Change and the European Water Dimension. Ed. S. Eisenreich S., Joint Research Centre, European Communities, 2005.
  • Public participation: contributing to better water management, Experiences from eight case studies across Europe, EEA Report No 3/2014.
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance document No. 24, River basin management in a changing climate, European Communities, 2009.
  • Regional climate change and adaptation, The Alps facing the challenge of changing water resources, EEA Report No 8/2009.
  • Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, 996 pp.
  • BIO Intelligence Service, 2012. Literature review on the potential Climate change effects on drinking water resources across the EU and the identification of priorities among different types of drinking water supplies, Annexes of the final report – ADWICE project prepared for. European Commission DG Environment under contract number 070326/SER/2011/610284/D1
  • Özerol, G., et al., 2020.  Urban water management and climate change  adaptation: A self-assessment study by seven midsize cities in the North Sea Region, Sustainable Cities and Society 55, Article 102066.
  • Kirshen, P., et al., 2018. Integrated urban water management applied to adaptation to climate change, Urban Climate 24, 247-263.
  • Olmstead, S., 2014. Climate change adaptation and water resource  management: A review of the literature, Energy Economics 46, 500-509.
  • Iglesias, A., Garrote, L., 2015. Adaptation strategies for agricultural water management under climate change in Europe, Agricultural Water and Management 155, 113-124.
  • Kahil, M.T., Connor, J.D., Albiac, J., 2015. Efficient water management policies for irrigation adaptation to climate change in Southern Europe, Ecological Economics 120, 226-233.
  • Ludwig, F., Slobbe, E., Cofino, W., 2014. Climate change adaptation and Integrated Water Resource Management in the water sector, Journal of Hydrology 518, 235-242.
Teaching Nr.5
Title   Flood and Drought risk management
Prof. in charge   Prof. Dr. Milan Gocić
TypologyLecture
  Description  Effective flood and drought prevention and mitigation requires, in addition to coordination both EU Member States and third countries. The main goal is to present students flood and drought risk management plans. The plans are focused on prevention, protection and preparedness.
Professor’s presentation includes the following sub-topics:
  1. European policies influencing the management of floods, 1 hour
  2. Flood and drought risk management, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, 1 hour
  3. Flood risk and drought management plans, 1 hour
  4. Flood and drought risk assessment, 1 hour
  5. Reporting under the Floods Directive, 1 hour
  6. Good practices and learned lessons across Europe in preventing and managing water scarcity, flood and drought situations, 1 hour

The lecture is based on the following publications:
  • Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007, on the assessment and management of flood risks
  • Guidance for Reporting under the “Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks” (Floods Directive), Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2013, ISBN 978-92-79-33168-8
  • Flood risks and environmental vulnerability Exploring the synergies between floodplain restoration, water policies and thematic policies, EEA Report No 1/2016, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016, ISBN 978-92-9213-716-8
  • EC (2007). Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union. Brussels, 18.07.07, COM(2007)414 final
  • Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the regions, Report on the Review of the European Water Scarcity and Droughts Policy, COM/2012/0672 final
  • Drought management plan report, Including Agricultural, Drought Indicators and Climate Change Aspects Water Scarcity and Droughts Expert Network, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007.
  • JRC, 2012, European Drought Observatory (EDO): Drought News March 2012 (Based on data until the end of February), Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES).
  • JRC, 2011, Drought news in Europe: Situation in May 2011 — Short Analysis of data from the European Drought Observatory (EDO), Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES).
  • Guo, Y, Huang, S., et al., 2019. Copulas-based bivariate socioeconomic drought dynamic risk assessment in a changing environment, Journal of Hydrology 575, 1052-1064.
  • Lopez-Nicolas, A., Pulido-Velazquez, M., Macian-Sorribes, H., 2017. Economic risk assessment of drought impacts on irrigated agriculture, Journal of Hydrology 550, 580-589.
  • Dai, M., Huang, S., et al., 2020. Assessing agricultural drought risk and its dynamic evolution characteristics, Agricultural Water Management 231, article 106003.
  • Wang, P., Qiao, W., Wang, Cao, S., Zhang, Y., 2020. Urban drought vulnerability assessment – A framework to integrate socio-economic, physical, and policy index in a vulnerability contribution analysis, Sustainable Cities and Society 54, Article 102004.
  • Meng, X., Chang, J., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., 2019. Flood control operation coupled with risk assessment for cascade reservoirs, Journal of Hydrology 572, 543-555.
  • Li, W., Lin, K., Zhao, T., et al., 2019. Risk assessment and sensitivity analysis of flash floods in ungauged basins using coupled hydrologic and hydrodynamic models, Journal of Hydrology 572, 108-120.
Teaching Nr.6
TitleSustainable insurance – Principles, Practices and Challenges
Prof. in chargeProf. Evica Petrovic, PhD Asst. Prof. Jelena Stankovic, PhD
TypologyLecture
  Description  The contribution of the insurance industry to sustainable development is related to its role in absorption of financial losses due to the risks that reduce the value of asset, as well as the role in maintaining safety and health. The Principles for Sustainable Insurance that are lunched at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development are a framework for the global insurance industry to address environmental, social and economic risks. Therefore, this course aims to enhance knowledge and awareness among students on the importance of the role of insurance in achieving of sustainability of water management system and society as a whole.
Professors’ presentation includes following sub-topics:
  1. Insurance for climate change adaptation – the challenges of insuring climate risks and achieving sustainability, 1 hour
  2. International regulation on issues that link sustainable development and insurance, 1 hour
  3. Weather derivatives, insurance-linked securities and climate insurance, 2 hours
  4. Practical issues in creating framework for global implementation of the principles of sustainable insurance, 1 hour
  5. Multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development, 1 hour

The lecture implements knowledge from the following publications:
  • European Environment Agency. (2018). Economic losses from climate-related extremes. European Environment Agency. Retrieved from https://www.eea.europa.eu/dataand-maps/indicators/direct-losses-from-weather-disasters-3/assessment-1
  • UNEP FI. (June 2012). Principles for Sustainable Insurance. Geneva: UNEP FI.
  • European Commission. (2013). Green Paper on the insurance of natural and man-made disasters, COM(2013) 213 final. Strasbourg: European Commission.
  • European Commission. (2013). The EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change. EU Adaptation Strategy package of documents available at: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/adaptation/what_en#tab-0-1
  • European Commission. (August 2017). Insurance of weather and climate-related disaster risk: inventory and analysis of mechanisms to support damage prevention in the EU, Final Report. Brussels: European Commission.
  • IAIS. (July 2018). Issues paper on climate change risks to the insurance sector. Basel: International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Sustainable Insurance Forum.
  • IAIS. (Jun 2018). Issues paper on index based insurances, particularly in inclusive insurance markets. Basel: International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Sustainable Insurance Forum.
Teaching Nr.7
Title   Innovation in the European water sector
Prof. in chargeProf. Dr. Milan Gocić
TypologyLecture
  Description  Water-related research and innovation is very important in order to carefully manage water as the precious resource, especially in the face of new challenges created by climate change and population growth. Therefore, the aim of this course is to provide an overview of innovations in water policy and governance, the challenges in spreading good practice, the best ways to recycle and re-use water, the latest water treatment technologies, and innovation within water governance itself as well as sustainable water management practices.
Professor’s presentation includes the following sub-topics:
  1. Innovation in water policy and governance, 2 hours
  2. What is water innovation, 1 hour
  3. European Innovation Partnership on Water, 1 hour
  4. Wastewater as a resource, 1 hour
  5. Barriers and bottlenecks for innovation in the water sector, 1 hour
  6. Technology Innovation for Clean and Safe Water, 1 hour
  7. City blueprints for smarter cities and regions, 1 hour
  8. Examples of Innovation in the Water Sector, 2 hours

The lecture is based on the following publications:
  • Science for Environment Policy, 2015. Innovation in the European water sector. Future Brief 10 produced for the European Commission, DG Environment. Bristol: Science Communication Unit. ISBN 978-92-79-43991-9, doi 10.2779/60254
  • European Commission, 2012. European Innovation Partnership Water Strategic Implementation Plan.
  • Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the regions on the European Innovation Partnership on Water, COM(2012) 216 final. 
  • EIP Water, 2014. EIP Water Barriers and Bottlenecks. pp. 1-19.
  • European Water Platform, 2014. Water Innovation Europe 2014 “Water in Europe: Green tape or Blue Gold?”
  • Moro, M.A., Andersen, M.M., Smets, B.F., McKnight, U.S., 2019. National innovative capacity in the water sector: A comparison between China and Europe, Journal of Cleaner Production 210, 325-342.
  • Schmidt, G., Bauer, S., et al., 2018. The European Innovation Partnership on Water (EIP Water): approach and results to date (2012–2015), Journal of Cleaner Production 171, s147-s148.
  • Moro, M., McKnight, U., Smets, B., Min, Y., Andersen, M., 2018. The industrial dynamics of water innovation: A comparison between China and Europe, International Journal of Innovation Studies 2(1), 14-32.
  • Wehn, U., Montalvo, C., 2018. Exploring the dynamics of water innovation: Foundations for water innovation studies, Journal of Cleaner Production 171, s1-s19.
Teaching Nr.   8
TitleImplications of the Water Framework Directive in sustainable river engineering and hydropower development
Prof. in chargeDr. Michael Tritthart
TypologyLecture
  Description  The ecological status assessment of waterbodies according to the Water Framework Directive and the requirement to prevent a deterioration of this status while achieving an overall improvement has numerous implications for river engineering projects as well as sustainable hydropower development. In the light of the large number of planned hydropower projects in the Western Balkans, in order to achieve carbon-free power production, this topic is currently highly relevant. The lecture will convey the European Union’s perspective on related engineering projects, addressing aspects of ecology and sediments.
The lecture has the following outline:
  1. European legal framework related to assessing water-related projects, 1 hour
  2. Ecological status assessment and key elements in the Water Framework Directive, 1 hour
  3. Application of the river continuum concept to fish and sediments, 1 hour
  4. Hydropower and reservoir management strategies, 2 hours
  5. Ecological implications of reservoir flushing, 1 hour
  6. River restoration strategies, 2 hours
  7. Software tools to facilitate project assessment: sediments and habitats,2 hours

The lecture implements knowledge from the following publications:
  • Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy
  • Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
  • Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 2 – Identification of Water Bodies, Produced by Working Group on Water Bodies, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003, ISBN 92-894-5122-X
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 4 – Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies, Produced by Working Group 2.2 – HMWB, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2003, ISBN 92-894-5124-6
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No 13 – Overall Approach to the Classification of Ecological Status and Ecological Potential, Produced by Working Group 2A, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2005, ISBN 92-894-6968-4
  • Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC): Guidance Document No. 31 – Ecological flows in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2015, ISBN 978-92-79-45758-6
Teaching Nr.   9
TitleProcessing and exploitation of water-related data
Prof. in chargeProf. Dr. Milan Gocić
TypologyLecture
  Description  At basin, national or transboundary level, easy access to information on the status of water resources and uses is one of the keys to successful water policy implementation. The necessary data and information are usually fragmented, incomplete and/or heterogeneous, and accessing them is often difficult to organize for inconsistency of data and information. The lecture will cover how to process and exploit water-related data in an effective way. The course aims at providing the students with some basic principles of implementation of water information systems. It also aims at providing the students with a truly inter-disciplinary perspective on existing case studies in EU countries. At the end, it will be underlined some perspectives for development and innovation in water sector in the coming years.
The lecture has the following outline:
  1. Water-related data and information needs, 1 hour
  2. Data production, 1 hour
  3. Integrated data management and data-sharing organization, 1 hour
  4. Water data processing and analysis, 1 hour
  5. Information production and visualization, 1 hour
  6. Water information systems for climate change adaptation, 1 hour
  7. Early warning systems for flood and drought period management, 1 hour
  8. Water information systems for reporting, 1 hour
  9. Integrated water information systems, 2 hours

The lecture implements knowledge from the following publications:
  • WMO, 2006. Drought monitoring and early warning: concepts, progress and future challenges
  • Global Water Partnership, 2009. A handbook for integrated water resources management in basins
  • UN-Water, 2008. Transboundary Waters: Sharing Benefits, Sharing Responsibilities, Thematic paper
  • WMO, 2013. Planning of water quality monitoring systems
  • Jones, H.G., Vaughan, R.A., 2010. Remote sensing of vegetation. Principles. Techniques, and applications. Oxford University Press, New York
  • Hsu, K., Behrangi, A., Iman, B., Sorooshian, S., 2010. Extreme precipitation estimation using satellite-based PERSIANN-CCS algorithm. Satellite Rainfall Applications for Surface Hydrology, M. Gebremichael and F. Hossain, Eds., Springer, 49–67
  • Beniston, M., Stoffel, M., Harding, R., et al., 2012. Obstacles to data access for research related to climate and water: Implications for science and EU policy-making, Environmental Science & Policy 17, 41-48.
  • Northey, S.A., Mudd, G.M., Werner, T.T., Haque, N., Yellishetty, M., 2019. Sustainable water management and improved corporate reporting in mining, Water Resources and Industry 21, Article 100104
  • López, S.T., Barrionuevo, M.A., Rodríguez-Labajos, B., 2019. Water accounts in decision-making processes of urban water management: Benefits, limitations and implications in a real implementation, Sustainable Cities and Society 50, Article 101676.
Teaching Nr.10
TitleStudent research seminar
Prof. in chargeProf. Dr. Milan Gocić, Mladen Milanović, Milica Ćirić
TypologyLecture
  Description  Each Module school year will end with a student seminar where students of bachelor (1st cycle) and master (2nd cycle) studies share aspects of their research, as it develops with their advisors, through the oral presentation of seminar work (essay) in front of the colleagues, managers of public utility companies and other interested academics and students. Student work on research essay will be realized in small groups (2-3 students per each group) based on solving real-life problems and supervision by professors involved in the INNOWAT Module.
Hands-on approach to learning will be promoted throughout the project’s implementation. This includes an individualized approach to students’ interests, potential and capacity. Students are encouraged to negotiate their own research topics and so to develop skills essential for their future work. In several cases it will allow the students to produce exceptionally high quality research.
The presentation will be assessed based on the ability to introduce in a succinct and effective manner the selected academic publication, critically engage with its key findings and/or arguments, and relate it to core course readings, topics and questions. Students are encouraged to make use of presentation techniques such as Power Point, Prezi or the flip chart. Presenters will receive individual feedback on their presentation.
The seminar will be moderated by the Module coordinator in collaboration with two young researchers, Mladen Milovanović and Milica Ćirić, actively providing help students by giving them professional advice.