Environmental and Regional Politics of the EU - BMEGT42BX4T001-00

The aim of the course is to present the objectives, instruments, and practices of environmental and regional policies, along with their main strategic and indicator-based interrelations.

1. The student is familiar with the concepts and theories of environmental and regional policies, as well as their relation to other public policies;
2. understands the objectives of environmental and regional policies within the European Union;
3. is familiar with the fundamental principles of environmental and regional policies and the main characteristics of their development;
4. is familiar with the set of instruments used in environmental and regional policies within the European Union.

1. The student is able to form an independent opinion on issues related to environmental and regional policies.
2. is able to understand the environmental and regional policy context of EU co-financed projects.

1. The student collaborates effectively with the instructor and fellow students;
2. strives to understand complex systems.
3. aims to make decisions by taking technical, economic, and social aspects into account simultaneously.

1. The student independently selects and applies relevant problem-solving and analytical methods when carrying out analytical tasks related to their field;
2. demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the implementation of environmental and regional policies;
3. is committed to giving increased consideration to environmental and social aspects alongside technical factors.

In-class lectures, group assignments

• Előadások diasorai / Lecture slides
• K-faktor: Klíma, gazdaság, társadalom - https://repozitorium.omikk.bme.hu/handle/10890/13144
• Kengyel Ákos (szerk.): Az Európai Unió közös politikái. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest. 2010. (IX. fejezet. Környezetpolitika).
• Az EU VIII. Környezetvédelmi Cselekvési Programja/The 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP)
• (magyar) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/HU/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022D0591
• (angol) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022D0591
• Illés Iván: Regionális gazdaságtan. Területfejlesztés. Typotex Kiadó, Budapest. 2008 (3., 4. fejezet)
• Rechnitzer János, Smahó Melinda: Területi politika. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest. 2011 (III. rész)
• Lengyel Imre: Regionális és városgazdaságtan ISBN: 978-963-306-816-8 (online), Szegedi Egyetemi Kiadó Szeged, 2021, 578 p. (V. / 20. fejezet)

The learning outcomes defined in Section 2.2 are assessed during the semester based on summative assessments (two mid-term exams) and formative assessments (the completion of two group assignments).

Detailed description of performance evaluations during the study period: 1. Summative assessment: a complex, written evaluation of the knowledge and ability-type competence elements of the subject in the form of two mid-term exams. The mid-term exam focuses on the assessment of the acquired knowledge and its application, so in addition to the precise knowledge of the concepts, it focuses on problem recognition and solutions. The course material on which the evaluation is based is determined by the lecturer of the subject. 2. Formative assessment (group assignment): complex assessment of knowledge, skills, attitude, self-reliance and responsibility of students through assignments to be prepared in teams. The content, requirements and deadline of the assignments are to be defined by the lecturer of the subject.

• 1st summative assessment: 30
• 2nd summative assessment: 30
• 1st formative assessment: 20
• 2nd formative assessment: 20
• Total: 100

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1) Pursuant to the current CoS, each summative assessment can be retaken, repeated or completed late. 2) The summative assessments can be retaken, repeated or completed late for the first time during the late completion period free of charge. In the event of a retake, the new result always overwrites the old one. 3) If the student is unable to obtain a grade other than 'Fail' even with the retake, repeat and late completion possibilities according to point 1), they may make a second attempt to successfully complete the course after paying the fee specified in the regulations. 4) Due to the nature of the formative assessment, it cannot be retaken, repeated or completed in the week of repeats. An assignment may only be revised if the initial version is submitted by the original deadline. Revisions are accepted up to one week after the initial submission date.

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 07.07.2024.

In order to achieve the learning outcomes set out at point 2.2, the subject consists of the following thematic blocks. In the syllabi of the courses announced in each semester, these topics are scheduled according to the calendar and other conditions.