International Practice of Environmental Management - BMEGT42A017

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge to students about the complexity and locality, regionality and globality of environmental problems. To show the main cornerstones of international environmental cooperation. To present the role and history, main elements and changing set of tools as well as present practices and principles of the environmental policy of the European Union.

1. Students will understand the principles and processes of international environmental cooperations and the environmental policy of the European Union.

1. They will be able to analyse, evaluate policy changes and their relevance to global sustainability goals and to member state attempts.

1. The student cooperates with the instructor and fellow students in expanding knowledge;
2. expands their knowledge through continuous knowledge acquisition, monitors the evolution of environmental and regional policy;
3. through their environmental and regional political knowledge, they pay attention to wider social, sectoral, regional, national and European values in their work (including social, social and ecological, sustainability aspects).
4. They strive to understand complex systems.
5. openly accepts well-founded critical comments,
6. and uses the systematic approach in his thinking.
7. Their knowledge of the EU's regional and environmental policy contributes to showing initiative and responsible behavior in related social and public affairs.

1. The student independently evaluates projects,

Lectures, discussions, application of IT tools and network.

• Dr. Láng István: A környezetvédelem nemzetközi körképe. Mezőgazdasági Kiadó, 1980.
• Feladatok a XXI. századra – Az ENSZ Környezet és Fejlődés Világkonferencia dokumentumai. Föld Napja Alapítvány, Budapest 1993.
• Pelle Anita: Az Európai Unió környezetpolitikája. Fókuszban az Európai Unió (Sorozatszerkesztő: Farkas Beáta). JATE Press, Szeged 2008.
• Az EU VII. Környezetvédelmi Cselekvési Programja (2013-2020). /”Jólét bolygónk felélése nélkül”/. Letölthető: ec.europa.eu/environment/newprg/index.htm

The evaluation of the learning outcomes stated in point 2.2.: summative assessment of the competences acquired during the semester (2 mid-term exams);

Summative evaluation of learning outcomes (summative assessment): a complex, written evaluation method of the subject and knowledge and ability-type competency elements in the form of a mid-term exam. The test focuses on the assessment of the acquired knowledge and its application, thus focusing on problem recognition and solution. The course material on which the evaluation is based is determined by the lecturer of the subject.

• 1st summative assessment: 50
• 2nd summative assessment: 50
• total: 100

• exam: 100

Obtaining a signature is a condition for admission to the exam. The condition for obtaining the signature is that the mid-term exams have been successfully (at at least 50%) completed individually during the instruction period.

1) The two summative assessments can be retaken. 2) The summative assessments can be retaken or corrected for the first time during the replacement period free of charge. In the event of a correction, the new result always overwrites the old one. 3) If the student is unable to obtain a grade other than 'Fail' even with the replacement according to point 1), he/she may make a second attempt to successfully complete the course by paying the fee specified in the regulations.

In order to achieve the learning outcomes set out in 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.