Modules
organized for secondary school teachers
Module
3
The
structure and operation of the EU
Teacher
responsible for the module: Dr. Ibolya Rozgonyi College
Professor, CSc
Contents of the module:
As part of the module the history of the European integration from
Maastricht to the present dey is described in the form of lectures.
The five basic treaties providing for the legal foundations of the
Union are discussed, as well as the three basic treaties leading to
the emergence of the community (European Steel and Coal Community,
EEC and EURATOM). The Treaty of Maastricht, the Court of Europe, and
the principle of subsidiarity are all subject to our studies. The
headquarters of the intsitutions of the EU, the official languages,
citizenship, the turns is presidency are all included in the
observations students make during their studies. Our students learn
about the Council of Europe, the Commission and the European
Parliament.
Module
4
EU
Information sources
Responsible: Dr.
Ágnes Sz. Szabolcsi, Department Head
As
part of the module, In the form of practical training students
shall learn about the basics of information technology and
information systems; the legal (financial, educational and
entrepreneurial) information sources. Students are introduced into
the domestic and European printed and electronic information sources.
Module
5
European
cultura — Hungarian culture
Responsible:
Dr. József N. Szabó Head of Department, college
professor CSc
Contents of the module:
Hungary’s cultural connections with other European countries
between 1945 and 1990. Hungary’s cultural connections with
other countries in the period after WW II are discussed in detail,
especially with those with France, Italy, Sweden and Austria from
1945 to 1948. Hungary’s connections with other countries in
music and fine arts in the same period are also included in the
module. Students deal with the effects of the cold war on
international cultural relations, Hungarian-French and
Hungarian-Italian cultural relations after the détente,
from the 1960s until the present day, Hungarian-German relations
after the emergence of Germany’s Ostpolitik, the
Hungarian-British connections from the 1960s to the change of the
political system in Hungary, and Hungary’s cobnnections with
Finnland between 1960 and 1990. The effects of the change of the
political system on international cultural and scientific connections
are also subject of the course, as well as the Hungarian cultural
diplomacy’s efforts to prepare for the European accession.
Module
6
Sustainable
development and economy
Responsible:
Dr. Ferenc Kiss, Head of Department, college professor PhD
The contents of the module: The lectures deal
with the foundations of environment studies and ecology, food
processing and agriculture, energy utilization, environment
pollution, the treatment of hazardous waste and environmental law.