The Class of European Studies from the Economical Perspectives (30 hours) at the Faculty of Economics of Setsunan University (Osaka). (No. of the Participating students: 76)
The Lectures of this class are all made by Online, because of COVID-19 pandemic .
・From the 27. May to the 5. August 2020 I make a class of European Studies from the Economical Perspectives at the Faculty of Economics of Setsunan University (Osaka).
・Its contents is as follows (each section is 2 hours);
1 What the EU is.
2 The History and Development of the EU: from the ECSC over the EEC and EURATOM to the EU.
3 The Legal Basis of the EU: from Maastricht Treaty to Lisbon treaty.
4 The Governmental System of the EU under TEU.
5 Common Market and Customs Union.
6 Internal Market of the EU: Single European Act of 1986 and Schengen Agreement.
7 The Way from EMS to Monetary Union.
8 EURO as a single currency and Monetary Policy of the EU
9 The European Central Bank and the European System of Central Banks.
10 EURO Crisis and the Recovery from it in the EU.
11 Common Trade Policy of the EU: the concept of EPA and FTA.
12 Competition Policy and the EU as a Free market.
13 Relationship between Japan and the EU: EPA and SPA between Japan and the EU.
14 The Originality of the integration of Europe as a system of the EU.
15 Brexit: Withdrawal of the U. K. from the EU, not from Europe.
・After each lecture, I offer all participating students the subject concerning the contents of the lecture. And the students must send me its reporting papers.
・After the last lecture, the test is made in order to review the understanding of this class.
・About 35% of the participating students were very good, about 35% were good. and about 30% were normal point.