central and eastern european ea (planning and management)related higher education, a swot analysis
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Central and Eastern European EA (Planning and Management)related higher education, a SWOT analysis. Ingrid Belčáková, Faculty of Architecture, STU, EIA Centre TwoEA-M project seminar in Seoul , on 30 November and 1 December 2009. Outline. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Central and Eastern European EA (Planning and Management)related higher education, a SWOT analysis
Ingrid Belčáková, Faculty of Architecture, STU, EIA Centre
TwoEA-M project seminar in SeoulTwoEA-M project seminar in Seoul, , on 30 November and 1 on 30 November and 1 December 2009December 2009
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Outline
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries – „transition countries“
EU environmental acquis and international EAM conventions – a common basis
Capacity building and education program for CEE (REC initiatives)
EAM education in CEE countries – SWOT analysis
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CEE transition countries
Bulgaria, Czech Republic,Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia Strong planning traditions and similar planning
systems „Regulated“ reforms within EU Accession – since
2000 Western EIA/SEA type EU standardisation of EAM education (Bologna
process, etc...) A lot of common capacity building project last 15
years
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EU environmental acquis and international EAM conventions – a
common basis
• Environmental management standards (e.g.EMAS)
• Environmental Assessment Directive (EIA Directive, SEA Directive)
• Environmental prevention (IPPC Directive)• Public participation(Directive 2003/35/ES)• ESPOO Convention, UNECE SEA Protocol,
Aarhus Convention
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Capacity building and education program for CEE (REC initiatives)
Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe(REC) Regional Initiatives program
organised by REC Headquartes – e.g.Sofia Initiative
National Initiatives Programs in Bulgaria,Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia
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Capacity building and education program for CEE (REC initiatives)
Sofia Initiative Program – regional initiatives SEA Protocol Initial Capacity Development
in Selected Countries of the Former Soviet Union developed by the REC, UNDP-RBEC and UNECE Espoo Convention Secretariat, 2006 in English
SEA training manual for South Eastern Europe, 2003
SEA „train the trainer“ material, 2004)
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• The guidelines on the “Integration of the biodiversity protection aspects in the process of SEA“, in English (unproofed translation); in Bulgarian
• Environmental assessment of the regional operational programme of Bulgaria, 2003, In English
• Manual for Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes in Bulgaria, 2002, in English
REC based national activities and outputs- Bulgaria
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REC based national activities and outputs- Czech Republic
• Assessment of Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Sectoral Operational Programme for Tourism and Spa Industry,in English
• Environmental assessment website of REC CO Czech Republic
• SEA methodology for regional development concepts in English in Croatian and Russian
• SEA Documentation of the National Development Plan of the CR in English
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REC based national activities and outputs- Estonia, Hungary, Poland
Presentation on Estonian SPD 2003-2006 and SEA by Kristel Kiiple, MoF, Estonia
SEA of NDP – a single programming document 2003-2006 in English and Estonian
Link to SEA of regional operational programme of Hungary (in Hungarian)
SEA for the purposes of providing the foundations for the ex-ante assessment of the Regional Operational Programme from and environmental aspect, in English
Review of pilot SEA for NDP Poland in English
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REC based national activities and outputs- Slovenia and Slovakia
Expertise for the programme of inclusion of NGOs in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the development strategy documents of the Republic of Slovenia in English
Guidance to Public Participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment in Slovenian
Manual of public participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment in Slovenian
Guidance to Public Participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment in Slovak
SEA methodology for regional development concepts in Slovak
SEA methodology for operational programmes in Slovak
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EAM education in CEE countries – higher education support
• Pilot projects – to test and develop EA methods in real-life situations and to establish precedents of good EAM practice
• Promotional materials- to explain benefits of EAM to planners and policy-makers
• Guidelines and professional training– to guide EA for specific types of planning/programming processes
• Professional networking- to establish professional benchmarks for good SEA practice
• Periodic evaluations – to review effectiveness (e.g. annual conferences, etc.)
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EAM education in CEE countries – SWOT analysis criteria
• Academic context (e.g.degree title,emphasis,)
• Programmeimplementation (e.g.duration, programme structure, delivery language, delivery method, assesment method, focus
• Programme requirement and scope (e.g. geographical specialism, entry requirements, fees, credit structure, career opportunities)
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EAM education in CEE countries – SWOT analysis
Strengths• Good professional
background• Unified EU credit
system• Education supported by
a lot of pilot projects and guidelines
• Less expensive courses• Good regional mutual
programmes
Weaknesses• Majority of courses are
provided in national language
• A lot of courses are very much science oriented
• Administrative staff mostly speak just in national language
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EAM education in CEE countries – SWOT analysis
Opportunities• EU supported Erasmus
Mundus master programmes (joint or double degree)
• Strong universities• Improving legislative
base• Education networking• Different bilateral
agreements between universities
Threats• Financial shortage• Still developing donor or
charity system• Unstable economy• Not good accomodation
and living condition for overseas students
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Example of science oriented EAM master programme in Bulgaria