Economics Institute of the CERGE-EI in partnership with the CERGE-EI Foundation contextualize course materials and livestream two specialized courses: Finance and Ethics (Fall 2024) and Climate Change Economics (Spring 2025) to five partner institutions in Visegrad and beyond.
This project built on the established Distance Learning Program and expanded it to develop localized course materials. Local instructors at partner institutions contextualized the course content by providing local examples or case studies. They collaborated with the main instructors and CERGE-EI senior faculty mentors to develop country-specific course materials and led the weekly local sessions, featuring tailored course content. The localized content makes the course material more relevant, attractive, and understandable for students, fostering their understanding of the course topics, its relevance and its applicability. We work primarily with regional universities serving students outside of the main cities and centers.
Prague workshop (August 29 – September 4, 2025) provided local instructors with networking opportunities. The workshop combined project related discussions of teaching experiences with further pedagogical training for local instructors. Participants reflected on feedback and finalized localized course materials for future use. The developed materials are published on this website and available for faculty and students interested in these topics.
The project was co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad+ Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
