Economics Institute of the CERGE-EI in partnership with the CERGE-EI Foundation and partner institutions contextualize course materials and livestream specialized courses to partner institutions in Visegrad and beyond. Contextualisation of teaching materials ensures that students analyze the institutions, policies, and socio-economic realities of their own countries.
These projects built on the established Distance Learning Program and expand it to develop localized course materials. Local instructors at partner institutions contextualize the course content by providing local examples or case studies. They collaborate with the main instructors and CERGE-EI senior faculty mentors to develop country-specific course materials and lead 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.
The current project targets the deficit in evidence-based public policy. It aims to integrate country-specific data and institutional contexts into the curriculum, focusing on sectors critical to regional development and stability: labor markets, health systems, and innovation.
In 2024-25, with Visegrad Fund support, we successfully localized two specialized courses – Ethics & Finance and Climate Change Economics - across five partner institutions, trained local instructors, and served over 200 students. 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 projects are 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.
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