Project objectives will be achieved through carefully planned project activities, each separately aimed at one or more specific target group and each separately aimed to achieve a specific goal. In planning every single activity special attention is given to sustainability and long-term impacts.
Objective 1: New specially tailored course on EU Competition Law at Faculty of Economics in Osijek (mainly non-EU related studies) and to upgrade of existing Clinical course.
This objective shall be achieved by interactive lectures, course material developments, and clinical teaching. Key staff member (comprising of professors of Law and professors of Economy with the involvement of young researchers) will create completely new tailored made course and course materials for students of Faculty of Economics in Osijek. The course will be taught by professors of Faculty of Law in Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek and experienced practitioners from Croatian Competition Agency. This course will equip students of Faculty of Economy with completely new knowledge in EU Competition law (and EU Law, by including in course curricula general EU Law topics). Moreover, existing Clinical course (Legal-Economic Clinic) will be upgraded and redesigned. The new clinical section will be established with specialization for legal advising in the area of EU Competition law. Involved students will develop additional practical skills (legal counseling, interviewing and real case problem solving). Undertakings and public administration bodies, as one target group, will benefit from this activity by getting information or free legal advice on relevant EU Competition Law legal issues. Both activities (new course and a new branch of the Legal economic clinic) shall continue after the expiration of Project.
Objective 2: Project will foster international and multidisciplinary networking and research with the involvement of young researchers in their first teaching experience
This particular objective shall be achieved by 2 specific activity: International spring webinar which shall be organized primarily for law students, students of economics and students from Partner Countries universities (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia) with the purpose to foster networking of scholars and students from different faculties and neighbouring countries and to serve as a pool for future research and other activities. It will be held by experienced researchers and by the Ph.D. candidate at Faculty of Law in Osijek originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina who whom this will be first teaching experience. Regional cooperation and involvement of students from neighboring and partner countries are going to create interest in EU Competition Law and foster joint research of all included stakeholders. The international conference will be organized in cooperation with Croatian Association for Competition Law and Policy which is roof national organization for Competition Law and Policy comprised of professionals of all profiles and expertise (lawyers, corporate directors, governmental agencies representative, scholars etc.). The conference will gather the most prominent EU Competition Law experts from Croatia, young researchers and Ph.D. students from Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, foreign experts and Croatian and international academics. It will foster publication and dissemination of the results of academic research. It will also foster future research and cooperation.
Objective 3: Increase knowledge and awareness of local undertakings about EU Competition Law rules and thus foster their competitiveness in the internal market and promote EU values.
This project activity shall be achieved through series of thematic workshops/roundtables on relevant EU Competition Law topics. Target groups are local companies, lawyers, and public administration employees. Workshops shall be organized in cooperation with local or national roof entrepreneurial organizations (Centre for Entrepreneurship in Osijek, Croatian Association of Employees, Croatian Bar Association) and with the participation of academics and Croatian Competition Agency staff. All abovementioned stakeholders will gain new knowledge or improve existing knowledge about relevant EU Competition Law issues. Thematic workshops/roundtables will also serve as forum for open discussion, EU Court case study presentations and, among others, for the dissemination of research results. This project activity will raise knowledge of broader public and their awareness about EU law relevant issue (business sector and public administration) with a positive impact on the increase in visibility of University at local and regional level.