TEACHING ACTIVITIES
COURSE 1
Course 1: “Sustainable agriculture and agro-environmental policies in the European Union”
Programme:
- Sustainable agriculture in the European Union and the Common agricultural policy (CAP). Environmental, economic and social sustainability in EU agriculture and the benefits of the sustainable farming - 2 hours
- Sustainable agriculture and sustainable development of rural areas in the European Union - 2 hours
- Agro-environmental policies for the sustainable development of rural areas and agriculture in the European Union - 2 hours
- EU Rural Development Programmes, development of agri-environmental measures in the European Union, main schemes and dimensions of agri-environmental measures - 2 hours
- The role of rural advisory services in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and agriculture in the European Union - 2 hours
- The agricultural knowledge and innovation systems in facilitating the sustainable development of rural areas and agriculture in the European Union - 2 hours
- Harmonization of legislation of Republic of Serbia with the acquis in the Chapter 11 - Agriculture and rural development - 2 hours
- Main challenges of agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Serbia of the Republic of Serbia and the European integration - 2 hours
Course 1: “Climate change and agriculture: EU strategies to mitigate the negative effects of climate change in agriculture”
Programme:
- Nature, causes and effects of climate change in the agricultural sector - 2 hours
- Policies and strategies for adaptation of agricultural holdings to climate change in the EU (Overview of key EU policies related to climate change; Financial support and subsidies for farmers; Innovations in agriculture to increase resilience to climate change; EU support programs for farmers in the fight against climate change ) - 4 hours
- Education of farmers for the sustainable development and ther sustainable agriculture systems in the EU as a strategy for responsible management of climate change - 2 hours
- EU economic instruments for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) from agriculture and forestry - 2 hours
- Contribution of the sustainable EU practices to competitiveness and adaptability to climate change of the agricultural holdings - 2 hours
- Solving environmental problems at the EU level: waste management and recycling as a way to prevent the negative consequences of climate change - 2 hours
- Coverage of agroecological principles and EU instruments in the strategy and policy of rural and agrarian development of the Republic of Serbia as a response to climate change - 2 hours
Course 1: “Environmental Protection in the European Union”
Programme:
- EU competence in the area of environment – 2 hours
- EU law on environment – 2 hours
- EU environment agency – 2 hours
- EU law on climate change - 2 hours
- EU as a global actor in combat against climate change – 2 hours
- International treaties on climate change – 2 hours
- Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union – 2 hours
- Human rights and climate change – 2 hours
COURSE 2
Course 2: “Environmental policy of the European Union”
Programme:
- The history, goals and principles of the development of the Environmental policy of the European Union - 2 hours
- Mechanisms, measures and instruments of the Environmental policy of the European Union - 2 hours
- Basic competences of the EU institutions in the field of environmental policy of the European Union. European Environment Agency and the environmental policy of the European Union - 2 hours
- The main policy instruments on air pollution within the EU - 2 hours
- EU waste management policies, water quality policies - 2 hours
- Sustainable development goals of the EU. EU strategies for environmental protection. European Green Plan. EU environmental strategies, the biodiversity strategy for 2030, the farm-to-fork strategy - 2 hours
- Harmonization of legislation of Republic of Serbia with the acquis in the Chapter 27 Environment and Climate Change - 2 hours
- Environmental policy of the Republic of Serbia and challenges of European integration - 2 hours
Course 2: “Sustainable EU practices as a strategy for preserving and improving the quality of natural resources” (total of 48 hours in three years)
Programme:
- The quality of natural resources and their importance for the agriculture (soil, water, air, biodiversity, management of resources) - 3 hours
- Ecological and socio-economic effects of the growing trend of the global human population - 2 hours
- The impact of urbanization on the planned management of ecological resources in the EU - 2 hours
- Sustainable practices in EU agriculture as a strategy to conserve natural resources - 3 hours
- Air quality management as a basic resource of crop production: EU experiences - 2 hours
- Ecologically responsible land management in the modern farm production in the EU - 2 hours
- Ecologically responsible management of the water resources in the EU agriculture - 2 hours
Course 2: “Harmonisation of Serbian law with the EU acquis in the field of environmental protection” (total of 48 hours in three years)
Programme:
- Stabilisation and association treaty and environmental protection - 2 hours
- New enlargement methodology, Cluster 4: The green agenda and sustainable connectivity - 2 hours
- Energy community legislation in the field of environment - 2 hours
- Energy community legislation in the field of climate change – 2 hours
- Institutional framework of the Energy community for dispute resolution - 2 hours
- Council of Europe and environmental protection - 2 hours
- New regional initiatives and environmental protection (Berlin process) - 2 hours
- Human rights and environment: jurisprudence of the European court of human rights - 2 hours
