Dydactics

The content of the course covers the following main topics:

1. The content of the course covers the following main topics:
2. Theoretical framework, genesis, historical background and evolution of the EU’s assistance for African states. The most important contemporary Africa's challenges. Programming of the EU’s assistance for African states.The new context of the EU – Africa relations, the role of the Joint EU-Africa Strategy and its consequences for the development assistance.
3. The reform of the EU’s budget in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s assistance for African states.
4. The reform of the European Development Found to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s assistance for African states. The reform of the European Investment Bank vs. the EU’s assistance for African states.
5. Social innovations to implement in order to improve the effectiveness of the EU’s assistance for African states and EU’s social capital vs. assistance for  African states. The organisation of EU's assistance for African states – practical aspects (implementation and monitoring).

The content of the course will cover the following main topics:

1. The EU and UN initiatives to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s assistance in Africa.
2. Cooperation between the EU and selected non-financial organisations of the UN system, in. a.: IOM.
3. Cooperation between the EU and selected non-financial organisations of the UN system, in. a.: WHO.
4. Joint activities of the EU and IMF for Africa.
5. The EU and World Bank Group and other Regional Development Banks’ initiatives to increase the effectiveness of the  assistance for Africa.
6. The EU – OECD cooperation for Africa.
7. The EU and NATO initiatives for Africa.
8. EU vs. OSCE for Africa.
9. EU vs. INTERPOL for Africa.
10. EU vs. ICRC for Africa.
11. Poland as a donor within the system of the UE's assistance. Polish quantitative and qualitative contributions to financial and technical assistance for Africa.
12. Main directions and areas of Polish assistance for Africa.
13. The role of Poland in the EU's institutions and activities to improve the effectiveness of the EU’s assistance  for African states.
14. Polish social innovations and improving the effectiveness of the EU’s assistance  for African states.
15. Cooperation between Poland and international organisations in order to solve the most important contemporary Africa's challenges.

On 11th December 2019, an open seminar was held devoted to development assistance provided by the World Bank Group to African countries. The seminar was attended by: Mr Filip Kochan, External Affairs Officer at the the World Bank Group (main speaker), dr Agnieszka Kłos, assistant professor at the EU Chair Jean Monnet KES SGH and Mrs Ewa Osuch-Rak, PhD student at KES SGH.

The seminar was devoted to the subject of development assistance, activities undertaken by the World Bank in this area, as well as instruments of the World Bank and methods of evaluating the results of undertaken activities.

Mr Filip Kochan presented the structure of the World Bank Group and the areas of the organization's activities, also characterized the financial and non-financial instruments at the World Bank's disposal, and reviewed the most interesting projects. He also presented the possibilities of starting a professional career in the institutions of the World Bank Group. In the last part, he answered the seminar participants' questions, including for a long-term vision of the World Bank for the world, criteria for project selection, or Poland's presence in the structures of the World Bank.

After Mr. Filip Kochan's speech, a discussion took place with the participation of participants: invited guests, students, doctoral students and academics from Warsaw universities.

On December 17, 2020, as part of the EU4AFRI project, the second open seminar was held. The seminar was devoted to the most contemporary problems of development aid, including, in particular, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the principles of project implementation by the World Bank Group.

The seminar was attended by, among others: Jacek J. Wojciechowicz, economist, manager, long-term specialist of the World Bank, Professor Magdalena Proczek, researcher in the field of development policy at the Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union, Collegium of Socio-Economics and Ewa Osuch-Rak, PhD student at the Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union, Collegium of Socio-Economics.

The seminar was devoted to the most recent challenges of development aid in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and the World Bank's instruments to counteract the negative effects of the pandemic, especially in Africa.
In the first part, Mr. Jacek J. Wojciechowicz drew attention to the scale of development challenges, including the deepening problem of poverty and income inequality in the world. At the beginning of the meeting, he presented the general principles of the World Bank Group's operation and areas of activity, as well as detailed rules for submitting and implementing projects. He then discussed the World Bank's latest pandemic efforts, as well as Africa's future aid plans. He also presented career opportunities in the institutions of the World Bank Group. In the last part, the main speaker answered questions from the participants of the seminar, including o activities of the World Bank undertaken in Poland.

After the speech, there was a discussion with the participation of participants: invited guests, students, doctoral students and academics from Warsaw universities.