International Economic Organizations

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Students will possess following abilities:
- Fundamentals and functioning of IEOs,
- Organizational structure of IEOs,
- Process of selection of the IEO leaders,
- Impact of IEOs on the world economy,
- Activities and projects of selected IEOs.
Students will obtain following skills:
- Make use of publicly available analyses and databases of IEOs,
- Analyze benefits and deficiencies of IEO activities,
- Create and present a case study on activities and projects of specific IEO.
Students will gain following competences:
- Take into account the specific features of selected IEOs and their impact on the world economy,
- Orientation in the analyses and databases of selected IEOs,
- Critical assessment of the activities of selected IEOs,
- Synthesis of theoretical knowledge and interpretation of analytical outputs,
- Presentation of outcomes of the selected IEO′s activities.

Indicative content

The course is focused on the analysis of activities and projects of selected international economic organizations (IEOs). Students will assess contributions of IEOs to development of the international trade based on specific activities and projects of selected IEOs.

Support literature

Books:
1. CANTON, Helen. Organisation for economic co-operation and development—OECD. In: The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2021. Routledge, 2021. p. 677-687.
2. HURD, Ian. International organizations: Politics, law, practice. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
3. SABIRIN, Ahmad; RIDWAN, Sabila; HERFIAN, Raafid Haidar. THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) REFORM AND THE MULTILATERAL TRADE SYSTEM IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO ACHIEVE SDGs. E-BOOK OF EXTENDED ABSTRACT, 2022, 199.
4. SHENKAR, Oded; LUO, Yadong; CHI, Tailan. International business. Routledge, 2021.
Online sources:
Web pages of selected IEOs according to the course syllabus.

Syllabus

1. Introduction and fundamentals of IEOs (theoretical background). 2. Structure of IEOs. 3. Intergovernmental IEOs: UN. 4. Intergovernmental IEOs: selected UN specialized agencies. 5. World Bank. 6. WTO (incl. trade measures). 7. OPEC. 8. OECD. 9. Regional IEOs: Europe. 10. Regional IEOs: North and South America. 11. Regional IEOs: Asia and Africa. 12. International monetary and financial institutions. 13. International security cooperation.

Requirements to complete the course

10 % - essay and its presentation
30 % - end-term exam
60 % - final exam

Student workload

Total study load: 104 hours
Separate study load for individual educational activities:
Preparation for the seminars: 26 hours
Attendance at seminars: 26 hours
Essay preparation: 20 hours
Preparation for the final exam: 32 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 10.03.2025

Date of the latest change: 27.01.2026