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Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module “EU Social Security Law”

Project Reference: 574674-EPP-1-2016-1-HR-EPPJMO-MODULE

Start: 01.09.2016 – End: 31.08.2019

Academic coordinator Asst. Prof. Dr. Adrijana Martinović


Summary

The module’s objective is to create a specialised course in EU social security law, as an elective course at the fifth and final year of the integrated Study of Law. Its basis will be the existing course Social security and competition law. The module proposes a teaching upgrade in terms of its contents and methodology. The teaching of EU social security law has so far been only marginal at the Croatian law faculties and there is a compelling need for a separate course in view of the increased mobility of Croatian nationals as EU citizens. Involvement of guest lecturers is envisaged as a way to advance the understanding of the EU dimension of social security and make use of their teaching experience. Module’s outcomes primarily include:

  • reform of the existing course Social security and competition law by broadening its content to include all matters of EU social security law;
  • preparation of a first comprehensive textbook on EU social security law in Croatian;
  • creation of open-access website with teaching materials;
  • organisation of a one-day seminar on open issues of EU social security law.

This is a novel approach in teaching, aiming to stimulate wider multi-disciplinary discussions and revise the teaching contents in view of practical problems in the application of EU social security law.

Objectives

The traditional approach to teaching social security in Croatia is primarily nationally oriented, resulting in the fact that EU social security law is almost completely absent from the curriculum as a self-standing course in Croatian law faculties. Given the increased mobility of Croatian nationals, particularly after Croatia joined the EU, this traditional approach has to be changed. The primary objective of this module is to reform the teaching of a specific EU related subject and to create a customized course which will modernize the conventional teaching approach to social security issues. The module’s objective is to equip students and future young professionals with specific knowledge of EU social security law, relevant for their academic and professional lives. Another important objective is to foster engagement of young academics in teaching and research of European subjects. The module creates a network of experienced and younger academics from diverse legal backgrounds (Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Croatia) and guarantees academic excellence by combining teaching, networking and collaboration.

Impact

Module’s impact is visible on three levels:

  • institutional: it will reshape the existing course and offer students at the start of their professional careers a specialised knowledge in EU social security law and thus reinforce the teaching of EU law related subjects at the University of Rijeka;
  • local and national: outputs (textbook, open-access web repository) will be accessible to all interested parties in libraries, bookshops and Internet;
  • European and international – visiting lecturers, experts in the field of social security will share their experience and knowledge and the module will thus stimulate academic cooperation in the region and beyond.

Methodology

The module will be delivered in the form of lectures, complemented with several methods and strategies of active teaching, such as case study, discussion, brainstorming, problem-based teaching and group work. The module is delivered as an elective course at the final year of study and its content makes it particularly suitable for establishing a more flexible teaching – learning relationship. Intellectual involvement of the students in the learning process will be required and the teaching will be concentrated on developing the students’ procedural knowledge, fostering cognitive interaction, as well as reflection and metacognitive activity.

Activities

Teaching materials

Repository „EU social security law“ (please request your password This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
E-book "Osnove prava socijalne sigurnosti EU" (please request your password This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)  

About the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module

Jean Monnet Activities are designed to promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide. The activities also foster the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers, in particular with the aim of enhancing governance of EU policies.
A Jean Monnet Module is a short teaching programme (or course) in the field of European Union studies at a higher education institution. Each Module has a minimum duration of 40 teaching hours per academic year. Teaching hours are taken to include direct contact hours in the context of group lectures, seminars, tutorials and may include any of the aforementioned in a distance learning format but do not include individual instruction. Modules may concentrate on one particular discipline in European studies or be multidisciplinary in approach and therefore call upon the academic input of several professors and experts.
Erasmus+ supports Jean Monnet Modules with the aim to:
  • promote research and first teaching experience for young researchers and scholars and practitioners in European Union issues;
  • foster the publication and dissemination of the results of academic research;
  • create interest in the EU and constitute the basis for future poles of European knowledge, particularly in Partner Countries;
  • foster the introduction of a European Union angle into mainly non EU related studies;
  • deliver tailor-made courses on specific EU issues relevant for graduates in their professional life.
For more information about Jean Monnet Modules and other Jean Monnet Activities please consult: Erasmus+ Programme Guide



 

       Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
 
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