6 ECTS credits
162 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 8023948INR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (I) Postgraduate - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
No
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Institute for European Studies
Educational team
Caroline Buts (course titular)
Sven Van Kerckhoven
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
138 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

European Public Procurement law aims to ensure that the activities of the state, when entering into contracts relating to the purchase of goods and services, adhere to economic principles and do not distort competition. This course is designed to provide students with the essentials of EU public procurement law, kick start their knowledge or freshen up pre-existing background with the current regulatory landscape.

Additional info

All course materials will be provided through the online learning platform Canvas.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

After completing this module, students should be able to:

  • Understand what is the legal framework underpinning public procurement in the EU, the role of contracting authorities and in-house public procurement;
  • Learn how the different stages of the public procurement process should be carried out in theory;
  • Get an insight what are some of the practical issues in applying public procurement, e.g. transparency, technical specifications, fraud and corruption, collusive tendering, bid-rigging;
  • Develop am understanding how to prevent irregularities and how to conduct financial corrections in operational programmes.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written Assignment: Case Study with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Postgraduate Certificate Public Procurement: Default Track (20 ECTS)
Postgraduate Certificate Public Procurement: Default Track (30 ECTS)