4 ECTS credits
108 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 8023952INR 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
18 contact hours Lecture
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Public Procurement in the EU amounts to €1 trillion. However, the violation of public procurement rules remains one of the main sources of irregularities and fraud in projects co-financed by Structural Funds. The European Commission constantly implements decisions to suspend or interrupt European funding due to the infringements of public procurement procedures. Ensuring correct public procurement – a proper drafting of tenders, running of negotiations, assignment and conclusion of the contract – is essential for all contracting authorities.

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:

  • Become confident in the current European Public Procurement legislation and its reform;
  • Learn to apply the requirements of different tendering phases to real cases;
  • Understand what are the audit and compliance requirements in operational programmes;
  • Understand what are the main issues and challenges in public procurement in ESI-funded programmes from the perspective of a managing authority.

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:

  • Assignment with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Group work or individual case-based assignment

Additional info regarding evaluation

Case annotation (from a list) or country report on a topic linked to the specialisation courses; best manuscripts are selected for publication in the European Procurement & Public Private Partnerships Law Review (EPPPL).

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)