Master in International Economic Relations

Master in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration (e-learning)

The Master in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration (e-learning, 19 months) is designed to offer a global and practical vision of all issues related to international economic relations between countries and/or regional trading blocks, and the processes of regional economic integration in the world.

Intended to: Master intended for all those wanting to specialize in international economic relations and processes of regional economic integration.

The Master is especially designed for all those people who work, or wish to work, in organizations related to international economy and internationalization: Multilateral and regional development banks, investment attraction agencies, Ministries of the foreign trade, Chambers of Commerce, Business Associations, National Customs, Consultants, Internationalization departments of large companies.

Modules of the Master in International Economic Relations:

1. Globalization and international organizations (WTO, World Bank, IMF)
2. Civilizations, Religions, and Economic Integration
   1. Economic Areas in the World
3. Africa
   1. Economic Areas of the African Civilization: West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa and the Maghreb areas
   2. African economic institutions (African Union, ECA, NEPAD...)
   3. African Integration processes (COMESA, SADC, EAC, UEMOA, CEMAC, Tripartite Agreement...)
   4. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to African countries
   5. Africa's economic relations with other economic areas.
4. Asia-Pacific
   1. Economic Areas in Asia...
      1. Hindu Civilization
      2. Sinic Civilization
      3. Buddhist Civilization
      4. Islamic Civilization: the Central Eurasian economic area and the Malay area
      5. Western Civilization: the Oceania space
   2. Asian economic institutions
   3. Asian integration processes (ASEAN, SCO, SAARC, ECO...)
   4. Asia's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
   5. Economic relations with other economic areas.
5. Middle East
   1. Arab economic area of the Islamic Civilization
   2. Economic institutions (OIC, Arab League...) and economic integration (Gulf Cooperation Council) of the Arab Countries
   3. Arab Development Funds
   4. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Arab Countries
   5. Economic relations with other economic areas.
6. America
   1. Economic Areas in America of the Western Civilization: North-American, Latin-American and Caribbean
   2. Economic institutions in America
   3. American integration processes (the MERCOSUR, the Andean Community, the NAFTA)
   4. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the American countries
   5. Economic relations with other economic areas.
7. Europe
   1. Economic Areas in Europe.
      1. European area of ​​Western Civilization
      2. Economic Area of the Orthodox civilization
   2. European economic institutions
   3. European integration processes (European Union, EFTA...)
   4. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to European countries
   5. Economic relations with other economic areas.
8. Global Trade Agreements and cooperation forums
9. Not to corruption in business
10. Thesis of the Master in International Economic Relations

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Institutions, economic areas and Free Trade Agreements analyzed on the Master in International Economic Relations:

The objectives of the Master in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration are:

1. To know the impact of globalization on the world economy and the functions of the largest international economic organizations (World Bank, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund...)
2. To analyze the trend towards regionalization, by analyzing the current eight civilizations, the role of religions in these civilizations and relations with the processes of economic integration in the World
3. To define and to characterize the eighteen economic spaces in the World and the economic interactions between them.
4. To analyze the processes of integration, the main economic institutions and Trade Agreements in Africa, Europe, America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
5. To learn the global Trade Agreements: the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA) or the Transpacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP)
6. To study the impact of the largest Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in the world.
7. To raise awareness of the need to prevent corruption in international economic relations

Modules and subjects of the Master in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration.

Module 1- Globalization and International Institutions.

The student begins the Master in International Economic Relations studying the impact of Globalization on the world economy, the trend toward regionalization of the economy, and the role of the largest international economic institutions:

1. United Nations
2. World Trade Organization (WTO)
3. World Bank
4. International Monetary Fund
5. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
6. International Chamber of Commerce
7. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
8. International Trade Centre

Download the module syllabus "Globalization" of the Master (PDF).

Module 2 - Introduction to civilizations, Religions, and Regional Economic Integration.

The aim of Module 2 is to know the status of the World: trade blocks, the emergence of the African continent, emerging countries (BRICS), trends in regional economic integration... EENI has developed a unique methodology based analysis the concept of "civilizations, religions, and regional economic integration." Despite the phenomenon of globalization, businesses also tends to regionalization.

Analyzing the role of religions and civilizations in a globalized world; we can identify eight large economic spaces, composed of one or more economic areas.

1. Civilizations in a globalized world
2. The eight major civilizations, their economic areas and their integration processes
   1. African Civilization
   2. Islamic Civilization
      1. Economic integration
      2. Interactions with other civilizations
   3. Western Christian Civilization
   4. Hindu Civilization
   5. Sinic Civilization
   6. Buddhist Civilization
   7. Orthodox Civilization
   8. Japanese Civilization
3. Intra-civilizations integration processes
4. Economic interrelations between civilizations

Module 4- Africa's Organizations and Integration

Economic Area of African Civilization.

1. The Leadership of Africa in the history of humanity
2. Africa's major religions: Christianity, Islam, and Animism.
3. Central States: Nigeria (Africa's largest economy) and/or South Africa (BRICS country).
4. Africa: the Next Emerging Continent

The five economic areas of the African Civilization:

1. West African Economic Area
2. Central African Economic Area
3. Southern African Economic Area
4. East African Economic Area
5. Maghribian Economic Area
6. Interactions with other civilizations

African institutions are leading the transformation of Africa

1. African Union
2. New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
3. Economic Commission for Africa
4. African Development Bank
5. Agenda 2063 “The Africa We Want”
6. Download the module syllabus "African institutions" (PDF)

African organizations.

1. Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
2. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
3. West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
4. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
5. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
6. Organization for the Development of the Senegal River
7. Mano River Union
8. Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
9. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
10. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
11. Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
12. East African Community (EAC)
13. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
14. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
15. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
16. African Continental Free Trade Area
17. Niger Basin Authority
18. Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL)
19. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
20. Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
21. Nile Basin Initiative
22. Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
23. Bank of Central African States (BEAC)

International Relations of Africa

1. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) United States
2. Forum on China - Africa cooperation
3. Africa - India Framework for Cooperation
4. Afro-Arab cooperation
5. Africa - Turkey Partnership
6. cooperation Africa - BRICS
7. Africa - Asia Strategic Partnership
8. Africa - Korea Partnership

Download the module syllabus "International Relations of Africa" (PDF).

Module 5 - Asia's Organizations and Integration

Asian civilizations and economic areas.

1. Economic Area of the Hindu Civilization (Hinduism). India (BRICS country) is the central state.
   1. Download the syllabus "Economic Area of the Hindu Civilization" (PDF)
2. Sinic Civilization. China (BRICS country) is the Central State. Religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism
3. Economic Area of the Buddhist Civilization
   1. Download the syllabus "Economic Area of the Buddhist Civilization" (PDF)
4. Central Eurasian Economic Area (Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran competing for the Central State) and the Malay Economic Area (formed by the three Muslim countries of the ASEAN) of the Islamic Civilization
5. Japanese civilization
6. Economic Area of Oceania of the Western Civilization

Asian organizations.

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
3. Boao Forum for Asia
4. Colombo Plan
5. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
6. Mekong River Commission
7. Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)

Asian integration agreements.

1. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
2. Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
3. Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)
4. Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
5. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
6. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
7. Bay of Bengal Initiative (BIMSTEC)
8. Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
9. Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)
10. Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
11. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
12. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
13. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
14. Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
15. Oceania Customs Organization (OCO)

Module 6- Middle East: Organizations and Integration

Arab Economic Area (Saudi Arabia is the Central State) of the Islamic Civilization.

1. Arab League
2. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
3. Islamic Development Bank
4. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
5. Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC)
6. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
7. Arab Development Funds

Module 7- America's Organizations and Integration

American Economic Area of the Western Civilization:

1. North American Economic Area with the United States as the Central State
2. Latin American Economic Area: Brazil (BRICS country) is the Central State
3. Caribbean economic area

Economic organizations in Latin America.

1. Organization of American States (OAS)
2. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
3. Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
4. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)
5. Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
6. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
7. Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)
8. Mesoamerica Project

Integration agreements in Latin America.

1. North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
2. Central American Integration System (SICA)
3. Central American Common Market (MCCA) - Integrated with SICA -
4. Andean Community
5. MERCOSUR
6. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
7. CARICOM
8. Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
9. Pacific Alliance
10. Caribbean Basin Initiative
11. Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in America

Module 8- Europe's Organizations and Integration.

European Economic Area of the Western Civilization.

1. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
2. European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
3. Central European Initiative (CEI)
4. Council of the Baltic Sea States
5. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
6. Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
7. Regional Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)
8. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)
9. Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
10. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
11. Adriatic-Ionian Initiative

1. European Union (EU)
2. European Investment Bank
3. European Economic and Social Committee
4. European Neighborhood Policy
5. Foreign trade of the European Union (EU)
6. European Union's Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
7. EU's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
8. European Union Enlargement
9. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED)

Download the module syllabus: "The European Union" (PDF).

Module 8- Global Trade Agreements and cooperation forums.

Global Trade Agreements.

1. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
2. Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP)
3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Cooperation forums.

1. Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC)
2. Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA)
3. Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
4. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PEEC)
5. Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)
6. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)

Module 9- Not to Corruption in International Business

9- Thesis.

Examples of the Master in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration:

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