Master in International Economic Relations

EENI- School of International Business

Professional Master's Program in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration (distance learning, , 120 ECTS)

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

A Professional Master intended for all those wanting to specialise in the 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 organisations related to the international economy and internationalisation: Multilateral and regional development banks, investment attraction agencies, Ministries of the foreign trade, Chambers of Commerce, Business Associations, National Customs, Consultants, Internationalisation departments of large companies.

Modules of the Master in International Economic Relations:

1. Globalisation and international organisations (WTO, World Bank, IMF)
2. Civilisations, Religions, and Economic Integration
   1. Economic Areas in the World
3. Africa
   1. Economic Areas of the African Civilisation: West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa and the Maghreb
   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 the African Countries
   5. Africa's economic relations with other economic areas
4. Asia-Pacific
   1. Economic Areas in Asia...
      1. Hindu Civilisation
      2. Sinic Civilisation
      3. Buddhist Civilisation
      4. Islamic Civilisation: The Central Eurasian economic area and the Malay area
      5. Western Civilisation: The Oceania area
   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. The Middle East
   1. The Arab economic area of the Islamic Civilisation
   2. Economic institutions (OIC, Arab League...) and economic integration (Gulf Cooperation Council) of the Arab Countries
   3. The 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 Civilisation: North-American, Latin-American and the Caribbean
   2. Economic institutions in America
   3. The 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 Economic area of the ​​Western Civilisation
      2. Economic Area of the Orthodox Civilisation
   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. No to Corruption in business
10. Thesis of the Master in International Economic Relations

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Institutions, economic areas and free trade agreements analysed 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 the globalisation on the world economy and the role of the largest international economic organisations (World Bank, World Trade Organisation, International Monetary Fund...)
2. To analyse the trend towards the regionalisation, by analysing the current eight civilisations, the role of the religions in these civilisations and relations with the processes of economic integration in the World
3. To define and to characterise the eighteen economic spaces in the World and the economic interactions between them
4. To analyse 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) on the world
7. To raise awareness of the need to prevent corruption in the international economic relations

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

Module - Globalisation and International Institutions.

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

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

Download the syllabus of the module “Globalisation” of the Master (PDF).

Module - Introduction to civilisations, Religions, and Regional Economic Integration.

The aim of the module two is to know the status of the World: trade blocs, emergence of the African continent, emerging countries (BRICS), trends in regional economic integration... EENI has developed a unique methodology based on the concept of “civilisations, religions, and regional economic integration.” Despite the phenomenon of the globalisation, businesses also tends to the regionalisation.

Analysing the role of the religions and civilisations in a globalised world; we can identify eight large economic spaces, composed of one or more economic areas.

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

Module - Africa

The Economic Area of the African Civilisation.

1. The Leadership of Africa in the history of humanity
2. Africa's major religions: Christianity, Islam, and Animism
3. African 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 Civilisation:

1. West African Economic Area (PDF)
2. Central African Economic Area (PDF)
3. Southern African Economic Area (PDF)
4. East African Economic Area (PDF)
5. Maghrebian Economic Area (PDF)
6. Interactions with the other civilisations

The 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”

Download the syllabus of the module “African institutions” (PDF)

The African Economic Organisations.

1. Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
2. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
3. West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
4. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
5. West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)
6. Organisation 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. Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)
21. Nile Basin Initiative
22. Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
23. Bank of the 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. Africa-BRICS Cooperation
7. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership
8. Africa-Korea Partnership

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

Module - Asia

The Asian Civilisations and Economic Areas.

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

Asian Economic Organisations and Integration.

1. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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 Trade 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 Organisation (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 Organisation (ECO)
12. South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
13. Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
14. Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
15. Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO)

Module  The Middle East: Organisations and Integration

The Arab Economic Area (Saudi Arabia is the Central State) (PDF) of the Islamic Civilisation.

1. Arab League
2. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
3. Islamic Development Bank
4. Organisation 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  America

The American Economic Area of the Western Civilisation:

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

American Economic Organisations and Integration

1. Organisation 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 the South American Nations (UNASUR)
6. Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
7. Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)
8. Mesoamerica Project

Trade agreements in Latin America.

1. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
2. Central American Integration System (SICA)
3. Central American Common Market (MCCA) - Integrated with the SICA -
4. Andean Community
5. MERCOSUR
6. Association of the 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 - Europe's Organisations and Integration.

The European Economic Area of the Western Civilisation.

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

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

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The European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

1. America: Canada, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Central America
2. Asia: Singapore, India, South Korea, the Philippines
3. The Middle East: The Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Lebanon
4. Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
5. Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)

Module - 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)

Economic 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. The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PEEC)
5. Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)
6. Asia-Middle East Dialogue (AMED)

Module - No to Corruption

No to Corruption in International Business

9- Thesis of the Master

❮ Samples of the Master in International Economic Relations and Regional Integration: ❯

EENI - The Middle East and Maghrebian Students:

EENI - European Students:

EENI - American Students:

EENI - African Students:

EENI - Asian Students: