Visiting professor - MD360E11

• Title: Visiting professor
• Czech title: Hostující profesor
• Guaranteed by: Department of Demography and Geodemography (31-360)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 2
• Hours per week, examination: 0/1, C [TS]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: RNDr. Tomáš Kučera, CSc.
• Teacher(s): RNDr. Tomáš Kučera, CSc.

Annotation

This course invites undergraduate students of different study programs to explore contemporary issues in demography through a series of lectures and seminars presented by distinguished foreign lecturers. The course covers different demographic topics, emphasising, for instance, global population trends, migration, fertility, mortality, ageing, and public policy implications. The module elements have a combined format – in-person and online. The course awards 2 ECTS credits and is graded based on attendance and a final test.

Last update: Kučera Tomáš, RNDr., CSc. (18.02.2025)

Literature

·      Books:

Book Name	Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume
Book Author(s)	United Nations, DESA, Population Division and IUSSP
Year	-
Publisher	-
ISSN/ISBN	-
Available at	http://www.demopaedia.org/

 

Book Name	PRB´s Population Handbook
Book Author(s)	Arthur Haupt, Thomas T. Kane, and Carl Haub
Year	2011
Publisher	Population Reference Bureau
ISSN	0-917136-12-8
Available at	https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/prb-population-handbook-2011-1.pdf

 

Book Name	Population: An Introduction to Demography (Population Bulletin 75, no. 1)
Book Author(s)	Mark Mather, Linda A. Jacobsen, and Paola Scommegna
Year	2021
Publisher	Population Reference Bureau
ISBN	978-0-917136-17-7
Available at	https://www.prb.org/resources/population-an-introduction-to-demography/

 

Book Name	Handbook of Population
Book Author(s)	Dudley L. Poston Jr.
Year	2019 (2nd edition)
Publisher	Springer
ISSN/ISBN	978-3-030-10910-3 (eBook)
Available at	https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cuni/reader.action?docID=5754928

·      Articles and Other Materials:

o  Articles on the relevant themes from journals like Demography, Population Studies, Population and Development Review and Demografie (articles in English)

o  Select readings recommended by visiting lecturers.

o  Presentations of the visiting lecturers

Last update: Kučera Tomáš, RNDr., CSc. (18.02.2025)

Requirements to the exam

·     Participation: Students are required to participate in at least three of the six recommended events throughout the course.

·     Assessment: A test covering the material or information presented during the lectures and roundtables will be administered at the end of the course. Students must achieve a minimum pass rate of 50% to receive credit.

Last update: Kučera Tomáš, RNDr., CSc. (18.02.2025)

Syllabus

Aims:

·     To expose students to global perspectives on contemporary demographic challenges.

·     To encourage critical thinking about the impact of population trends on society and policy.

·     To foster engagement with international experts in the field of demography.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will:

·     Gain a deeper understanding of some current questions in demography from an international perspective.

·     Develop the essential ability to evaluate demographic data and trends critically.

·     Understand the interaction between demographic processes and public policies.

·     Enhance their ability to engage in professional debates on population challenges.

Program:

·     From Departure to Destination: Revitalising Regions for the Future. Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 1:00-2:30 PM CET (Zoom). Mapineq - Mapping inequalities through the life course – discussion with the following speakers:

Elena Kountidou, Managing Director, Neue Deutsche Medienmacher*innen

Jan Paul Heisig, Professor of Sociology, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung

Samina Sultan, Senior Economist, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.

Thomas Wobben, Director for Legislative Works, European Committee of the Region

Event annotation and registration at https://population-europe.eu/events/departure-destination-revitalising-regions-future . Registration in advance needed.

·     Labour market integration of refugees: Lessons learned? Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 1:00-2:00 PM CET (Zoom). A lecture by Prof. Dr. Yuliya Kosyakova, Head of the Research Department “Migration, Integration and International Labour Studies” at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) / Professor for Migration Research at the Otto Friedrich University Bamberg. Event annotation and registration at  https://population-europe.eu/events/tuesday-dialogue-labour-market-integration-refugees-lessons-learned

Registration in advance needed.

·     Demographic Resilience in Uncertain Times. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 10:00-11:30 AM CET, via Zoom. Different leading Europen demographers. Event annotation and registration at https://population-europe.eu/events/demographic-resilience-uncertain-times. Registration in advance needed.

·     Navigating Population Dynamics: Innovative Approaches for the Future. International symposium by Seoul National University (Dong-Kyun Im, Anne Goujon, Daniele Vignoli and Emily Grundy) on YouTube at https://snuprc.com/2024/11/14/2024-international-symposium-navigating-population-dynamics-innovative-approaches-for-the-future/. Duration 100 minutes.

·     Policy Responses to Rapid Changes of Family and Fertility. International symposium by Seoul National University (Bong Joo Lee, Tomas Sobotka, Juho Härkönen, Christiaan Monden) on YouTube at https://snuprc.com/2023/12/08/2022-international-symposium-harnessing-the-dynamics-of-population-change-in-east-asia/. Duration 100 minutes.

·     Reproductive futures: Shifting the limits of late fertility Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2024 round table on Delayed Reproduction: Challenges and Prospects (Anna Wallner, Jacky Boivin, Marlene Hager, Erich Giessler, Lucy van de Wiel, Anna Rotkirch) on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/p5iTyssGR7s . Duration 83 minutes.

Teaching Methods:

·     Lectures by visiting professors (in-person or online) covering specific demographic issues.

·     Q&A

·     Testing the obtained knowledge

Last update: Kučera Tomáš, RNDr., CSc. (18.02.2025)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will:

·      Gain a deeper understanding of some current questions in demography from an international perspective.

·      Develop the essential ability to evaluate demographic data and trends critically.

·      Understand the interaction between demographic processes and public policies.

·     Enhance their ability to engage in professional debates on population challenges.

Last update: Kučera Tomáš, RNDr., CSc. (18.02.2025)

Entry requirements

There are no formal prerequisites for this course. However, a basic understanding of demography, geography, sociology, or economics is beneficial. The course is a suitable complement to the elective course "Fundamentals of Demography".

Last update: Kučera Tomáš, RNDr., CSc. (18.02.2025)