1. INTRODUCTION

2. Do you read business press?  Clashes at third day of Spain austerity protest  Single outlets on the up but high street chains in decline  Construction employment in D.C. reaches highest level since 1990  Investment banking fees at two- year low  Russia’s Polymetal seeks London listing

3. Do you read business press?  Clashes at third day of Spain austerity protest  Single outlets on the up but high street chains in decline  Construction employment in D.C. reaches highest level since 1990  Investment banking fees at two- year low  Russia’s Polymetal seeks London listing

4. These days in Croatia’s business media...  Hrvatski javni dug 172,05 milijardi kuna  Roglić preuzeo tvrtku u Mađarskoj  HPB izvoznicima nudi kredite uz kamatu od 4,75%.  Porezna oslobođenja na koja imate pravo  U Portugalu prosvjeduju protiv mjera štednje Source: www.poslovni.hr, www.bankamagazine.hrwww.poslovni.hr

5. These days in Croatia’s business media...  Hrvatski javni dug 172,05 milijardi kuna  Roglić preuzeo tvrtku u Mađarskoj  HPB izvoznicima nudi kredite uz kamatu od 4,75%.  Porezna oslobođenja na koja imate pravo  U Portugalu prosvjeduju protiv mjera štednje Source: www.poslovni.hr, www.bankamagazine.hrwww.poslovni.hr

6. How does it sound in English?  Hrvatski javni dug 172,05 milijardi kuna Croatia’s public debt 172.05 billion  Roglić preuzeo tvrtku u Mađarskoj Roglić acquires a company in Hungary

7. How does it sound in English?  Porezna oslobođenja na koja imate pravo Tax exemptions which you are entitled to  U Portugalu prosvjeduju protiv mjera štednje Portugal faces protests against austerity

8. Homework: BBC World News DIFFICULT  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11876811 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11876811 What are the latest business headlines from BBC World News? (one sentence each) EASY  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- europe-19776171 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world- europe-19776171 What do the protesters object about?

9. UNIVERSITY ESSENTIALS  name  people  school organization  studies (degrees, types of, study programmes, majors, courses, exams)

10. Degrees (academic titles) 3 degrees (first, second, third) 1.bachelor’s degree (3 or 4 y. of study) 2.master’s degree (c.5 y. of study) 3.doctor’s degree, PhD (over 8y)

11. Degrees (cont.) I am studying for a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree from the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc in biology. I thought she had a PhD.

12. Prepositions? I am studying... a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree... the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc... biology. I thought she had a PhD.

13. Prepositions I am studying for a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree from the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc in biology. I thought she had a Ph.D..

14. Artsvs.Science  Arts, humanities, social sciences (?)  Bachelor of Arts (BA)  Master of Arts (MA) e.g. Bachelor  Natural sciences using quantitative methods (incl. social sciences?)  Bachelor of Science (BSc)  Master of Science (MSc) of Economics/Business

15. Overview  FEB and its organization: the Dean, the Council, departments  People: students:full-time s. /part-time s., junior s./senior s. faculty (teachers): professors, lecturers, assistants administrative staff: the Student Administration Office  Studies: undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate / study programmes: Economics, Business / full-time, part-time study programme  Majors: e.g. Accounting, Economics, Finance, Informatics, Macroeconomics, Management, Marketing, Tourism, Trade,...  Courses:curriculum, syllabus, compulsory/elective/optional c.  Exams: preliminary e., final (comprehensive) e., sign up (apply for) an exam, take an exam, sit an exam, pass an exam, fail an exam.

16. Overview (TRANSLATE THE RED PARTS)  FEB and its organization: the Dean, the Council, departments  People: students:full-time s. /part-time s., junior s./senior s. faculty (teachers): professors, lecturers, assistants administrative staff: the Student Administration Office  Studies: undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate / study programmes: Economics, Business / full-time, part-time study programme  Majors: e.g. Accounting, Economics, Finance, Informatics, Macroeconomics, Management, Marketing, Tourism, Trade,...  Courses:curriculum, syllabus, compulsory/elective/optional c.  Exams: preliminary e., final (comprehensive) e., sign up (apply for) an exam, take an exam, sit an exam, pass an exam, fail an exam.

17. The Bologna reform General aims:  Mobility (course comparablity)  Employability  Competitiveness The European dimension (e.g. 2+1 languages)

18. The Bologna Reform  European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)  1 ECTS credit = 25-30 work hours  3y+2y+3y programmes (or 4+1+3)

19. HOMEWORK - RB:7,8 a) Meaning of the words in the context, b)questions? The Bolognese Sauce (The Economist, 25 April, 09  Common market (1)  Reluctant (1)  Diploma supplement (2)  Treaty (3)  Embrace (4)  Capitalist plot (5)  Resemblance (5)  Grievance (5)

20. The Bolognese Sauce Source: The Economist, 25 April, 2009  Endorsement (5)  Paucity (6)  Ubiquity (6)  Mediocre (6)  Tuition fees (7)  GDP (8)  Wage (8)