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In this article, the authors have characterized the main directions of methodological search in teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language at the present stage: the experience of teaching this course at some Ukrainian institutions of higher education has been analyzed. The potential of teaching Ukrainian on the basis of the methodological approach / language skills / lexical topics has been specified in this paper. The authors have elucidated the criteria offered as indicative for designing textbooks and guidelines for teaching non-native speakers or foreigners. Particular attention is paid to factors that cause significant public response to learning and teaching Ukrainian considering the current geopolitical situation in Europe and in the world. The paper describes current trends in teaching Ukrainian and offers prospects for creating further methodological support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In our paper, we focus on a comparative approach to conceptual metaphor on the example of socio-political events in Europe, we examine their reflection in German language. On the basis of a retrospective method of analysis of metaphorical models in German discourse, their classification based on unified basis of imagery, at the same time we will pay attention to their specific elements. We examine whether certain metaphorical models are created in the language (in our case, the German language) and whether a particular social event influences the language to such an extent that a metaphorical system with possible frames is created in it, resp. conceptual metaphor as a result of the research into socio-political discourse of a specific developmental stage of society, in our case the first half of the 21st century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2014, the EU enacted the Investment Plan for Europe to simplify public procurement, to support access to public procurement and to consider social and environmental criteria as well as the eIDAS Regulation. In 2017, the European Commission launched an Initiative for a more effective, efficient and sustainable public procurement on the single internal market. The aim of this paper is to assess the awareness and perception of the modernized electronic public procurement, i.e. to analyze the roots and situations across the EU as, so far, reported, and to discuss and perform a pioneering Czech case study based on questionnaire investigation focusing on three hypotheses. The presented data and arguments point to a potential which is, due to the reduced transparency and awareness, as yet underdeveloped. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of our study is to systematically review existing literature from the past five years on university-industry collaboration, with a special emphasis on their relation to innovation. We conducted a literature review with a systematic approach with the involvement of 29 studies from European countries, published between 2016 and 2020. Our results have revealed a rather homogeneous pattern of research studies focusing on university-industry collaboration in European countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we examine effects of the Quantitative easing (QE) related statements made by the European Central Bank (ECB) on major equity indices in the Europe (EU). We consider days, when announcements had been made, as events for the event-study. We approach this methodology with aim to calculate excess returns on particular announcement day for representative indices in the old continent. Admitting complexity of those statements, and difficulty to isolate effects linked only to QE related information, we analysed statements individually, to be able to extrapolate deviations more accurately. Results indicate positive excess returns (above average performance over previous 60 days) on indices in average following especially information linked to prolongation or expansion of existing QE programme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article aims to assess meat quality in Central Europe between 2005 and 2022. Using descriptive statistics, correlation and a student’s paired t-test, we found a substantial quantity decline but a tremendous quality increase in the monitored categories. Meat quality mostly suffered at the beginning of the period, witnessing an enormous improvement later on. Our article confines to annual pork value, lacking an analysis of weekly statements and SEU quality of the SEUROP classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more common in our daily life. One of the biggest segments of AI is used in business. Technologies are changing at a rapid pace and in unpredictable ways. The research was done by systematic literature of the most recent (2020-2022) academic articles from the database Scopus covering the usage of AI on social media. Dividing the find articles based on chosen criteria into categories such as social media platforms used for research and general AI usage on social media. The results show that the implementation of AI will become more and more inevitable for its variety of use on social media, like chatbots, detecting harmful behaviour, data analysis and strategy making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article is to compare the level of digitization and technical development of LA countries and Europe based on the correlation coefficient between CISCO and HDI countries from these regions. The descriptive statistics summary of used variables, along with the correlation coefficients, measured on both regions separately to compare them together have been calculated. The countries' selection in each of the regions fulfilled the criteria of values presence simultaneously in the Cisco Digital Readiness Index of 2019 and the Human Development Index of 2019, as the most recent time horizon of calculated indicator. The hypothesis tests have been tested whether the regression parameters were significant, and the p-values were analysed, indicating the smallest level of significance for the null hypothesis (non-significant parameters) to be rejected. The results were analysed according to the countries that are part of each region and their level of development to justify them. The results show that the variables have been correlated and that Europe has demonstrated higher average values for both indexes compared to the Latin America. The main results have been commented accordingly to the levels of development of the member countries of both regions, together with the consequences of digitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the market for airline industries seems to be borderless because they offer worldwide flights, it is a small one, caused in a highly comparative competition. On one hand airlines are faced with cost reduction to be competitive and on the other they have to build attractive offers for their customers. Therefore they created customer loyalty programs which should ensure a winning over the customers. This study deals with the topic of customers loyalty programs of the European airlines industry and their importance for airlines and customers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes our approach to creating quality management system in higher education, integration of ESG 2015 and ISO 9001:2015 requirements and experience with positive synergies of these standards. In 2015, both standards underwent revision that contributed to their mutual compatibility and more efficient improvement in study programme quality. The system is open to further integration of standards in the field of education. Objective of this article is to share experience with systemic development of quality of higher education and contribute to discussion about utilization of ISO 9001 in education and potential approaches to creation of quality systems in compliance with requirements related to quality of education in the European Higher Education Area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the important prerequisites for successful entrepreneurship is also the choice of an appropriate place of business. Our study analyses Czech regions in terms of their entrepreneurial attractiveness. Our questionnaire research collected 325 responses from entrepreneurs from the whole Czech Republic and looks into what the tendencies are in small companies moving between individual regions of the Czech Republic. We want to establish "What influences the decision of a company that is willing to change its registered office?", "Where do companies want to move to most often?" "Which Czech region features the highest level of business optimism in entrepreneurs?" and "Which region do entrepreneurs move out from most often?" The data analysis shows that Prague and Central Bohemia is the region which differs from other Czech regions in many ways: Prague and Central Bohemia is the region where most businessmen wish to move to; companies which have their registered office in Prague and Central Bohemia show the highest level of business optimism and Prague and Central Bohemia is the region companies most often leave. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]