EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

Besides the front lecturing on Environmental Ethics, the Lecturer will provide students
with basic (comprehensive but well-systematized and simplified) information to
familiarize them with the very subject of SD Colloquium (to it relevant materials/readings
will be either dispatched or indicated for self-search, including the short intro front
lecturing).
Students are expected to prepare a short analytical Assessment report against the FF
Mission. Such an assessment and to it Basic Paper should be made by each respective
student, and individually presented before the class.
Additionally, two meetings will be organized as mini-Workshops to which the students will
contribute by conducting their respective Group Assignments – so-called State of Planet
assignments.
Evaluation
Current Economic affairs briefings, other topical discussions, Basic Paper (Assessment
Report), workshop – group assignment.
Foreign Trade Techniques II
Semester Hours per week Subject code ECTS
Spring 1 FTT 3
Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the module students will be able to:
� Understand and describe the possible risk types occur in project finance and
structured finance.
� Define and explain the key player and concepts of project finance.
� Understand and describe the ECA (OeKB) export instruments.
� Describe and compare the major components and issues for export finance
instruments.
� Identify and decide for the proper instruments offered by ECA (OeKB) to support
export opportunities.
� Employ and calculate the basic instruments of project finance.
Prerequisites / Level
Foreign Trade Techniques I
Course Description
The course will cover the following topics:
� Module 1: Export (Re-)financing by public institutions and ECAs (OeKB)
o Export re-financing instruments for SMEs and large enterprises
o Export re-financing instruments for developing countries (soft loans)
� Module 2: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Project Finance
o Definition and the theory of project finance
o Roles and sponsors in project finance
o Project characteristics and the most common contracts
o Risk analysis and risk management
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