Universities play an important role within their region and the common economy. They are source of the development of essential knowledge and industrially relevant technology, have a strong influence in economic development of a region, and, as employers, they are part of the regional society. In addition universities have an influence on the competitiveness of a region through a combination of people’s wellbeing, regional feeling, reputation, and everyday happiness. Students of universities get an impression of the universities themselves and of the surrounding environment. They promote their feelings about the universities, the campus, and the city to their relatives, families, and friends. The focus of the present study is to visualize the influence of universities on their region, the development in the past decade and the existing challenges to combine third level education with traditional occurrences and the vicissitude of a region influenced by the universities themselves. The research area is the Austrian municipality Krems at the Danube with five universities which has a long tradition in education. The foundation of the first two universities in the middle of the 1990s was the start of higher education within the region. Inductively based approach was used for investigating how universities are influencing their environment, which needs exist and which benefits are created through a common planning and confident cooperation with the regional government. Empirical data was collected through a mix of methods; in addition to literature and statistics the main data was extracted from interviews with involved persons of the universities and the local government. As a result of this study the predominating topics mentioned by the interviewees are the challenges for both participants which are given by a change of society through increasing numbers of students and young people, the tasks to solve infrastructural problems, the effects and advantages for the local labor market and the purchasing power of the region, the reputation and its effects to the region, and finally the common need and ways to intensify the cooperation between the local government and the universities. The aim of this study is to give a broad but detailed overview about the thinking of involved persons and to compile implications to focus further research.

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The diploma thesis on the topic of "Analysis of options to expand the products of "fair trade" and evaluation of their impact on growers in the Czech Republic" in the theoretical part generally deals with the program "fair trade", especially with its principles and certification process. It also focuses on the growing system and price of the fairtrade bananas. In the practical part through a questionnaire survey were discovered consumer preferences in purchasing of the fairtrade products and tropical fruit, and possibilities of the expansion of these products, and in addition it was determined their effect on the products of domestic production. 300 people replied to the questionnaire. Furthermore, the analysis of the prices of bananas was carried out, which was a supplementary tool for the evaluation of the survey. Also the SWOT analysis of the fairtrade small farmer was made, which aimed to identify the positive and negative factors of its membership in a fairtrade association.

This dissertation thesis deals with interest organizations in viniculture. The thesis focuses mainly on the Czech winegrowers association. The main aim of the thesis was, on the basis of activity analysis of Czech winegrowers association, its comparison with other organizations abroad, questionnaire survey among the members of the association, and considering the threats, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses, to suggest recommendations for the future action in the branch of viniculture in the Czech Republic. Recommendations for Czech winegrowers association include e.g. informing consumers and general public about the quality of wine, gaining statistical data, establishing workgroups for particular activities, providing advisory service, performing activities to improve the trust in the organization, dividing the association into sub-associations for particular sub-regions or closer cooperation with universities and secondary schools rather than with marketing agencies. Some suggestions can be generalized for other interest organizations not just in the viniculture branch.

Abstract Stankovič,T. Cost benefit analysis of energy development aid: case study of Ghana. Diploma Thesis. Brno, 2015 1. Target of thesis is to analyze economic and social potential of investments into energy sector particularly renewable energy source such as photovoltaics. Is estimated that increasing consumption and its constantly increasing price will result into even more blackout and electricity shortages. Energy security and its access are vital assets in development and key source for economic and human development. Without access to this asset the development is less likely to occur in Ghana. 2. Willingness of foreign investors to invest in middle and long term horizons in territory of Africa is low due to economic crises and political instability. To increase potential to invest in energy sector in Africa and particularly Ghana it is necessary to start with development aid into sector to convince potential investors in capability and rational retail ability of such investment. Development of such projects can have positive effects on both Ghana and EU in social and economic aspects. 3. By processing this thesis by doing cost benefit analysis of aid into photovoltaic power plant as form of development aid provided by EU and contributed by Ghana. Analyze influences of incurred expenditures on economic development in economic accountable equations. 4. In analytical part of thesis use cost benefit analysis and SWOT analysis based on historical-comparative method. Sum up the results of cost benefit analysis in SWOT analysis to interpret results of this diploma thesis Key words Development aid, cost benefit analysis, inflation, net present value, cash flow profitability index, rate of return, EU, EDF, Ghana, discount rate, photovoltaic, renewable energy

This thesis deals with the "Business and economic analysis of the waste management system of the subject Railway infrastructure administration, state organization". The first section of this thesis contains of the legislative regulations and basic facts, which are related to the waste management in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, there is also described and evaluated the waste management system of the Railway infrastructure administration, state organization. In conclusion, the measures for its improvement are proposed.

This master´s thesis deals with developing tourism in the area of Velkopavlovicko through drafting a business plan. This plan covers building agriculture farm with the focus agritourism and horseback riding. In the first part of the thesis there are basic terms of agritourism and horseback riding, their history and their positions in Czech Republic and abroad. There is also characterized Velkopavlovicko. In the following part of this thesis there is performed the SWOT analysis and there is processed the business plan to build agriculture farm. The evaluation of the questionnaires and the results of interviews with local farmers and owners of horses are part of the thesis.

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