Prague University of Economics and Business Faculty of Business Administration
Bachelor's Thesis Evaluation by the Opponent
Title of the Bachelor's Thesis:
Author of the Bachelor's Thesis:
Criteria (each max 10 points) Points awarded
1. The goals of the thesis are evident and accomplished 8
2. Demands on the acquisition of additional knowledge or skills 7
3. Adequacy and the way of the methods used 5
4. Depth and relevance of the analysis in relation to goals 5
5. Making use of literature/other resources, citing 4
6. The thesis is a well-organised logical whole 8
7. Linguistic and terminological level 8
8. Formal layout and requirements, extent 7
9. Originality, i.e. it is produced by the student 4
10. Practical/theoretical relevance/applicability 4
Total score in points (max 100) 60
Final grading dobře (3)
Overall evaluation (cca 200 words):
Question/s from the opponent:
The name of the opponent:
The employer of the opponent:
20 January 2022
Signature of the opponent
I honestly declare that I am not in any allied relatioship with the author of this Bachelor´s Thesis.
The Nord Stream 2: Analysis of Its Impact on Energy Security in the European Union
Iurii Sedov
doc. Ing. Petr Kolář, Ph.D.
Department of Logistics, Faculty of Business Administration
In his thesis, the author deals with the topic that is very actual while affecting wide range of stakeholders in the European market (namely businesses, households, etc.) regarding the trading in natural gas as the commodity eventually. For the theoretical part, the author uses very up to date sources and it is well-structured. Yet, the thesis lacks the system of the literature review based on the identification of key words and set of peer-reviewed resources. There is no development or flow in terms of identification of the problem that needs to be addressed. At the same time, there is no clear difference between theoretical and practical parts. The referred data analysis is actually a description with the commentary of the analysis conducted by the reviewed sources. The practical and theoretical relevance of the thesis is highly limited. I appreciate the author´s effort to focus on the topic that will partly shake up geopolitical end economic environment in the EU in coming months and years.
Question:
Since the global demand for LNG production, distribution and its usage related to the value chains based on ocean shipping is booming thanks to its increasing importance as the most feasible fuel option addressing the globally binding IMO 2020 regulation (topic not mentioned in the thesis as a gas competitive factor at all), does the author identify any potential for the pipeline gas from Russia and the by-shipping-imported LNG to the EU being geographically complementary products in terms of LNG distribution and trading operations the EU? Please, address the question by using the Figure 4.
E V A L U A T I O N O F T H E B A C H E L O R´S T H E S I S
See above.
