EU R&I Days 2021: Conference report
European Research and Innovation Days took place online on 23 and 24 June and attracted over 21,000 participants from over a 100 different countries. The European Commission’s annual flagship Research... read more
Documents
An Assessment of University-to- Society Collaborations in Albania
The report is produced in the framework of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education Project: “University-to-Society Innomediaries in Albania: Co-Production of Knowledge and Research that... read more
wiiw Policy Notes and Reports #47: Net Migration and its Skill Composition in the Western Balkan Countries between 2010 and 2019: Results from a Cohort Approach
In this analysis, wiiw applied the newly developed ‘cohort approach’ to the six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) for the period... read more
CEB Research Paper: Social Infrastructure in the Western Balkans
#CEB research paper explores the potential of #socialinvestment - #education, #health, #housing - to counteract the effects of #braindrain and help #WesternBalkan countries achieve resilience. see ... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] MSCA Actions - mobility and circulation of researchers
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are the EU flagship programme for the training, mobility and career development of researchers in all scientific domains (‘bottom-up’), at all stages of their... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Eureka Network
Eureka is an international network established in 1985 as an agreement between 18 countries to foster European competitiveness and integration and to encourage R&D cooperation. Since then, Eureka ... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Horizon Europe 2021 - 2027
Horizon Europe is the EU's €95.5 billion research and innovation programme for 2021-2027 and the successor of Horizon 2020. This new program shall consolidate the results and success of Horizon 2020 and... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Western Balkans Process | Joint Science Conference (updated)
The so-called Berlin Process is a platform for high-level cooperation between high official representatives of the Western Balkan Six (WB6) and their peers in Berlin Process host countries. The main objective... read more
An Overview of the EU Funding and Support Instruments for Innovation in the Western Balkans
EU Funding is available for all types of companies of any size and sector including entrepreneurs, start-ups, micro companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, and larger businesses. A wide range of... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Promoting Innovation in SMEs
Innovation is the key for productivity and long-term growth. Supporting innovation in SMEs can foster inclusive growth. SMEs are on average less innovative than large enterprises, but some of them can... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Launch of the WB Agenda
On 6 October, at the EU-Western Balkans Brdo Summit, leaders of the European Union and its Member States, together with Western Balkans leaders launched the ‘Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, ... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Science Communication
Making complex scientific topics accessible for the public while maintaining scientific accuracy requires placing the science and research in a larger narrative context with an important social responsibility... read more
[Focus Article] - Communicating science
Communicating science: hints on effective online dissemination Communicating science to the general public can be challenging. Making complex topics accessible for all readers while maintaining... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] The Western Balkans in 2035: participate in foresight study and co-design future looking STI policies today!
With the COVID-19 crisis, the world is experiencing unprecedented disruption to daily lives and to the social, economic, and governance systems that support them. The Western Balkans are no exception. ... read more
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] Innovation Procurement
Research and innovation is often related to the idea of greater spending and, perhaps for this reason, we instinctively tend to think that in an economy with limited resources, the promotion of innovation... read more
The Future of Lignite in the Western Balkans
Scenarios for a 2040 Lignite Exit read more
COST Final Impact Assessment - Horizon 2020
It has been statistically shown that participating in COST Actions significantly increases the chance of success in making applications to other European programmes and acts as a career accelerator for... read more
[Focus Article] - Strategic Foresight in the Western Balkans: Recovery on the Horizon
The Commission has published the study “Strategic Foresight in the Western Balkans: Recovery on the Horizon.” The study outlines three scenarios on the possible futures of Research and Innovation (R&... read more
Erasmus+ 2021-2027 (Factsheet)
Enriching lives, opening minds through the EU programme for education, training, youth and sport Erasmus+ mobility has positive effects on educational, social, personal and professional development... read more
[Focus Article] - Funding and Supporting Innovation in the Western Balkans
Funding and Supporting Innovation in the Western Balkans The capacity to innovate, adjust and adapt to an ever moving and more competitive setting is more and more vitalto guarantee a sustainable ... read more
