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This is a report prepared by Vladimir Gligorov and Hermine Vidovic from the The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. First it describes Croatian macroeconomic development (growth, labour... read more
This is a report conducted by the Independent Expert Group on R&D andInnovation appointed following the Hampton Court Summit. This report presents a strategy to create an Innovative Europe. Achieving ... read more
This is an EC paper introducing the idea of creating a special body - European Institute of Technology. It is explained why Europe needs something new. It is stated that this is a part of an answer to... read more
This is an article written by Izabela Savickien and Kestutis Pukelis. This article discusses dimensions and criteria, which are used to asses the quality of higher education in different countries. The... read more
This is a EC 2005 Progress Report for Croatia. The report describes the relations between Croatia and the Union; analyses the situation in respect of the political criteria for membership; assesses Croatia... read more
This is a cross cutting summary report on seven universities in BIH conducted by the European University Association (EUA). First the whole procedure of evaluation is described (self-evaluation process... read more
This paper summerises conclusions made at the International Seminar on Higher Education in Novi Sad on October 28-30, 2005. The Novi Sad Initiative has been launched to address a set of issues that are... read more
This EC document states that the international S&T cooperation should be a high priority for the EU. It names the main objectives of this cooperation and emphasises that international S&T cooperation ... read more
This is a power point presentation made by Lamija Tanovic from University of Sarajevo. In the beginning she states that the greatest mistake in BIH reconstruction was a permanent neglect of the education... read more
This is a power point presentation conducted by Ivo Slaus from World Academy of Art and Science. First the author presents many statistics on major problems in the world today (terrorism, poverty etc). ... read more
This is a power point presentation held by Azemina Vukovic, presenting at first the main goals of MTDS (Mid-Term Development Strategy) of BiH. Then the activities of the EPPU, Office for Monitoring and... read more
This document is the first annual report on the implementation of the PovertyReduction Strategy paper for Serbia (PRSp), one of the two main pillars in theRepublic’s medium-term development framework, ... read more
This aper was presented at a conference on “Countries in Transition: Experiences and Challenges of European Union Membership,” in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 18–19, 2005 organized by LAREfi Universite Montesquieu... read more
This paper uses the findings of the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, a global ranking of democracy, market economy and political management, to discuss different hypotheses. The performance profiles ... read more
This is a power point presentation conducted by Robert Burmanjer, (previous) Head of Unit, “International Scientific Cooperation Policy” in DG Research/ European Commission. Firstly, aims of international... read more
This is the Final Report from the European Evaluation Consortium (TEEC) on the Impact Assessment of the International Science and Technology Cooperation (INCO 2) Programme. The objective of this assessment... read more
The present report by prof. Uvalic gives a general assessment of the situation in 2005 regarding Research and Development (R&D) in the five Western Balkan (WB) countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina... read more
The 2004-2005 Annual National Program of the FYR of Macedonia has been prepared on the basis of the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP). The Program defines the plans for forthcoming activities in implementing... read more
This paper deals with research and development in the FYR of Macedonia. It presents the main stakeholders involved in R&D policy and the country's legal framework of the R&D sector. Last but not the least... read more
This is a report made by dr. Dijana Plaseska from the Research Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. First some general data on Macedonia are presented... read more
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