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EU leaders met in Brussels on 7-8 February and forged a deal on the Union's multiannual financial framework that sees the first net reduction to the EU budget in the Union’s history. Now the final ... read more
The Austrian Economics Center (AEC), in cooperation with over 40 leading think-tanks and universities across Europe and the Caucasus, and in association with international partners such as the Liberty... read more
The 9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance will be titled "IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH" and will be organised in ... read more
The European Higher Education Society (EAIR) Forum 2013 Rotterdam Programme Committee is delighted to invite you to submit your Paper Proposal for the 35th EAIR Forum "The Impact of Higher Education... read more
The European Council held on 7 and 8 February 2013 reached agreement on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), which defines the budgetary priorities of the EU for the years 2014-2020. ... read more
The Central European Initiative, In the context of an Advanced Training Programme for Young Officials from CEI Member Countries, will award up to four fellowships for the duration of seven months... read more
The European Parliament will host a five-day conference on “EU Science: Global Challenges, Global Collaboration” (ES:GC2), in Brussels. read more
Ideal-ist is offering an event for assuring and improving the quality of project proposals in view of the FP7 ICT Call 11 (call deadline:16 April 2013). The aim of this Proposal Check... read more
The European IPR Helpdesk is organising two webinars addressing IP &IPR on 18th and 25th of February. read more
Nominations for the ACES - Academic Enterprise Awards are open until 28 February 2013. The ACES - Academic Enterprise Awards - are the only pan-European awards for spin-out companies... read more
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The Joint Research Centre launched a call regarding open positions for scientists in the areas of natural sciences, quantitative sciences, human and social sciences, agricultural, environmental and... read more
During the two-day workshop which took place on January 24-25, 2013 in Groningen, the policy makers, academics and practitioners from all over Europe had an opportunity to debate and exchange... read more
The Net Futures department of DG CONNECT issued the first edition of net-it-be newsletter, an open window to the latest initiatives coming out and the latest European Future Internet... read more
The conference will be held on May 31, 2013 - June, 5 2013 in Tirana, Albania. It will provide a high level academic exchange platform to discuss about ecosystems and environment. The conference... read more
The International Conference "Research and Education - Challenges Toward the future" (ICRAE 2013) organized by the Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi” will be... read more
The fifth anniversary of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) will be held on February 27, 2013 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A panel discussion ‘Five years of Regional Cooperation Council... read more
The report from the conference “Inclusive and sustainable development: The role of finance - Lessons from the Balkans” organised by ÖFSE – The Austrian Research Foundation for International Development... read more
Within the TRAIN Programme (Think Tanks providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking) funded by German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), InTER researchers Vesela Ćurković and... read more
Before the European Commission proposes new initiatives it assesses the potential economic, social and environmental consequences that they may have. Impact assessment is a set ... read more
This year, the University of Prishtina is organising the 13th edition of the Prishtina International Summer University. The Summer University gathers academics, professors and students from all... read more
Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) is a biennial conference for debating science and a showcase for European and global research at all levels. The call for proposals for the scientific sessions to... read more
MEPs praised the reforms of the Balkan countries and their progress towards achieving EU membership but identified areas for further improvement. On 21 and 22 January, EP's foreign affairs committee... read more
Starting with April 2012, every month we present and further promote projects of interest and relevance in particular for the Western Balkan region, but not exclusively - thus SEE or Danube region are... read more
The European Commission is widening its search for experts from all fields to participate in shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union's future funding programme for research and innovation... read more
On 25 January 2013 a donor coordination conference was held in Brussels focusing on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (2014-2020) - IPA CONFERENCE 2013. The European Commission published... read more
Eurolimes, Journal of the Institute for Euroregional Studies Oradea-Debrecen and "Jean Monnet" European Centre of Excellence, whose editors are professors Ioan HORGA (Oradea) and Istvan SULI-ZAKAR (... read more
The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding €680 million to 302 senior research leaders in 24 different countries across Europe, in the latest competition for its prestigious 'Advanced Grants'. ... read more
Luleå University of Technology, VINNOVA (the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems), FAS (the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research), the Swedish Secretariat for Gender ... read more
Progress in the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe read more
The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is launching a call for applications for the 2013 edition of the TRAIN programme (Think Tanks Providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking... read more
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, R&D Commissioner, tells the European Parliament that it is up to Members of European Parliament (MEP) to ally with the Commission and stop the European Council cutting the... read more
The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) launches a call for applications within its Envisioning Europe programme strand: “THINK AND LINK” – Regional Policy Programme The programme seeks to foster... read more
University American College Skopje is proud to initiate the 8th annual international academic conference on European integration Out of the crisis: EU Economic and Social Policies Reconsidered which... read more
This meeting gathered representatives of the projects selected under the fifth Call for Proposals of Tempus IV and addressed practical issues such as grant agreement management (rules and reporting... read more
On December 20th 2012 a discussion on the topic "Networking and Mobility in Social Sciences: Where Are We on the Research Map?" was held in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia. The discussants not only... read more
Basileus IV is an Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project and is funded by the European Commission. The project consortium consists of 9 EU universities and 10 universities in the Western Balkans. Basileus... read more
On Friday January 11, 2013 EUREKA launched a new call for technological innovation projects. Twelve national funding agencies are taking part in the call; they are based in Austria, Canada, Croatia... read more
Understanding the human brain and its diseases is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical challenges. During the last decades, brain research has made great progress on all fronts but much... read more
Research organisations and research funders are crucial for the daily implementation of the European Research Area (ERA), therefore they are invited to respond to the European Research Area (ERA) Survey... read more
Over the last decade, the European Commission has recognised the importance of investing in R&D to support the EU Bioeconomy. It is expected that new bio-processing technologies and approaches ... read more
Horizon 2020 contributes directly to tackling the major societal challenges identified in Europe 2020 and its flagship initiatives. It will contribute equally to creating industrial leadership in Europe... read more
Eurostars is today the only European fund to be specifically dedicated to small and medium-sized companies which are specialising in high-tech and research, also referred to as ‘RTD intensive SMEs’. ... read more
A workshop titled Regional Cooperation in the Field of Education Statistics was held on December 6-7, 2012 in Belgrade. The event was organised by the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit within... read more
Five hundred universities from across Europe and the world are expected to take part in a new international university ranking initiated by the European Commission. The new listing, U-Multirank, will... read more
EC press release: Brussels, 21 December 2012 - The EU will invest €84,8 million in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support reforms necessary to help the country move forward on its path towards European... read more
The 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - CSEDU 2013 will be held in Aachen, Germany on May 6-8, 2013. A special interest group in this session are teachers and associated... read more
The ESF Member Organisation Forum on Evaluation of Funding Schemes and Research Programmes was successful in exchanging practices and facilitating the networking of sciences officers engaged in evaluation... read more
The conference which will be held in Tirana, Albania on December 5-7, 2013 seeks to bring together social science researchers, scholars and policy-makers from the Western Balkans and international ... read more
The Center for Good Governance Studies, Belgrade, Serbia in cooperation with the Good Governance Laboratory (GOGOL) is launching a Call for Papers for the Open Access Library edited volume Nr. 1 (OPAL... read more
Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.
