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"Integration of the Western Balkan Countries and Turkey in the Framework Programmes: Some Empirical Evidence" is an article recently published in the Journal of European Integration, which is based... read more
HP-SEE (High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research Communities) will link existing and upcoming HPC facilities in South East Europe in a common infrastructure, and it... read more
The CEI Cooperation Fund is used to co-finance projects, i.e. CEI Cooperation Activities, aimed at strengthening cooperation between the CEI Member States. CEI Cooperation Activities are organised ... read more
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GFS GoForeSight Institute, Municipality of Ljubljana in partnership with CeGD, Centre for eGovernance Development for South East Europe are organizing LJUBLJANA FORUM 2012 on Energy efficiency &... read more
As a part of the project Innovation Policy Learning from Norway in Western Balkans (WBinNO), the workshop: "From National Innovation System to Innovation Policy Learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina... read more
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Taking place in Cyprus, and coinciding with the Republic of Cyprus's presidency of the European Union, the PRIO Cyprus Centre Annual Conference 2012 seeks to examine the ways in which the understanding... read more
The Competitiveness Council, one of the configurations of the Council of the EU which brings together ministers from EU countries to discuss industry, internal market, research and space issues, has... read more
For the last PPP calls in FP7, Joint Information Days will be organised on 9 and 10 July in Brussels. More than 800 participants coming from the EU and beyond are expected. Commission representatives... read more
![[Event review] 12th Steering Platform meeting, Tirana...](10187/thumbnail/0_img4.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event review] 12th Steering Platform meeting, Tirana...")
The Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries was held on June 12-13, 2012 in Tirana, Albania co-chaired by the Danish Council Presidency, Albania and the European Commission. read more
The Knowledge Transfer Study workshop, which is part of a workshop series covering 39 European countries in 2011 and 2012 took place in Tirana, Albania on June 13, 2012. It was organised by empirica... read more
The WBC-INCO.NET Innovation Dialogue Forume focusing on the development of an Action Plan to increase innovation capacities in the region was held in Tirana, Albania on June 12, 2012. read more
A Coalition for Action (CfA) on ICT was formed in Brussels earlier in 2012 year and is designed to bring together Regional ICT leaders, ICT Innovation Centers and ICT Entrepreneurs across Europe to... read more
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The Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, is pleased to announce the 2nd International Scientific Conference REDETE 2012 - Researching Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition... read more
The outstanding MSc Program "Renewable Energy in Central & Eastern Europe" will start on October 4, 2012 for the ninth time. The interdisciplinary program is offered by the Vienna University of... read more
University of Montenegro, Faculty of mechanical engineering (Podgorica), Centre for quality and Ministry for Economy are organising 7th International Conference ICQME (Quality, Management, Environment... read more
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The 5th International Conference for Entrepreneurship Innovation and Regional Development took place in the charming city of Sofia. The conference was a marketplace for the decision-makers, researchers... read more
As of July 1, the DG Information Society and Media Directorate (DG INFSO) will change the name to Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT). read more
The Workshop scheduled for 11-12 June 2012 in Bucharest aims to bring together invited experts responsible for Climate Change, Health and Energy in EU and EECA countries. In the frame of the Workshop... read more
The information day is for everyone interested in taking part in call 2013 of FP7 Cooperation Theme 2: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnologies. Participation in the event is free-of-charge... read more
A number of energy-related Calls for Proposals under FP7 are planned to be published on July 10, 2012. The info day will start with an introduction on the political context of the energy theme's work... read more
The EC will hold an information day on FP7 call for "NETWORKS OF INCUBATORS FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION", to be held on July 2, 2012 in Brussels. Deadline for registration: June 4, 2012. read more
The European Commission (Research & Innovation DG - Directorate Environment) is organising an InfoDay on FP7 Environment Research on June 11, 2012. The event aims to highlight the novelties of ... read more
"The Ocean of Tomorrow 2013" will be the third and last cross-thematic call of its kind under FP7. It will involve Theme 2 "Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology" (FAFB), Theme 4 "Nanosciences... read more
The aim of the two-day event is to inform potential researchers about FP7 and the new Transport Calls for Proposals under the ‘Co-operation’ Programme. Details will also be given on the main legal ... read more
The European ministers for research- and innovation have after long and hard negotiations reached an agreement on the overall structure for the EUs coming Framework programme for research and innovation... read more
Radimir Cacic, first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Zeljko Jovanovic, Minister of Science, Education and Sports signed on May 10, 2012 the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation... read more
Logotech (Greece), Centre for Social Innovation (Austria) and Technopolis (Belgium) are shortlisted for a tender "Capacity Building of BiH in European Research and Technology Development (EU RTD) programmes... read more
Croatian Forest Research Institute in collaboration with IUFRO division on Urban Forestry and European Forest Research Institute project FOPER II (Consolidation of the Human Capacities in Forest Policy... read more
As part of the project Innovation Policy Learning from Norway in Western Balkans (WBinNO), the workshop particularly aims to gather academics, decision makers and members of business community from... read more
Outstanding regional and international speakers guarantee the high standard of the courses especially designed for the South East European young academic medical generation. read more
The SEERA-EI project finished in the end of March 2012 after 3 years of activity, successfully setting the framework for the adoption of a common eInfrastructures vision ... read more
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology - EIT presented its Triennial Work Programme (TWP) in May 2012. This TWP outlines the EIT's strategic objectives for the 2013-2015 period, which are... read more
The RCC newsletter informs about a two-day international conference in support of higher education reform in Western Balkans which ended in Petrovac, Montenegro, on May 25. The event discussed the ... read more
The American University in Kosovo (AUK) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - AUK's academic partner - are organizing an international conference on “Economic Development and Political Transition... read more
Mr. Holger Schroeder, Head of Operations of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina spoke in Sarajevo on May 22, 2012 about the achievements of the EU funded project on the Support to the introduction... read more
The European Commission adopted a report on Montenegro's progress in the implementation of reforms on 22 May, with a view to opening accession negotiations with the country in June 2012. read more
As was announced at the press conference on Mai 21, 2012 by Annika Wallén, Head of Unit in DG Translation and Anders Bock, who will be in charge of the European... read more
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This paper studies the variable impact of the global economic crisis on the post-communist countries of South East Europe and Turkey. The central question is whether the institutional reforms introduced... read more
The 25th CHER annual conference will take place in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10 to 12, 2012. The conference will be organized by the Centre for Education Policy (CEP) and the Centre for Education... read more
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For over 30 years now, the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (European BC&E) has combined a very renowned international Scientific Conference with an Industry Exhibition. The European ... read more
European Commission - Press release: The European Commission proposed on May 14, 2012 to boost innovation to deal with water related challenges by creating a European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on... read more
The Commission has newly made public also the orientation paper prepared in connection with the FP7 2013 People Work Programme. Please note that the official Work programme for the 2013 calls ... read more
A wonderful educational opportunity for graduate (and senior undergraduate) students and researchers: the 2012 Summer Seminars in Conflict and Peace Studies in Olympia, Greece... read more
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The Danube IT 2012 Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia, May 31 – June 1 will explore a variety of topics related to high-tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Conference participants will learn from a stellar... read more
Task Force Mobility Programme in Regional Cooperation is designed to foster human capacities in dealing with instruments, programmes and networks of relevance for regional cooperation in education ... read more
CULTURAL INNOVATORS NETWORK, which is organized by the Goethe-Institut, aims at connecting young people from different European and Arab countries. It provides a platform for discussing experiences... read more
On March 29, 2012 in Zagreb, 66 CEEPUS networks for the academic year 2012/2013 were approved. Don't miss the deadlines for applications (mobility): for the winter semester or... read more
The aim of the event is to support higher education structural reform in the Western Balkans, by sharing experiences and exploring possibilities of acceleration of the region's convergence towards... read more
Young international scientists working on cutting-edge projects in research fields related to sustainable development are invited to apply for "Green Talents - The International Forum for High-Potentials... 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.
