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A call for papers is launched for the 11th European Conference on eGovernment (ECEG) in Ljubljana. The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly... read more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the EU Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI). Contributions to this consultation will feed into the review of the PSI... read more
The Study Visits Programme is part of the EU’s lifelong learning programme 2007-13 (LLP) and funds short stay of three to five days in a host country for a group of 10 to 15 European education ... read more
According to Vesna Pusic, president of parliament's committee for monitoring EU accession negotiations, Croatia could wrap up its talks with Brussels by June 2011. read more
The European Commission has launched a web-based consultation to gather input from a wide range of stakeholders on policy options for the European Union's post-2010 EU biodiversity strategy. The results... read more
The current Erasmus Mundus Call for the Western Balkan countries is targeting at projects concerning the organisation and implementation of student and staff mobility at all levels of higher education... read more
The Belgian National Contact Point - FNRS and the European Commission (DG Research) are co-organizing an Information Day on Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities. To attend, please register as soon... read more
Nearly 5 000 researchers have applied for EU-funded Marie Curie fellowship grants this year, an increase of 20% on last year and 70% on 2008. Around 800 fellowships worth a total of €150 million... read more
The European Parliament's (EP) foreign affairs committee adopted a draft report Monday (September 6th) that recommends lifting the EU visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The European... read more
The Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat, the University of Zagreb and the University of Novi Sad are jointly organising the "International Forum on Higher Education Reform Foresight 2020"... read more
The survey on on "Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) - Experiences with FP7" aims to provide information on the experiences that SSH researchers have made with the 7th European ... read more
Negotiating a single EU patent and resolving the outstanding issue of translating patents into different languages is a priority of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council. After a recent opinion... read more
COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. A continuous Open... read more
The Agency for Science and Higher Education in Croatia, tasked with quality assurance and improvement in science and higher education, will begin re-accreditation of higher education institutions for... read more
The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme, an international researcher mobility programme, is offering 33 fellowships for the 2011/2012 academic year, mainly in the fields... read more
The networking event "SSH Goes Global" aims at providing first-hand information about the upcoming call for proposals FP7-SSH-2011, to be launched in summer 2010, and at bringing... read more
Ideal-ist, the wordlwide ICT support network, is pleased to invite you to take part in the international ICT Brokerage Event in the frame of ICT 2010, to take place on September 28, 2010 in ... read more
The WINS-ICT project will come to an end as of December 2010 however these last months are of fervent activity. A Coaching Seminar focussing on the currently open calls for proposals in the ICT and PPP... read more
Ideal-ist, the worldwide ICT support network, is initiating an international Brokerage Event on September 28, 2010 in Brussels in cooperation with EEN, Enterprise Europe Network. The particpation at ... read more
NET4SOCIETY is currently undertaking a survey which aims to provide information on the experiences that researchers from the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) have made with the 7th European... read more
Dear readers, the WBC-INCO.NET website is taking a break until August 29. New content will be added after this date. The next newsletter (please click here to subscribe) is scheduled for September 2. ... read more
The Max F. Perutz Laboratories invite talented students from all over the world to apply for its comprehensive and challenging graduate program. Application deadline: September 26, 2010. read more
The selection results of the third Call for Proposals to be funded under the Tempus IV have recently been finalised. 64 proposals have been recommended for funding from the Tempus budget, including such... read more
The Innovation Economics Vienna Knowledge and Talent Development Programme (IEV) serves the purpose to stimulate high quality research in the field of innovation economics with particular emphasis on... read more
The Swiss Government awards a range of scholarships to foreign students for university, fine arts and music schools through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students for the academic... read more
The Faculty of Economics and Administration of “Aleksandër Moisiu” University, Durrës, Albania, is organising the 3rd International Scientific Conference on “Economic Policy and EU Integration... read more
Between April 11 and 15, 2011 hundreds of events organised in all parts of Europe will show, promote, discuss and celebrate energy efficiency and renewable energy – and you can be a part of it. ... read more
The Future Emerging Technologies (FET) scheme, as part of the DG INFSO ICT programme, will hold an Information Day on 30 September 2010 in Brussels (in conjunction with the ICT conference) on the upcoming... read more
The presentations held at the FP7 Transport Information Day on 22 and 23 July 2010 are now available. Video clips of all oral presentations may also be downloaded from the EC's portal. read more
In the framework of the Development of Labour Market Relevant Master, PhD and Chair Programs at SEE Universities, Serbian universities are invited to propose labor market oriented modules, which are parts... read more
Research, development and innovation can drive a new European economy when obstacles, such as fragmentation, unnecessary competition between EU countries, patent flaws and researcher shortage, are identified... read more
As Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar announced on Monday (July 26), after a meeting of EU counterparts in Brussels, the EU has agreed to scrap visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH... read more
“Political Thought” is a quarterly thematic journal on political and social issues. The Editorial Board of the journal wishes to announce an open call for papers for the upcoming issue on ... read more
The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) requests researchers' expert opinion on the present and future state of universities... read more
The Thirteenth South-East European Summer School for Democracy entitled Enlargement Fatigue and EU Prospects of the Western Balkans will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 5 to 12, 2010. ... read more
The Bioeconomy symposium was held on the May 5, 2010 at the European Parliament, Brussels, to develop a framework for co-operation with mutual benefits tackling the challenges of implementing “The... read more
The NCP SME (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) network is the main provider of advice and individual assistance in all Member States and Associated States to SMEs willing to participate in EU research... read more
The Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society (IAS-STS) in Graz, Austria, promotes the interdisciplinary investigation of the links and interactions between science, technology... read more
All presentations made at the event 'Innovation in Healthcare: From Research to Market. SMEs in Focus' on 20-21 May 2010 in Brussels are now available online. read more
The video recordings of the sessions held at the Open Information Day & Brokerage Event on FP7 Health on June 8 are can now be viewed online. A large number of presentations is also available. read more
Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announces today nearly € 6.4 billion of European Commission investment in research and innovation. The package, the biggest ever, covers a vast range of scientific... read more
Within the framework of international development cooperation and assistance, each year, Hellenic Aid grants approximately 100 scholarships to foreign and expatriate students deriving from developing... read more
As of 20 July 2010, many of the FP7 calls for the 2011 year are opening. The calls include various topics in thematic fields like energy, environment, ICT, SSH, security, KBBE, health as well as in the... read more
During the Spanish Presidency, the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation co-organise, together with the European Commission, the "European Week of Innovative Regions" in Gradana, Spain. ... read more
In the frame of the Belgian presidency of the European Council, an Informal Joint Council of European Research and Industry Ministers took place on July 15, 2010 to discuss the cross-cutting theme of... read more
Within the frame of the 8th Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries, held in Belgrade on June 24, 2010, a presentation was held on the Western Balkan countries' first... read more
The Conclusions of the 8th Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries, held in Belgrade on June 24, 2010, are now available for download. read more
The next round of calls proposals in the field of transport under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) will be published end of July 2010. In order to support... read more
The Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative is building momentum in its bid to improve the environmental performance of the air transport system. Issues discussed at the first Clean Sky conference on 18... read more
A proposal on translation arrangements for a future EU Patent, the final element needed for a single EU Patent to become a reality, has been presented by the European Commission on July 1. Once the ... 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.
