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The Economic Faculty of Shkodra University is going to organise the second International conference on “Economies in Transition – during and after” to take place on December 3-5, 2009... read more
The FP7 Transport Information Days, taking place in Brussels on September 28-29, 2009, will be broadcasted live on the internet, supporting the preparation of proposals for the calls published on July... read more
A recent impact study on the performance of European SMEs in their own markets following their involvement in FP 5 and FP6 shows that 40% of SMEs declared an increase in commercial output as a result... read more
The annual conference of the South East Europe Programme will take place on 14-15 October 2009 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina under the title "Advancing development through transnational cooperation... read more
As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects was published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. The ... read more
Version 2.3 of Mr. Myer W. Morron’s FP7 Book is an update to the FP7 Book which follows on from the highly acclaimed FP5 and FP6 versions. The downloadable book continues to be free as it was in... read more
An expert meeting on developing the Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans is held on Monday, September 7, 2009, at the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat in... read more
Croatia may conclude accession talks with the EU by mid-2010, the bloc's enlargement commissioner, Olli Rehn, says. "If Croatia meets the outstanding benchmarks in time, especially in relation... read more
A workshop on Adaptation Strategies of Economy and Society to Climate Change will take place in Zagreb/Croatia on October 19-20, 2009. Due to the great potential and demand for research on climate change... read more
As the Southeast European Era-Net SEE-ERA.NET is coming to an end on August 31, 2009, a number of project deliverables have been published in the WBC-INCO.NET document database for public access... read more
The SEE-ERA.NET project, coming to an end on August 2009, has updated its Joint Action Plan 2009 for Cooperation beyond SEE-ERA.NET. Some of the proposed actions of the Joint Action Plan have already ... read more
Preparation of successful project financed under Research Potential FP7 requires cooperation with European outstanding research “partnering organisations” in the same S&T domain or in ... read more
The "Adriatic New Neighbourhood Programme INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE" (formerly INTERREG IIIA Adriatic Crossborder Operational Programme) is a new cooperation programme that covers both sides of ... read more
EUREKA has a new database available for researchers in the fields of automation, lasers, materials, robotics and production technologies. This database serves as a tool to enhance the possibility... read more
The most recent issue of the JRC Newsletter contains an editorial by Božidar Djelić, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development. "The results... read more
In 2010, the European Commission intends to publish a Communication on possibilities for simplifying the implementation of the EU RTD Framework Programme/s. The Commission has opened an online consultation... read more
Cross Border Institution Building (CBIB), an EU-funded project supporting programming and implementation of the IPA Cross-border Cooperation programmes, is organising training sessions in order to assist... read more
The General Purpose of FP7 Research Potential: Stimulating the realisation of the full research potential of the enlarged Union by unlocking and developing existing or emerging excellence in the EU's ... read more
This Activity will improve the Western Balkan Countries' (WBC) participation in the 7th Framework Programme, will favour brain-gain environments through trans-national two-way exchanges of research staff... read more
FP7 Regions of Knowledge: The “Regions of Knowledge” initiative in FP7 responds to a need at European level to increase the overall capacity of regional players in enhancing science and technology... read more
The OMC Working Group of CREST has published a new study on internationalisation of R&D, focussing on "Exploring synergies through coordinating policy measures between the EU Member... read more
The AIECA 2009 Conference, taking place in Gabrovo/Bulgaria, will focus on business incubation and innovation in Central Europe and Easter Asia. It aims at sharing local and international experience... read more
The FP7 Information day for the Public Private Partnerships ' Energy Efficient Buildings, Factories of the Future and Green Cars' on July 13, 2009 was a great success, with more than 800 participants ... read more
This Activity will enable highest quality or most promising research entities of significant size (such as University Departments, Faculties, specialised Research Institutes or important size research... read more
From July 31, 2009 till August 15, 2009 the WBC-INCO.NET office is closed for summer holidays. read more
On July 30, 2009 a series of calls has been launched in the 7th Framework Programme. read more
The second European confernce CONCORD will take place on March 3-4, 2010 in Seville, Spain. The European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation invite submissions of abstracts to... read more
The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) launches a new call for application within its *THINK AND LINK* - Regional Policy Programme. The programme seeks to foster inclusive and evidence-based policy making... read more
The project FOCUS BALKANS is organizing 2nd FOCUS-BALKANS Training module about Food Consumer Science (Frameworks, Protocols and Networks for a better Knowledge of Food Behaviour). The training will... read more
Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, was the venue for the first RRPP Annual Scientific Conference on June 26-27, 2009. RRPP's aims to foster cross-border co-operation in social sciences research between the targeted... read more
The Albanian Government (Department of Donor Coordination of the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Education and Science) has just launched a National Strategy for Science, Technology ... read more
The Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and the Estonian Science Foundation have opened a call for applications of the researcher mobility programme “Mobilitas”. Researchers from all... read more
ICT Call 5 includes the Objective ICT-2009.9.5: Supplements to strengthen cooperation in ICT R and D in an enlarged European Union. This new objective offers coordinators of ongoing ICT research projects... read more
The new scholarship scheme JoinEU-SEE aims at academic exchange between Western Balkan countries and EU & Candidate countries. It comprised scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post... read more
Europa Media Public Service Corporation, an independent, non-profit organisation based in Budapest/Hungary, is working to provide and present dispersed and highly technical and complex information regarding... read more
The Slovenian Jožef Stefan Institute has announced a public Call for Young Researchers. Since the 1985, the young researcher programme has been one of the instruments of the scientific policy of the Slovenian... read more
In its recent FP7 Progress Report, the EC included an analysis of the key achievements it has made in its efforts to facilitate participation in the Framework Programme. So far, the period has seen the... read more
Ideal-ist, the worldwide ICT support network, is organising an international Brokerage Event in relation to Call 6 in association with eChallenges e-2009 on Tuesday, 20 October in Istanbul (TR): The ... read more
The European Commission published a Green Paper on "Promoting the learning mobility of young people" with the aim of opening up a debate on how best to boost the opportunities for young people... read more
Mark your calendars: the 5th edition of Researchers' night will be held on 25 September 2009 in 31 European countries. A series of public events will bridge the gap between researchers and the public, ... read more
The European Commission's DG Research has updated it's website on Regional Aspects of FP7 Research. A new interactive map is now available, covering already most Western Balkan Countries. Click on... read more
The European Commission has designed a new approach in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research, based on identification of a number of important Societal Challenges facing Europe in ... read more
On July 17 the EuropeAid call with the reference 128862 was published with the deadline of October 16, 2009. The Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management (Agency for Regional Development... read more
An "Eco–innovation Information Day" was held in Pula, Croatia on the occasion of the opening of the National Contact Point for Croatia of the European Projects Association (EPA) on May... read more
WUS Austria Podgorica Office invites all interested candidates professors and assistants from The University of Montenegro and all Austrian universities to apply for the second call of "Innovative... read more
As of July 10, 2009 a new "Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia" has been appointed: Mr. Nikola Todorov. read more
WUS Austria has launched an open call for project proposals: BiH universities are invited to propose specific measures aimed at further development of quality assurance (QA) structures and policies. This... read more
Since being founded by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry over a year ago, the Enterprise Europe Network has become a point of reference in cross-border and EU-related... read more
The topics for the upcoming call with the deadlines December 2, 2009, January 21, 2010 and April 29, 2010 can be read here. read more
On July 8 the EuropeAid call with the reference 128806 was published with the deadline of October 6, 2009. Based on the Cross-border programme SRB - BiH, single calls for proposals will be launched at... 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.
