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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is launching the HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education − a new initiative to unlock the full innovation potential ... read more
Concrete example of how we are addressing gender stereotypes is the project ‘Nobel Run’. read more
Originally planned to take place in Vienna’s stunning Hofburg on 22 March, due to the pandemic situation, the Austrian Chair reinvented the celebration as a week-long series of podcasts with leading public... read more
The Western Balkan region has significantly improved in terms of innovation performance in the last ten years. However, in catching up with other European regions, the focus of innovation efforts must... read more
Enhanced data collection, more knowledge sharing and a long-term approach to risk will be key in strengthening Europe’s resilience against future disasters, according to a new book published today by ... read more
The New European Bauhaus proposes to focus our conversations on the places we inhabit and on our relationship with natural environments, beyond the built space. It is a practical approach to discover ... read more
Children learning remotely report that they face negative online content on average more often than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent JRC report, part of the "Kids' Digital lives... read more
Three years ago a group of scientists embarked on a journey to study the challenges and opportunities that digital transformation is posing for the governance of society. read more
The new Erasmus+ programme for 2021-2027 was launched last week. The first Erasmus+ calls managed by EACEA will be open for submission in April 2021. read more
On March,30th the first Call for WBAA projects in 2021 for WBAA members ended. read more
At the Digital Day 2021, 24 Member States and Iceland signed the declaration on the Startups Nations Standard of Excellence. Ministers pledged to support actions that aim to boost the growth of startups... read more
EAFIP provides local assistance to selected public procurers in the preparation and implementation of a PCP or PPI procurement, covering for instance scoping an already identified procurement need... read more
This week’s online seminar organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme looked at providing networking possibilities for organisations from the Western Balkan countries and the EU ... read more
The Seal of Excellence quality label is awarded to Individual Fellowship applicants who scored highly but ultimately did not get funding. read more
All the presentations of the #MSCA under #HorizonEU Info Event are now available on the MSCA website! read more
Cancer is a top priority of the European Commission and it is one of the research and innovation (R&I) missions under the Horizon Europe framework programme. In addition, across the European Union... read more
The Commission today adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ 2021-2027. read more
Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe grant holders can publish their work on the new platform for free. All papers will be scrutinized by peers and the reviews published too. read more
The EU is supporting Romania in delivering 50,400 doses of vaccines to Moldova in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delivery follows Moldova's request for vaccines through the EU Civil Protection... read more
This event aims to deepen our understanding as to how Smart Specialisation can be an effective tool to help territories recover from the current pandemic-induced crisis and discover new opportunities ... read more
The purpose of this event was to inform all potential applicants to Horizon Europe calls on the modalities for preparing their proposals. The agenda included two main points: “Submission and Evaluation... read more
The City of Kragujevac understood energy efficiency does not only bring budget savings but that it is also an opportunity for environmental protection and job creation. The local authority is also preparing... read more
The first major conference on solar energy in Serbia, organized by Balkan Green Energy News, will be held in Belgrade on April 14th. More than 30 leading energy experts and representatives from investors... read more
Age limits are introduced in a bid to increase success rates, while new incentive to spend time in industry aims to develop more transferrable skills. €1.8B will be awarded in the next two years read more
Nine EU member states have called on the EU’s chief diplomat, Joseph Borrell, to have a strategic discussion on the Western Balkan countries and their prospects when EU foreign ministers meet in April... read more
For all WBAA members: This is your opportunity to implement and create your own individual WBAA project in your region. This call for projects includes crucial changes in the process of application... read more
In this policy brief, we study the development of trade integration, specifically the participation in global value chains, of the Western Balkan countries. read more
In light of the open call for WBAA projects our next Friday talk will host project holders from the online call for projects. If you want to have a nice discussion with them this is the perfect event ... read more
The results of the EIT Stakeholder Forum 2020 were published today in a report ‘Making Innovation Happen for a Strong and Resilient Europe’. read more
In the first project year, the ICEDA team conducted a Public education campaign about the benefits and challenges related to the Digital Agenda. The campaign lasted from March 2020 – January 2021, where... read more
The EU4Tech PoC WB project offers support to 40+ promising technology based projects from the Western Balkans at the ‘Proof of Concept Stage’. We offer hands on assistance from experts and mentors to ... read more
Registration page: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/registration_20210324 Registered participants will receive by email a link to the event Web page with all details of participation read more
The European Commission adopted the first strategic plan for Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5 billion in current prices. The strategic plan is a novelty in Horizon... read more
The World after COVID-19 is a series of ‘think pieces’ which Academic Cooperation Association published every Tuesday from early May until mid-July 2020. The pieces are authored by well-known experts ... read more
The global nature of business has changed dramatically since the launch of EUREKA in 1985. As an initially European business focused Research and Development and Innovation (R&D&I) network, EUREKA... read more
Objectives: The purpose of this event is to inform all potential applicants to Horizon Europe calls on the modalities for preparing their proposals. The agenda will include two main points: “Submission... read more
To those who did not make the deadline, rest assured: there is a last opportunity for having your work featured during the conference! read more
On International Women’s Day, the Commission announced a new initiative called ‘Women TechEU’ to support women leading deep tech start-ups in Europe, and help grow their companies into tomorrow’s deep... read more
The Global Innovation Summit provides an international meeting place for businesses, innovators, researchers and funding experts to network, share knowledge and develop new business ideas. You can also... read more
The Council of the EU gave its approval to the joint declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe, aimed at involving citizens in a wide-ranging debate on Europe's future in the coming decade... read more
Female entrepreneurship is expanding in Serbia due to its boldness, persistence and creativity, while the state and financial institutions mostly don’t recognize its potential. Furthermore, many female... read more
Learn about the main features and changes to MSCA under the new Horizon Europe programme. read more
The CEI-funded project within the COVID-19 Extraordinary Call/Know-how Exchange Programme, PPE HEALTH PORTAL, has created a reference portal for the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sector and... read more
With a total contribution of over EUR 220.000, the CEI Fund at the EBRD will enable the realisation of six capacity building projects that will be implemented in the period 2021-2022. These projects... read more
Large scale questionnaire finds MSCA benefits for career skills, networking, research, scientific output and employability read more
Are you a talented early-career scientist who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader? The ERC Starting Grant could be... read more
Save the date for this Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Contact Seminar that will be held fully online on 24th and 25th March 2021. read more
When? March 20th 2021 (online) How? Find registration link here: http://ow.ly/ZXGf50DDEyU Deadline: March 11th, 12 PM CET read more
On 25 February, DG EAC organised the kick-off meeting of the four newly selected pilot mobility projects in the field of VET in the Western Balkans. It was a good occasion to get to know the different... read more
In the book Dinaric Perspectives on TIMSS 2019: Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science in South-Eastern Europe, invited national experts from across the Western Balkans rigorously review IEA’s ... 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.
