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The 2nd South Eastern European Government Communication Conference has concluded in Budva, Montenegro, with the establishment of the South East Europe Public Sector Communication Association... read more
The world's five largest Intellectual Property Offices (IP5) - the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property... read more
The University of Malta in collaboration with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise, and Industry & Isis Innovation, the technology transfer company of the University of Oxford, is organising ... read more
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching a call for proposals to conduct case studies on innovative approaches (public, private and/or civil society) designed to ... read more
The RCC new strategy was adopted by the RCC Board on 25 April 2013 in Sarajevo, and endorsed by the participants of the RCC Annual Meeting, on 30 May 2013 in Ohrid. read more
The first call for Horizon 2020 Societal challenge: Health, demographic change, and wellbeing might be launched in December 2013. The European Commission (EC) plans to publish a draft work programme... read more
The Lithuanian EU Presidency’s Conference “Horizons for Social Sciences and Humanities” was held at Mykolas Romeris University on September 23-24th, 2013 to bring together researchers, ... read more
The European Commission has published a call for proposals entitled 'European Mobile and Mobility Industries Alliance - 2013'. This new call comes under the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (... read more
The European Commission has today presented a first comprehensive analysis of the state of the 'single market' for research, or the European Research Area (ERA). The report provides a factual... read more
WBC-INCO.NET project team opened a new online input directory service with the goal to gather new information from research institutes, universities, faculties, technological centres and private companies... read more
Ministry of Science of Montenegro is currently recruiting evaluators for two evaluation stages of the proposals for establishment of the pilot Center of Excellence. Two documents are attached: ... read more
On September 17th, President Barroso welcomed Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania at the European Commission to discuss the next steps in the EU integration process. read more
Thousands of industry standards affect our daily life, including medical devices or GPS navigation systems. They have sometimes a “tenuous interaction” with patents and therefore it is important to understand... read more
Commissioner Štefan Füle recently met with Branko Ružić, new Serbian Minister in charge of European integration and Tanja Miščević, Chief Negotiator for Serbia’s accession negotiations to discuss about... read more
The value for communities, regions and member states of EU Regional Policy’s cross-border, transnational and interregional projects and programmes is in the spotlight this week. The campaign, in the run... read more
In the end of this year, the Seventh Framework Programme will reach its end and in 2014 we will open the door to Horizon 2020. read more
On 18 September 2013 the European Commission launched a press release informing that the Commission has proposed adjustments to its proposal for the 2014 EU budget. The changes mainly reflect the political... read more
In 2014 the Central and Eastern European Forum for Young Legal, Political and Social Theorists (CEE Forum) is moving to Croatia. It will be held from Friday, 9 May to Saturday, 10 May 2014 in Zagreb... read more
In its Program of Scientific Research, the University College of International Management “GLOBUS” in cooperation with local and regional educational and research institutions are organizing a conference... read more
In the frame of capacity building activities of the WBC-INCO-NET the project workshop on financial regulations in EU-funded programmes “Surviving the EC Audit” was organized in Belgrade on 10 September... read more
The Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission and the Flemish Government invite you to discuss the new growth opportunities and transformation powers of regional... read more
On 16 September 2013, the Opening Ceremony organised on the occasion of launching of the Third Call for Proposals within the Cross-Border Programme Croatia - Montenegro 2007-2013, financed under ... read more
The Human Brain Project (HBP) will open a Competitive Call on 1 October 2013. Submitted applications will be reviewed between the 6th of November and mid-December. A Review Panel will then... read more
In the framework of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the 3rd Danube Financing Dialogue is currently being organised. The event will take place between the 30th and 31st of October at the premises... read more
The XIFI project paves the way for the establishment of large-scale trials, dedicated to Future Internet services and applications, through the creation of a pan-European federation of... read more
A call for papers for the issue no. 3 of the Montenegrin Journal of Political Science (CIVIS) has just been published. read more
The Capacity Building Seminar “Strengthening the Role of Evidence-Based Policy in the Western Balkans” for 12 pre-selected organisations of the Think and Link – Regional Policy Programme 2013 was held... read more
A call for papers for the second issue of HAEMUS, an electronic journal devoted to the history and archaeology of the Balkan Peninsula was recently issued. HAEMUS welcomes research and review articles... read more
The "Indicator of Innovation Output" measures the extent to which ideas from innovative sectors are able to reach the market, providing better jobs and making Europe more competitive. ... read more
The deadline for applications for the call for Post-Doctoral and Dissertation Research scholarships in the frame of the HIGHER KOS project is approaching. The Call will close on 1st October... read more
After a successful first edition in 2011, the European Commission has launched the second edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators to reward three women who have developed outstanding innovations ... read more
The European Parliament voted on last Thursday to introduce a mechanism that will enable it to temporarily suspend the visa-free regime for Western Balkan countries, if the need arises. read more
The Center for Social Research Analitika from Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Center for Research and Policy Making from FYR of Macedonia, the Albanian Media Institute, from Albania, and... read more
The EVAL-INNO project organises the fourth RTDI evaluation training course on 07-11 October 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia. The training will gather participants from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and... read more
The FRAME – Skills for the Future project, funded under the 2013 IPA multi-beneficiary envelope, has the objective to help countries to develop the skills of their people to support sustainable... read more
Knowledge4Innovation’s 5th annual European Innovation Summit (EIS) will occur 30 September till 3 October 2013 at the European Parliament. The 5th EIS will be an excellent opportunity for innovators... read more
We invite all research institutes, universities, faculties, technological centers, private companies and other relevant institutions with research infrastructure, facilities or important research equipment... read more
The Republic of Turkey will provide Research Scholarships for international students and researchers within the scope of Türkiye Scholarship Program. read more
Located in one of the most culturally and historically diverse cities of the world, Fatih University offers a unique in Europe set of M.A Programs in Area Studies, with its faculty coming from a multilingual... read more
European Commission president José Manuel Barroso delivered the State of the Union address at the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, today. The speech started at&... read more
Since the beginning of this month, the Turkish Patent Institute made its trade mark data available to the "Trade Mark view" search tool covering data from all the participating official trade... read more
Whether you want to know more about the basic IP rules in EU funded R&D programmes or learn about common pitfalls and IP challenges in collaborative research projects: This webinar aims at giving ... read more
Are you an innovator with a vision to change the world around you? Do you know how to make young men and women reject gender stereotypes? Can you find a way to bring health services closer to rural and... read more
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat today will launch a series of consultative workshops while presenting the draft South East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy to a wide range of interested... read more
During the European Microelectronics and Packaging Conference (EMPC) in Grenoble, France EURIPIDES² will host a webcast/interest session starting September 11th at 12:15pm (CET) and will last one hour... read more
The EPA – European Projects Association has launched the “European Projects Awards IPA 2013” for IPA best projects and best actors in regional development in the framework of the campaign “What... read more
The first draft of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy for creating one million new jobs in the regionis to be presented in Skopje today, 10th September 2013. The document is being prepared... read more
The overall objective of the Research Infrastructures part of the 'Capacities' specific programme is to optimise the use and development of the best research infrastructures existing in Europe, and... read more
Participants of the second edition of the Academy on Media Law in South East Europe (Sarajevo, 05/09/2013) proposed ways to increase pluralism of content and views in the region and the independence... read more
Two months ago, the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia launched the first Regional Hub for ... 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.
