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The International Conference "Management of Technology - Step to Sustainable Production" (MOTSP 2010) will take place in Rovinj/Croatia from June 2-4, 2010. A call for papers is currently open... read more
In 2010, the Commission intends to publish a new strategic plan for EU actions related to nanotechnologies in the next five years. The present EC Consultation is a unique opportunity to give input to... read more
With the end of 2009, our WBC-INCO.NET Facebook group has attracted more than 200 fans, our website has now more than 1932 approved user accounts and our mailing list reaches almost 6700 e-mail-... read more
The WBC-INCO.NET office at the coordinating institution ZSI (Centre for Social Innovation) will be closed for holidays from December 24, 2009 till January 7, 2010. Nevertheless, we would like to invite... read more
This workshop seeks to explore current HR strategy and practices that multinationals have adopted and applied in transition economies, bringing together the latest state of the art knowledge, and emerging... read more
The Council has recently adopted conclusions on guidance on the future priorities for European research and research-based innovation. These draw on a number of key European Research Area (ERA) policies... read more
The EC has launched a public consultation on the development of a new strategy to make the EU a smarter, greener social market. The new EU 2020 strategy will build on and supersede the current Lisbon ... read more
The EU and Montenegro signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enable beneficiaries from Montenegro to participate from 2010 onwards in the Culture Programme 2007-2013. Montenegro becomes the third country... read more
The Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a public competition for selection of domestic and international experts to provide assessment... read more
Riinvest Institute for Development Research is planning to organize an international conference "Activating the Sources of Economic Growth in Kosovo" on the occasion of 15th Anniversary of the... read more
The European Commission, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Council of Europe Development Bank, with the endorsement of EU Member States, today launched... read more
The implementation of programmes and projects either organised or sponsored by the Central European Initiative (CEI) is facilitated through the CEI Co-operation Fund. All public and private bodies... read more
The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) is announcing a call for proposals for projects in research cooperation and ... read more
The CEI Research Fellowship Programme CERES aims at supporting trans-national mobility of experienced researchers (i.e. postdocs) from several disciplines across the CEI area. The next annual call is ... read more
The programme "From Research to Enterprise" aims at stimulating the spirit of entrepreneurship among scientists and researchers in the Member States of the Central European Initiative... read more
The initiative "Partners for Investment Promotion" - involving EU and Western Balkan Chambers of Commerce and co-funded by the European Commission, was officially concluded on November... read more
The Swiss National Science Foundation has approved the funding of a number of projects in the Western Balkans in the frame of the SCOPES Call, including two projects in the field of social sciences. read more
A WBC-INCO.NET project training workshop has been organized in Maribor, Slovenia on 12 November 2009 by Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA). read more
Est-Ovest, an Italian-based interdisciplinary review on european integration studie, is calling for papers on Competitive Growth of the Adriatic – Danube - Black Sea Region, outlining the necessary... read more
Within the past five ICTCalls in FP7, Ideal-ist has generated more than 19,300 responses of interest . More than 50 responses were launched for each Partner Search. Ideal-ist is now open for partner searches... read more
The PRACE project - Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe - is calling for papers by European students and young scientists. The author of the award winning paper will have the opportunity to give... read more
WBC-INCO.NET project partner FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency) organises a series of events under the title "ICT on tour" in Austria. WBC-INCO.NET strongly encourages its readers... read more
One of the key aims of the EU's "Lisbon Strategy", launched in March 2000, was to abolish existing barriers to the free transfer of knowledge, thus creating a "fith freedom" (in addition... read more
Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013) is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding... read more
The European Commission has announced the preliminary results of the FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF Call, dedicating a budget of € 95 000 000 to Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development... read more
A Memorandum of Understanding for the participation of Serbia in the ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) was signed on October 23, 2009. Organisations from Serbia will therefor be eligible for funding... read more
The 29 members of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Board met in Sarajevo today to discuss the further strategic prioritisation of the organisation's activities. read more
The Cooperation Opportunities Matrix developed by the WINS-ICT project, gives a good overview on the current state of multilateral, bilateral and regional scientific and technological cooperation in the... read more
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a new call for applications from scientists interested to register as experts, who can then be contacted, on an ad-hoc basis, to provide support ... read more
The Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) is the successor to the Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and ICT / Open & Distance Learning (2000-2006) . It supports learning opportunities from childhood to old ... read more
José Manuel Barroso has announced the portfolio allocations for the new European Commission, who will serve until 31 October 2014. Maire Geoghegan-Quinn of Ireland, who currently serves on the Court of... read more
Before presenting a formal proposal for the EU 2020 strategy early next year, the Commission would like to hear the views of all interested parties on some suggested broad policy considerations for the... read more
The South East European Public-Private Partnership (SEE PPP) Network was launched in Sarajevo last Monday, under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat. Janez Potočnik read more
Visa exemption for the Schengen area will apply as of December 19, 2009 and include visitors travelling with a biometric passport for stays of up to 90 days within a six-month period. read more
A Workshop on „Innovation Systems in CEE“ for researchers from Croatia, Poland, Romania and Germany will take place on January 29, 2009, organised by the Fraunhofer Center for Central and ... read more
The Austrian Research Community (ÖFG) provides scholarships for research or teaching stays of Austrian researchers in Middle, East and Southeast European countries of 3 to 6 months. read more
An information day on Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities, especially dedicated to interested parties from the mediterranean countries, took place on October 29, 2009. It was jointly organised by nine... read more
Within WP 2 of the wbc.inco.net project a consultation sessions on the several field of sciences and research were organised. At these occasions, regional research priorities of common interest were agreed... read more
The LSE’s South East Europe Unit (LSEE), and L’Institut français des relations internationales invite researchers with a recognized interest in contemporary South East Europe to submit... read more
Under this SEE Call, projects could include activities such as networking and exchange of information activities, studies and operational plans, capacity building activites, promotion actions, set up ... read more
A two-day conference on higher education - “Building Capacity for Change in the Western Balkans” was held in Sarajevo, on October 30-31 , 2009. The event has been organized by the RCC Secretariat... read more
With over 200 million inhabitants, the states which border the Danube represent an important socio-economic potential within Europe. There are around 75 million people living in the regions directly alongside... read more
EUREKA has recently created a database on automation, lasers, robotics and production technologies database serves as a tool to enhance the possibility of finding suitable partners to build good consortia... read more
According to the latest issue of the Science|Business Network's eNewsletter, the European Parliament is proposing to spend € 1 million to improve long-term policy research in order to inform decisions... read more
Marie Curie Actions offer additional funding to existing or new regional and national fellowship programmes for research training and career development through the scheme which is called COFUND:Co-funding... read more
The 'European Researchers' Night' is a pan-European event involving a wide range of scientific and research organisations, including museums, laboratories and academic institutions, which host... read more
On 19-20 November, the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, FYR of Macedonia, plays host to high-level university experts and policy makers from some 18 countries to determine how entrepreneurship... read more
The BALWOIS 2010 Conference on Water Observation and Information Systems for Decision Support will take place in Ohrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, from May 25 to 29, 2010. It will deal with... read more
Submissions in the frame of the IPA Cross Border Programme Croatia – Montenegro in the fields of environment, nature, cultural heritage protection, joint tourism and cultural space are still possible... read more
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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.
