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New pan-European research infrastructure such as CERN, the world's largest nuclear research organisation, is to be granted international organisation status and exempted from excise duty and VAT, EU research... read more
On June 3, 2009, Minister of Economy, Mr. Fatmir Besimi, and Minister of Education and Science, Mr. Pero Stojanovski of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia signed a declaration for the... read more
WBC-INCO.NET is collecting answers to an extensive questionnaire on the work of the National Contact Point (NCP) systems in the Western Balkan countries. It is very important to have a large quantitative... read more
The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of transport for each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop for... read more
Europe4Business has compiled an overview on the upcoming calls in the 7th Framework Programme which are expected to be launched in the next months. These calls will be based on the Workprogrammes for ... read more
The Dialogue Forum on ICT Research for the Western Balkan Countries was officially launched in Belgrade on May 21, 2009. Being conceived and supported within the FP7 funded Project WINS-ICT Western Balkan... read more
At the beginning of 2009, the European University Association (EUA) launched the project EUDIS (European Universities Diversifying Income Streams). EUDIS aims at mapping the status of income diversification... read more
The European Commission Directorate General for Research announced to publish new figures about the participation of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Cooperation Programme of the 7th Framework... read more
Bosnia and Herzegovina joins the COST family as a full member. read more
An open call for younger researchers to participate at the annual RRPP conference in Ohrid has been launched. The conference takes place on June 26-27, 2009. read more
Central Finance and Contracting Agency of the Republic of Croatia is seeking proposals for projects that will contribute to sustainable regional development and industry competitiveness of high value ... 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
On June 29, 2009 the EU Research Information Event “Towards Integration into the European Research Area” will be organized in Belgrade in close cooperation with DG Research, JRC and COST. &... read more
The International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation will be held in Madrid (SPAIN), on the 16th , 17th and 18th of November, 2009. Deadline for submission of abstracts is July 15, 2009. read more
Erasmus University Charter CALL 2010 - NEW TIMETABLE The European Commission has decided to change the timetable for the publication of the EUC call 2010. The EUC call which was before included in the... read more
A new EC-funded project on Realising and Managing International Research Infrastructures has recently taken up its work: RAMIRI. One of the project's main tasks is the organisation of three symposiums... read more
The European Science Foundation (ESF) invites scientists to submit proposals for high-level research conferences to take place in 2011 within the framework of its Research Conferences Scheme in the following... read more
The Croatian Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) is seeking proposals for projects that will contribute to sustainable regional development and industry competitiveness of high value added sectors... read more
The 'Marie Curie Actions' have long been one of the most popular and appreciated features of the Community Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development. They have developed significantly... read more
A regional meeting on NATURA 2000 (protection of sites for endangered habitats and species) will be held in Sarajevo on May 29, 2009. The event is organized by the Regional Environmental Center for Central... read more
On May 25, 2009, the European Commission presented the latest progress report on efforts by Western Balkan countries to meet criteria for joining the EU's visa-free travel area. The set benchmarks were... read more
Opening a conference on sustainable development in Brussels on May 26, 2009, European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik challenged a mixed audience of scientists, representatives from... read more
A new European Commission website (http://ec.europa.eu/research/research-for-europe/index_en.html) presents a selection of FP6 success stories. The projects presented give a good overall picture over ... read more
The INCO-Wiki compiles relevant information on International Cooperation activities in the 7th Framework Programme of the EU. It has an open philosophy (easy access, free information) and allows interaction... read more
The World University Service Austria (WUS Austria) Podgorica Office invites all interested candidates professors and assistants from the University of Montenegro and all Austrian universities to ... read more
The Austrian Science and Research Liaison office together with the Center for eGovernance Development for SEE, the Regional Cooperation Council and the UNESCO Venice Office are organising a Workshop on... read more
On May 7 to 8 May 2009, the conference and networking event "Research Connection 2009" took place in Prague under the Czech Presidency of the European Union. WBC-INCO.NET was present... read more
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is looking for experts for the evaluation of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The establishment of KICs aims at strengthening Europe... read more
The CREST Working Group on “Internationalisation of R&D - Facing the Challenge of Globalisation: Approaches to a Proactive International Policy in S&T” has finalised its work in the... read more
A recent report assesses the progress in implementing the Sevent European Framework Programme for Researach (FP7) and what remains to be done to fully reach its original objectives, i.e. to help ... read more
A brokerage event for scientists working in the field of health or biotechnology will take place in Prague, Czech Republic on June 4, 2009. The target of the meeting is to initiate cooperation in... read more
The RRPP (Swiss Regional Research Promotion Programme) Management has launched a call for project ideas, open to researchers from the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the FYR... read more
The Central European Initiative's Executive Secretariat offers ten post-doctoral fellowships in the context of the CEI Research Fellowship Programme – CERES, co-funded by the EC through its Seventh... read more
Grantseurope regularly publishes a free eNewsletter dealing with European funding and funded projects. To register for regular updates, please go to: http://www.grantseurope.eu/subscribe.html read more
Training possibilities at Joint Research Centre The JRC Enlargement and Integration Action for 2009 (E&IA 2009) has been published on the web page of the JRC at http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/enlargement... read more
Did you ever consider spending some time abroad to do research, persue a PhD programme or to hold lectures at a university in another country? WBC-INCO.NET has conprehensive information on grants... read more
FOCUS-BALKANS (Frameworks, Protocols and Networks for a better knowledge of food behaviors) is a three year European joint project of 15 research organisations implemented to attain better understanding... read more
The second Westbalkan Science Day, organised by the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices Ljubljana and Sofia (ASOs) will take place in Vienna on June 22, 2009. The event aims at establishing... read more
Fourty-six Education Ministers met at the biennial Bologna Ministerial Summit in Belgium on April 28/29, 2009. They adopted a Communiqué entitled "The Bologna process 2020 - The European Higher... read more
SEE-GRID-SCI (SEE-GRID eInfrastructure for regional eScience) is a 2 year project co-funded by the European Commission, which aims to leverage the eInfrastructure in South-East Europe to enable new ... read more
The new FP7-Transport (including Aeronautics) service has now been launched by CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service. With just one click, visitors to the new web pages now... read more
The King Baudouin Foundation offers grants of annually 10.000€ to five universities in the Western Balkans to organise activities to inform about and to promote studying abroad among students. Deadline... read more
The Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia launched the RTD Database in order to facilitate partner search. Serbian scientists are currently encouraged to enter... read more
In the frame of the Kosovo science week, a presentation of the organisation of Kosovar research institutions takes place at the Grand Hotel in Prishtina on May 5, 2009 at 10.00. The "Kosovo Science... read more
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) invites to the “LECTURE AND DISCUSSION WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER DR. JANEZ POTOČNIK” which will be held on May ... read more
Western Balkans ministers agreed on Arpil 24 in Sarajevo to launch preparations of a regional research strategy, under the auspices of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat and the Czech ... read more
Hungary is currently very active in expanding its bilateral cooperation with South East Europe. Currently calls for cooperation are open with Serbia and Romania, plans are expressed with Croatia and Greece... read more
Ten years after the historical Bologna Declaration that structurally reshaped European higher education, another Ministerial Conference on the Bologna Process will take place planned in Leuven/Louvain... read more
A call for bilateral S&T cooperation between res earchers from Serbia and Croatia is currently open. The deadline to submit proposals is June 1, 2009. read more
A new ERA for eInfrastructures in South East Europe has begun with the launch of the European project SEERA-EI (South East European Research Area for eInfrastructures). SEERA-EI kicked off in Athens on... 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.
