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As part of the series of regional capacity building efforts within the POLICY ANSWERS project, the stakeholders of North Macedonia are planning a variety of activities to be held in the first half of ... read more
The Riinvest Institute as partner of the POLICY ANSWERS project aims to develop the capacities in the countries of the Western Balkans to develop research and innovations, especially in the field of the... read more
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If you are an Albanian SME aiming to apply to EU funding programmes such as Eureka, COST, Horizon, EIC, EIT, SMART4ALL etc. involving at least one EU partner - this opportunity is for you! There is... read more
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Below we present Terms of Reference for Expert Services for Preparation of the Report and Policy Recommendations for Advancing Financing Sources, Policies and Procedures for Research and Innovation in... read more
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the InnoDIGI/EU4DigitalSME team will hold a hybrid event where Mr. Stefano Ellero, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation, Eva Näher, ... read more
The Blue Economy has been highlighted as a important sector for Albania offering the potential for economic growth, new jobs and prosperity. As part of the Policy Answers capacity building activities... read more
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is launching the EIT Campus – bringing together all EIT entrepreneurship education and skill development activities offered by the Institute... read more
Interreg ADRION Programme will fund five (5) new projects under the 5th Extraordinary Call for Proposals. Around MEUR 4,10 (3,1 ERDF and 0,97 IPA) will support their upcoming... read more
This year marks the return of the Digital Education Hackathon (DigiEduHack) for its scaled up and expanded fourth edition. DigiEduHack 2.0 – the consortium After a completed open call for tenders... read more
Support to Horizon Europe Project Proposal Preparation – Workshop within POLICY ANSWERS project activities University of Sarajevo organised a workshop Support to Horizon Europe Project Proposal Preparation... read more
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WB6 CIF invites the companies from Western Balkans Six (WB6) region to participate in Open call for regional competition Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF) is a joint initiative... read more
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WB6 CIF invites small and medium companies (SMEs) from Western Balkans Six (WB6) region to participate in Technical Assistance program for entering the European and global markets Western Balkans... read more
In 2017, the Republic of Albania initiated the preparatory process for developing the country's Smart Specialization Strategy (S3), under the supervision and guidance of the Joint Research Centre. ... read more
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Five Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the EIT are launching the New European Bauhaus Booster 2.0 today. On a mission to foster the New European Bauhaus transformation, EIT Digital... read more
In the week from Nov 21st until Nov 25th 2022 representatives of the University of Sarajevo – Research Department visited Copenhagen Business School (CBS) to participate in a capacity building study visit... read more
30/11/2022 – The OECD South East Europe Regional Programme and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement are launching a four-year project in the Western Balkans (... read more
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After more than three years and huge efforts, dedication and collaboration by WBAA volunteers from the Research Team, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Austria, the Service Provider for WBAA... read more
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What are the linkages between youth development, gender equality, and social cohesion challenges? Lattanzio KIBS launches a call for candidates to develop youth-led research in Albania, Bosnia and ... read more
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The Austrian parliament is looking for the 6 best applicants from the WB6 National Parliaments, who want to shape the regional and European collaboration by using their knowledge and enthusiasm in applying... read more
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The European Commission’s Directorate for Research & Innovation is organising an awareness raising campaign on knowledge valorisation, with the aim to introduce this policy and demonstrate how to ... read more
The SMART Balkans Project announced four public Calls for Applications SMART Balkans Project, funded by the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is implemented by consortium of organizations: Centar... read more
Research Infrastructures (RI) are proven to have a powerful social and economic impact, helping to solve global challenges, but also to attract the best talents. One of the challenges in the Western... read more
On 28 November 2022, representatives of the University of Sarajevo participated in the event titled “The Future of Open Science in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, where improvements in the field of Open Science... read more
The University of Sarajevo is one of 13 consortium partners within the RESILIENCE project (REligious Studies Infrastructure: tooLs, Expert, conNections and CEenters). RESILIENCE is a unique, interdisciplinary... read more
The Government of Canton Sarajevo in coordination with the Ministry of Science, Higher Education, and Youth has allocated funds in the amount of 2.556.460 EUR (equivalent of 5,000,000 BAM... read more
The 2023 Calls for Research Infrastructures have been published with the new Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 Horizon Europe’s Research Infrastructures actions support the development of an... read more
The Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science-University of Sarajevo presented the renovated laboratories and high-tech equipment as part of the modernization process. The laboratory renovation ... read more
In May 2022 the first Laboratory for production and prototyping INNO FAB LAB was open within the Faculty of Technology and Mettalurgy in Skopje. Under the mentorship of academic professors and experts... read more
Council of the EU - Press Release - 2 December 2022 The Council has adopted conclusions on research infrastructures (RIs), which are a cornerstone in the development of the European Research Area... read more
15 Dec 2022 | News - Science Business By Florin Zubașcu "The Swedish government will kick off its presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 January, with work on a swathe of science and technology... read more
The JRC has launched 8 calls to access its non-nuclear research infrastructures in Ispra (IT), its nuclear research infrastructures in Karlsruhe (D) and Petten (NL). The Nanobiotechnology Laboratory... read more
The calls for Horizon Europe Cluster2: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society are now open! Apply for EU funding for your research in misinformation, democracy, Cultural Heritage, the creative... read more
The MSCA Information Day, which took place on 24 November 2022 in Tirana, Albania, provided an excellent opportunity for participants to be informed about the implementation and financial management of... read more
An interview with Dijana Štrbac, Task Leader, Institute Mihajlo Pupin, Serbia This interview is part of a series that shall inform interested readers about the concrete initiatives and outcomes of ... read more
A three-day workshop on project proposal writing was held at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka (UNIBL) from October 21 to November 9. This was a kick-off activity for the... read more
The Commission has adopted today the main Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24, with around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe to pursue breakthrough solutions for environmental... read more
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Starting today, the Commission is opening applications for the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023. Following the successful last two editions that received over 3,000 entries from all EU Member States, ... read more
30-11-2022 The budget of the new Interreg Danube Region Programme is 266 million euros. It is financed by European funds and its aim is to support the development and implementation of cooperation... read more
The funding opportunities available under Horizon Europe are defined every year in the corresponding annual work programme. The work programmes for 2023-2024 have been pre-published. Pre-publication... read more
A Call for Submission of Good Practices in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) from the Western Balkans has been launched by the WBC-RRI.NET project in February 2022 with a deadline for September... read more
Originally published as News article - 1 December 2022 - by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission Today, the Commission launched the largest public consultation ever... read more
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This call is for the first online workshop from a series of four workshops. The calls for the other workshops will be opened in the coming weeks, separately. You can find more information on the series... read more
The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment sets a shared direction for changes in assessment practices for research, researchers and research performing organisations, with the overarching goal to... read more
For the first time ever, Erasmus+ will feature a new action to support mobility for sport coaches and other sport staff. This action will give the opportunity to grassroots sport organisations to... read more
The Commission launched the call for proposals under the European Solidarity Corps for 2023. The European Solidarity Corps is an EU programme for young people who wish to engage in solidarity activities... read more
On 23 November 2023, the Commission launched the call for proposals for 2023 under the Erasmus+ programme. With an annual budget of €4.2 billion, Erasmus+ is increasing its support for inclusion, active... read more
Elettra has just opened a call for Scientists from Western Balkans for synchrotron radiation research at its Western Balkans initiative! The calls aims at training promising scientists from WB in techniques... read more
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The Open Call 2023 is now open. The next collection date will be 25 October 2023 at 12.00 (noon) CEST Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological... read more
COST supports Open Access, a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost. It is important to ensure that the COST Actions’ scientific... read more
26 Oct 2022 | News The European Commission is to set up a monitoring system to track attempts to level up R&D capacity across the EU. That should point the way to improving the performance of... 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.
