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The first call of the Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027 was just launched and is seeking ideas to make the DanubeRegion smarter, greener, more social & to improve regional governance for ... read more
BoostMeUp is the first pre-acceleration program in Montenegro intended for innovators, development teams in the early stages of an entrepreneurial venture, as well as entrepreneurs who intend to bring... read more
Innovation inspiration and investment - that's the motto of the newly formed startup program in Montenegro that is designed to help startups achieve greatness. They help founders solve problems typically... read more
An EU-backed study claims that climate change will raise wheat prices and hit yield harder in certain areas around the world. Wheat is a particularly important source of nutrition globally. It provides... read more
![[Call Announcement] European Biodiversity Partnership...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23241/thumbnail/biodiversa.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] European Biodiversity Partnership...")
The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+, co-funded by the European Union, has launched a call for research proposals on “Improved transnational monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change... read more
Fil Rouge Capital, a Venture Capital investment fund invested 100.000,00 EUR in OREA BiH This is the first investment by Fil Rouge Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The primary goal of Fil Rouge Capital... read more
EU4DigitalSME project, which is jointly financed by the European Union and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ) focuses on establishing... read more
The Commission has published on 22. September, the 2022 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The EIS provides a comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU countries, other European... read more
On September 21, representatives of the EU Delegation and the European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation visited Riinvest Institute as the local partner of the POLICY ANSWERS ... read more
EuroCC@Montenegro Conference HPC Conference by EuroCC/CASTIEL The international conference in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) – EUROCC/CASTIEL within the framework of the EuroCC... read more
The aim to increase social and economic value from knowledge and transform data and research results into sustainable products and solutions On 9 August 2022 the European Commission adopted a proposal... read more
A second year in a row, the Capital City of Podgorica in cooperation with ICT Cortex organized a public call for support to the start-up community in the ICT sector. The aim of the Call was to provide... read more
The Austrian journalist Alois Pumhösel covered our project based on interviews with project partners in an article originally published in German at Der Standard on 10.9.2022. Economies such... read more
POLICY ANSWERS supports the ERA-LEARN Initiative which currently conducts a survey among the decision makers and agencies from the EU and Associated countries. The goal of this survey is to learn... read more
POLICY ANSWERS is planning a set of dedicated, carefully selected activities in order to support change and increase impact on the ground in the Western Balkans (WB). These will foster participation in... read more
![[Call Announcement] DEADLINE EXTENSION : 2022 SAF€...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23190/thumbnail/0_safera2.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] DEADLINE EXTENSION : 2022 SAF€...")
The pre-proposal deadline for SAF€RA's 2022 call has been extended to September 22nd (from September 5th), by popular demand. See https://call.safera.eu/2022/ SAF€RA launched its seventh... read more
On 20 May 2022, Young Cities held its first ever Youth Policy and Engagement Forum in Skopje, North Macedonia, as part of its continuous efforts to build bridges between government institutions ... read more
“Be the change, you want, Be the hope, you wish, Mould your present to shape the future you deserve…” Caroline Ziadeh, SRSG and Head of UNMIK The Special Representative of the Secretary-... read more
If you ask Andjela Canacevic, a 12-year old Kosovo-Serb girl from Brezovica dressed in her yellow tiger-striped football jersey, who her sports idol is, she declares excitedly: “MBappe!” Lea Komoni... read more
The ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators closed on Thursday 18 August, with a record 277 applications submitted. After all proposals have been evaluated, three winners... read more
The COST Association used the opportunity of the International Youth Day to highlight COST Actions working toward intergenerational solidarity - the blogpost is available on the COST website (https://... read more
The first round of the Pulsar Mentoring Programme will be launched on 20 September 2022. Our goal is to help more women and gender minority groups flourish in their careers through our mentoring programme... read more
The Republic of Serbia and the EIT jointly commit to establishing an EIT Community Hub in Serbia. The Minister of Innovation and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Nenad Popović... read more
![[Call Announcement] 3rd IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23087/thumbnail/0_220715-webstory3.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] 3rd IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie...")
The application period is now open. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2022. For more information on how to apply, please go to this page. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship... read more
Share your experiences of and join us in celebrating the EU’s flagship programme supporting education, training, youth and sport at events and initiatives worldwide. Are you an ... read more
![[Document Announcement] Synergies in the research ...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23066/thumbnail/0_synergies.PNG/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] Synergies in the research ...")
Prague, 7-8 July On July 7-8, 2022, a conference on synergy in funding research and innovation in Europe was held in Prague, organized by the Czech Republic, which holds the Presidency of the Council... read more
![[Call Announcement] The EIT Digital Challenge 2022...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23060/thumbnail/0_eit_digital_challenge.PNG/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] The EIT Digital Challenge 2022...")
The EIT Digital Challenge, the leading competition for European digital deep tech companies, is now accepting applications. Fast-growing start-ups with existing customers - so called scaleups... read more
![[Document Announcement] Applicants' Manual for the...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23056/thumbnail/0_applicants_manual_danube.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] Applicants' Manual for the...")
The first call for proposals is going to be offically launched in September 2022. For your convenience, we have published the new applicants' manual presenting the main rules, requirements... read more
UNESCO provided technical support to a cooperative endeavour between the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federal Institute of Statistics and the Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics... read more
Pisa, 21 June 2022 – HSbooster.eu, the new service for Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 projects that will support their ability to uptake Standardisation, have officially released the first Open ... read more
![[Document Announcement] The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23042/thumbnail/0_The-2022-PF-Handbook.png/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship...")
The most popular handbook is updated and contains up-to-date tips and tricks on how to ace your MSCA PF proposal! This handbook is the continuation of the MSCA handbooks prepared within the Net4Mobility... read more
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Reference: HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01 Deadline: 14 Sep 2022 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish... read more
![[Call Announcement] “European Cluster Manager of the...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23037/thumbnail/1_euro_cluster_conf.PNG/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] “European Cluster Manager of the...")
The “European Cluster Manager of the Year" and “European Cluster Partnership of the Year” Awards are organised by the European Commission with the support of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform... read more
![[Call Announcement] EU Soil Mission: €95 million ...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23032/thumbnail/0_Soil_uZgN4vgQc69knP5sba19FMcQ_100537-hp.PNG/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] EU Soil Mission: €95 million ...")
The European Commission is looking for strategies for land decontamination and reuse, and innovative ideas on how to implement carbon-farming practices. The deadline to apply is 27 September 2022. ... read more
![[Call Announcement] Call for Applications to EU Award...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23025/thumbnail/0_PrizeGenderEqualityChampionsSM_LKSquareGeneralPrize_YlTzRjLkkd2nhgY6sbWqmIWlUgk_101315-hp.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] Call for Applications to EU Award...")
A new prize recognising academic and research organisations driving the change towards gender equality in research and innovation. On 14 July, the Commission launched the EU Award for Gender Equality... read more
The Commission has announced the results of the 2022 call for the European Universities initiative: with a record budget of €272 million from Erasmus+, 16 existing European Universities will continue ... read more
![[Document Announcement] Summary of the 13th Days of...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23010/thumbnail/0_Hvala-Partnerima.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] Summary of the 13th Days of...")
The 13th Days of Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS), the largest annual scientific and educational conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was held in Sarajevo... read more
![[Document Announcement] A Framework for Research Infrastructure...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23014/thumbnail/0_db4d5103d71ea070bd82845bf954ed26.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] A Framework for Research Infrastructure...")
For the first time, all WesternBalkans’ economies have their research infrastructure (RI) roadmaps in place. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and North Macedonia have created their RI roadmaps... read more
The European Commission has signed an agreement with Goethe-Institut to implement a new €21 million mobility scheme for artists and cultural professionals: Culture Moves Europe. read more
![[Call Announcement] Call for participation in Alliances...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/23018/thumbnail/0_alliances.JPG/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] Call for participation in Alliances...")
About the opportunity Alliances for Innovation aim to boost Europe’s innovation capacity through stronger cooperation and knowledge flow among higher education, vocational education and training (both... read more
A jury of six experts has shortlisted 11 project ideas for European Spaces of Culture to be developed into concrete projects for 2023. Following a call for ideas, the Preparatory Action European ... read more
The POLICY ANSWERS project is currently busy preparing Capacity Building Programmes for each of the Western Balkan economies under the leadership of the Institute Mihaijlo Pupin for this work package. ... read more
Driving Urban Transitions – Sustainable future for cities Driving Urban Transitions to a Sustainable Future (DUT) is the new programme of JPI Urban Europe starting in 2022. The DUT Partnership steps... read more
On 29 June 2022, the ETF hosted another in its series of Learning Connects discussions. The latest instalment brought an international panel together to discuss Impact investment for skills and societies... read more
![[Call Announcement] Become a Bosnia and Herzegovina...](https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/22972/thumbnail/0_apply-now-2022.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] Become a Bosnia and Herzegovina...")
educating, empowering, inspiring Whether you are a young aspiring technical & Natural sciences student looking to get ahead in your career, a global expert residing in the diaspora and looking... read more
The Commission has launched a dialogue with Member States on the joint creation of a Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage to help safeguard European cultural treasures through a digital infrastructure... read more
An interview with Emilija Andonova and Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska, Foundation for Management and Industrial Research We aim to present herewith some of the work in the "POLICY ANSWERS" project through... read more
A new free-of-charge innovation advisory support service has been launched: Horizon IP Scan, a Horizon Results Platform partner. The service is specifically targeted for SMEs participating in Horizon... read more
The EIT reports how the programme has seen a massive improvement in the Western Balkans (WB) compared to the past year in respect to its EIT Jumpstarter initiative on https://balkaninnovation.com/eit-... read more
Following months of preparations and proposal evaluations, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) today announced the winning team set to build EIT Culture & Creativity. The ... 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.
