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Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Kosovo* addresses the following: Preparations in education and research are at an early stage. There has been no progress in this area over the last year. The quality of education needs to be considerably improved. In the coming year, Kosovo should in particular: → improve quality of education at all levels and improve access to quality education for marginalised groups, especially children with disabilities, Roma, Ashkali and ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Albania addresses the following: Preparations are at an early stage in the area of science and research. There was no progress in the past year. In the coming year, the country should in particular: → build capacity and increase investment in research to ensure integration into the European Research Area and contribute to the Innovation Union; → increase efforts for successful participation in the research and ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Bosnia and Herzegovina addresses the following: Preparations on education and research and innovation policy are at an early stage. There was no progress in these sectors but Bosnia and Herzegovina actively participated in different cultural programmes as well as research networks and activities. In the coming year, the country should in particular: → step up coordination and harmonisation of the legal framework on ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Montenegro addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in this chapter and some progress was made in the past year. In the coming year, Montenegro should in particular: → enhance efforts to increase investment in research, in particular through stimulating investment by the private sector; → increase and focus efforts on participation in the EU Programme 'Horizon 2020'. Montenegro participates in the ...

... it involves, is therefore a long-term investment in Europe's own security and prosperity". Common challenges The region has been seriously affected by the refugee crisis. Turkey is providing substantial support to more than 2 million Syrian refugees on its territory. The Western Balkans, in particular the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia, have managed a substantial amount of third country nationals transiting their countries since the beginning of the year.The migration challenge makes more than ever a case for increased cooperation with enlargement countries, and the EU is providing substantial support to this end. Fundamentals key to stability In ...

... with the reforms, in particular in the area of judiciary, fight against corruption and organised crime, freedom of expression, anti-discrimination, public administration reform and the economy. Equally important is to maintain the same level of commitment for further progress in normalisation of relations with Kosovo. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is at a relatively good level of legislative alignment. But the content of the wiretaps which have come into the public domain shows that the political system is seriously undermined by political interference and corruption. In June and July, I facilitated a political agreement with the help of MEPs Vajgl ...

... scientific research activities is not being implemented due to a lack of funding. The link between research and business remains weak. Kosovo participates in the EU research and innovation programme 'Horizon 2020' but the number of projects evaluated successfully and receiving funding is very small. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia There is a good level of preparation in the area of science and research. Good progress was made with respect to actions on innovation, and with initial and active participation in the EU Research and Innovation Programme "Horizon 2020". In the coming year, the country should focus on: → actions ...

10 key facts A total of 36 732 eligible proposals were submitted under Horizon 2020’s first 100 calls (FP7: 135 514), breaking down as follows: 29 794 full proposals in single-stage calls 5 617 outline proposals in the first stage of the two-stage calls 1 321 full proposals in the second stage of the two-stage calls In total, 31 115 full proposals were submitted. The total number of eligible applications in full proposals was 123 334 (FP7: 598 080). These eligible proposals requested a total EU ...

... 2020 Strategy). “Balkan Opinion Barometer”, a set of approximately 80 indicators showing the results of the public opinion survey on crucial economic and development issues in SEE and commissioned by Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) clearly shows that vast majority of interviewees in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia still prefer to work in the public sector (79%), only 16% prefer the employment in the private sector. Interestingly, 40% consider attending additional education / courses to help to find a job as not necessary and for almost 50% their education is not an obstacle in the ...

Conference topics: The social dimension of education ; Philosophy, education, freedom; The position of Albanians in the former Yugoslavia 1945-1990 ; Textbooks and learning; Contemporary educational policies ; Inclusion as the change of time; Critical thinking as an imperative of contemporary education; Integrations into the educational system; Affection and permanent education; Professional upgrading of contemporary teachers ...

Epoka University, in Tirana, in partnership with other universities from Albania, UK, USA, Turkey, Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Azerbaijan, organizes the 5th International Conference on European Studies (ICES'15). The conference titled the “Perspectives of Integration in the European Union: The Balkans’”, will be held on 6th and 7th of November in Tirana, Albania. Academics, scholars, professionals and students are invited to submit ...

... com/EUinmyregion Twitter: @EU_Regional @CorinaCretuEU #cohesionpolicy The first EU Transnational Cooperation Programme for the “Balkan-Mediterranean”, covering the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, was adopted today. Bringing together three EU countries (Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus) and two candidate countries (Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), it will focus on two priorities: boosting the competitiveness of the regional economy through entrepreneurship and innovation, and protecting the environment ...

The Program in a Nutshell 1. Pioneers of the Balkans Roadshow and promotion 584 teams applied from five countries: Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. 2. Education and preparation of the startups 300+ accepted were accepted to the program and prepared for their first pitch at semi-finals in Belgrade 3. Semifinals and Belgrade Venture Forum. During three days from 12-14th Nov in Belgrade our +300 teams are pitching behind the closed doors ...

... CYPRUS INSTITUTE LIMITED, Cyprus INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, Bulgaria INSTITUT ZA FIZIKU, Serbia NEMZETI INFORMACIOS INFRASTRUKTURA FEJLESZTESI IRODA, Hungary UNIVERSITATEA DE VEST DIN TIMISOARA, Romania UNIVERSITETI POLITEKNIK I TIRANES, Albania UNIVERZITET U BANJOJ LUCI, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA, Montenegro RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION OF MOLDOVA, Moldova INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, Armenia GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION, Georgia BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA*LIBRARY OFALEXANDRIA BIBALEX, Egypt MACHBA - INTERUNIVERSITY COMPUTATION CENTER ...

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The following indicative strategy papers are available for the countries in the region: (please find them attached) Indicative Strategy Paper for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014-2017) Indicative Strategy Paper for Albania (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for Kosovo (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for Montenegro (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for Serbia (2014-2020) Multi-Country Indicative Strategy Paper (2014-2020) Prepared in partnership with the beneficiaries, IPA II sets a new framework for providing pre-accession assistance for the period 2014-2020. The most important novelty of IPA ...

... of the Danube Region and Western Balkans, in order to support them in introducing and implementing EU acquis relevant to local and regional governments. The Second BACID Call for proposals has been launched and will support know-how transfer actions to the target countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo* and Moldova ...

... other distinguished guests. Source: Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) The RCC reports: Western Balkans ministers of science signed on September 18 in Split an agreement on establishment of the Western Balkans Research and Innovation Centre (WISE), gathering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo*, and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ...

The International Conference is addressed to: Academics, researchers and professionals with a particular interest related to the topics from all parts of the world. Senior and junior researchers are equally welcomed, different academic backgrounds are welcomed. Post-graduate students, doctoral candidates and young researchers are welcome to submit a paper. Students of Master Program Studies. Representatives of NGOs and activists willing to present their work or projects with impact on or ...

Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. Most importantly, this package includes the annual Enlargement Strategy Paper which sets out the way forward for the coming year and takes stock of the progress made over the last twelve months by each candidate country and potential candidate. In addition to this strategy paper, the package contains the so-called Progress ...

The final publication of EVAL-INNO highlights the strategic importance of evaluations, which are challenged by increasingly differentiated innovation policy and funding mixes, and are made all the more important by progressively more leveraged national budgets for research, technological development and innovation, as well as the need to develop and evaluate policies which bridge traditional policy fields. This publication presents the tangible evidence of the progress made by the EVAL-INNO ...

The development of Business Incubators (BI) and Science and Technology Parks (STP) is one of the most efficient instruments for boosting the local economic development. This topic was recognized as highly important by WBCInno partners, which was the main motive to elaborate the Strategic Development Plan for BIs/STPs in WBC region. This Strategic Plan presents the trends in the development of BIs and STPs at EU and world level as well as the current state in WBC region in this area. This gave ...

... nbsp;to strengthen Kosovo’s research and innovation capacity through boosting investment in the sector and by taking action to facilitate the integration of Kosovo into the European Research Area and its contribution to the Innovation Union. FYR of Macedonia Chapter 25: Science and research The country’s participation in the EU framework programme for research (FP7) continued to increase. The overall success rate is 15.9 %, compared to the EU average of 21.6 %. The number of small and medium-sized enterprises involved in FP7 research projects increased but ...

... One year after the Berlin Western Balkans Summit, the heads of government, foreign ministers and economics ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, last year’s host Germany, future hosts France and Italy, representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service and International Financial ...

... ERI SEE towards an increased use of the European cooperation instruments and funds. One year after the Berlin Western Balkans Summit, the heads of government, foreign ministers and economics ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, last year’s host Germany, future hosts France and Italy, representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service and International Financial Institutions ...

The Joint Science Conference is one of the pillars of the Western Balkans Process (also known as the Berlin Process), which was officially launched with the 1st Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin by the German Chancellor Merkel on 28 August 2014. Being aware of the importance of education, science and research for the overall success of the EU-integration efforts of the Western Balkans, the political umbrella of the Western Balkans Process has entrusted the German National Academy of ...

The Joint Science Conference is one of the pillars of the Western Balkans Process (also known as the Berlin Process), which was officially launched with the 1st Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin by the German Chancellor Merkel on 28 August 2014. The joint statement of the Joint Science Conference can be downloaded below in a short and extended version in several languages. It entails recommendations reflecting the voice of science and that are addressed at policymakers of the Western ...

Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is a network of 15 civil society organizations from 10 countries and territories in South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Romania, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey). Vision, mission & goals History Members Structure Statute & Strategy Annual Reports Partners and Donors http://www.balkancsd.net/

The report presents the results of the RCC-commissioned survey of business sentiment in SEE on crucial economic and development issues, intended to engage more closely the business community in context of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy. The survey was carried out in December 2014 by GfK, and was conducted face to face with 1400 companies of different size and different business areas, which are not majority-owned by the state or government, in all seven economies covered by the Strategy. Regional ...

The report presents the results of the RCC-commissioned survey of public opinion of SEE citizens on crucial economic and development issues, intended to engage more closely the general public in context of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy. The survey was carried out in December 2014 by GfK, and was conducted face to face with 7000 respondents, in all seven economies covered by the Strategy. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) http://www.rcc.int/pubs/25/balkan-opinion-barometer-2015

The goal of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), is to improve living conditions in the region and bring competitiveness and development back in focus, closely following the vision of the EU strategy Europe 2020. It stresses out the shared vision of the SEE economies to open up to 1 million new jobs by 2020, by enabling employment growth from 39% to 44%, increase of total regional trade turnover by more than double from 94 to 210 ...

It was chaired by Xavier Prats Monné, Director General for Education and Culture at the European Commission, and brought together six education ministers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as well as their key staff. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama came for the opening of the meeting. Ministerial meeting This year was the first time that the ministers reported on the developments in higher education since 2013, based on the commitments they presented during the 2nd WB PET Ministerial ...

The official conclusions have been prepared for the most of the meetings (starting with the Paris meeting), which summarized main points of the discussion and highlighted specific follow-up activities. 1st Steering Platform Meeting and Launch Event: Vienna, June 26, 2006 2nd Steering Platform Meeting: Berlin, March 29, 2007 3rd Steering Platform Meeting: Thessaloniki, October 29, 2007 4th Steering Platform Meeting: Ljubljana, June 26, 2008 5th Steering Platform Meeting: Paris, December ...

Please find attached progress reports prepared by WBC and other countries and stakeholder on recent developments regarding RTI cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan countries. Steering Platform on Research for WBC

The final agenda is available below for download as well as the progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries.These reports are to be presented by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries during the meeting. The event is organised back-to-back with an event of the Danube-INCO.NET project. For all further information see www.danube-inco.net For questions, please contact Ms. Ildikó ...

Due to some organisational issues, the 2nd strategic workshop for Western Balkan NCPs was not organised in Montenegro (as previously foreseen in DoW) but in Krems, Austria on November 18-19, 2013. The aim of this Workshop was to offer an outline of the European Research Area funding opportunities, with special focus on Horizon 2020 and multilateral programmes and at the same time to offer stimulating and engaging networking opportunities with Austrian NCPs and students of the Master course in ...

The Regional Energy Research Priorities identified during the consultation session in the field of Energy are (no preference is given by the order): Integral management of river basins Bio gas production from waste Second generation bio-fuels Small hydro–grid connection, system integration, operation and control Geothermal heat-pumps in energy efficient buildings Zero energy buildings Cross-Cutting Priorities identified are: Coordination of national R&D projects – regional Research ...

... nbsp; and Research in WBC – WBC-INCO.NET’s Findings” includes several reports compiled by the project WBC-INCO.NET on the situation of Science and Research in the Western Balkans and the coordination of relevant policies and initiatives in: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo*. The third part “WBC Innovation Systems in Focus” at hand puts the focus on Innovation and discusses a broad range of topics – from innovation infrastructures, needs and capacities to smart specialisation, innovation and brain drain and RTDI evaluation. This third part includes also some of the ...

Special double issue of Hélice: volume 2 (4) 2013, and volume 3 (1) of 2014. This combined issue addresses the Triple Helix Framework in a context of global change, whether continuing, mutating, or unraveling, as it was presented and discussed at the Triple Helix 11th international conference on 8-10 July 2013 in London, UK. This special issue includes papers from various countries, representing the application and utilization of Triple Helix framework in pursuing different ...

... know-how they have to a higher level than if they had developed it on their own. Various studies have emphasised the importance of regional exchanges of knowledge, both for companies and for the region itself. Part IV describes the pilot project of Soft Landing Platforms in Albania and FYR of Macedonia. SOFTLANDING has the objective to offer companies professional consulting and management services, which are necessary for a company to become established and begin commercial activities in an international scale. The pilot-project SOFTLANDING aims for the internationalisation of an innovative business. The created collaborations with partners from different regions and countries ...

Proposals are invited from economists and other social scientists. Projects with a significant commercial aspect or those that seek the funding of the dissemination of previous results (such as book preparation) rather than original research are explicitly excluded. Proposals must be postmarked by 31 May 2014. For further information and details please see the attachment. Questions and inquiries may be addressed to: research.competition@wiiw.ac.at The Vienna Institute for International Economic ...

... Innovation; General Secretariat for Research and Technology on behalf of the current Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Ministry of Education and Sports (Albania); Ministry of Civil Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia); Ministry of Education and Science (FYR of Macedonia); Ministry of Science (Montenegro) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia) as well as messages from WBC-INCO.NET partners are included as introductory part of this publication. At this point we would like to express once again our deepest appreciation for the support and commitment to the WBC-INCO ...

Purpose The purpose of the consultancy is to assist in the implementation of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 – Jobs and Prosperity in a European Perspective (hereinafter: “SEE 2020” or “Strategy”), particularly in the area of Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation under the Smart Growth pillar of the Strategy. The main expected output is development of a detailed programme of actions for improving technology transfer and scientific parks in the region, including outlining elements ...

FYR of Macedonia In the light of the current transport situation, Macedonia’s capital has joined CIVITAS RENAISSANCE to benefit from the know-how and best practice of other CIVITAS cities. Skopje is working on a strategy for the development of a sustainable urban transport system with a particular focus on the development of public transport. The quality of the service will be ...

This Platform aims to support the development and growth of a range of KTT activities including commercialisation of research, collaboration between universities and enterprises, and establishing start-ups and spin-offs. It also considers the issues of managing and supporting these activities to optimise success as well as considering ways in which success can be measured and reported. The report recognises that different universities are at different stages of development, have different ...

Mapping of innovation potential at the University of Novi Sad was conducted in terms of identifying and collecting the data on research infrastructure, laboratories, centers, research teams with noteworthy results, developed technologies and knowledge, offered commercial services and trainings, licenses and patents, etc. The Catalogue includes well-structured information on available capacities to be involved in knowledge transfer, applied research and potential for innovations into market for ...

The development of Business Incubators (BI) and Science and Technology Parks (STP) is one of the most efficient instruments for boosting the local economic development. This topic was recognized as highly important by WBCInno partners, which was the main motive to elaborate the Strategic Development Plan for BIs/STPs in WBC region. This Strategic Plan presents the trends in the development of BIs and STPs at EU and world level as well as the current state in WBC region in this area. This gave ...

EURAXESS FYRo Macedonia is a tool that helps you find research jobs in Macedonia. EURAXESS Service Centre helps you -free of charge- with the practical information about research, job funding opportunities and other practical information in relocating to Macedonia. EURAXESS Services Centres Skopje Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts Bul. Krste Misirkov, 2, P.O. Box 428 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Tel ...

... It asks particularly whether own migration or migration of (male) family members have any impact on the woman’s empowerment in traditionally patriarchal societies of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia. learn more 31.01.2014 Country-specific policy briefs on media assistance are now online Four country-specific policy briefs point out main characteristics of international media assistance in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia, its challenges and successes. They have been prepared as a part of the project "Development ...

... Agriculture and Forestry - Front page and Content Yaacov PERZELAN, Sharon ALKALAI-TUVIA, Tamar WEINBERG and Elazar FALLIK - 1-MCP AND MELON AFTER HARVEST: OPTIMAL APPLICATION AND THE INFLUENCE ON DIFFERENT CULTIVARS Hamid EL BILALI, Aleksandra DESPOTOVIC, Sinisa BERJAN, Noureddin DRIOUECH, Jelena PETROVIC, Mirko KULINA, Konstantin RUSEVSKI - ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: POTENTIAL, GOVERNANCE, POLICY FRAMEWORK AND MARKET Valbona SOTA, Efigjeni KONGJIKA - SLOW GROWTH IN VITRO CONSERVATION OF ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA MILL Oljača V. M., Raičević D., Ercegović Đ., Vukić Đ., Oljača I. Snežana, Radojević R., Zivković M., Gligorević K., Pajić M., Spalevic V, Ružičić L - ASPECTS OF USING MACHINERY AND TOOLS IN ...

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