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Having accomplished the priority setting process in the fields of ICT and AgroFood in the beginning of 2009 (the WBC-INCO.NET journal reported in its Spring 2009 issue), three more consultation sessions were organised on the themes of Health (May 12 – 13, 2009 in Tirana/Albania), Transport (May 19 – 20, 2009 in Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Environment (June 16 – 17, 2009 in Skopje/FYR of Macedonia). Through a sound preparatory work, comprehensive national background reports on the S&T systems and the priority setting in the WBCs could be generated. The sessions ...

... a fund of excellence in 2008 to stimulate the research studies of PhD candidate students. In March 2009, 61 Albanian nationals studying and/or working abroad were recruited to work in universities as part of the Brain Gain Programme. As an associated country to the 7th EC Research Framework Programme, Albania increased its participation and was successful, among others, in research projects with European partners in the areas of transport, infrastructures, health and international co-operation. However, administrative and research capacity remains weak. Poor definition of responsibilities and of funds allocation hinders implementation of the Law on Scientific Research that merged most ...

... and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the candidate and potential candidates over the next years. ALBANIA 2009 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010, October 2009. European Commission

WINS-ICT deliverable D16 sets the main ICT related funding opportunities currently accessible from the Western Balkan region. The main objective of the deliverable is to document the relation between critical existing needs of the ICT RTD system in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC) and the currently available funding programs. In detail, it focuses on the correspondence between these two components: the needs and the offer (e.g. need to support young ICT researchers through the specific ...

On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the ...

... and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the candidate and potential candidates over the next years. ALBANIA 2009 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010, October 2009. European Commission

On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the ...

... recommend the opening of accession negotiations. Presenting the enlargement package, Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn said: "The enlargement strategy we present today is a demonstration of our commitment to the European future of the Western Balkans and Turkey. In these difficult times of economic crisis, the membership applications of Albania and Montenegro highlight our Union's continued power of attraction and our role in promoting stability, security and prosperity. Iceland's application adds a new dimension to our enlargement agenda." Visa-free travel for citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia at the beginning of 2010 will bring ...

... countries with a total population of 200 million and presents one of the most diverse and complex transnational co-operation areas in Europe. It is the only transnational programme area with such a large number of non-EU countries participating (candidates, potential candidates and third countries). The eligible area for TCP-SEE comprises Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of Moldova and parts of Ukraine. http://www.southeast-europe.net ...

... A Ministerial level conference on renewable energy cooperation between the EU, the Mediterranean and the Gulf countries took place in Brussels on October 9, 2009, aiming to forge increased political support for closer cooperation in this field, and help to find concrete solutions to the challenges ahead. High-level representatives of Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro were present at the meeting along with delegates from many other countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East ...

"We shall take advantage of the Foreword to answer a seemingly simple question: Why does Serbia need a strategy in the area of science and technology? Technology is all around us. All of us will agree that the only sustainable position of Serbia in the 21st century is one in which it is involved in areas of industry generating a high value added, in other words - knowledge. We are all proud of our famous scientists. Every scientific event, such as the Science Festival, attracts a lot of ...

Eligible to apply for a Kokkalis Fellowship are natives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey who are applying to one of the following Master’s degrees at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Administratiion in International Development ...

The ad hoc committee "Inter Academy Council of the National Academies of South East Europe" unites the following participant Academies of Science / Academies of Science and Arts of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The IACSEE was founded with the Venice Declaration on 19 November, 2001, "aware of the tragic events of the recenty years in the region and taking into account the necessity to secure substainable ...

On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Platform Meeting taking place in Zagreb on October 29, 2009. Please visit this page again if you are searching for a particular country report which is not available yet because further reports ...

The document gives an overview of selected economic indicators for South East Europe (SEE) for the first six months of 2009. Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat: South East Europe Economic Indicators. 18 September 2009 RCC Secretariat

... website. Source: RCC. Based on the decision of the Governing Board of the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE), the ERI SEE Agency invites applications for the position of the Executive Director of the ERI SEE Agency. Citizens of the Istanbul Memorandum of Understanding signatory parties (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, UNMIK/Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Serbia) are eligible for applying and are kindly invited to submit their application within 30 days deadline (starting on September 11, 2009 ...

... of the work to be described in the final paper. We strongly encourage the submission of abstracts electronically. If you prefere, abstracts can be sent by e-mail (arjetatroshani@yahoo.com), fax: 00 355 22243747 or mail to Economic Faculty, Shkodra University “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Sheshi “2 prilli, Shkoder, Albania. Please include your name, full address and conference topic on all submissions. Final acceptance will be based on the full-length paper , which if accepted for publication, must be presented at the conference. The language of the conference will be English. Fee and accommodation information The participation fee is 50 Euro ...

... 00 CET Please find all further information on the Call website. As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects was published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. The participating countries are: Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), EU Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania and Slovenia) and Turkey as an FP7 Associated Country ...

Within Work Package 2 of the WBC-INCO.NET project, the priority setting process took place with the main aim to identify joint RTD priorities and potentials for the region of the Western Balkans, all in accordance with the proposed sound methodology, and in a transparent way. Based on the consultation of governmental stakeholders from the region, the initially intended nine workshops, dedicated to different priorities of FP7 Cooperation Programme, were reduced to five, aimed at priorities with ...

... participants are expected to form a project coordination body, in compliance with the Joint Statement adopted at the Ministerial Conference, which will be in charge of Strategy production. The event aims to gather experts from ministries of science and research of the RCC members from South East Europe (SEE), including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and UNMIK/Kosovo, members of scientific institutions from the region, and representatives of relevant international organisations and stakeholders. Project coordinator Elke Dall of the Centre for Social Innovation participates on behalf of WBC-INCO.NET. The Regional Strategy for ...

The present White paper offers strategic recommendations for further activities of the SEE-ERA. NET consortium together with other major stakeholders throughout Europe. In a separate paper, the Joint Action Plan, concrete implementation scenarios for these activities are provided. Building on each other’s strengths and common interests and acknowledging recent challenges faced by the integration process, the authors deal on the one hand with the national and transnational framework for ...

The present report deals with structures and procedures of existing national S&T programmes targeting SEE and contains a SWOT analysis of bilateral S&T co-operation programmes with South-Eastern Europe. The conclusions of the comparative analysis can be summarised as follows: ➤ All of the SEE-ERA.NET countries aim to increase their own competitiveness, but the R&D expenditure – except for Austria, France and Germany – is far lower especially compared to the Barcelona ...

The present study by SEE-ERA:NET WP6 leader Anca Ghinescu and her colleague Lucia Popescu deals with the mobility needs and career development opportunities of scientists in South East Europe and presents a numbre of European and national initiatives concerning the mobility needs and career development opportunities in South East Europe. Anca Ghinescu/Lucia Popescu (Eds. on behalf of the SEE-ERA.NET consortium): Study on the Mobility needs and career development opportunities in South East ...

In August 2007, the “White Paper on overlaps, gaps and opportunities in view of the extension of bilateral RTD programmes and initiatives towards multilateral approaches” and its accompanying Joint Action Plan were finalised as SEE-ERA.NET deliverables. Since then, the White Paper has been widely distributed. Some of the proposed actions of the Joint Action Plan already have been implemented (e.g. in the framework of the WBC-INCO.NET project), some just started, and some remain ...

"The deliverable D.6.1 “Report on the outcome of the mobility conference for Young Scientists with relevant stakeholders in SEE and EU” is one of the results of WP6: Implementation of a SEE-ERA.NET Regional Programme for Cooperation with South-East Europe (ReP-SEE). The main purpose of the work package is to develop a ReP-SEE and in particular, following the previous activities, to develop a specific programme targeting the young scientists and the development of their carrier ...

Department for Public Health Care at the state supported university in Vlora, Albania, founded as Universiteti Teknologjik Ismail Qemali i Vlorës in 1994. yllanaj@univlora.edu.al

The registration dates vary depending on the country: August 10 - 24 for trainees from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, August 25 - September 7 for Albania, and dates starting from Mid-September for the other Western Balkan countries (to be announced on the CBIB website). Each training session will last two or three days, depending on the previous knowledge and experience of the applicants, and will cover the main steps in preparing a project and completing the ...

... registered. On the basis of this database, organisations can express their interest to participate in a project by presenting their organisation, their skills and added value to it. EUREKA in the WBC Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia are members of EUREKA ; furthermore EUREKA NIPs exist in Albania and Bosnia-Hercegovina. For further information, please contact office@profactory.eu. Go to the database. EUREKA has a new database available for researchers in the fields of automation, lasers, materials, robotics and production technologies. This database serves as a tool to enhance the possibility of finding suitable partners to build ...

The Department’s mission is to assist the Government of Albania in ensuring that policy coordination, at the strategic level, occurs within the Integrated Planning System framework, leading to greater effectiveness, transparency and accountability. http://www.dsdc.gov.al

... 17/12/2009 17:00 Topics in This Call: Activity/ Area Topics called Funding Schemes REGPOT-2010-1. Unlocking and developing the research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions Any research topic covered by the EC FP7 CSA-SA (Support Action) All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are eligible for participation. More details on the call: Particular requirements for participation: The projects must be proposed by a single public or private research entity of significant size such as University Departments, Faculties, specialised Research Institutes ...

... regions of the WBC, qualified in any S&T field within the scope of Community research eligible under the EC FP7, to become actively integrated in the ERA. Particular requirements for participation Applicants should be established in the Western Balkan Countries' regions quivalent to convergence regions. All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for participation. The projects must be proposed by a single public or private research entity of significant size. These research entities must not be a subsidiary or branch of another legal entity established in a different country. The projects must ...

The University of Vlora was created in 1994 as a technological university. It started with a few hundred students and today is the second biggest university in Albania with nearly 15 000 students. It still keeps its focus on technology, but it has expanded in economics and finance, education, medicine, and law. The UV is located in the heart of Vlora, in Skela region, near the Port of Vlora, a few hundred meters from the coast and overlooking ...

... RRPP had approved earlier this year. In the concluding session, participants and members of the RRPP Scientific and Steering Board expressed their overall satisfaction with the outcome of the conference, and shared their opinion about possible future interventions within the programme. Next year's annual conference is planned to beheld in Albania, which, together with Kosovo (UN Resolution 1244), was also included in the latest call for RRPP research projects that had closed just days before the Ohrid conference. Source: RRPP website http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/rrpp-annual-conference-ideology-democracy-and-social-change-in-the-western-balkans-challenges-for-th The conference reports are available from http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/events Ohrid, FYR of ...

Formulated with UNESCO’s technical expertise and advice, on the basis of extensive national consultation with a large panel of representatives of the scientific community and of Ministries, the strategy constitutes the first step towards building a ‘knowledge-based’ economy and society in Albania. It provides the country’s medium-term vision for the period 2009-2015 with regard to science and research while focusing on ‘’the achievement of excellence in a small number of priority areas by 2015, through the concentration of national and international resources and in close cooperation with Europe ...

... Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) [is] the first document of this kind that will comprise the long-term platform of development, research and innovation in our country for the period 2009– 2015." (preface). National Strategy of Science, Technology and Innovation 2009–2015. Final Draft, Tirana, 2009. Republic of Albania - Council of Ministers. http://www.dsdc.gov.al/dsdc/pub/national_strategy_of_science_technology_and_innovation_final_draft_381_1.pdf

In its recent FP7 Progress Report, the EC included an analysis of the key achievements it has made in its efforts to facilitate participation in the Framework Programme. So far, the period has seen the establishment of the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) and the Research Executive Agency (REA). In addition, recent months have seen the launch of a new Participants Portal, with the aim of providing one central point of contact between all participants and the EC. It already ...

... Lithuania Western Balkan Universities Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia University of Belgrade, Serbia University of Montenegro, Montenegro University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Novi Sad, Serbia University of Prishtina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999) University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Tirana, Albania University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Source and further information: http://www.joineusee.eu, as accessed on July 24, 2009. The new scholarship scheme JoinEU-SEE aims at academic exchange between Western Balkan countries and EU & Candidate countries. It comprised scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students and staff ...

... Selected young scientists from ASA will take part in an intensive Research Training Programme carried out in Albania. The programme will comprise of lectures about theoretical and practical issues of managing international research projects, traineeship for selected candidates and final Brokerage Events for linking with research projects under formulation. The result of the programme will be a group of young ASA scientists, who will have a good understanding ...

... of ecologic al quality ratios (EQR) and computer-based modelling and simulation for the target region. 5. Make recommendations for sustainable development policy The TRABOREMA Project will stabilise and reinforce research potential in the field of integrated management of regional water resources planning and policy in a transboundary lake region between Albania, FYROM and Greece. Using the EU Water Framework Directive as a guideline, the Consortium, which also includes universities specialised in environmental issues from Austria and Spain, will design and implement a monitoring system in the catchment to Lake Prespa. Together they will research upstream/downstream water user demands to determine ...

Further, PhD students and a post-doctoral researcher of UPT will be sent to Ghent for a period of three months to carry out specific research experiments and receive specialised training. To support the improvement of the materials resources, equipment for quality control of textiles will be purchased, as well as didactic equipment, books and magazines. Further the process of accreditation of the Physical Mechanical and Chemical Laboratory of Textiles by an international accreditation body ...

... cost-effectively develop, and, on the other hand, Western Balkan Public Administrations and Suppliers to easily adopt and use interoperable, user-friendly, secure and EU compliant electronic Public Procurement solutions". The usability of the ELLECTRA-WeB Application Framework will be demonstrated by developing, testing and evaluating 4 distinct electronic Public Procurement solutions in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia, respectively. The ELLECTRA-WeB project involves 3 EU technology partners, 4 IT consulting companies / research organizations from the Western Balkan Region and public administrations representing all Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Serbia. Western Balkan countries ...

... policy makers and stakeholders from Western Balkans such as relevant Governmental Organizations (Ministries), Public News Agencies and citizens into the e-Democracy processes, supported through a unified environment, under a set of specified procedures and a common code of ethics. The project brings together 8 partners representing three Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Serbia and FYROM) as well as two Member States (Greece and United Kingdom). The project's primary aim is to establish an important communication and information management network hosted by the National News Agencies of the Western Balkan countries. WEB.DEP http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document ...

... Balkans and EU neighbouring counties. Therefore, the service will be developed according to the Service-Oriented Architecture approach that allows for easy access and seamless integration with legacy systems. The RACWeB project involves 4 EU technology/scientific partners, 4 central customs administrations along with 3 IT consulting companies / research organizations from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia respectively. The duration of the project is 30 months. The RACWeB project aims to improve the Western Balkans and EU neighbouring countries customs efficiency and transparency in risk assessment by enhancing the identification of risk profiles through the utilisation of data mining techniques ...

... in Europe has been evaluated in the Data Food Networking (DAFNE) initiative, which has developed the methods for harmonizing HBS data of 16 European countries The DAFNE-WBC project aims to apply the DAFNE methods for developing a food databank based on HBS data in order to assess food habits in Albania, Bulgaria and Croatia; to evaluate their association with the prevalence of post-conflict nutrition-related chronic diseases; and to develop national and international nutrition interventions in the region. DAFNE-WBC http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_LANG=EN&PJ_RCN=8819300&pid=0&q=EB3AC3DC96E4A3EE7991B39AE9DA18AF&type=sim

... same for every country. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met the necessary conditions. For Serbia and Montenegro the entry into force of the visa waiver will depend on fulfilment of all remaining open benchmarks of their respective roadmaps by the date of adoption of this proposal by the Council. Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina still need to continue their efforts to get a positive recommendation from the Commission. In Albania and in Bosnia and Herzegovina shortcomings still exist in the institutional framework to fight against organised crime and corruption, in addressing weaknesses in the procedure for delivering passports, and in ...

Breakdown of applications by country of the applicant and by type of projects (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals) European Commission: Breakdown of applications by country of the applicant and by type of projects (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals), 2009. European Commission/Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

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