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Since its launch in 2012, the European Commission organises an annual high-level meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training. All Ministers of Education in the region are invited to review the state of educational reforms in their countries, learn about the latest strategies in the EU, identify priorities, agree on follow-up to be given to studies/reports as well as to cooperate on activities undertaken by the Platform. A main objective of the Platform is to share ...

The workshop was co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Region of Central Macedonia, Hellenic Republic, in association with the International Association of Science and Technology Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), The Thessaloniki Technology Park, i4G Incubator and AREA Science Park. The objectives of the workshop were to create space for exchange of know-how among practitioners from the region on successful practices in the development and management ...

... national R&D policies and systems. The work of the Working Group on Open Science has been supported by the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I) that have invited the Western Balkans to participate in the regular EU member states’ reporting process. Albania, BiH, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia have submitted national reports on the implementation of measures outlined in the Recommendation to the European Commission and will therefore be a part of the regular EU reporting on the implementation of the Recommendation. The RCC has facilitated the process of preparing and collecting the ...

... on 28th and 29th November 2017. It gathered 29 participants, composed of representatives of agencies for vocational education and training from the region under the umbrella of the South Eastern Europe Vocational Education and Training Network (SEE VET Net), and regional chambers of economy under the umbrella of CIF from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Austrian Chamber of Economy, as well as by the representatives of the Austrian Development Agency ...

... new media initiatives. Support will be provided to journalists, bloggers and researchers in the region as well as to provide bridge funding for small-scale initiatives. The projects will start in the beginning of 2018. EU-Western Balkans Media Days conference The EU-Western Balkans Media Days took place in Tirana, Albania, on 9-10 November 2017 gathering over 250 representatives of media outlets and media-organisations, as well as policymakers from the EU and the Western Balkans, to discuss about freedom of expression, economic sustainability of the media sector, and the role of media in the accession process. Two panels and six ...

... from the Balkans New Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-20 focusing on Balkan countries Proposal preparation and submission Budgeting and contract preparation When? 04 – 05 December 2017, 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (day 1); 9 am – 4:30 pm (day 2) Where? Sheraton Tirana Hotel Sheshi “Italia”,Tirana, Albania sheratontiranahotel.com Participation is free of charge. For more details, agenda and registration please click here: https://h2020-tirana2017.teamwork.fr Invitation by: Bernhard Fabianek, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Geron Kamberi, Director General, Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation The European Union (EU) invites you to attend a free ...

... of WB Summit Series. The 2017 Tirana Conference aims to address many of them. It is the third event in a series of academic conferences organized by Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI) in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Hanns Seidel Stiftung and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. The first conference in 2015: “Albania in the Berlin process: current achievements and upcoming challenges for the Paris summit“, produced a comprehensive policy document on the Berlin Process focusing on its roots, definition, approach, actors, mechanisms and funding opportunities, as well as the institutional, legal and policy framework. The second conference in 2016: “Monitoring the Berlin ...

... by European Macro-Regions (the Danube, Baltic, Adriatic-Ionian and Alpine Region strategies) and the Western Balkans. Participants are likely to include: research and innovation policy-makers and representatives of academia and technology transfer offices. Participation will be on invitation only. The number of participants will be limited to 100. Selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may request reimbursement of the travel and accommodation costs. Background JRC's Macro-Regional Innovation Week intends to promote the exchange of best practices and knowledge among local and international policy and decision makers ...

(...) The integration of the Western Balkan Countries (WBCs) into the European Union (EU) is a major political and economic project designed to assure stability and development in the region. From the very beginning, cooperation on research and innovation has been stimulated as a tool to facilitate integration into the European Union. (...) Western Balkans Cooperation Roadmap was published in October 2017. Please find it attached below. ...

Despite serious efforts deployed at national and European level, the Union sees significant internal disparities in terms of research and innovation performance. There is significant evidence pointing to the fact that the pathway to economic growth and competitiveness is largely connected to research and innovation. To tap into Europe’s yet unexploited potential in research and innovation a stronger participation in Horizon 2020 coupled with greater commitment by the low-performing Member ...

The European Commission organised an Info Day on the Spreading excellence and Widening Participation Calls in Horizon 2020 (to be published in 2017). This information day took place in Brussels on Thursday 15 June 2017 at the premises of the European Commission. Presentations held are attached below.

... to update their yearly reports, providing valuable information on the reform efforts undertaken in both areas. The input provided shows the progress in the implementation of these reforms and helps the European Commission coordinate its EU assistance, so that these efforts are properly supported. Progress reports on higher education reform: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Progress reports on teacher training: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ministerial meetings from previous years: 1st Ministerial meeting in Danilovgrad, 07 March 2012 2nd Ministerial meeting in Turin ...

The progress reports are collected in preparation of the meeting of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkans and are made available for the participants. Background The 19th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation was organised in Belgrade on September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired ...

Please find attached below, presentations held as well as other materials that were used during the meeting. Furthermore, the links to conclusions and progress report are available below as well. The 19th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation was organised in Belgrade on September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired ...

For more information please contact Prof. As. Dr. Elvin Meka, at the following address: elvin.meka@uet.edu.al “PASHKO European Institute” in cooperation with the Department of Finance, at the European University of Tirana, organizes the scientific conference with the theme “RETHINKING FISCAL POLICIES IN ALBANIA”. Fiscal policies have a deep impact in the economic development, particularly in terms of consumption, FDIs, capital investments, informality, etc. Albania has built an experience with frequent changes of fiscal policy, adapting mainly to budget requirements, but missing, through years, the substantial opportunities of making fiscal policy quite instrumental in ...

Eligible training providers should come from one of the 28 EU Member States or from an ETF partner country. Partners are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Applicants should consult the guidance note and submit their applications by 30 September using the form provided (see attachments to the top-right of this page). For more information, join the information webinar on 20 ...

Please submit proposals, questions or comments to mohammad.haider@opengovpartnership.org The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is inviting proposals to assess if and how OGP reforms have changed government policy, practice and services and made a tangible difference in peoples’ lives. A total of 5-7 grants of USD 5,000 each will be awarded competitively to journalists, researchers or organizations that meet the criteria for proposals. Please refer to the Call for Proposals PDF for ...

... 15 July will be charged a reduced fee of 650 euros. Fees The course fee of 790 euros is all-inclusive, covering tuition, rooms and all meals. The fee also includes BIRN’s published textbook “Digging Deeper: A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans”. Eligibility criteria for Scholarships Journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia with at least three years of experience in journalism. Applicants must supply a sample of their published work translated into English. Application Deadline Applications for scholarships had to be received by July 31, 2017. Standard applications (for non-scholarship applicants ...

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