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... BiH. Key indicators are: - Installed generating capacities 1682 MW; - Distribution lines 33,411 km; - Distribution substations - 2097 MVA; - Number of customers 725.546; - Number of employees 4.833. From the legal - organizational standpoint beginning of Elektroprivreda BiH is bound to the Regulation on the Establishment of Electric Utility Company of Bosnia and Herzegovina “Elektrobih” from August 30th 1945. As of July 21st 1993 Elektroprivreda BiH harmonized its business with the Law on Public Companies and the Law on Electric Utility Company, and continued to operate under the name of Javno Preduzeće Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine, as the legal successor of the former public ...

The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) was briefly presented with a special focus on components III (regional development, targeting investment in the transport sector, the environment and economic development) and IV (human resources, targeting operations to strengthen human capital and the fight against exclusion) being accessible only for the countries having candidate status. It was underlined that the Commission’s experience with Candidate Countries shows so far that IPA, ...

The total funding available for this call for proposals is 180.000 Euro; a maximum of 12.000 Euro per project is envisaged. The execution of this call for proposals is supported by the K-CIRT (Kosovo Centre for International Higher Education, Research and Technology Co-operation): Kosovar partners will be advised and supported during the writing of proposals by K-CIRT. The contractor has to be a research institution from Austria. Eligible participants are universities, non-university research ...

... Ljubljana, et al. - are launching a Call for applications for a "Foresight Training Seminar for participants from SEE South East Europe". The target group for the training seminar & conference participation grants are people interested in launching, carrying out or using Foresight activities in SEE countries (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia, UNMIK/Kosovo ...

... These agreements imply a prearranged exchange of students between universities and other higher education institutions. Further, unique policies and procedures for minorities abroad enables student with Bulgarian nationality living abroad an easier access to Bulgarian educational system. Hungary has several bilateral agreements with Serbia and Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina with the main objective to improve co-operation between all parties in the field of education. Hungary also provides special regulation to a Hungarian minority abroad, but do not apply any particular policies or procedures for admitting students from the WBC. Slovenian universities have bilateral agreements on the admission of students ...

This European Commission staff working paper on the Western Balkans (MD 23/09 plus Addendum) is an update of the Annex to the March 2008 Commission Communication on the WBs. It outlines EU activities of regional relevance to the Western Balkan countries and corresponding regional activities related to the European agenda of the Western Balkans. It is an update of the Annex to the March 2008 Commission Communication on the Western Balkans. It covers the activities of the year 2008 and also lists ...

... to two factors: "weak statehood and disputed state borders" on the one hand, and "mafia-like statehood and transnational mafia" on the other hand. After describing the overall political situation in the WBC following the wars of the 1990s, Riegler goes on reporting the particularities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYRoM, Montenegro and Serbia a well as Kosovo/UNMIK. The last chapters of the report focusses on recent developments in 2008 and the current state of NATO and EU integration. Henriette Riegler, Un/Sicherheit und In/Stabilität des "Westlichen Balkan" (=OIIP Arbeitspapier 59), Vienna 2008 ...

... project initiative that will have follow-up workshops in Belgrade in May 2009 and in Istanbul in September 2009 The organisers intend to cover the costs for registration and for accommodation (half board for the days of the training seminar and the conference) for about 25 - 30 participants from Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia and Kosovo/UNMIK for the participation at the foresight conference and at the training seminar. A limited number of grants for travel costs will be available upon request depending on availability of funds. If you would like to participate at BF 2009 SEE Foresight training ...

The survey aims to identify the perception, attitudes and experiences of students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia regarding studying abroad. It shows that contrary to what was presumed so far, the visa problem is only one of several factors causing the limited mobility of students from the Western Balkans. Indeed further elements include the availability of information to students, the lack of cooperation between ...

... Foundation, as accessed on January 30, 2009. The King Baudouin Foundation has recently published a study on student mobility in the West Balkans, conducted by Milos Besic, a political science Professor at the University of Podgorica. The survey aims to identify the perception, attitudes and experiences of students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia regarding studying abroad. It shows that contrary to what was presumed so far, the visa problem is only one of several factors causing the limited mobility of students from the Western Balkans ...

... education institutions and organisations through to non-academic institutions and organisations such as non-governmental organisations, companies, industries and public authorities. These institutions and organisations have to be based in the following four groups of eligible countries: 27 Member States of the European Union, 6 countries of the Western Balkan region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, 15 countries in the Southern and Eastern neighbouring area of the European Union: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Tunisia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and ...

A two-day WBC-INCO.NET workshop has been taking place within the framework of task 4.4 - "Benchmarking of NCP System" - in Vienna on January 22-23, 2009. On of its main focusses was to present and compare the NCP systems in the West Balkans as well as the NCP system in selected EU countries. The country presentations made during the meeting are now available for download...

This comprehensive report deals with developments, structures and perspectives of CEE/SEE research institutions for their integration into the European Higher Education and Research Area from a comparative perspective. The following countries are beeing examined: Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Montenego Kosovo/UNMIK FYR of Macedonia Albania Romania Bulgaria Greece Wolfgang Mantl/Joseph Marko/Hedwig Kopetz, Institutions of Research and Tertiary Education in Central and South Eastern Europe. Developments, Structures and Perspectives of these Institutions for their Integration into the European Higher Education and Research Area, 2008 ...

This thematically open call wants to intensify the short-term cooperation in the scientific field with the aim to support the development of long-term scientific collaboration. Funding is provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (bmwf) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in the framework of "Multidimensional Project for the Implementation of an Institutionalised Partnership between Austria and Kosovo in the Field of Higher Education, Research and ...

... the excluded an d underrepresented groups. Please consult the guidelines for further details. Deadline: March 10, 2009. Source: SESI newsletter. The International Higher Education Support Program (HESP) of the Open Society Institute (OSI) invites concept papers for cross-border student initiatives from the following Southeast European (SEE) university student communities: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo/UNMIK, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia ...

... Combined exposure of food and feed to environmental pollutants 2 Biodiversity - Investigation of regional genetic resources in the WBC (plants, animals and microorganisms) - Interdisciplinary field: Land use impact in agriculture on biodiversity (Topic: Renewable energy production in the agricultural sector and biodiversity conservation) (In the concrete case, no delegation from Bosnia and Herzegovina voted on these priorities, but it can be assumed that these topics are also of interest to the research community in BiH based on the country report). On January 22/23, the WBC-INCO.NET project organised a regional priority setting excercise in the thematic field of Agro-Food. It carried out ...

... and academic year 2009-10 programs are due on January 15, 2009. Applications are now available at americancouncils: http://www.americancouncils.org/ American Councils Southeast Europe Research Program provides full support for U.S. graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Fellowships are available for field research through American Councils ...

... the academic year 2009/2010, the Commission intends to double this annual allocation. This would enable several hundreds additional students to receive a scholarship. In the academic year of 2009/10, the current Western Balkans window will be transformed into a "Western Balkans and Turkey Window", including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, as well as Turkey. Sources: Rapid Press Release of March 5, 2008; http://www.mespom.org, as accessed on January 8, 2009. Within the "Erasmus Mundus – Western Balkans Window" ...

... these activities. As of the academic year 2009/2010, the Commission intends to double this annual allocation. This would enable several hundreds additional students to receive a scholarship. As the "Western Balkans and Turkey Window" has been created especially for the region, interested parties from the WBC (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99) and Turkey are only applicable under this particular scheme (and not under the main ERASMUS MUNDUS external cooperation window). The scholarships cover travel and accomodation expenses as well as well as the complete tuition ...

... South-Eastern Europe”. The Balkan Case Challenge is financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation. In the implementation of the Balkan Case Challenge, WUS Austria is depending on the cooperation with partners that support the event financially or in-kind. Source: e-mail from organisers WUS Austria invites exceptional students from Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, who study law, economics, political sciences, international relations, information technologies or related disciplines to take part in the BCC 2009 ...

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