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... towards a progressive deepening of the socio-economic integration of WB6 within the region and with the EU. In this context, REA should be considered as an important milestone for the preparation of WB6 EU accession. Currently, the speed of EU accession process of WB countries has been relatively slow. Despite Serbia and Montenegro, identified as countries for a possible membership in 2025, for other countries such perspective seems to be far away. In this context, REA will accelerate the economic development and EU accession process of WB6 by supporting their efforts in terms of harmonizing and complying with the EU standards ...

... these fields need to be improved.” - Prof. Dr Ivanka Popovic, Rector of Belgrade University Prof. Tibor Sabo pointed out that a significant improvement in the SSH filed has been made, although much still needs to be done to improve the quality and visibility of SSH research: “In 2003 in Serbia only 10 papers from SSH were published in SCI listed journals. That same year in Croatia, 45 papers only from the field of sociology were published in SCI listed journals. In 2018, so far, 386 papers by Serbian SSH researchers have been published in SCI listed journals. This is a ...

... This study investigates the potential of using open data about higher education and research activities as a basis for constructing university rankings at the national level. In the case study, open data from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of Serbia served as a foundation for deriving indicators of university performance and calculating ranks of universities from Serbia. In addition to reviewing notable international rankings of universities, authors extracted the international standings of universities from Serbia and discussed the national university rankings that were generated during our investigation. Find the study ...

... The aim of the Conference is to introduce to researchers from Serbia the principles of open science and current initiatives and requirements in this area, especially in the context of projects funded by the European Commission. Invited foreign speakers will present successful examples of the application of open science in the European Union. Also, visitor will be able to get acquainted with ...

... open science principles and enhance the social inclusiveness and accountability of publicly-funded research. Find here the outcomes BE-OPEN (Boosting Engagement of Serbian Universities in Open Science) is a structural project funded under the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education action. The project is coordinated by the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The main objective of the project is to develop conditions for the implementation of the core principles of Open Science at universities in Serbia. BE-OPEN http://www.beopen.uns.ac.rs

... June and November 2017, and encompasses the 28 EU member states as well as several non-EU members of the European Research Area, such as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. New activity around national approaches to open data and open science has been identified in several countries, notably the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and Sweden. Among other key findings: 11 of 28 EU member states have national, research-data related policies in place The majority of these policies are owned by – or heavily involved – national research funders; and thus, generally focus on expectations for grant recipients. Policies generally took effect between 2009 and 2017 ...

... South East Europe: A Policy Outlook 2018. Mr Fexer confirmed us that Smart specialisation has an important role to play in the Western Balkans’ further economic development and added that the process is a demanding one but will itself prove fruitful through the extensive public-private dialogue that it entails. Although Serbia and Montenegro started their smart specialisation journey a few months earlier and are currently more advanced, all Western Balkan governments seem to have recognised the value of the cmart specialisation exercise and are now starting theirs. Along the way, all six economies will face challenges. Their smart specialisation processes will ...

... 000 CHF. The aim of the tender is the selection of a consortium for the implementation of the Programme, which will include an international and a local implementation partner, with the international partner as the leader. The consortium should submit a concept for further development of civil society in Serbia. The deadline for submission of proposals is 26 October 2018. More information can be found HERE. The information on the Competition can be downloaded from civilnodrustvo.gov.rs The Swiss Cooperation Office in Serbia has announced the invitation for participating in the tender for the new programme of ...

... the second round of policy research projects organised by Public Policy Secretariat and PERFORM, and it focuses on identifying the barriers faced by women in higher education, examining the ways in which scientists combine their professional life with family responsibilities, and identifying opportunities for improving the higher education system in Serbia. “There is a common misconception that the issue of gender equality at the University of Belgrade is a resolved issue. That is why research like these are very important. The University of Belgrade is preparing Gender Equality Action Plan, which should be adopted at the next session of UB Council ...

Among the 56 projects that reached the final stage of the competition, are Razlivalište and the project Social Impact Award, as well as Centre for Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship with the project Rural Hub. The jury chose these two organizations in accordance with the criteria prescribed by the European Commission, with the aim of promoting, recognizing and supporting the development of entrepreneurship throughout Europe. Social Impact Award is working on creating a community of ...

Find the document here This study commissioned by PERFORM looks at how SSH are performing in terms of quality, excellence and relevance, discusses underlying reasons for their under-performance, and provides recommendations on how some of the issues can be addressed. http://www.perform.network/upload/resources/documents/hMxyz9lE.pdf

The Convention aimed to use inspiring content and good practice examples from Serbia and the region to highlight the importance of crowdfunding for the development of entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises, non-profit organizations and creative industries. The Convention was organized by the German-Serbian Initiative for Sustainable Growth and Employment, the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of ...

... The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has identified a first value project to be presented at the meeting - a collaboration on exchange of educational and other data essential for starting the Openness agenda and build prosperity of citizens of the WB6 (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). The project addresses the essential challenge of research and innovation in the knowledge economy that lies in the knowledge/technology transfer from R&D to the commercial world. The operation of this innovation value chain is not well-developed in Europe, and particularly underdeveloped in Western Balkans (and ...

... hashtag #CERICpicturecontest. More information CERIC-ERIC has launched a new open call for photographic material, the CERIC Science Picture Contest 2018, aiming at showing the research environment and its results around the world and at the partner facilities distributed in CERIC Member Countries (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia ...

... 8 million from the European Western Balkans Joint Fund, as well as €3.3 million provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance. The programme also provides policy support for harmonising the countrys regulations on energy efficiency performance in buildings with the relevant European Directives. More information: EU Delegation to Serbia (Serbian language) Green Economy Financing Facility Energy Community Secretariat Source The EBRD has officially announced the start of a new Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in Serbia that will provide loans to households for energy efficiency improvements. Incentives and technical cooperation in support of green technology investments will be provided ...

... an asset Experience in implementation of education reforms in at least one but preferably three countries covered (or previously covered) by the IPA regulations or their predecessors (e.g. PHARE) or EU Member state, will be an asset More information Project Group International is looking for a team leader in Serbia. Some information is available below. we invite you to consult the original source for further details ...

... level of quality control regarding metadata integrity by including relevant provisions in institutional policies. Universities and research institutes shall define and adopt their open science platforms within six months, in accordance with this Platform. Progress and compliance will be monitored by the Ministry. Source The discussion about OS in Serbia started in 2014. At the time, in Serbia, OA was mandated only for PhD theses. Therefore, a working group was established by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MESTD) with the task of preparing a funder Open Science policy. As the Ministry is the main funder of research in Serbia, such a policy would also serve ...

Srdjan Redzepagic, « Cluster Development Strategy in Serbia », - ERIEP, Number 5, Cluster policy for innovation and competitiveness, Cluster Development Strategy in Serbia, 2013, URL : http://revel.unice.fr/eriep/index.html?id=3488. This paper aims to present the development process of clusters in Serbia. The paper analyse also of cluster development strategy in some ...

... improve framework conditions for research infrastructure and innovation while facilitating transnational cooperation and emphasising the macro-regional scope of the sustainable development of research infrastructures. The initiative is indeed mainly focused on the Danube Region but it covers Western Balkans countries as well by including partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. ResInfra@DR thus contributes also to enhancing the capabilities of Western Balkan countries’ Research Infrastructures and their socio-economic impact. We spoke with Sinisa Marcic, Assistant Minister for Science Ministry of Science and Technology, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina who explained us how ResInfra@DR matters as an effective link between ...

... activities of the Association. The story about clusters is the story of comradeship, solidarity, focus, shared goals and success. SCAN gathers Serbian clusters around those values and inspires long-term efforts. The seven clusters from different sectors are the founders of the Serbian Cluster Association: Vojvodina ICT Cluster - VOICT, Autocluster Serbia, ICT Network, Vojvodina Metal Cluster - VMC, Fashion and Apparel Cluster of Serbia - FACTS, Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies - NiCAT, and ICT Cluster of Central Serbia. Members of these clusters have 30,000+ employees and create annual revenues that amount to over €1,000,000,000 – and the most of it in exports. In the coming period, through increase in the number ...

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