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The SEE-ERA.NET White Paper in a nutshell The WHITE PAPER offers strategic recommendations and implementation scenarios for connecting the research systems of Southeast Europe to the European Research AreaThe WHITE PAPER identifies opportunities for developing S&T policy strategies, fostering of institutional reforms, institution building and infrastructure development in the Western Balkan countriesThe WHITE PAPER presents scenarios for improving human capacity building and international ...

... held on 28 and 29 September 2006 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The conference was organized by the UNESCO Office in Venice, the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Austrian Science and Research Office in Ljubljana. It gathered together ministers and representatives responsible for science and finance from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey, as well as a number of international experts and representatives from international organizations active in South Eastern Europe (SEE). Both events acted as an excellent platform, on the basis of which it was ...

Summarising the recommendations of the White Paper, priority should be giving to the following activities: 1. strengthening strategic reform processes with regard to the national research and innovation systems in the Western Balkan countries and contributing to their sustainability through institution and capacity building. 2. assuring a high level of participation of the Western Balkan countries in the 7th EU Framework Programme on Research and Technological Development and Demonstration ...

... The main contribution of the SCORE project will be the development of ICT Strategic Research Agendas for the participating Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia) and a Policy Paper with “Recommendations for shaping EU scientific co-operation with the Western Balkan Region in the field of ICT research: 2007-2013” that will enable EU RTD policy-makers to define realistic research policies and agendas for the region. SCORE Objectives are ...

In October 2007, short impact studies for Tempus in the Western Balkan countries were published by DG Education. Those can be downloaded here. They cover a brief overview on the higher education system, participation of the countries in Tempus and also a brief assessment of the impact. DG Education (2007): Tempus Impact Studies. Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tempus/news_en.html. Accessed: 14.11.2007. DG Education ...

The respective documents can be downloaded from see-science.eu at /doc/2408.html. Below you find an overview on the impact assessment carried out for the different countries. Impact of Tempus in Albania Tempus has contributed to the harmonisation of higher education in terms of the development of unified curricula, with 70% of higher education institutions stating that over half their curricula comply with the Bologna criteria as a result of Tempus. Curriculum development projects also support the development and introduction of credit ...

The SCORE project is running an Open Consultation to find out what are the ICT research priorities for the period 2007 – 2013 in each of the following Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia. SCORE is an EC funded project that aims to contribute to the shaping of EU ICT research policy in the Western Balkan region, in a way that meets the interests and actual needs of regional ICT stakeholders. Its main contribution will be the development ...

The annual strategy document includes also a summary of the progress made over the last twelve months by each candidate and potential candidate: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244). In addition, the 2007 progress reports were published, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. The so-called "enlargement package" contains also ...

... and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with the close co-operation of the European Commission Delegation in Sarajevo. Participants include Ministers of Transport and Communication or of Information Society from the Parties in the Stability Pact’s electronic South East Europe (eSEE) initiative – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania and UNMIK/Kosovo. In addition senior officials of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, UNDP and the EC as well as the Secretary General of the Regional Co-operation Council (RCC), the future successor organisation to ...

... applied to Western-Balkan countries as well, otherwise there is no credible membership perspective that could account for triggering reforms in case of potential candidates.Tamás Szemlér: EU Financial Support for the Western Balkans: Well-suited to Real Needs? Session 2Experiences of Beneficiary Countries, a Prognosis of IPA's SuccessDitmir Bushati (Agenda Institute, Albania )Haris Abaspahic ( ACIPS Center for Policy Research, BiH)Iskra Belceva & Darko Blazevski ( Central Finance and Contracting Department, Ministry of Finance, Macedonia )Carlos Filipe (EU Commission, Head of Unit, Financial instruments coordination, DG Enlargement)Chair: Dragan Djuric (Head of Capacity Development Unit, Capacity Development Programme, Montenegro ) The second and third sessions ...

At the meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries in Thessaloniki on October 29, 2007, it was announced that as of January 1, 2008 also Albania and Montenegro will be among the growing family of countries associated to the European Framework Programme for RTD (FP7). From January 1, 2008, Albania and the Republic of Montenegro become Associated Countries to FP7.

... information please contact: office@see-science.eu or and download the document at: /doc/2331.html. The Information Office of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan Countries produced 6 thematic reports on innovation infrastructures in order to enhance the understanding of the national innovation systems in the target countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia (incl. Kosovo/UNMIK ...

... zsi.at/en/all/ausschreibung/2496.html and below. Download of the "Submission Form" and the "Call Text" more below. Eligible participants are universities, non-university research institutions and tertiary education organisations. The consortium composition must include one partner from Austria, one partner from Kosovo and at least one partner from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Contact: in Austria:Mag.a Johanna ScheckZentrum für Soziale Innovation/Centre for Social InnovationLinke Wienzeile 246A-1150 WienTel. +43 1 49 50 442-76e-mail: aso@zsi.at in Kosovo: Prof. Dr. Johann GÜNTHERProject ManagerAgency ...

... existing scientific results.Please find more information on the objectives and envisaged activities in the call text. Eligible participants are universities, non-university research institutions and tertiary education organisations. The consortium composition must include one partner from Austria, one partner either from Slovenia or Bulgaria and at least one partner from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia (including Kosovo) and Montenegro. Download of the "Submission Form" and the "Call Text" from http://www.aso.zsi.at/en/all/ausschreibung/2495.html and below. Contacts: in Austria:Johanna ScheckZentrum für Soziale Innovation/Centre for Social InnovationLinke Wienzeile 246A-1150 WienTel. +43 1 ...

FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency) as project partner in See Science EU produced a study about mobility issues in ERA and West Balkan. This thematic report describes the most common obstacles for researchers mobility in Europe. An overview of the most typical mobility problems in the Western Balkan countries is provided. Furthermore it summarizes the ERA mobility strategy of the European Commission and analyses the most relevant actions for its implementation on both Member State and EU ...

Deliverable of see-science.eu includes country reports and recommendations. The report was updated in October 2007 and April 2008. The current version was uploaded in April 2008. Another update has been done in 2011, see link below. see-science.eu see-science.eu

Eligible to apply for a 2008 Kokkalis Fellowship are natives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey who are applying for one of the following degree programs: Master in Public Policy (MPP); Master in Public Administration (MPA2); Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA); Master in Public Administration in ...

... died in a tragic accident in 1999. From the very outset of Central and Eastern European countries’ transition from centrally planned economies to market economies, the OeNB has closely monitored, analyzed and supported this process. In this spirit, the award is intended to support young economists in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia. The author shall provide proof that both of these conditions are fulfilled by providing copies of the respective documents along with the submitted work.Apart from the copy of the applicant’s ...

... the visa obligation. The agreements on Readmission set out clear obligations and procedures for the authorities of both the Western Balkan countries and of EU Member States as to when and how to take back people who are illegally residing on the territories covered by the agreements. The deals with Albania, Bosnia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are expected to come into force in January. The agreements will only apply to the Schengen border-free area, which currently includes 15 EU countries, but is likely to be joined by nine more by the end of the year. EU citizens are already ...

... Montenegro as soon as Protocol 8 to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement is adopted (provisionally September 2007), after which the internal decision-making for association to FP7 can be launched. In any event, it is expected that for Montenegro the association status will be applied as and from January 1, 2008. Albania Several contacts with Albania took place which allowed all necessary information on the association status to be provided including the legal and financial implications. On that basis Albania announced that it will inform Commissioner Potočnik of its interest in becoming associated to FP7. As soon as their expression of interest had been ...

... Specific Support Action, financed by the European Commission under the Sixth EU Framework Programme) started its operation in January 2007, having as overall objective during the Seventh EU Framework Programme (FP7) the acceleration of the opening up of the European Research Area to the Western Balkan Countries (WBCs), i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The two main measures of the project are on the one hand to strengthen the position of National Contact Points (NCPs) in WBCs by deepening and enlarging their network with their counterparts in the European Union. On the other hand ...

... the development of the core regional transport network, and is funded by technical assistance from the EU in the CARDS programme. The overall aim of SEETO is to encourage cooperation in the area of regional transport. With an office situated in Belgrade, the SEETO steering committee consists of ministries from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, UNMIK Kosovo, and representatives from the EC Directorate-General for Energy and Transport. SEETO has recently published the “South-East Europe Core Regional Transport Network Development Plan, Five Year Multi Annual Plan 2008 to 2012”. Download: /doc/2181 ...

... the further implementation of the decision taken by the ministers concerned regarding the provision of support in the scientific and technological field to the European Community’s foreign dimension, including the Newly Independent States. It decided to extend its support substantially to researchers from institutions in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Montenegro) and Europe’s “Near Neighbours”, not already members of COST. This decision will allow COST to contribute to the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Union. In the light of this decision, COST invites institutions from the ...

Presentations will include introductions to the services and professional advice for investors by the World Bank Group - the IIWB – Invest In The Western Balkans Program. Furthermore, country presentations are planned about the respective investment opportunities.Albania: “Albania - yours to discover“, Mrs. Edlira Lloha - AlbInvest - Albanian Agency for Business and Investmentswww.albinvest.gov.alBosnia & Herzegovina: Industrial Zones and Investment Opportunities for SME’s, Mrs. Slavica Korica - FIPA - Foreign Investment Promotion Agency ofBosnia & Herzegovinawww.fipa.gov.baCroatia: “Entrepreneurship zones in the Republic of Croatia“, Mr. Nino Prstec - APIU – Croatian ...

... countries:Croatia is a participating country as of November 5, 2007Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has officially expressed interest in participating in the programme "Europe for citizens" and is expected to be eligible from 2008.Turkey has not specified when it intends to participate. Countries from the Western Balkans:Albania has officially expressed an interest in participating but it is unclear when it will be eligible (2008 ?).Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro have not specified whether they intend to participate.Furthermore, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have expressed an interest in participating, but it's not yet clear when they will ...

This is a paper prepared by SEETO (South-East Europe Transport Observatory). Its overall objective is to bring benefits to transport users within and beyond the SEE Region of improved efficiency, lower costs and better quality of services. The specific objectives of the MAP can be stated as a) providing focus for regional cooperation essential for European integration, b) a base of information on the performance of the Core Network, c) a programme of soft measures to improve the management of ...

This report shows the progress made by Europe’s universities in implementing the Bologna reforms, and outlines the main challenges ahead. It is thus a significant publication for all those concerned with European higher education, whether universities and students, or governments, business and industry, or other stakeholders. It mirrors issues addressed by the stocktaking exercise of the Bologna governments - degree structures, Bologna tools, quality and recognition. In addition it also ...

This is a link to the website of the The ERA WESTBALKAN+ project. The project's main objective during the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7) is to accelerate the opening up of the European Research Area to the Western Balkan Countries (WBCs), i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia. http://rp7.ffg.at/erawestbalkan

... flows across the countries in Southeast Europe and provides European Union-compatible customs standards. The program seeks to reduce non-tariff costs to trade and transport, reduce smuggling and corruption at border crossings, and strengthen and modernize the customs administrations and other border control agencies. The initial participants in the program include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Romania. Moldova and Serbia and Montenegro joined the Program in 2003. The program is the result of a collaborative effort between the national governments in the region, the World Bank, and the United States in collaboration with the ...

This UN publication leads us through the journey of innovation by analysing the challenges and opportunities that governments in this region have faced to improve their public administration systems. All the innovations highlighted in this publication are significant – whether the innovation is large or small, in one government institution or across the board, a successful transformation or merely a small, first step on the way to reform - they indicate each country’s willingness to change, to ...

In the Panel “Political Perspectives” at the 63rd European Forum Alpbach 2007 (Austria), Prof. Dr. Gordana Ðjurović, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, presented and discussed a paper “Promoting Main Principles of European Integration in Western Balkan Region through Regatta Approach - View from Montenegro”. Main topics discussed in the paper were: "Europesation" as Motor of ChangesChronology of European Integration Process in MontenegroTowards a New Development Strategy of ...

... Pact, press@stabilitypact.org On July 26, 2007, the newly enlarged and amended Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA 2006) came into force for five parties in South Eastern Europe: Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and UNMIK/Kosovo ...

This is a power point presentation held at the European Economic Forum in Nova Gorica on May 30, 2007. It focuses on research at EU level, presents Commission Strategy and the Framework Programme, budget for FP7 and FP participants. Last but not the least it states reasons why is it important to participate FP7. EC (2007): The Seventh Framework Programme for candidate and potential candidate countries. EC

... funding of the applicants or (where relevant) its partners;Deficit funding and capital endowments;Financial subventions to other organisations;Purchase of building and offices;Retroactive financing for projects that are already in implementation or completed. Further information:Please search at http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl by country / Albania, "open" calls for "grants" to find the Guidelines for Applicants, the Grant Application Form and its Annexes B-G. In the programme Albania CARDS 2005, a call is open till August 31, 2007 for "Support to marginalised people ...

... the aim to adopt a more consistent IST RTD (research and technological development) stance within the European framework as well as improve IST co-operation at regional and international level. The projectThe Great-IST Project (www.great-ist.org), a project financed under the EU 6th Framework Programme, focuses on 11 target countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine. Its primary scope is to encourage convergence of target countries’ countries IST RTD policies with EU ones. It therefore created a wide cooperation platform open to several categories of relevant stakeholders such as science and research centres, universities, governments, institutional ...

... Visa freedom does not come free of charge," Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik noted. She also claimed that reforms should not be implemented "only as a favour to he EU." The conference brought together prime ministers Sali Berisha of Albania, Ivo Sanader of Croatia, Zeljko Sturanovic of Montenegro and Vasile Tarlev of Moldova, as well as Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, Austrian foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and the Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Erhard Busek. Commenting on the Salzburg meeting, Special Co-ordinator Busek said: “It was ...

The events are announced by Euroconvention.com: in Albania: The 2nd Albania Business & Investment Summit is scheduled for September 14-15, 2007 in Tirana at the Sheraton Hotel. "With its developing market economy, Albania offers many opportunities for investors, not least private equity and infrastructure. It offers a big two-way trading potential, especially with EU markets. Albania has also entered into free trade ...

Website of Prime Minister Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha / Council of Ministers of Albania http://www.keshilliministrave.al/?gj=gj2

... technical assistance in drafting secondary legislation adopted by the Agency and prepared crucial strategic documents aimed to improve the governance of the City of Skopje. The Resource Centre for Democracy and Security implemented several projects aimed at sustainable cooperation for regional and bilateral confidence building with the neighbouring countries including Albania and Bulgaria. The Electronic News Archive (ENA) is the only concentrated electronic database of printed media in Macedonia, securing full coverage of printed media news and analyses of the current developments in the country (archived more than 152,000 articles by the end of 2006) and introducing a client-orientated press-clipping ...

... The European Commission has finalised its plans for assistance to the candidate and potential candidate countries for 2007-2009. It adopted on June 20 the strategy for Croatia under its Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, after earlier adopting similar strategies for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo. The overall indicative amount for the period for all these countries totals 3.96 billion. Financial assistance to those countries aims to help them enhance political and economic reform and development, on their path towards EU membership. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said: "The ...

... A" Priority Country together with Afghanistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kenya and Ukraine.Priorities are: Developing democratic institutions and market environmentRepairs and development of local (including social) infrastructure Landscaping, Environment conservation, Agriculture, Food safety and Use of mineral resources Deadline for the call for this group of countries is August 8, 2007. Albania and FYR of Macedonia are rated as "B" priority together with Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Mozambique, Sudan, Tadjikistan or Uzbekistan. The same priorities apply as for "A" priority countries. Developing democratic institutions and market environmentRepairs and development of local (including social) infrastructure Landscaping, Environment conservation, Agriculture, Food safety and Use of ...

Albania: University of Tirana (UOT) (Universiteti i Tiranës) Individual full member Bosnia and Herzegovina: University Dzemal Bijedic of Mostar (UDBM) (Mostar - Dzemal Bijedic) Individual full member University of Bihac (Bihac) Individual Associate Members University of East Sarajevo (UNSSA) (Istocno Sarajevo) Individual full member University of Mostar (Mostar) Individual full ...

The projects involve three thematic areas: Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology; sub area: Sustainable Production and Management of Biological Resources from Land, Forest and Aquatic EnvironmentsInformation and Communication Technologies; sub area: ApplicationsResearchEnvironment; sub area: Environmental Technologies This call is funded by national contributions from the 14 participating countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. 321 eligible project proposals involving 1,437 research teams were submitted by the deadline for the call on March 31, 2007, including 739 teams from the Western Balkan countries ...

... cooperation talk under http://www.matchmaking.at/erawestbalkan/. Participation is free of charge! Date: June 20, 2007 Location: House of Research, FFG Vienna, Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna Language: English Contact: Mag. Victoria SolitanderInternational CooperationFFG/EIPTel: +43-5775 4606 The ERA WESTBALKAN+ initiative is supporting the Western Balkan Countries (WBC), i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia in participating in the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7). The FP7 Health partnering event between Austria and the Western Balkan, taking place on June 20, 2007 in Vienna, encourages researchers from Austria to find suitable research partners from the Western Balkan ...

... international.uni-graz.at Contact:Mag. Dietlinde Kastelliz, M.A. at the Office of International Relations of the University of Graz In cooperation with the University of Graz, the Province of Styria offers a new grant for outstanding students from South-Eastern European countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova) starting in the winter semester 2007/08. Deadline for applications: June 8, 2007 ...

... national legislation relevant to recognition of diplomas and study programs. Then it presents bilateral and regional recognition agreements. Criteria and procedures for the recognition of the diplomas and certificates acquired abroad are presented as well. Last but not the least an overview of institutional practice is given. The Government of Albania (2006): Report on the recognition of diplomas and study programs. Available from: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/londonbologna/index.cfm?fuseaction=docs.list&DocCategoryID=17, accessed 21.12.2007. Bologna Secretariat http://www.dfes.gov.uk/londonbologna/index.cfm?fuseaction=docs.list&DocCategoryID=17

This is a report on Bologna Process in Albania made in the form of an interview. It deals with all the main issues regarding Bologna Process. First the description of the important developments relating to the Bologna Process, including legislative reforms, since Bergen is given. Then the measures in place to ensure the co-operation of business and social partners ...

The Transnational Cooperation Programme South East Europe is part of the new Objective 3 European Territorial Cooperation for the programming period 2007-2013. General aim of transnational cooperation is to foster a balancned territorial development and territorial integration within the cooperation area. The Programme is not only the part of EU-Cohesion Policy affecting the Member States but also a component in the framework of Pre-Accession Assistance and the European Neighbourhood Policy ...

The Task Force of South East Europe Programme 2007-2013 developed a draft operational programme for transnational cooperation in line with Art. 6 of the ERDF Regulation. According to the SEA directive (2001/42/EC) a Strategic Environmental Assessment has been performed. In the light of the Community Strategic Guidelines (Lisbon/Gothenburg) the overall strategic goal of the programme is to develop transnational partnerships on matters of strategic importance to improve the territorial, economic ...

This paper deals with the practice of regognition of diploma and degrees in FYR of Macedonia. It gives a review of the national legislation relevant to recognition of diplomas and study programs. Then it presents bilateral and regional recognition agreements. Criteria and procedures for the recognition of the diplomas and certificates acquired abroad are presented as well. Last but not the least an overview of institutional practice is given. Bologna Follow Up Group (2006): NATIONAL ACTION ...

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