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... The JRC has launched a call for 40 seconded national experts and grantholders as part of its enlargement and integration actions. The job opportunities are available for experts from research organisations, national enforcement laboratories and scientists from the following countries: Albania, Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Israel, Serbia and Turkey. Submission deadline: May 16, 2011 ...

Survey of Regional Initiatives and Task Forces in South East Europe – Summary Findings! During the first quarter of 2011, Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat (RCC or Secretariat) conducted a survey of regional initiatives (RIs) operating within, and directed towards, the countries of South East Europe. The survey was carried out in cooperation with the Chairmanship-in-Office of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP), the SEECP Troika and the European Union in order to provide ...

... These projects all aim to strengthen the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and to develop sustainable partnerships and networks between on the one hand CSOs (such as business associations, trade unions, other social partners and professional organisations) in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99) and Turkey, and on the other hand their counterparts in the EU. The purpose is to promote a transfer of knowledge and experience and to strengthen civil society within a participative democracy and to stimulate a civil society-friendly 'environment' and culture, being the ...

... rsquo;s perspective, authorship, the peer-review process, impact factors, etc. The summer school seminars will be taught by experienced scientists from both German and South-east European universities. All costs will be covered for the participants. Application details: PhD or master students from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, the FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and the Republic of Moldova are invited to apply. Do apply, if you: • Are a master or PhD student in public health or a public health related discipline (medicine, social sciences); • You have conducted a personal study or have ...

... Event website: http://balcor.uom.gr Call for papers: http://balcor.uom.gr/cfp.pdf Source: Information provided by organisers. Date: From: 22 September 2011 To: 25 September 2011 The 1st International Symposium & 10th Balkan Conference on Operational Research, which will be held at the University of Macedonia, Economic and Social Sciences in Thessaloniki, Greece, from September 22 to 25, 2011, is calling for papers. Deadline for full paper submission: April 11, 2011 ...

The study "ICT in Serbia - at a Glance" was written by the Institute for Territorial Economic Development (InTER) and published by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Program for Private Sector Development in Serbia ACCESS and Vojvodina ICT Cluster in January 2011. The study presents an overview of the ICT sector in Serbia, designed to serve as a tool for policy makers, business support organisations, international development organisations, ...

... 1000-2500 EUR per month, insurance, tuition fee up to 3000 EUR per year. Fully funded scholarships from and to Western Balkans Who can apply? UG, MA, PhD students, Post Doc’s, Academic Staff and alumni from Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (UN Res. 1244), FYR of Macedonia, Serbia) and from EU partner universities. Some information about Warsaw • Centre of Europe • Possibility to travel freely to other European Schengen countries • UW - the largest university in Poland, usually ranked as No. 1 in the country • Studies in 44 fields, 19 faculties, 44 independent units ...

"Financial sustainability is one of the key challenges for Europe’s universities and this project report is another milestone of EUA’s work agenda on this topic. While universities need to understand better the full costs of their activities and should maintain a reasonably diversified income structure, it is clear that financial sustainability cannot be achieved without sufficient and sustainable public funding. The EUDIS project provides an analysis of the status of income ...

With their legitimate ambition to integrate more closely into the European Research Area, the WB countries need to upgrade their national RTD information systems, and would benefit from developing a regional information system, effectively supporting these ambitions by facilitating closer and more balanced international collaboration. This awareness is slowly growing, primarily in some government and academic circles, but the first step is obviously to properly upgrade and connect ...

... scientific events in Serbia – YU INFO conference and will include plenary lectures, EURAXESS Party and a workshop: „EURAXESS in Serbia – European, regional and national aspects“. The workshop will be attended by the representatives of European Commission, national EURAXESS networks from Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as assistant ministers for science and technological development, state secretary in the Ministry of education and vice-rectors of the universities from Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Kragujevac. They will exchange the relevant national, regional and European experiences, with attempt to anticipate the impact of ...

... European cooperation and interaction in this field. This research initiative makes it possible for the various national facilities, institutes, universities and private industry to work jointly on a wide range of Research and Development (R&D) activities. WBC Participation to COST Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia as COST Member States and Albania and Montenegro as Non-COST 'near neighbouring countries' are eligible for this call. More details on the call: Major information on administrative issues (e.g. type of entities which are eligible, consortium structure, budget for the call, etc. (a ...

... more balanced distribution of European research infrastructures as well as support in access to large European infrastructures. (taken from the Executive Summary of the document) The full document is attached to this news below. The “Enlargement Countries Associated to FP7”, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, have taken the initiative to manifest their Joint Position on the next Research and Technology Development (RTD) Framework Programme of the European Union to which currently they are Associated countries. The purpose of this Joint Position Paper is to pronounce the perceived shortcomings in the current ...

... 2310 234 205 Web: http://www.seerc.org/dsc2011/ Building on the success of the five previous Doctoral conferences which each attracted over 100 papers from countries all over the SE European region and beyond (UK, Greece, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia, Belgium and as far as USA), we are pleased to announce the organisation of the 6th SEERC Doctoral conference. Deadline: April 1, 2011 ...

... Community trademarks and License and patent revenues from abroad. A strong decline is observed for Business R&D expenditure, Community designs and Sales of new products. Growth performance in Linkages & entrepreneurship, Intellectual assets and Outputs is above average. In the other dimensions it is below average. fYR of Macedonia, covered on page 57, is one of the modest innovators with a below average performance. Relative strengths are in Innovators Relative weaknesses are in Open, excellent and attractive research systems, Finance and support and Intellectual assets. High growth is observed for New doctorate graduates, Knowledge-intensive services exports and License and ...

... cooperation in the region, and in designing and implementing concrete short-term and long-term guidelines, best practices and actions at the regional level on e-Infrastructure. The meeting brings together representatives of national authorities and partners from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, who implement e-Infrastructure strategies and operate the programmes in their respective countries. Source: RCC Press Release. The sixth meeting of the South East European Research Area for e-Infrastructures (SEERA-EI), organised by the Ministry of Communication and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina and hosted by the Regional Cooperation Council ...

... based on an analysis of the existing laws, documents and literature and interviews with key actors in the field of migration of highly qualified people. The report identifies the main challenges in this area and provides recommendations on how to develop "brain-drain" policies and programmes. The report for Macedonia was written by representatives of the Centre for Research and Policy from Macedonia, Anastas Vangeli, Nedzad Mehmedovic and Bashkim Bakiu. Download the report (in English) The report for Montenegro was written by representatives of the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights. Download the report (in English) The report for Albania was written by representatives of the European Movement of Albania - Mimosa Agolli and ...

The reports introduce BiH scientific diaspora in two volumes on Bosnian PhD holders and researchers i.e. „Ko je ko u bh. dijaspori: doktori nauka i naučno-istraživački radnici“ – part 1 of Sept 2009, and Part II of Sept 2010 Aiša Telalović <Aisa.Telalovic@mhrr.gov.ba> http://www.mhrr.gov.ba/iseljenistvo/Publikacije/?id=825 http://www.mhrr.gov.ba/iseljenistvo/Publikacije/?id=825

... http://www.grupa484.org.rs/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=382&Itemid=173 http://www.grupa484.org.rs/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=69&Itemid=144&lang=english Geographic area: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, FYR of Macedonia Period of realisation: January - October 2010 Donors: The Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) and European Fund for the Balkans Within the project "Developing 'brain gain' policies in the Western Balkans", a series of reports has been published. Project objective is to support Western Balkan regional cooperation and ...

This publication deals with the impact of the global economic crisis on South East Europe. Following a general overview, it also contains country chapters on all Western Balkan countries plus Bulgaria and Romania. Will Bartlett/Vassilis Monastiriotis: South East Europe After the Crisis: A new dawn or back to business as usual? 2010. LSE Research on South Eastern Europe, European Institute

... D3.15: Common database on national science policies towards global issues”) was updated in September and October 2010 (the first report was drafted on December 2008). The report is based on information received from our correspondents from Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo [under UNSCR 1244], Montenegro, Serbia) through online questionnaire http://www.global-issues-rtd.info/programmes/blank and complemented by desk research which was carried out by staff of Centre for Social Innovation Vienna. Gathering the information turned out to be a big challenge, which could be accomplished only partially, because Climate ...

... search engine for R&D Industries in SEE enables users to search for R&D industries either by keywords or by selecting a sector and/or country from a list. Data is available for the following countries: Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. About I-SEEMob In accordance with ERA objectives and priorities, the main goal of the I-SEEMob project is to contribute to the enhancement of the career development of R&D personnel in ERA by examining the existing legal and research policy gaps hampering the intersectoral ...

... from the region and beyond (especially current PhD projects and/or research results) that relate to the topic "Social, Political and Economic Change in the Western Balkans"; * Papers to be presented can deal with the region in general, or with the change-processes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia in particular; * For more information about the RRPP's current research projects, please consult the RRPP Website. The selected candidates will be able to present and discuss their work in one of the methodological or thematic workshops, where researchers involved in the RRPP research projects will also present ...

... project has created search engine for anyone interested in R&D Industries in SEE, allowing both for a simple keyword search and for an advanced search concerning particular sectors and/or countries. Data is available for the following countries: Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey ...

Source: E-Mail by Mr. Ugo Poli On November 23, 2010 OECD - SEE Investment Compact Committee - 7th Meeting - November 23, 2010 took place in Paris, France. Please find the conclusions and some interesting papers presented in the meeting in the attachments.

Although the strategy will not come with extra EU finance, a considerable amount of funding is already available to the region through a host of EU programmes. For instance, € 100 billion alone has been allocated from the cohesion policy (European Regional Development Fund, Cohesion Fund, European Social Fund) between 2007 and 2013. Moreover, 41 Territorial Cooperation programmes cover a geographical area including the Danube Region. The aim is to use this available support to greater ...

... your business plan: entrepreneurship workshop in Skopje (April 11-15) Refinement of business plans: online tutoring (April-May) Final workshop with local enterprises in Skopje (September 16) Candidates should be students, young graduates, working individuals as well as young entrepreneurs. The call os open only to residents of FYR of Macedonia. English is the working language of the programme. For further conditions to participate in the programme, please consult and the attached document. Contact: info@analyciamk.org Analytica in cooperation with the Swiss NGO “SEED” (www.seedlearn.org) is launching a new project on Micro-Entrepreneurship. The ...

... supports the modernisation of higher education in the Partner Countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region, mainly through university cooperation projects. Partner countries include: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Kosovo under UN Security Council Resolution 1244. Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland can participate in Tempus project but only on a self-financing basis ...

Please find attached some national input papers on FP8. e.g. e-mails http://www.czelo.cz/fp8-preparation/ http://www.eurohorcs.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/20100430_Principles-Future-ERA.pdf http://www.ert.eu/DOC/09123.pdf http://www.hrk.de/eng/download/dateien/HRK_Resolution_ERA_112409.pdf http://www.fi.dk/nyheder/arrangementer/2010/konference-201dmod-fp8-danske-prioriteter201d/ http://www.era.gv.at ...

... More information you can find on www.iceird.org. For further information please contact: Prof. d-r Radmil Polenakovik President of ICEIRD2011 National Centre for Development of Innovations and Entrepreneurial Learning & Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Business Start-up Centre Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Karpos II bb., POBox 464 1000 Skopje, MACEDONIA Tel/fax: +38923099481/482 E-mail: radepole@mf.edu.mk radmil.polenakovik@ncdiel.mk www.bsc.ukim.edu.mk, www.ncdiel.mk, www.iceird.org To participate at the 4th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, 5 - 7 May 2011, Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, abstracts from more ...

This interim evaluation of FP7 has been carried out by an independent Expert Group, chaired by Rolf Annerberg, Sweden. Key strengths of the current Framework Programme, areas in need of improvement, new concerns and dilemmas and directions for reform have been summarised. The panel also presents ten key recommendations, including the following issues: 1. to advance ERA and Innovation Union objectives, 2. to develop high quality research infrastructures, 3. to maintain the level of ...

... between the region and the EU Member States. While primarily targeting officials from those countries which have signed and ratified the Agreement Establishing the Regional School of Public Administration and are thus members of ReSPA (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) as well as other entities in the Western Balkans region, ReSPA’s activities may also be open to officials from other countries and institutions. Source: ReSPA website, as accessed November 28, 2010 http://www.respaweb.eu

... Member States: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom; EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; and Candidate countries: Croatia, the Former Yugoslavian republic of Macedonia and Turkey. Issued by: Eurostat Press Office Louise CORSELLI-NORDBLAD Tel: +352-4301-33 444 eurostat-pressoffice@ec.europa.eu Eurostat news releases on the internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat For further information on data: Sergiu PARVAN Tel: +352-4301-34 158 sergiu-valentin.parvan@ec.europa.eu Veijo RITOLA Tel: +352-4301-35 560 veijo-ismo.ritola ...

... capacities to support participation in the framework programmes need to be further developed. To strengthen participation in framework programmes, the research institutes need to enhance their capacities and develop stronger links with industry. Preparations in the area of science and research are on track. Source: Progress Report FYR of Macedonia. Please find below the chapters of the most recent Progress Reports concerning the S&T policies of the FYR of Macedonia ...

... Briefing on how to participate successfully in Framework Programme 7 Mrs.Maja Ferlinc, Economic Advisor, SBRA 11.10 Coffee break 11.30 Lessons learnt – Observations and comments by Ministry of Education and Science, Rep.of Macedonia (FYRoM), Mrs.Marina Nikolovska, JRC and Health NCP for Macedonia Presentation of experience in FP7 projects – Ilina Hristova, RR&Co Presentations of good practice case: Mrs.Kristina Jakimovska, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engeneering, University of Skopje 12.15 Questions and answers 12.45 Closing remarks by panelists 13.00 Networking ...

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy ...

Written by a team of independent experts who are each covering the country or region from which they hail, the UNESCO Science Report 2010 analyses the trends and developments that have shaped scientific research, innovation and higher education over the past five years, including the impact of the current global economic recession. Taking up from where its predecessor left off in 2005, the UNESCO Science Report 2010 proposes a world tour of the status of science today that should enable ...

This COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL deals with the EU Enlargement Strategy and its main challenges during the period 2010-2011. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011, 2010. European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2010/package/strategy_paper_2010_en.pdf

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT SERBIA 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT SERBIA 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011. EC. ...

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT KOSOVO∗ 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT KOSOVO∗ 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011, 2010. EC. ...

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT. ANALYTICAL REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Commission Opinion on Albania 's application for membership of the European Union, 2010. COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT. ANALYTICAL REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Commission Opinion on Albania 's application for membership of the European Union, 2010. EC. ...

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Croatia 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Croatia 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011, 2010. EC. ...

... field of judiciary and fundamental rights, including fight against corruption, thus removing the need for the EU to consider a cooperation and verification mechanism after accession." The Commission will assess the progress in the relevant chapter in the first quarter of 2011. (...) As far as former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is concerned, "it continues to sufficiently fulfil the political criteria. … The Commission reiterates its recommendation that negotiations for accession to the European Union should be opened." However, an unanimous decision of Member States is required for the negotiations to start. A "negotiated and mutually accepted solution ...

... has to be evident within the context of an organization. Target group and priorities The NFP is for mid-career professionals who are nationals of and working and living in one of the NFP countries. The country list cludes Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the FYR of Macedonia and 56 other countries worldwide. Employer support The need for education and training must be linked to the institutional development of the organization the applicant is working for. This means that any applicant must be nominated by his or her employer. In fact, applications without employer support will not be ...

... Education and Science, Atanas Kocov, Member of the JRC Board of Governors and Ulla Engelmann, Head of the Stakeholder Relations Unit at JRC. Speeches were given on the purpose and mission of JRC, JRC’s large-scale infrastructures, on possibilities for collaboration and examples of collaboration with the FYR of Macedonia. Thematic presentations were held on nanotechnology and environmental engineering at the JRC and on JRC’s support for a sustainable agriculture and rural development in the Western Balkans. Promotion of Open Calls in FP7 Furthermore, the Ministry of Education and Science organised an information and promotion event on September ...

... running of new research centers inside UoM, new contracts and research projects with industry partners, the participation in the establishment and running of spin-off companies and the formation of a small incubator for start-up companies with innovative ideas. Flash News from Montenegro On October 22, Montenegro and the FYR of Macedonia signed a bilateral agreement on scientific and technological cooperation. A round table on inter-university cooperation through established networks was held on October 1, 2010 in Bar, Montenegro. The following programmes were presented at the round table: MEDADRION, UNIMED, EMUNI, CEI, UNIADRION, MEDITERRANEAN OFFICE FOR YOUTH and CEEPUS III. Moreover, the ...

... The conference is nationally and regionally recognised as a very important forum. Therefore, it is no surprise that 170 works were registered to be presented at the Conference, i.e. 108 works from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19 from Serbia, 15 from Albania, 12 from Croatia, five from the FYR of Macedonia, three from Slovenia, two each from Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) and Montenegro, and one each from Turkey, Slovakia, Norway and Hungary. More than 260 involved knowledgeable participants, exciting papers and discussions are excellent fundaments ensuring the achievement of the main conference objective: the improvement of the sector’s performance ...

... guarantee full coverage and involvement of the innovation policy stakeholders in the region, the WBC-INCO.NET consortium is complemented with three new ministerial partners for the ENHANCED phase of the project: the Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Montenegro, the Ministry of Economy of the FYR of Macedonia and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania. Furthermore, a WBC Innovation Group of Experts was created, covering high-level experts from the region and beyond in order to provide input to and spread the results of the project. Several partners and members of the WBC Innovation Group of ...

4th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development ICEIRD 2011 will take place from May 5 to 7, 2011 in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia under the motto “Through Entrepreneurial Learning to innovation and Regional Development”. The objective of the Conference is to gather governmental decision makers, scientists from different institutional backgrounds and practitioners in order to discuss this topic of crucial importance for national competitiveness and increased regional development. International Congress on ...

... their project ideas and proposals. Finally, to continue to create project capacities in the WB region, it has supported the organisation of an ICT NCP Info Day in Belgrade as well as of the 3rd SEE ICT Forum Board Meeting and 7th MASIT Open Days Conference in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, by organising a training session focused on the new ICT work programme and Call 7. The efforts of the project team are now fully dedicated to the upcoming “Forum on Research for Innovation in ICT for the Western Balkan countries”. It will be held in Belgrade on November ...

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