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Priručnik “Kako pretvoriti svoje ideje u eurospke projekte” je vodič kroz Sedmi okvirni program Europske unije za istraživanje i razvoj (FP7). Priručnik je izrañen u sklopu EU BALKAN FABNET projekta, specifičnog projekta za potporu (Specific Support Action) kojeg financira Šesti okvirni program EU (FP6). The general objective of this handbook is to help the participation of researchers from Western Balkans Countries in agri-food research projects under the FP7. Written for agri-food ...

Priručnik: “Kako da pretvorite svoje ideje u evropske istraživačke projekte?” je vodič za Sedmi okvirni program EU za istraživanje i razvoj, a pripremljen je u okviru FABNET projekta - specifične aktivnosti podrškve - koji je finansiran iz Šestog okvirnog programa (FP6). The general objective of this handbook is to help the participation of researchers from Western Balkans Countries in agri-food research projects under the FP7. Written for agri-food researchers, this guide provides ...

This report aims to offer a contribution to the support of coherent approach to offer scientific community important information on the possibilities to establish links with current EU and WBC research infrastructures and also to inform important national and EC policy makers on the important barriers and needs that still needs to be tackled in relation to the development of future Pan-European Research Infrastructures. Based on an online questionnaire which was the basis for the assessment ...

... agreements with Austria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. In the near future, cooperation with Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Romania will also be initiated. The agreement with Serbia has been adopted by both governments. It is expected that the signing date will be defined soon. Serbia Serbia has ongoing active bilateral programmes with Austria, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia and Slovakia. New bilateral agreements have been concluded with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) of France and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) of Germany. Furthermore ...

This ten-pages compendium of fact-sheets gives an overview on the current ERA-NET (PLUS) projects. European Commission, ERA-NET Factsheets, 2009. EC - DG Research.

... persons who intend to work during a short stay or who want to come for more than 90 days; they need visas and work permits. EC Vice President: New Era of Cooperation "By simplifying the mobility of the citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, the EU will further foster the contacts between the Union and these countries and open a new era in our cooperation," said the Vice President of the European Commission, Jacques Barrot. " Today's decision reflects the clear European perspective of the Western Balkan countries and is the result of ...

... mitigation, reduced energy bills and increased energy security and comfort levels.Tebodin d.o.o. is SMEs founded as a part of an international engineering and consultancy company, we work basically in Southeast Europe and Western Balkans, with a professional staff of multidisciplinary engineers coordinated from our premises in Belgrade, Serbia. Tebodin d.o.o. performs following services: preparation and verification of feasibility studies, preparing EU fund applications as well as project preparation, analyses and training in these areas. In addition we will provide research and consultancy in preparing projects, supervision of tenders and support in monitoring and auditing. Our focus ...

There are no restrictions in scientific fields or the age of the researchers. The programme is funded by the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research. Target countries in the Western Balkans: Albania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Montenegro and the FYR of Macedonia. Application deadlines: 16.1. - 3.4. - 12.6. - 4.9. - 30.10. Source and further information: ÖFG website (in German only). The Austrian Research Community (ÖFG) provides scholarships for research or teaching stays of Austrian researchers in Middle ...

... on November 23, 2009. An information day on Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities, especially dedicated to interested parties from the mediterranean countries, took place on October 29, 2009. It was jointly organised by nine “Socio-economic sciences and Humanities” National Contact Points - including the ones from Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia - in cooperation with the European Commission, the Italian Ministry of Research, the University of Venice Cá Foscari (that hosted the event) and in coordination with NET4SOCIETY (the network of SSH NCPs ...

The present document is the summary 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress in 2009, which gathered 130 participants from all Danube Countries and from many Danube related fields on September 30, 2009. DunaLog (Ed.) 3rd Annual DunaLog Congress, Budapest, 30 September 2009. SUMMARY. Budapest 2009. Dunalog. http://studmet.hu/public/files/summary(1).pdf

... Brussels on June 17-18, 2009, the green light was given to the preparation of the European Danube Strategy. December 2010 was set as the deadline for completion. It is expected theat the plan for regional cooperation among six EU and four non-EU countries - Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova - will highlight such topics as navigation on the Danube, environmental issues and cultural diversity. Next “Danube Summit” to be held in Budapest next March Meanwhile, Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Balázs announced that the next Danube Summit will take place in Budapest in ...

... consultation sessions on the several field of sciences and research were organised. At these occasions, regional research priorities of common interest were agreed upon among the participants. The meetings were attended by national expert delegations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia, as well as representatives of the European Commission and the WBC-INCO.NET project ...

... considered, including the possibility of virtual Infrastructures. The work in the ESFRI Regional Work Group could contribute to pursue these objectives. The Steering Platform agreed to have a discussion on its priorities for the coming years in the light of the work so far at its next meeting (in Belgrade, Serbia on June 24, 2010). In the following article you find the official conclusions: The Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries met in Zagreb on 29 October 2009. The meeting was co-chaired by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Croatia ...

The Second FP7 Monitoring Report covers the Framework Programme implementation in the years 2007 and 2008. It allows for the first time for some comparative analysis over time, in order to identify trends and developments in the two first years of FP7 implementation. The report consists of four sections: 1) Factual analysis of the main elements of the overall implementation of FP7. 2) New elements and specific fields of the FP. 3) Simplification process, results of a survey on ...

The meeting has been held back to back with - Executive Steering Board meeting of WBC-INCO.NET and - Executive Steering Board meeting of SEE-ERA.NET PLUS (funding decisions to be taken) The 8th Steering Platform meeting, which has been co-chaired by EC, Spain (EU presidency) and Serbia (for WBC) was held in Belgrade, Serbia on June 24, 2010. Belgrade

... a good indication even if it is maybe not perfectly accurate and subject to change with every day (just use your opportunity now and register via CORDIS). Registered Selected Albania 24 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32 1 Croatia 262 22 FYR of Macedonia 55 2 Montenegro 14 1 Serbia 161 18 TOTAL 548 44 For comparision a few CEE countries were discussed, which have still - as data reveals - a better chance of being selected (e.g. from 227 registered researchers from Slovakia, a figure smaler than the one from Croatia, 77 have been selected for evaluations). From Slovenia, 468 ...

The national background reports provide an interesting overview on the field of transport research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244). The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of environmentfor each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop for priority setting and resulted in the definition of common priorities for the field ...

This Annual Report from the Commission gives an overview of developments and activities in the year 2008. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document which provides more detailed reporting and statistics. The main chapters deal with the activities and results achieved in 2008 and with trends in research and technological development activities in the European Union Member States. European Commission (Ed) Annual Report on research and technological ...

The Gallup Balkan Monitor’s Focus on Migration report brings first-hand data to this ongoing debate, as it summarises the experiences and opinions of Balkan people on all aspects of migration. This data was collected in two waves of the Balkan Monitor survey – in 2006 and 2008. The findings show that while relatively high percentages of Western Balkan residents have considered leaving their home countries, these numbers have tended to decrease in recent years. Relatively few people ...

The GBM Focus On: Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans” gives a first impression of how the people of the region feel about the EU. Overall, the Western Balkans is not a homogeneous region with uniform views of Europe: the GBM produces a complex picture that shows a vast range of perceptions about the EU at a country-level and below. Opinions recorded in the survey range from outright and even growing EU euphoria (e.g. in Kosovo and Albania) to the start of a feeling of alienation ...

... research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions Any research topic covered by the EC FP7 CSA-SA (Support Action) WBC Participation to Research Potential Call for Convergenece and Outermost Regions All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for participation. Type of activities/work: Exchange of know-how and experience Recruitment by the applicant of experienced researchers Upgrading, development or acquisition of research equipment Organisation of workshops and conferences Dissemination and promotional activities optional: Evaluation facility The General Purpose of FP7 Research Potential Stimulating the realisation of ...

... Albania 4 Bosnia and Herzegovnia 6 Croatia 14 FYR of Macedonia 9 Montenegro 1 Serbia 33 Total submissions 67 The main fields that were tackled in the submissions are engineering, natural sciences and ICT, and environment, agro-food and life sciences The European Commission outlined that remote evaluation of the proposals will take place in November 2009 and a consensus meeting shall take place at the ...

The project aims at encouraging closer scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation between Europe and the Western Balkan countries (WBCs: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia) in the area of surface transport. It further seeks to establish an EU-Balkan transport network of researchers, universities, industry and experts among these countries in order to improve and enlarge the research capacity of Western Balkan centres of competence in terms of research programmes and human resources through transnational placements ...

... Aid ‘Center for eGovernance Program @ SEE’ was launched in May 2008 to underpin this development and support WBC governments in the process of human capacity building and eGov project design. The competent ministries or authorities for ICT from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia participated as primary partner institutions from each country. The program was placed under the operational framework of the regional Center for eGovernance Development - CeGD. The “Center” delivered a set of executive eGov training seminars and an electronic learning platform that enabled more than 250 public administration staff members ...

... submit full project proposals. As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects has been published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. Eligible countries are WBCs (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), EU MS (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania and Slovenia), and Turkey as an FP7 Associated Country. Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI): November 3, 2009, 16:00 CET ...

The event gathered experts from ministries of science and research of the RCC members from South East Europe (SEE), including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, the FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), members of scientific institutions from the region, and representatives of relevant international organisations and stakeholders. The WBC-INCO.NET project was represented by its coordinator Elke Dall. The Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans aims at increasing knowledge transfer ...

... that the Serbian people share this objective,” the Commissioner pointed out. Serbia has successfully participated in several FP7 projects, especially in such areas as AgroFood, ICT and energy. However, “there is room for improvement and I believe that this can only be achieved if Serbia commits more fully to the objectives of the ERA,” Potočnik added. Steering Platform on Research ...

... including new positions for Serbian grant holders at JRC Institutes. Đelić recognised the conference as the most important event that took place in Serbia in the field of research since its association to FP7. The topics and themes of the conference had been chosen based on specific interest expressed by Serbia (ICT, Energy, Food and Health), areas in which Serbia should pay more attention given its integration process into the EU, or topics which are new or in which Serbia is underrepresented (FP7 “People” programme). Draft of S&T Development Strategy Published The draft, prepared for a public debate, has been published at the end of June ...

... more than 7,000 people from all over the world have visited the portal. Moreover, as a part of the promotional activities around the project, a Facebook page called ”EURAXESS 2 Research in Serbia“ has been created. Note by the editor: For further reading on EURAXESS in Serbia, we also recommend the article "SER-MORE: working to expand EURAXESS in Serbia" on the EC's EURAXESS website. The implementation of the FP7 project ‘SER-MORE: Development of Serbian Network of Mobility Centres’ began in September 2008. The coordinator of the project is the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ni&scaron ...

... Thus, we are currently busy preparing a series of events in Zagreb, which culminate in the Platform meeting on October 29, 2009. Furthermore, we are already thinking about the next one: co-chaired by the EC, Spain, which will hold the EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2010 and Serbia for the WBCs. At these meetings, we will present the results of our consultation processes for research priorities: the identified results on ICT and AgroFood well fed to the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS call (see page 19). Further results are available for Environment, Health and Transport research. Currently, we are also ...

... members, 15 participants from the UoM, two from other institutions in Montenegro, two trainers from the UK, while the remaining 16 participants were from higher education and research institutions in the region (WBC - SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the FYR of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. The workshop provided a good knowledge base about the state-of-the-art in the field of evaluation of research, measuring scientific output and impact, the present historical moment in the development of European universities and in the region and its relation to the research function and the third mission of the universities ...

... of Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), in the Framework Programmes. The dominant group of international projects of WBCs is funded by the EU Framework Programmes (64%), while inter-regional cooperation (bilateral projects with MS) count for 27% and intra-regional (bilateral projects with WBCs and Turkey) make up 9% of all projects. Croatia, Serbia and Turkey are the most successful partners in bilateral projects within the region, while Slovenia significantly predominates bilateral projects with the WBCs and Turkey among the Member States. However, researchers from the WBCs and Turkey significantly lag behind researchers from EU Member States in the intensity of research cooperation and ...

Around 70% of the clients of the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (Brno, Czech Republic) come from countries of the former Yugoslavia. The biggest part of them originates from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Their educational background varies between the wide range of technical science, medicine, design, engineering and natural science. Our services include advisory related to entry conditions, assistance in the application to the University of Brno and the provision with an individualised scholarship scheme. Clients are mainly Master students, PhD applicants and ...

... which confirms that the Union University School of Computing (RAF) in Belgrade fulfills the requirements concerning staff, premises and technical conditions necessary for the first year lectures of general studies to start - No. : 022-05-00204/2003-04, on November 19 2003. The Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Serbia gave its assent to the Plan and program of general studies at the Union University School of Computing (RAF), which last for four years, on February 24 2004, No. 612-00-00113/2002-04. Ministry of Education and Sports issued a Decree which confirms that the Union University School of Computing (RAF) in ...

... cooperation under FP7 remain necessary in particular with respect to the involvement of SMEs and the mobility of scientists. The fact that Serbia also became associated with the Competition and Innovation Programme (CIP) is a positive step towards engaging the private sector in research and innovation. The procedure to associate Serbia with the Seventh Euratom Research Framework Programme (2007-2011), as requested by Serbia, is proceeding well and the aim is to make the association effective in the course of 2010. Possibilities for increased cooperation between Serbia and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) are under discussion. With respect to designing an integrated research policy aiming inter alia at increasing investment in research and ensuring ...

... and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the candidate and potential candidates over the next years. SERBIA 2009 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010, October 2009. European Commission

WINS-ICT deliverable D16 sets the main ICT related funding opportunities currently accessible from the Western Balkan region. The main objective of the deliverable is to document the relation between critical existing needs of the ICT RTD system in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC) and the currently available funding programs. In detail, it focuses on the correspondence between these two components: the needs and the offer (e.g. need to support young ICT researchers through the specific ...

On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the ...

... of economic crisis, the membership applications of Albania and Montenegro highlight our Union's continued power of attraction and our role in promoting stability, security and prosperity. Iceland's application adds a new dimension to our enlargement agenda." Visa-free travel for citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia at the beginning of 2010 will bring tangible benefits for citizens. The Commission will table proposals for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina by mid-2010, provided these countries meet the conditions set. Croatia has made good progress in meeting the benchmarks set in the accession negotiations and negotiations have now formally ...

... complex transnational co-operation areas in Europe. It is the only transnational programme area with such a large number of non-EU countries participating (candidates, potential candidates and third countries). The eligible area for TCP-SEE comprises Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of Moldova and parts of Ukraine. http://www.southeast-europe.net ...

... by creating a strong partnership between Banat municipalities. RDA Banat has therefore been created as the institutional framework in which the municipalities can join their economic resources. RDA – Banat is a limited liability company, a non – profit organization, registered in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law of the Republic of Serbia. Its founders are the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, all 19 municipalities of Banat territory, Banat’s Regional Chamber of Commerce, four NGOs - European Movement in Serbia, District 0230, APSMEE Vršac, BUPA Pančevo and two companies - ’’Mlekoprodukt“ from Zrenjanin and HIP Petrohemija. However, besides the responsibility to its founders, RDA ...

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Whereas in the period 2002-2007, the BGP included only guest lecturers, it has now been upgraded to BGP+ and consists of the following two components: Within the Brain Gain Program plus (BGP+) faculties/universities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosova/o, Montenegro and Serbia can invite professors, assistants or experts in relevant fields originating from former Yugoslavia to teach as guest lecturers, participate in research and development, and mentor student theses. There are two different possibilities: 1. BGP+ Classic (the supported period of stay should be between 1 and 3 weeks with at least ...

... in technology made by the industrial sector are still insignificant. All this is reflected in what Serbia brings out into the global market. Serbian exports today are not much different from the exports of medieval Serbia..." (from the Foreword). Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia: Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Rrepublic of Serbia 2009 to 2014: Focus and Partner, Belgrade 2009. Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia

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