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... of global risk in transition countries": How the best practices can help transition countries to face the effects of the global risk? will be held in Peja, Kosovo* on May, 30th 2013. The conference is organized by Public University "Haxhi Zeka" (Kosovo*) in Cooperation with State University of Zenica (Bosnia & Herzegovina), European University of Tirana (Albania) & European University College Dukagjini (Kosovo*). Language: English Cost fee: 50€ (per participant) Submission Authors are invited to submit electronically to: peja-conference@uni-pr.edu Deadlines - Abstract submission is December 20-th, 2012and abstract confirmation of acceptance is January 31 ...

This Deliverable follows-up on Deliverables D2.10 and D2.12 (including update) reporting on the thematic priorities defined in the first and second phases of the identification and consultation process from 2008 – 2011 (ICT, AgroFood, Health, Transport, Environment, Transport II and Social Sciences and Humanities). It gives the regional research priorities in the field of Energy for the Western Balkan countries. Thus, D2.43 provides the results of the consultation process in the field of ...

The topics presented in the report are important because many of the drivers of and the challenges to the recovery of industrial demand and employment are to be found outside Europe. The new industrial markets outside the EU are key to European competitiveness, particularly in the context of the recovery. More importantly, however, they are crucial for European industrial competitiveness in the long term. This is because the emerging industrialised economies are increasingly competing with ...

... round table discussion Discussion on barriers to cooperation in international cooperation in innovation, research and technology transfer (sharing experience from MIRA and WBC region) – proposals how to overcome some barriers The experience of the IT1, EIB, and MIRA Survey Presentation on activities of Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Research Workshop on Migration from BiH, Workshop on Emigration Issues in the Western Balkans-joint approaches) Source: MIRA project Workshop on Innovation in EU-Mediterranean and Western Balkans was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 5-6, 2012. WBC-INCO.NET co-organised the event together with the project MIRA, Fostering the European ...

... The Ministerial Round Table on Science, Technology and Innovation for South East Europe to convene on November 23, 2012 will focus on intensifying the STI system capacity and collaboration in the SEE region. The Round Table will be co-chaired by Sredoje Novic, Minister of Civil Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by Gretchen Kalonji, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences. Ministers and high level officials, experts of science, higher education and research from 11 South East European countries will participate: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and ...

... national workshops in Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine in partnership with local universities, with the aim of increasing awareness of the importance of institutional autonomy for the modernisation of universities’ management structures. The second project, entitled ‘Empowering Universities to fulfil their responsibility for Quality Assurance’ (EUREQUA), will support universities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo* in improving their internal quality assurance (QA) processes and in linking them into a comprehensive, all-encompassing system that leads to the enhancement of quality and the creation of a quality culture. The project will focus on extensive capacity building for universities in quality assurance, through training, mentoring and ...

The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013 is being released amid a long period of economic uncertainty. The tentative recovery that seemed to be gaining ground during 2010 and the first half of 2011 has given way to renewed concerns. The global economy faces a number of significant and interrelated challenges that could hamper a genuine upturn after an economic crisis half a decade long in much of the world, especially in the most advanced economies. ...

The survey on consumers’ attitudes, expectations and behaviours towards traditional food is innovative in the Balkans and highlights some interesting results. Generally, Balkan consumers express a positive attitude towards traditional food. In order to explain consumers’ behaviour towards traditional food, it can be said that there are different types of consumers giving more or less importance to components considered as traditional. Thus, the future supply of traditional foods should ...

This publication includes also the presentation of the FOCUS-BALKANS project (Focus on food consumers in the Balkans). This project focuses on the important challenge of filling knowledge gaps and rebuilding networks. The general objective of the FOCUS BALKANS project is to improve competencies and understanding in the field of food consumer science in the Balkans countries. This will result in a stronger participation of WBC scientists in projects related to food consumer science and an ...

... of linkages among MIRA and WBC-INCO.NET in view of network building Discuss cooperation possibilities and synergies between the activities of both projects Identify common innovation needs/demands and good practices Discussion of a toolbox Agreement on Joint Activities It is organized by the Bosnian Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA, Bosnia Herzegovina), possibly Montenegrin Ministry of Science (MoS-ME) with support from DLR, BC (and potentially other MIRA partners involved in EMIS-activities ...

... Contact: Anđela Lalović Coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP) at the Human Rights Centre of the University of Sarajevo. Email: andjela.lalovic@rrpp-westernbalkans.net "Quite often I listen to researchers from universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina complaining that it is practically impossible to win a FP7 project without ...

Contact: Doni Blagojevic Project Officer European Forest Institute FOPER II Varaždin, Croatia Email: doni.blagojevic@efi.int FOPER PROJECT CORE STAFF Ilpo Tikkanen, Head of Programme, EFI, Policy and Governance Unit, (2004-2012) Tomi Tuomasjukka, EFI, Analyst Team Leader, and FOPER I coordinator (2004-2008) Mari Pitkanen, EFI, FOPER I Project Officer (2004-2008) Prof. Dr. Margaret A. Shannon, Ph.D., EFI, FOPER II Coordinator (2009-2013) Doni Blagojevic, M.Sc., Fac. of Forest. Banja Luka, BIH, ...

... lake beauty and medieval town-pearl. No matter that nominally Macedonian, the event was international. Not only that two out of three of total 240 attendants were foreigners from 26 countries, but so were the lecturers (Plenary, Invited and Key-Note). UK, USA, Serbia, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina were presented with one or more lecturers. Besides the 20 oral presentations, some 300 posters were presented, divided into sections such as analytical chemistry, bio-, food- and pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, electrochemistry, environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry and technology, metallurgy, nanomaterials, organic chemistry, polymers and polymer materials, process engineering, spectroscopy and ...

Key findings: Morocco improved its business regulation the most compared to other global economies, climbing 21 places to 94, by simplifying the construction permitting process, easing the administrative burden of tax compliance, and providing greater protections to minority shareholders. Since 2005, Morocco has implemented 15 business regulatory reforms. Besides Morocco, 11 other economies are recognized as having the most improved ease of doing business across several areas of regulation as ...

... rankings are based on 10 indicators and cover 185 economies. Macedonia ranks 23 out of 185 countries listed in the report for the ease of doing business, followed by Montenegro in 51st place, Croatia in 84th place, Albania in 85th place, Serbia in 86th place and Kosovo* in 98th place. Bosnia and Herzegovina is in 126th place ...

This report holds new information to inspire policy makers and researchers. One finding is that Poland improved the most in the Doing Business measures in 2011/12, while Singapore maintains its top spot in the overall ranking. Another finding is that European economies in fiscal distress are making efforts to improve the business climate, and this is beginning to be reflected in the indicators tracked by Doing Business, with Greece being among the 10 economies that improved the most in the ...

“The objective of the roundtable is to identify and agree upon a set of priority reforms, which will accompany the implementation of WB EDIF, supported by its technical assistance component” stated the representatives of the OECD Investment Compact for Southeast Europe,” OECD is assisting the WB EDIF project partners in identifying these reforms prior to the project launch foreseen for December 2012”. “The discussion raised important issues related to providing funding and high value added ...

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