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This document provides an overview of the ongoing research cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans. It also explains why the EU countries engage in research with this region and how they do it. The real impetus for engaging in research cooperation with the Western Balkan countries came from the European Council meeting in Thessaloniki in June 2003. There, heads of state and government reiterated that the future of the Balkans lies within the EU. Ministers of science also endorsed a ...

The SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme provides a framework for the development and implementation of projects around the South East Europe area. By means of joint activities carried out at a transnational level between the 16 beneficiary countries, the Programme works to make the SEE region more competitive and better integrated. This brochure gives an overview on the SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme. Source: SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme. SEE (2011): "DEVELOPMENT ...

The implementation of the first generation of transnational cooperation projects financed through the South East Europe Programme began in 2009, after more than one year of preparation and selection. The 40 innovative projects help the integration process of the area and contribute to making South East Europe a more competitive place. The projects benefit from the exchange of experience and the joint work on new and interesting ideas, while developing new opportunities for the region. The total ...

... best practices applied in the UK and N. Ireland, while Ms. Ewa Kocinska (TECHNOLOGY PARK POZNAN, Poland) elaborated the experiences from Poland in terms of R&D and SMEs. Mrs. Olga Munteanu (LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER, Germany) presented MAPEER SME analysis of available programs covering all EU member states and Bosnia and Herzegovina (compendium) for more that 80 participants - stakeholders from Bosnia and Herzegovina (policy makers, business supporting organizations, science and research institutions and SMEs). Mrs. Lana Hopkinson from USAID-SIDA FIRMA Project has presented a proposal for establishing an Innovation Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the second day of the conference, total of three panel discussions were organized with aim to initiate ...

... to young people from Zlatiborski District. For more information, please visit: Business Technology Incubator of technical Faculties Belgrade Source: email from BITF B&T Incubator and BIC Uzice are implementing project Support to Entrepreneurial Activities of Young People in the framework of Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia -Bosnia and Herzegovina, with financial support of the European Union ...

On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Platform Meeting taking place in Ohrid on May, 26 2011.

The two year ICT-WEB-PROMS project aimed at increasing capacity of stakeholders in the Western Balkan countries (WBC) to fully participate in European ICT research and in the European Research Area by creating and supporting strategic partnership between stakeholders in the EU and the WBC while providing access to relevant knowledge. The four key objectives were networking of WB and EU countries in the area of ICT, increasing the capacity of organizations from WBC to create ICT technology and ...

The Final Report of the project aims to provide a roadmap for subsequent researchers in the Western Balkan region. The nine page document outlines the results achieved by the ICT-WEB-PROMS project, the problems encountered and the needs identified in the WBC. The report furthermore issues recommendations for the European Commission, national governments and stakeholders and outlines the lessons learnt for future activities in the region. Further project documents and deliverables can be ...

Current Panorama INFOREGIO issue covers the EU Strategy for the Danube region. WBC-INCO.NET and SEE-ERA.NET projects are in focus on page 16 as new research contacts partnerships for cooperation with SEE. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/panorama/pdf/mag37/mag37_en.pdf

... This cross-border programme for the period 2007-2013 between the pre-accession countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Montenegro will be implemented under the centralised management. The overall objective of this IPA cross-border programme is to foster the joint sustainable development of the crossborder area, its economic, cultural, natural and human, resources and potentials by strengthening the capacities of human resources and joint institutional ...

... working in such strategic fields as investment policy and promotion, tax policy analysis, SME policy and entrepreneurship, and the development of human capital. Source: e-mail from OECD A press release of the OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe (an OECD initiative covering 10 economies: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Kosovo - UN Res. 1244) informs about the begin of a development towards a "2020 Vision" for the region ...

... As component II of the European Union's new financial Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA), this is the first cross-border programme on the border between the pre-accession countries of the Republic of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the period 2007-2013. The overall strategic goal for the programme recognises the need to stimulate the economies and reduce the relative isolation of the eligible area by strengthening joint institutional networks and the capacities of human resources. The overall aim of the programme, with the core elements of the ...

... Cross-border programme (CBC) between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be implemented over the period 2007-2013. The programme objectives are: To encourage the creation of cross-border networks and partnerships and the development of joint cross-border actions with a view to revitalizing the economy, protecting the nature and the environment and increasing social cohesion of the programming area. To build ...

... actions among the partners of the eligible territories". The eligible area of the Programme consists of the territories facing the Adriatic Sea. These are identified as NUTS III (or equivalent level) of three Member States (Italy, Greece, and Slovenia), a Candidate Country (Croatia), three Potential Candidate Country (Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). Although not being territorially eligible for the Programme because it lacks of costal area, but taking into account its eligibility in previous INTERREG IIIA NPPA Adriatic Cross-border Programme 2004 -2006, Serbia participates in the Programme with the whole territory under a phasing out condition until 31 December 2012. Source: Website ...

The TransNEW Project is part of the Coordination and Support Actions for the EU Framework 7 Programme, aimed at supporting transport research activities in the new Member States. It also stimulates, encourages and facilitates the participation of the new Member States and particularly of the SMEs in those countries in national, regional and European research. For 2011, the TransNEW Consortium has planned for 2011 a series of workshops in different regions of Europe to inform potential users ...

The following universities are now full members of EUA: University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Czech Republic) University of Hagen (Germany) University of Macerata (Italy) Kazakh National Technical University after KI Satpaev (Kazakhstan) Southern Federal University (Russian Federation) Saint Elizabeth University of Health and Social Work (Slovakia) Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy (Ukraine) The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (Lebanon ...

The present manual deals with the need for a stronger connection between universities and industry in SEE, but also shows that many different types of cooperation between these stakeholders already exist. Eight country reports of national experts about different aspects of the current higher education sector as well as of the university-enterprise collaboration in each respective country were compiled. Each single report offers recommendations on how to improve the future cooperation in this ...

... are pleased to see Belgrade’s membership application recently accepted. For Albania, the main goal for 2011 should be to achieve candidate status. We hope that the Albanian authorities will engage in a constructive political dialogue in order to settle the long-standing political stalemate. When it comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina, we expect a speedy formation of a new government, whose program and actions should focus on the issues of European integration. We will also work for keeping up the European perspective for Kosovo. The Pristina-Belgrade dialogue is important for the stability of the whole region and should be launched as ...

... Ministry of Civil Affairs (project coordinator), University of Banja Luka (“Bridgehead”, partner) and the University of Sarajevo (partner). EURAXESS Service Centre Banja Luka Coordinator: Ms Dragana Pecanac dragana.pecanac@unibl.rs Tel./Fax. +387 51 321 173 Bulevar Vojvode Petra Bojovica 1A 78 000 Banja Luka Republic of Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina Euraxess Service Centre, Sarajevo Coordinator: Ms Nina Begovic nina.sober@unsa.ba Tel. +387 33 565 119 Obala Kulina Bana 7/II Rektorat 71 000 Sarajevo FB&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina Source: EURAXESS BiH website. www.euraxess.ba

The Danube Region Strategy follows the welcome for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, now being implemented. The Danube request, based on the Baltic experience, underlines an integrated approach to sustainable development. Synergies and trade-offs must be identified, e.g. developing cuttingedge green technology, working towards better alignment of policies and funding to improve impact on the ground, and overcoming fragmentation. The Commission, operating across many policy domains, ...

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