Call identifier: EuropeAid/128739/L/ACT/YU - deadline: 23-09-2009 Applicants from former Yugoslavia are invited to present their proposals concerning the "Cross-border Programme Serbia - Montenegro under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)", aiming at promoting the collaboration between the two countries, in particular concerning the creation of zone of collaboration in the economic sector. Further information: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby ...
... on the decision of the Governing Board of the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE), the ERI SEE Agency invites applications for the position of the Executive Director of the ERI SEE Agency. Citizens of the Istanbul Memorandum of Understanding signatory parties (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, UNMIK/Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Serbia) are eligible for applying and are kindly invited to submit their application within 30 days deadline (starting on September 11, 2009 ...
... website. As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects was published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. The participating countries are: Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), EU Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania and Slovenia) and Turkey as an FP7 Associated Country ...
Within Work Package 2 of the WBC-INCO.NET project, the priority setting process took place with the main aim to identify joint RTD priorities and potentials for the region of the Western Balkans, all in accordance with the proposed sound methodology, and in a transparent way. Based on the consultation of governmental stakeholders from the region, the initially intended nine workshops, dedicated to different priorities of FP7 Cooperation Programme, were reduced to five, aimed at priorities with ...
... a project coordination body, in compliance with the Joint Statement adopted at the Ministerial Conference, which will be in charge of Strategy production. The event aims to gather 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and UNMIK/Kosovo, members of scientific institutions from the region, and representatives of relevant international organisations and stakeholders. Project coordinator Elke Dall of the Centre for Social Innovation participates on behalf of WBC-INCO.NET. The Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the ...
The present report deals with structures and procedures of existing national S&T programmes targeting SEE and contains a SWOT analysis of bilateral S&T co-operation programmes with South-Eastern Europe. The conclusions of the comparative analysis can be summarised as follows: ➤ All of the SEE-ERA.NET countries aim to increase their own competitiveness, but the R&D expenditure – except for Austria, France and Germany – is far lower especially compared to the Barcelona ...
"The deliverable D.6.1 “Report on the outcome of the mobility conference for Young Scientists with relevant stakeholders in SEE and EU” is one of the results of WP6: Implementation of a SEE-ERA.NET Regional Programme for Cooperation with South-East Europe (ReP-SEE). The main purpose of the work package is to develop a ReP-SEE and in particular, following the previous activities, to develop a specific programme targeting the young scientists and the development of their carrier ...
The present White paper offers strategic recommendations for further activities of the SEE-ERA. NET consortium together with other major stakeholders throughout Europe. In a separate paper, the Joint Action Plan, concrete implementation scenarios for these activities are provided. Building on each other’s strengths and common interests and acknowledging recent challenges faced by the integration process, the authors deal on the one hand with the national and transnational framework for ...
The present study by SEE-ERA:NET WP6 leader Anca Ghinescu and her colleague Lucia Popescu deals with the mobility needs and career development opportunities of scientists in South East Europe and presents a numbre of European and national initiatives concerning the mobility needs and career development opportunities in South East Europe. Anca Ghinescu/Lucia Popescu (Eds. on behalf of the SEE-ERA.NET consortium): Study on the Mobility needs and career development opportunities in South East ...
In August 2007, the “White Paper on overlaps, gaps and opportunities in view of the extension of bilateral RTD programmes and initiatives towards multilateral approaches” and its accompanying Joint Action Plan were finalised as SEE-ERA.NET deliverables. Since then, the White Paper has been widely distributed. Some of the proposed actions of the Joint Action Plan already have been implemented (e.g. in the framework of the WBC-INCO.NET project), some just started, and some remain ...
... This Call: Activity/ Area Topics called Funding Schemes REGPOT-2010-1. Unlocking and developing the 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) All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey are eligible for participation. More details on the call: Particular requirements for participation: The projects must be proposed by a single public or private research entity of significant size such as University Departments, Faculties, specialised Research Institutes or important size research laboratories with at least ...
... any S&T field within the scope of Community research eligible under the EC FP7, to become actively integrated in the ERA. Particular requirements for participation Applicants should be established in the Western Balkan Countries' regions quivalent to convergence regions. All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for participation. The projects must be proposed by a single public or private research entity of significant size. These research entities must not be a subsidiary or branch of another legal entity established in a different country. The projects must involve compulsory cooperation with at least ...
... 381 63 640 984. For further information (programme download) see the related calendar entry. The project FOCUS BALKANS is organizing 2nd FOCUS-BALKANS Training module about Food Consumer Science (Frameworks, Protocols and Networks for a better Knowledge of Food Behaviour). The training will be organized on October 12-13, 2009 in Montenegro ...
... conference reports are available from http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/events Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, was the venue for the first RRPP Annual Scientific Conference on June 26-27, 2009. RRPP's aims to foster cross-border co-operation in social sciences research between the targeted Western Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Its two-day conference provided 70 researchers from the Western Balkans, Bulgaria and Switzerland with a platform for a scientific exchange on social science issues relevant for the transition in the Western Balkans ...
In its recent FP7 Progress Report, the EC included an analysis of the key achievements it has made in its efforts to facilitate participation in the Framework Programme. So far, the period has seen the establishment of the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) and the Research Executive Agency (REA). In addition, recent months have seen the launch of a new Participants Portal, with the aim of providing one central point of contact between all participants and the EC. It already ...
... Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey University of Bologna, Italy University of Granada, Spain University of Groningen, The Netherlands University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia University of Turku, Finland Vilnius University, Lithuania Western Balkan Universities Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia University of Belgrade, Serbia University of Montenegro, Montenegro University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Novi Sad, Serbia University of Prishtina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999) University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Tirana, Albania University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Source and further information: http://www.joineusee.eu, as accessed on July 24, 2009. The ...
The CLUNET INNO-Net project, together with a number of associate members of the European Cluster Alliance (ECA), have prepared a report on improving cluster infrastructure through cluster policy. The report puts forward and tests a cluster support environment model that is not a one-size-fits-all model. Instead, it is one that can be tailored, developed in part or in totality for regions either embarking on cluster development in their infancy or looking to move forward to a more mature cluster ...
... order to describe, compare and evaluate new and innovative technologies, which promote the use of sustainable energy with a potential to maximize regional productivity. The conferences, focusing on biomass production, will give indispensable technological content to sustainable development. There will be two two-day conferences organized, one in Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro and one in Zagreb, Croatia, which are expected to have a major impact on the enhancement of regional productivity and/or to initiate transborder cooperation through the promotion of biomass. PRO-BIOBALKAN http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_LANG=EN&PJ_RCN=7481534&pid=0&q=2DF2304B38BB6209B7AF1815A1521F6D&type ...
The Innovative Project Ideas in the Field of Academic Cooperation and Exchange between Austrian and Montenegrin Higher Education Institutions will enhance the exchange of students, professors and assistants between the University of Montenegro and Austrian HE institutions. The long-term objective is to establish sustainable cooperation between the University of Montenegro and Austrian HE institutions and thus contribute to capacity building processes at the University of Montenegro. The application call is open from May 15 until September 30, 2009. All needed documentation for the ...
Please find below the related presentations and invitation documents. The Steering Platform meeting was held in Zagreb, Croatia (Hotel Dubrovnik) on October 29, 2009. It was co-chaired by the Ministry for Education, Science and Sports of Croatia and the Ministry for Education and Science from Sweden as well as the European Commission. Zagreb