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Within the project "R&D Capacities" an Assessment Report was published depicting the situation regarding R&D at the universities participating in the project. "The present report is the output of the initial analytical work in the project ‘R&D Capacities’ carried out in 2009. On the one hand it reflects the situation at Western Balkan universities in the year 2009, on the other hand provides essential inputs for consecutive steps within the project: it ...

New publication issued by WUS Austria Sarajevo Office within the framework of the Conference “Austrian Support to Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina”. "The Austrian Development Cooperation and WUS Austria proudly look back at seventeen years of successful cooperation focused on support to Higher Education (HE) in BiH. The joint efforts encompassed a variety of different projects which all had one thing in common: the belief that sustainable prosperity needs the ...

... in the Western Balkans. The University of Fribourg, upon mandate of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), manages the Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP). It was established with the objective to advance Social Science research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. This partnership programme was created following a wide consultation process involving well-respected researchers and research institutions in the region, Switzerland and other European countries. The RRPP operates through three inter-related pillars: 1. The allocation of research grants for projects that deal with issues related to transformation in individual countries and ...

The Conference Language is English. Intending contributors should submit initially only abstracts. Electronicsubmission (in MS Word format) through e-mail is strongly recommended. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee before their acceptance for presentation. Abstracts should be approximately 250 words in length and should clearly quote the scientific contribution of the proposed presentation, the used methodology/approach and expected outcomes. Authors should include at the ...

... Although the government is obviously striving to make some progress in terms of gaining visa liberalization, the EU does not seem to be impressed. Not addressing the Kosovo status issue, the EU has recently accepted the role of mediator in a newly launched technical dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo (UN Res 1244). Unlike its Balkan neighbors, it remains the only country that has not yet specified where exactly it stands on the path towards EU integration. There is no visa roadmap, no Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), and, needless to say, no EU membership application. The European ...

This document, dated May 19, is the Serbian Position Paper on the next EU framework programme for research and innovation as a response to the EC Green Paper „From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding“. http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri/pdf/contributions/post/serbia/government.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none

This new initiative of the Organization is a result of a collective effort by the Secretariat and offers Member States and the public at large a comprehensive but easy-to-read account of UNESCO’s activities during the course of the past year. Source: Email from Tousnakhoff, P., UNESCO UNESCO (2011): 2010 UNESCO Annual Report http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001918/191870e.pdf

... be addressed first in the Region. In the frame of the Danube Strategy’s theme 4, “Building Prosperity in the Danube Region”, Priority Area 7 is dedicated to the Development of the Knowledge Society through Research, Education and Information Technologies and jointly coordinated by the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovakia. Miroslav Veskovic, the rector of the University of Novi Sad, comments on the Danube Strategy in his capacity as Serbian coordinator of Priority Area 7 ...

... the Danube Strategy With the endorsement of the Strategy by the Council, preparations for the implementation of the Strategy start immediately. Each of the eleven Priority Areas is coordinated by two Danube States; to give an example, the Priority Area for the Knowledge Society is coordinated by Slovakia and Serbia. It is now the responsibility of these coordinators and the other Danube countries, regions and stakeholders to agree on a work programme, to explore sources of finance and to identify the most immediate actions to help the region flourish and fully exploit its economic potential. The Commission supports the process ...

... the agri-food sector, following the ‘Triple Helix’ framework. In the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the OECD is assisting in the development of a horizontal, whole-of-government, policy framework for innovation. In Montenegro, the OECD is engaged in the design of a voucher scheme to support SME innovation. In Serbia, the OECD is working with government to develop a competence technology centre which would facilitate greater collaboration between industry and the public research community. Albania, Croatia and Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99 will have an opportunity to work with the OECD in 2012. The RCI will also establish working groups ...

... insights and concepts at the forefront. Important dates Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15th, 2011 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: August 20th, 2011 Paper Submission Deadline: September 30th, 2011 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: October 15th, 2011 Final Paper Submission Deadline: November 1st, 2011 Conference Dates: Nis (SERBIA), November 25th-26th, 2011 The scope of workshop includes the following topics: Implementation of new technical solutions in engineering Innovative activities Application of innovative technologies in the engineering Role of research centers in creation of innovative research potential Knowledge management and collaborative learning Improving the quality of education and skills development ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

... and construction of buildings, roads, railroads, bridges, dams and other engineering and architectural structures. RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Apart from the MA and doctoral thesis production, the scientific activities at the faculty are realized by successful realization of scientific-research projects, financed by the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia, business organizations and state institutions. The special activity of the teachers and associates of the Faculty in solving the practical tasks in the field of civil engineering and architecture is realized through the independent unit of the Institute for Civil Engineering and Architecture. The work, which is a synthesis of ...

... is to strengthen the innovative capacity of the Western Balkans by stimulating Research and Development, using the regional potential, adds Dragasevic. Speaking about the current situation in the Western Balkan (WB) countries in this field, Djuro Kutlaca, Head of Science and Technology Policy Research Centre at Mihajlo Pupin Institute in Serbia, explains that WB countries are mostly observers of global developments in the area of science, technology and innovation development. “Europe 2020 is not just a strategy of an environment of which we, in the Balkans, want to become an integral part. That is a thinking process of where we ...

After talks with the presidents of the Assembly and the Government of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, Sandor Egereshi and Bojan Pajtic respectively, Schmidt said that Hungary wants to share its experiences in the process of European integration with Serbia. The Hungarian President pointed out that he was particularly pleased that a community of 300,000 Hungarians in Serbia have their own political representatives, some of whom are provincial officials. Source: International Radio Serbia Hungarian President Pal Schmitt reiterated in Novi Sad that Hungary, holding the EU presidency until June ...

... Invitation 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 ...

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