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... support professional journalism and the training of journalists at national / European level? How can young journalists be helped to adhere to and maintain professional and ethical standards? The Call for Applications is open to young people who are: Citizens of one of the EU Member States or the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, or Serbia). Aged between 18 to 35 years at the time of the event. Fluent in English (level C1 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Members of youth or student organisations will be favoured during the ...

... be granted within the project budget. The financial support is intended for research visits within the framework of concrete scientific cooperation projects with researchers from partner countries of the Scientific & Technologcial Cooperation; the basic funding of the research projects must be secured from other sources. List of participating countries: Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Korea (ROK), Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Ukraine and Vietnam Current calls for application Program target The programme aims at intensifying the international scientific cooperation of Austrian researchers and ...

... research products is due to the outdated research infrastructure of Albanian institutions and research policies governing research in the country, rather than the lack of capacities in human resources. The government should thus play a crucial role in promoting enabling policies and procedures that facilitate the cooperation between both sectors. Albania has more research institutions and researchers per capita compared to other Western Balkan and European countries. The "research landscape" in Albania resembles "an archipelago, which lacks the material to link different islands." Therefore, an increased role of the state in designing enabling policies towards cooperation between the private sector and ...

In addition, BCSDN EO Executive Director Tanja Hafner Ademi and Junior Policy and Advocacy Officer on CSDev Sanja Bogatinovska participated at the conference, together with colleagues from BCSDN’s members Partners Albania for Change and Development (PA), Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC), Center for Development of Non-Governmental Organizations (CRNVO), Civic Initiatives (CI) and TUSEV – Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TUSEV). The aim of the conference was to serve as a platform for collecting input from all ...

... 150 active members, coming from research and educational organizations, the public sector, as well as companies and civic organizations contributing to the field of Science and Society. This pool of experts in research and innovation, policy creation, advocacy and science engagement from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Albania, Hungary, Romania and other countries, supported by a prominent international Advisory Board, has joined forces with the aim to use regional synergies to multiply impact of national efforts in building knowledge and creativity based societies. Intersection initiates and stimulates research and dialogue on important societal challenges, advocates for structural changes ...

... EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government. The Applicant shall be registered in a CEI Member State also member of the EU, namely: Austria, Bulgaria,Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Beneficiaries shall be organisations registered in an ODA‐eligible non-EU CEI Member State, namely: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine. Proposals are to meet the criteria comprehensively outlined in the Call for Proposals and Application Guidelines. Applicants are requested to fill in and submit the Application Form and Budget Template by 27 June 2016, midnight Trieste Time. ...

... in cooperation with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, the European Fund for the Balkans, the Karl Renner Institute and the Regional Cooperation Council. Opening and introductory remarks: Sebastian Kurz, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Impulse statement: Florian Bieber, Professor, Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz / BiEPAG Followed by a discussion with panelists: Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Svilanović, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council Thomas ...

... to comply with all rules and prevent the withdrawal of funding. The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) is the means by which the EU supports reforms in the 'enlargement countries' with financial and technical help to build up the capacities of the countries throughout the accession process. Current beneficiaries are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. For the period 2007-2013 IPA had a budget of some € 11.5 billion; its successor, IPA II, will build on the results already achieved by dedicating € 11.7 billion for the period 2014-2020. They help the ...

... Initiative to promote local food consumption, raise awareness among Balkan and Turkish citizens of the influence of public policies on their daily lives, and inform communities on how to effectively influence policy formulation and implementation processes. The ESSEDRA project is led by Slow Food in collaboration with nine CSOs from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and the UK. The local organizations use their experience in public campaigns and organize their own local events. Source: ESSEDRA The ESSEDRA project – co-funded by the European Union through DG Enlargement – is coordinated by Slow Food, with the aim of ...

... for Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Countries” as recently established frameworks for support to the development of Public Administration and Civil Society in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The conference will bring together around 70 participants from civil society, European Institutions and national authorities from the six WB countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia) and Turkey to discuss:  Standards and good practices of CSO participation in public administration reform in the EU  Experiences from the region  Results of research on current state of play in region  Proposals for improvement of CSO involvement ...

... aims in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, and with other actors that support and assist in promoting the matters that the Foundation advocates for; Exchange of experiences with all relevant institutions and organisations in the country and abroad, toward carrying out the Foundation’s activities. The SEE region, consisting of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, has experienced the triple transition from conflict to peace, central planning to free-market economies, and socialism to fledgling democracies. On the near future time-horizon lies the tantalizing prospect of EU membership, with Croatia already entering the EU on June 1 2013 ...

... energy sectors 3) Smart approach for a sustainable and attractive region Home to more than 70 million people, the Region plays a key role in strengthening geographical continuity in Europe. The Strategy builds on the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, which concern eight countries. EU Member States: Croatia Greece Italy Slovenia Non-EU Countries: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Serbia Informations about the Strategy: EUSAIR Source: Info Regio The 1st Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), jointly organised by the European Commission and the Government of Croatia, will take place in Dubrovnik (Croatia) on 12/13 May 2016. This ...

... The South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning is an independent, non-profit institution founded in 2009 on the initiative of eight (8) South East European countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey. Keen on ensuring a more definite contribution of education to their competitive standing, the countries of South Eastern Europe have signed up to a number of benchmarks which aim to promote more developed learning economies ...

... focus its activities in the EU acceding countries of Eastern Europe and countries of the Eastern Partnership. The Workshop ‘Building Bridges in Social Welfare Policy in Eastern Europe’ takes place on 19 September 2016 in Vienna. It aims at gathering and exchanging expertise from researchers, policy makers and practitioners on Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Call for Papers The organisers invite scholars and experts with expertise in innovative approaches in labour market policy and health and social care (long-term care) arrangements in the above countries to submit an abstract for either ...

... to operate. Since its establishment in 2008, the CEI SEEMO Award has contributed to promoting quality investigative reporting in Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe, providing recognition and visibility to the work of remarkable journalists from the region. The Call is open to nationals of the 18 CEI Member States: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. The winners will be awarded during the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) taking place in Belgrade on 21-22 November 2016. Deadline for submission ...

... mou.gr. All questions will be grouped and the answers will be uploaded at the Programme's website Applicants are invited to submit their Strategic Project Proposals targeting both Priority Axes of the Programme between 12 February 2016 and 16 May 2016 for the first cross-border cooperation programme "Interreg-IPA CBC Greece–Albania 2014-2020 ...

... of International Cooperation, Sociologist Đurđa Timotijević, RRI Tools trainer, Center for the Promotion of Science; Department of International Cooperation, Psychologist Apart from being one of the partners at the RRI Tools project, the Center for the Promotion of Science also acts as the SEE (Southeast) Hub Coordinator in Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) in Serbia is a public institution established by the Law on Scientific Research with the task to promote science and technology. The Center, according to its mandate, cooperates with research and educational institutions (universities, research centers and ...

... The Centre of Socio-Economic and Business Studies (COSEBS) is a in 2013 established centre at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Tirana (FEUT). FEUT was opened in 1951 and is nowadays one of the largest and most prestigious higher education institutions in Albania. COSEBS operates as a financially independent body within FEUT while its board of directors, its status, rules and regulations, assure its ownership to the staff of the faculty and the institution itself; thus it involves all the human, managerial, professional and technical resources of the FEUT. In the past, the ...

... strengthening of regional interactions and cooperation – especially through training and regional / international conferences. The RRPP is coordinated and operated by the Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe (IICEE) at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). The RRPP is aimed at fostering and promoting social science research in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). Social science research aids in the understanding of the specific needs for reform and in identifying the long-term implications of potential policy choices. Researchers receive support through research grants, methodological and thematic trainings, as well as opportunities for regional and international exchange ...

... excellence in learning and research around GREEN TECH and drives this excellence to multi-ethnic Western Balkan countries to contribute to their better governance and social cohesion, and further connect the region to the global economy Green-Tech-WB is an Erasmus Mundus action focused on partner countries in lot number 2: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro & Serbia. GREEN-TECH-WB mobility includes 153 grants (28 for Europeans and 125 for WB) around the triangle: cooperation in higher education, research and innovation and under the umbrella of the thematic field of green technologies. . Green-Tech-WB http://green-tech-wb.uvigo.es ...

... theoretical concepts and focus on one of the following priority areas: 1) Governance and decentralization 2) Migration 3) Social disparities and welfare state Papers to be presented should display valid research results and handle topics within the region in a comparative manner or deal with the processes of change in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia respectively. All interested candidates should submit a single PDF file containing a short Curriculum Vitae (max. 1 page), an abstract of the proposed conference paper (max. 300 words) and a short letter of motivation ...

... members Country Contact person Email Albania: Center of Socioeconomic and Business Studies (COSEBS) at the Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana Albania (Tirana) Esmeralda Shehaj esmeralda.alb@aida.gov.al Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ministry of Science and Technology Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka) Sinisa Marcic s.marcic@mnk.vladars ...

... Amsterdam Frank Kupper f.kupper@vu.nl Poland Foundation for Polish Science Varsaw Adam Zielinski zielinski@fnp.org.pl Portugal Ciencia Vica - Agencia Nacional para a Cultura Cientifica e Tecnologica Lisbon Carlos Catalão calves@cienciaviva.pt Spain Irsi Caixa Barcelona Rosina Malagrida rmalagrida@irsicaixa.es Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Albania and Montenegro Center for Promotion of Science Belgrade Nemanja Đorđević nemanja.djordjevic@cpn.rs Sweden Vetenskap & Allmänhet Stockholm KarinLarsdotter karinl@v-a.se United Kingdom University College London London Melanie Smallman m.smallman@ucl.ac.uk http://www.rri-tools.eu/who-we-are

... issues Production standards and certifications of pharmaceutical products The conference is organized from Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel in Tirana, in collaboration with the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy) and the Albanian Order of Pharmacists. www.unizkm.al Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel, Tirana, Albania

... and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research material. This is the 4th Student Conference in Law and the 1st and only International Student Conference focused on LAW and Society. It comes after the last year's success of organizing the 1st National Student Conference in Albania. Like in other years, this year too, Participation Certificates will be accorded and a Professional Jury will select 5 best papers to which a price will be given ...

... students and so on, from the government, various public, private multi sector, municipal or community networks. The ASPE wants to be an actor who fosters dialogue between various communities and creates opportunities for exchanges on topics of common interest. The focus is to provide a collective nature to evaluation in Albania. Thought is being given to find topics of common interest with other Albanian organizations and to schedule joint activities. Members of these organizations are strongly encouraged to become members. The ASPE has defined its mission as: Contributing to the development of program evaluation in Albania and promoting the use of ...

... or security related issues collectively. “We need even stronger ownership by the regions themselves, delivering clearer decision-making and greater visibility.” (Johannes Hahn) The EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Strategy (EUSAIR) involves 4 EU Member States (Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Croatia) and the 4 non-EU and Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia) and was launched in 2014. It set up four strategic pillars, with research and innovation foci respectively included as a cross-cutting aspect, e.g. related to “Blue Growth” (pillar 1), but also to connect the region in transport/energy, support environmental quality, and sustainable tourism. Most ...

... Authors shall be under 35 years of age at the date of submission. Authors shall be citizens of one of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Hungary, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia or Ukraine. For more information, please refer to the Conditions for Participation. Source and related information: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) In 2000, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB ...

... Plan The Interreg V B Adriatic Ionian – ADRION Programme - has launched the first call for proposals, which will be open from 1 February 2016 to 25 March 2016 (at 17:00h CET). The programme's geographical area include four EU countries (Greece, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia), with the participation of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia ...

... Large potential source of internalization of research" When it comes to the scientific diaspora from the region of the former Yugoslavia plus Albania, one can observe in different national and regional strategies (e.g. WB Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation, Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia 2010-2015; Resolution on Migration Policy of the Republic of Macedonia 2009 etc.) and implemented national and regional programmes (“Unity through ...

... variety of quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques. The multifaceted approach, in turn, generates a uniquely comprehensive picture of formal and informal institutions in the Balkan region. The quantitative side of the project is to yield a face-to-face survey of total 6,200 respondents in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro. The qualitative research includes 36 months of ethnographic work, semi-structured interviews with survey respondents, and interviews with policy makers. A set of case studies on select topics will probe into particularly salient examples of informal institutions. The research also includes long-term consultation processes. Along with continuous collaboration ...

... South-East Europe. Its objective is to help boost investment in innovative companies to promote jobs and growth." Borislav Kostadinov, member of the management board of ProCredit Holding added: “We are proud that ProCredit is the first group of banks to sign the umbrella InnovFin SME Guarantee for its operations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Serbia. This will stimulate innovative ideas and investments by our clients and thus enable them to increase their competitiveness. As the leading “house bank” for small and medium-sized enterprises in this region, we know that modern technology, innovative thinking and environmental orientation ...

The South East Europe 2020 strategy of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has been published in 2013 and complemented by the SEE 2020 Baseline Report: Towards Regional Growth reflecting the work on the implementation in 2014. The goal of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), is to improve living conditions in the region and bring competitiveness and development back in focus, closely following the vision of the EU strategy Europe 2020. It ...

The Strategy is defined in a Communication from the European Commission (2014), accompanied by an Action Plan which presents the objectives and concrete pillars and topics of the Adriatic-Ionian Strategy. For a prosperous and integrated Adriatic and Ionian Region (English version) Brochure in all EUSAIR languages General Affairs Council Conclusions of 29 September 2014 Endorsement by the European Council - 23 and 24 October 2014 Supportive analytical document accompanying the ...

The Strategy is defined in a Communication from the European Commission (2010) The EUSDR Action Plan Council Conclusions (2011) on the EUSDR Commission Report (2013) on the added value of macro-regional strategies Council Conclusions (2013) on the added value of macro-regional strategies Commission Report (2013) concerning the EUSDR Commission Report (2014) on the governance of macro-regional strategies Joint Statement (2014) of Ministers ...

The Adriatic & Ionian Initiative (AII) (which includes eight Members: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) aims to strengthen regional cooperation in order to promote political and economic stability, thus creating a solid base for the process of European integration. http://www.aii-ps.org/

Providing think tanks from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia with training and networking opportunities, the TRAIN Programme seeks to foster a fruitful policy dialogue between think tanks and political actors in the Western Balkans. During a series of seminars, participants will receive training on the conduct and efficient communication of policy ...

This publication has been produced within the framework of the research project "Connecting the Scientific Diaspora of the Republic of Moldova to the scientific and socio-economic development of the home country" which was implemented by Academy of Sciences of Moldova. However, few chapters of the book are dedicated to South East European countries, and thus might be of interest for WBC-RTI.info readers as well. ...

... July 2013 to 14 July 2017. Please find all related information in pdf attached below. Source: ERAWEB Erasmus Mundus-Western Balkans (ERAWEB) is announcing call for applications 2016 for academic mobility scholarships in thematic fields related to MEDICINE, HEALTH and PUBLIC HEALTH unter: ERASMUS MUNDUS - Action 2 Partnerships: Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia. ...

... Cluster House” from Serbia. In 2014, the conference was held in Turkey where 250 professionals from 17 countries have attended it and in 2015 the conference took place in Romania with over 150 guests from 16 countries: Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Russia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Bulgaria, Denmark, Cyprus, Austria, Germany, Spain, Albania, Hungary, Great Britain and France. During the 7th conference that is to be held in Macedonia the presence of over 250 participants from 20 countries is expected. During the conference it is planned to have array of brokerage events B2B, B2C, C2C, meetings with businessmen and other events related to ...

During the 7th conference that is to be held in Macedonia the presence of over 250 participants from 20 countries is expected. During the conference it is planned to have array of brokerage events B2B, B2C, C2C, meetings with businessmen and other events related to the development of business opportunities in the country and the region. During the conference bilateral agreements will be signed between various clusters of neighboring states. There are two main sections planned: (1) Section for ...

... new cooperation Programme, deriving from both the strong will of the “BalkanMed” participating countries to promote cooperation in the area and the split of the “South East Europe 2007-2013". The Programme brings together five countries, three EU member states (Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece) and two candidate countries, Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. - See more at: http://www.eip-water.eu/new-interreg-balkan-med-programme-2014-2020-started#sthash.zk4fFtty.dpuf About the Programme “INTERREG Balkan-Mediterranean 2014-2020” is a new cooperation Programme, deriving from both the strong will of the “BalkanMed” participating countries to promote cooperation in the area and the split of ...

... and mark its achievements. The conference venue is bound to be Hotel Tirana International. Please find the information about prior conferences and topics discussed here. Source: RRPP Save the date: the final Regional Research Promotion Programme Western Balkans (RRPP) annual conference will take place on 2-3 September 2016 in Tirana, Albania. ...

... and mark its achievements. The conference venue is bound to be Hotel Tirana International. Please find the information about prior conferences and topics discussed here. Source: RRPP Save the date: the final Regional Research Promotion Programme Western Balkans (RRPP) annual conference will take place on 2-3 September 2016 in Tirana, Albania. http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en/News/RRPP-Annual-Conference-2016.html Tirana

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