... should be considered: the Candidate countries Croatia and FYRo Macedonia has been merged in one category with Turkey the Associated Countries Albania and Montenegro have been included in the same category as all other associated countries (such as Israel, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) the data of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are to be fund under Third Country statistics. FP6 final review The EC has also published a final report on the Subscription, Implementation and Participation in FP 6, covering all FP6 activity areas and implementation aspects, from submitted proposals and applicants to signed contracts and participants, including success rates and ...
A European Commission funded report examining the potential sources of and obstacles to competitiveness in the West Balkan Countries has become available on line. "A Recommendation for a Regional Investment Strategy”, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), notes that to compete effectively, the Western Balkans need to leverage both short-term cost advantages and the region's proximity to EU markets, and to invest continuously in value-added ...
The Basileus project, which is coordinated by the University of Gent in Belgium, provides funding for academic mobility from the Western Balkans to the EU and vice-versa. Students and staff members of all partnership universities (eight EU universities and twelve universities in the Western Balkans region), as well as students from educational institutions in the Western Balkan countries not included in the Basileus partnership, can apply for scholarships. A number of application cycles has ...
... Society Institute in Macedonia. Source: RRPP website The Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP) in the Western Balkans focuses on Social Sciences and has a perspective of 10 years. In the end it will cover six countries in the region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo/UNMIK, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. It is run by the University of Fribourg upon mandate of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The implementation of the Programme started in summer 2008 with a number of nucleus partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia ...
... can exchange their own experience using the programme as a tool which allow them to learn more about disease. Colleagues from Bulgaria talked about web habits, and neccessary education of library staff as well as the students-users of electronic library, library 2.0 users. Presentations were given by colleagues from Serbia about Open Access. Two colleagues presented electronic library in Gymnasium of Zemun. Slavica Jankovic and Valentina Tasic are librarians in Gymnasium and demonstrated how a school library can follow new trends. Rss feed aggregation was a topic of Mr Vedran Vucic, president of the GnuLinux Centre. He made several medical ...
... end of June 2009 At the end of the Programme, the European Fund for the Balkans will invite the fellows to a final review meeting presenting the results of their work and evaluating the fellowship programme. Contact: Kristina Jovanovska Programme Manager European Fund for the Balkans Resavska 35, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Telephone/Fax: +381 (0)11 30 33 662 email: kristina.jovanovska[at]balkanfund[dot]org www.balkanfund.org/fellowship2009 "Decision makers of tomorrow" are the target group of the programme by the European Fund for the Balkans. Applications will be accepted from October 10 to November 10, the ...
... on the Balkans, in particular by building constituencies in the societies of Southeast Europe which are offered an opportunity to experience and learn about Europe. The Fund is both grant-making and operational. Through its activities, it supports individuals and projects from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (incl. Kosovo). The European Fund for the Balkans operates regionally from a secretariat based in Belgrade. For further information: Any enquiry about its programmes and call of proposals may be directed to Hedwig Morvai-Horvath, Executive Director, or to info@balkanfund.org. Other projects of the King Baudoin Founcations in ...
Version 1.13 of Mr. Myer W. Morron’s FP7 Book, which follows on from the highly acclaimed FP5 and FP6 versions has been published by EFPConsulting Ltd. It replaces drafts that were previously released. The downloadable book continues to be free as it was in the previous framework programs. The book is constantly updated and registered users are notified of important changes and updates by Email. The book is over 200 pages long and covers subjects such ...
... enlargement. The process is on track, he insisted: the June European Council reaffirmed the EU accession perspective of the Western Balkans; since then, the EU has opened further negotiation chapters with both Turkey and Croatia; and the EU has signed Stabilisation and Association agreements with Bosnia and Herzegovina and with Serbia ...
EU support for RTDI is provided mainly through the Seventh Research Framework Programme, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and the Structural Funds. When operating individually, these three funding sources already act as effective tools in support of RTDI. However, their value can be further enhanced by combining them. How can this be done? The answer to this question is provided by the "Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and ...
Presentation by Prof.dr. Adila Pašalić Kreso, given at the International Conference on Science and Education Policies held in Chisinau, Moldova, 18- 21 September 2008. Adila Pašalić Kreso: Achieving Teaching Goals of Bologna
Process in Higher Education in B&H, and Neglecting Research Programs and Policy Academy of Science of Moldova http://www.asm.md/administrator/fisiere/science/Presentations/I.05.Kreso_Bosnia%20and%20Herz..pdf
Report on the Activities of the Regional Cooperation Secretariat by the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, submitted to the Regional Cooperation Council Board in line with article 10 of the Statute of the Regional Cooperation Council This report covers the period between 20 May 2008 and 1 October 2008. Having achieved full operational capacity and having recruited majority of staff, in the period following the meeting of the RCC Board held on 20 May 2008 in Pomorie, the RCC ...
The following calls will be open in 2009: Researchers' Night (NIGHT) Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Reintegration Grants (RG) Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF) International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF) International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) For further information, please consult ...
Significant progress has been made on regional cooperation with the countries of South East Europe assuming responsibility for the Regional Cooperation Council, a regionally owned cooperation framework building on the achievements of the Stability Pact for South East Europe. Five priority areas for cooperation have been defined for the RCC encompassing economic and social development, infrastructure, justice and home affairs, security cooperation and building human capital with parliamentary ...
... areas. The main topics include: Genetic resources and prebreeding Breeding for yield and quality Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses More information available on: http://www.ifvcns.co.yu/breeding08/ International Conference: Conventional and Molecular Breeding of Field and Vegetable Crops will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia on November 24-27, 2008 ...
Deliverable D2.9 (final version), prepared by Nikos Sidiropoulos (GSRT) in 2008, the 2010-Update of D2.9 (final version), prepared by Kelly Vavasi (GSRT) in 2009/2010, and the 2014-Update of D2.9 (final version), prepared by Michalis Kotsias (GSRT) in 2013/2014. For the report D2.9, two CSAs (Coordination and Support Actions), named SCORE and BAFN (identified under T1.4 in Work Package 1), which were running under FP6 and which have already performed S&T priority setting exercises, ...
This Annual Report covers developments and activities during 2007. The report is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document, which provides more detailed reporting and statistics. The main chapters are on the activities and results achieved in 2007 and on developments in research and technological development (RTD) activities in the Member States of the European Union. The report brings intresting observations on trends in public and private research investment.In 2006, as in 2005, EU27 ...
This document brings the programme of the French, Czech and Swedish presidiencies of the Council of Europe. The programme focuses on development of the EU, integrated Energy and Climate Policy, Growth and Jobs, General economic Issues/Policy Coordination, Competitvness Internal Market, Research Knowledge and Innovation, Employment and Social Policy, Gender Equality and Non - discrimination, Health and consumers, Culture, Audiovisual and Multilingalism, Sustainable Development, ...
The aim of this paper was to explore, from the political economy perspective, public policy towards enterprise restructuring in Serbia in the post-2000 period, including incentives to decision-makers for such a policy, its achievements, and dynamics. Also, the goal was to empirically tests whether in Serbia economic issues, such as employment and real wages, are dominant factors for voters in deciding whether to vote for proreform or anti-reform political parties ...
The topics covered at the conference were: current projects regarding fostering of entrepreneurial competitiveness projects presented by successful entrepreneurs transfer of knowledge into business local government and collaboration with entrepreneurs More than 100 participants from eight countries (USA, Canada, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia) actively participated in the event. The outcome of the conference was also a survey on transfer of technology and competitivness. The survey with the focus on technological transfer from science to business projects, was answered by 66 participants of the conference - 43 ...