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... Ms. Jona Koprencka, E-mail: jkoprencka17@epoka.edu.al. Deadline for applications: 30 May 2018, Wednesday. For more information, visit: http://pir.epoka.edu.al/home-summer-school-2202-2250.html The Department of Political Science and International Relations of Epoka University, will hold Summer School on 25-29 June 2018, in Tirana, Albania. http://pir.epoka.edu.al/home-summer-school-2202-2250.html Tirana

... and world champion gamers. What does this coming revolution mean to the Albanian economy, industry, education system, and workforce? How do we prepare for this revolution, and to what extent can we shape and design the future to optimize opportunity, justice, and life for all humans? The symposium, Envisioning Albania 2030: Challenges to Employability, organized by the Economics Department of Epoka University in collaboration with Economic Society of Albania (ESA), brings together experts from government, international institutions, business, and academia to share their thoughts on these questions and to call for more engagement and collaboration regarding these questions throughout all ...

Economic Society of Albania was founded in 2014 at a meeting in Tirana, Albania, seeking to promote high quality research in the broadly defined area of social economics. The activities promoted by ESA include the establishment of an international community of economists devoted to the analysis and treatment of the major global economic problems; the organization of regular meetings, seminars and conferences to promote ...

Student Conference on Economics, Finance, Business and Social Sciences, SCE-2018 Dates: 25 June 2018 Location: Epoka University, Tirana/Albania Queries: Email mhoxha13@epoka.edu.al Registration and Conference Fee: Participants have to send their Abstract to mhoxha13@epoka.edu.al until 20 June in order to confirm their participation. Call for Student Conference on Economics, Finance, Business and Social Sciences, SCE-2018 25 June 2018, Epoka ...

... impressed by the energy, the commitment, the ambitions and the willingness everywhere, including obviously here in Belgrade, to move forward on the reform path towards European Union membership". She further sent a message reaffirming the "credible, real and tangible" EU perspective of the entire region. The High Representative's visit to Albania was the first stop on her trip through the Western Balkans. The High Representative further emphasised the positive role that Albania has played and is continuing to play in the region, including work on good cooperation and good relations with its neighbours. "In the Western Balkans the enlargement policy of ...

... neighbourhood countries in South East Europe. Participants are likely to include: research and innovation policy makers, representatives of academia and technology transfer offices, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and early stage and venture capital investors including business angels. The number of attendees is estimated at around 100-120, and selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may be eligible for reimbursement of their travel and accommodation expenses. Apply to participate Attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you wish to participate you are encouraged to submit ...

... benefits partners from the Western Balkans and EU Member States and regions that can deliver positive economic effects and help integration processes. From the WB countries interventions were planned by: Viktor Nedović, Assistant Minister, Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development Besa Shahini, Vice-Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Albania Sanja Damjanović, Minister of Science of Montenegro Jasna Šafhauzer, Counsellor, Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Bulgaria Marjan Gjorchev, Ambassador, Embassy of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of Bulgaria Arber Geci, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo* Parallel Sessions followed about ...

... regional database, and by Eurostat for the EU comparator countries. Together with the report also the following country flyers were prepared. They present a short description of recent trends and feature key labor market indicators based on the harmonized data prepared in the context of the SEE Jobs Gateway. Albania.pdf BiH.pdf FYR Macedonia.pdf Kosovo*.pdf Montenegro.pdf Serbia.pdf Regional - Western Balkans.pdf The report and SEE Jobs Gateway are co-financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. Please follow the SEE Jobs Gateway link for other publications. The report and the ...

... neighbourhood countries in South East Europe. Participants are likely to include: research and innovation policy makers, representatives of academia and technology transfer offices, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and early stage and venture capital investors including business angels. The number of attendees is estimated at around 100-120, and selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may be eligible for reimbursement of their travel and accommodation expenses. Apply to participate Attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you wish to participate you are encouraged to submit ...

... The CSO took the decision at its 203 rd meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 25-26 April 2018. Albania fulfils all the requirements for becoming a full COST Member . Albanian institutions have been participating in at least two consecutive EU Framework Programmes, and in at least 5% of running COST Actions. “ The admission of Albania as a full COST member underpins the key role of COST in ...

... conducted an online survey about research and policy support needs for innovation in South-East Europe. The questionnaire entitled „Assessing research and policy support needs for innovation in the South East Europe“ was distributed to 360 participants in Croatia as well as the other six selected South East European countries (SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. The objective of the survey was two-fold: to get the views of the stakeholders on current R&D and innovation policies, and to understand research and policy support needs of innovation stakeholders. These are the key findings based on SmartEIZ Questionnaire ...

... ation. Why you should apply The program is looking for strong value propositions from enthusiast entrepreneurs, with an existing prototype or Proof of Concept (PoC) or who are eager to finalize an MVP during an intensive 6 weeks program. Depending on regional edition, Entrepreneurs can be based in Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Only teams who have not yet established their company as a legal entity can apply. The venture program focuses on deep innovation: new deep-tech-leveraged by global solutions requiring consistent human and financial resources to achieve commercialization ...

... specialisation process in accession countries, building on JRC’s five-year experience on smart specialisation within the EU. Due to this experience, there is a conceptual framework that facilitates the development of such strategies in the Western Balkan countries. The smart specialisation roadmap is on track in the Western Balkans. In Albania, fields of interest to be considered in the draft smart specialisation strategy include information and communication technology services, tourism, and energy. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the upcoming preparation of a draft smart specialisation strategy will follow the four broad priorities of information and communication technology, food production, energy, and creative ...

... force. Albania presents its application for membership of the EU November 2010: The Commission issues its Opinion on Albania's application for EU membership, including a set of 12 key priorities to be fulfilled in view of opening of accession negotiations December 2010: Visa-free travel to Schengen area for citizens of Albania June 2014: The European Council grants Albania the status of candidate country for EU membership February 2018: The European Commission adopts its strategy for ‘A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans' April 2018: The European Commission recommends that the Council decides that accession negotiations be opened with Albania in light of ...

The CIFE (Centre international de Formation Européenne), invites graduates students to apply for its programmes in Advanced European and International Studies at the Institut européen·European Institute (IE·EI), an international teaching and research institute in Nice. CIFE provides excellent academic teaching at the crossroads of theory and practice. It is one of the six institutions of excellence to receive an operating grant from the EU under the ‘Jean Monnet Activities’ of the ...

The CIFE (Centre international de Formation Européenne), invites graduates students to apply for its programmes in Advanced European and International Studies at the Institut européen·European Institute (IE·EI), an international teaching and research institute in Nice. CIFE provides excellent academic teaching at the crossroads of theory and practice. It is one of the six institutions of excellence to receive an operating grant from the EU under the ‘Jean Monnet Activities’ ...

... security and stability in Europe: a prospect of EU membership has a powerful transformative effect on the partners in the process, embedding positive democratic, political, economic and societal change. The Commission recommended today that the Council decides that accession negotiations be opened with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania, in light of the progress achieved, maintaining and deepening the current reform momentum. More specifically, for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, delivering on the urgent reform priorities will be decisive for the country's further progress. For Albania, progress will be crucial in the key field in the rule of ...

The decision was made at the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the project, which took place today at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth of the Republic of Albania. At the beginning of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Ervin Demo, Deputy Minister, pointed out the great significance of the project for the region and stressing that Albania fully supported its implementation. In her introductory address to the members of the Committee, Montenegro's Minister of Science, Sanja Damjanović, referred to the ...

Western Balkans Research and Innovation Meeting, Skopje, 21-22 March 2018 AGENDA Wednesday, 21 March 2018 11:30 – 13:00 Networking Lunch & Registration 13:00 – 13:30 Welcome remarks | Opening statements • Ministry of Education and Science • European Commission, DG Research and Innovation • European Commission, Joint Research Centre • Regional Cooperation Council 13:30 – 15:30 Towards Steering Platform meeting 2018 Recent R&I cooperation developments in/with the Western Balkans • FP9, ...

The workshop will be divided into two parts, depending on the status of smart specialisation development in the participating countries and economies: For Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia it is an introduction to smart specialisation governance and guidance on creation national smart specialisation teams; For Serbia and Montenegro it is a training enabling entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP) coordinators and facilitators to prepare and organize it in accordance ...

... Foundation. It has taken the following form: • Research on the Berlin process and its priority areas: Berlin process being a thinly documented process, CDI has contributed to create a body of knowledge, as well as to gather in one place major documents referring to it; • Monitoring reports on advancement of Albania in BP agenda on issues such as youth, migration and connectivity. Since 2014, CDI works together with national stakeholders in identifying and documenting the policy measures, progress and challenges faced by the Albanian government during their implementation; • Annual conference “Albania in the Berlin process”, followed by the conference proceedings. This ...

... together innovation practitioners and regional stakeholders from EU member states and South-east Europe countries, including the Western Balkans. Participants are likely to include: research and innovation policy-makers, scientists, businesses, regional authorities as well as representatives of academia and technology transfer offices. Up to 250 participants are expected. Selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, may request reimbursement of the travel and accommodation costs. Selection for reimbursement will be based on reason for submission, interest for participation, organisation, position in the organisation and appropriate geographical balance. *This designation is without prejudice to positions ...

... regional, national, EU-wide?; using the right ways to communicate - one-way exchange (website, press release, brochure, etc.) or two-way exchange (exhibition, school visit, internet debate, etc.); where relevant, include measures for public/societal engagement on issues related to the action) is proportionate. Understanding Current Practices of Science Communication in Serbia and Albania: Recommendations for Enhancing Effectiveness Improving Science Communication is a hot topic also in the Western Balkans where, generally speaking, the science community tends to be self-referential and inward looking. Communication is influenced by the current evaluation system that counts the number of publications, if not the only measure for career ...

The Declaration was signed by: Minister of Education, Sports and Youth of Albania Ervin Demo, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Adil Osmanović, Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Bulgaria Kostadin Kostadinov, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo Shyqiri Bytyqi, Minister of Education and Science of Macedonia Renata Deskoska, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education ...

... nbsp; Call for Applications The number of participants will be limited to: 20 with reimbursement (A) + 20 from the Serbia and/or neighboring countries which can reach this training school without reimbursement (B). For this second group, priority will be given to candidates from Serbia and from countries bordering Serbia: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania. These candidates may also apply to target group A as all other candidates and are eligible to receive reimbursement if selected within this group. With this partitioning in two groups we intend to enlarge the number of participants, but still ...

... in each of the Western Balkans six economies which included self-assessment and external assessment in crucial areas and aspects of PES performance fully aligned with the EU PES benchlearning model. The results of those assessments showed that according to the region’s PES offices, transition from unemployment to employment in Albania in 2016 was 21%, with 25,158 outflows into employment out of 119,710 registered persons unemployed; in Bosnia and Herzegovina it was 25%, with 132,054 outflows into employment out of 521,357 registered persons unemployed; in Serbia it was 37%, with 265,111 outflows into employment out of ...

... each of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 Strategy participating economies are organising new cycle of national consultations on Strategy’s Programing Document 2018-2020. The consultations are the part of the programing process of the SEE 2020 Strategy. 2018 series of consultations will kick-start with a one-day workshop in Tirana, Albania on 9 February 2018, to be followed by the workshops in Belgrade, Skopje, Pristina, Podgorica and Sarajevo. https://www.rcc.int/events/1148/2018-cycle-of-consultations-on-the-see-2020-strategy-programing-document-20182020 Tirana, Belgrade, Skopje, Pristina, Podgorica, Sarajevo

... research funding within the region, complementary to the already existing efforts of Switzerland and other donor programmes in this sector. Regional cooperation in particular was emphasised, with the objective of improving regional integration, creating synergies and fostering knowledge management. The RRPP was implemented over a period of ten years in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The programme promoted and enabled research-based cooperation among the new generation of social scientists and policymakers across the ethnically divided, post-conflict region. It focused on fostering and promoting social science research capacities relevant to social, economic and institutional reforms in the respective ...

... will be focused on how to present their business proposition and on how to properly address questions and concerns of potential investors. Check out here more information and updates on this project This initiative supports and strengthens the technology transfer and innovation ecosystem in the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The project involves all actors operating in the technology transfer and innovation ecosystem ranging from academic institutions to early stage investors to science parks, spin-out companies and policy makers. The final purpose is to deliver concrete plans ...

... from selected countries and applications fields to obtain access to the advanced services of the VI-SEEM Virtual Research Environment. Project Proposals must be of high scientific and social value. Eligible applicants (as Principal Investigators) are scientists affiliated with academic or research institutions in the following countries: (in alphabetical order): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania Serbia and Turkey. Collaborators in proposals might reside in any country provided that no specific geographical restrictions apply for access by the corresponding centers that offer resources in ...

... obtain access to the advanced services of the VI-SEEM Virtual Research Environment. The call is addressed to consortia of scientists and researchers and SMEs that work in academic/research institutions and SMEs located in the region of South Eastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean. More specifically countries are (in alphabetical order): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia ...

... Summer school fee: 300 euro per participant. The fee covers: transport from/to Tirana centre to/from Epoka campus; lunches at Epoka campus cafeteria; participation certificate. Travel and accommodation costs: The summer school organizers will not cover travel and accommodation costs of participants coming from outside Tirana and from outside Albania. Tirana is relatively cheap in terms of accommodation. On the summer school days, free transport will be provided to and from Epoka University, with pick-up and drop-off from the centre of Tirana. How to apply: Please submit 250 words motivation letter with contact details to: jkoprencka17@epoka.edu.al. ...

... contact details to: atoci14@epoka.edu.al. More details can be found at the following link: http://pir.epoka.edu.al/home-convention-2202-2249.html. The Department of Political Science and International Relations of Epoka University, will hold Convention on Friday, 11 May 2018, in Tirana, Albania. Bachelor students from all study programs and from all nationalities are invited to submit their applications. ...

Background One of the initiatives presented during the Ministerial meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education & Training and Research & Innovation held in Belgrade on September 28-29, 2017 was the establishment of the Western Balkans Alumni Association. Its objectives are manifold: promote mobility opportunities track students who have graduated from university support and mentor students share information about internship and employment opportunities bridge the gap between ...

The Commission adopted on February 6, 2018 a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans'. The Commission adopted today a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans'. As President Juncker announced in his 2017 State of the Union address, the Commission adopted today a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans', ...

... and definitive solutions to disputes with neighbours. All Western Balkan countries have the chance to move forward on their respective European paths. The Commission assesses all the countries in a fair and objective manner on the basis of their own merits and at the speed at which they achieve progress. Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are making significant progress on their European path and the Commission is ready to prepare recommendations to open accession negotiations, on the basis of fulfilled conditions. The Commission will start preparing an Opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership application following receipt of comprehensive ...

... Innovation will be organised in Brussels on the morning of the 25 June 2018 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting will be co-chaired by the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency (tbc), Albania on behalf of the Western Balkans and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation). ...

... Innovation will be organised in Brussels on the morning of the 25 June 2018 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting will be co-chaired by the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency (tbc), Albania on behalf of the Western Balkans and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation). Brussels

The aim of this research project was to explore the underlying factors of the current situation of science communication in Serbia and Albania and to identify potential drives that could improve its effectiveness in the future. The thematic focus of the research is political and economic sciences. The research zooms into the following dimensions of science communication: (i) Peer to peer: communication within science community; (ii) Communication between science and policy development: Scientists ...

... in particular science communication in Albania and Serbia, highlighting considerable similarities between the two countries. In the three aspects of science communication explored here--communication within the community, communication with the policy environment and with the larger public--a number of patterns emerge. (...) PERFORM Florian Bieber (Introduction & Conclusion); Blerjana Bino (Albania); Marko Kmezić (Introduction & Conclusion) Irena Myzeqari (Albania); Aleksandar Pavlović (Serbia) Tara Tepavac (Serbia ...

... Europe and brings together researchers from different institutes and faculties working on the region. We also offer a Master Program in Southeast European Studies jointly with the University of Belgrade and coordinate a doctoral program on Southeastern Europe. The focus of the centre’s activities is contemporary Southeastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey. The centre has a strong research interest in former Yugoslavia and Turkey, but will consider applications from scholars working on other regions and countries of Southeastern Europe and fellows with a historical focus in ...

... community for H2020 application process and other research grant applications; Support to identify and connect Social Science Researchers or other related fields with the academic diaspora; Create a sustainable network of collaboration among Albanian researchers, empowered by the online COORP platform; Update the database of researchers, assets and other instruments Albania may have and make them available via online COORP platform; Increase the participation rate, and eventually the success rate of the Albania research community in the international funding opportunities. The COORP Initiative The initiative for COORP came jointly by two researchers and project managers working in higher education sector in ...

The overall objective of COORP is to assist in the integration of the Albanian academic community into the international community of researchers; to facilitate networking opportunities and respond efficiently to calls for research projects in European programs and other funding schemes for Social Science Research in Albania. COORP specific objectives are to: Empower Albanian researchers by facilitating the connection and interoperability among those who share similar research perspectives in Albania and beyond; Increase collaboration among public and private universities as well as other research centres to jointly access funding sources; Increase skills and capacities of researches/academic ...

... for Development and Cooperation project PERFORM. Science communication is a key element of any research system. Good science communication is of benefit to the individual researcher, for the community of researchers, their institutions, policy and decision makers, and the wider public. However, communication and collaboration within the scientific community in Albania and Serbia is rather weak and fragmented. Science Communication in Western Balkans http://www.suedosteuropa.uni-graz.at/en/news/2017/improving-science-communication-western-balkans

... following summits were held on 27 August 2015 in Vienna (Austria) and on 4 July 2016 in Paris (France). The 4th Western Balkans Summit convenes on 12 July 2017 in Trieste (Italy), with the United Kingdom planning to host the 2018 summit. 14 parties are currently involved in the Process: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission. Source and further information about the Berlin Process and in particular Joint Science Conference in this framework: WBP - Joint Science Conference. You are invited to ...

... promotes a regional approach to solving some of the biggest problems that the Western Balkans is facing. The large-scale infrastructure projects, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), the Western Balkans Fund (WBF), the Chamber Investment Forum (CIF), the Transport Community, the Western Balkans Research Foundation, the dialogue between Serbia and Albania, alongside many others – are the projects and initiatives of the Berlin Process not only projected at bringing tangible benefits, but also at changing the awareness of people living here, connecting them and encouraging them to economic, cultural, scientific and any other cooperation. This is the capital value of the entire ...

... following summits were held on 27 August 2015 in Vienna (Austria) and on 4 July 2016 in Paris (France). The 4th Western Balkans Summit convenes on 12 July 2017 in Trieste (Italy), with the United Kingdom planning to host the 2018 summit. 14 parties are currently involved in the Process: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission. Source and further information about the Berlin Process and in particular Joint Science Conference in this framework: WBP - Joint Science Conference. You are invited to ...

Since its launch in 2012, the European Commission organises an annual high-level meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training. All Ministers of Education in the region are invited to review the state of educational reforms in their countries, learn about the latest strategies in the EU, identify priorities, agree on follow-up to be given to studies/reports as well as to cooperate on activities undertaken by the Platform. A main objective of the Platform is to share ...

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