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Abstract The main purpose of the paper is to accent the importance of the quality of FDI as a way of stimulation and encouragement the innovation activities in the host country. One of the benefits that come from the inward FDI is the possibility of transferring new technologies, but the most favorable benefits come from the possibility of using the inward location for development of new technologies. The FDI could have positive contribution to the qualitative improvement in the production ...

... who are currently working on a research project in the field of social sciences at public or private research centers (higher education institutions, research institutes, think tanks), who have gained their master’s degree in the field of social sciences at a university in the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), and who live and work in the region. The Research Academy is designed as a summer school composed of several linked one-day modules. During the program of the Research Academy junior researchers will be guided through all stages of the research process ...

... and prosperity and will support the political and economic reform process of the countries on their EU accession path", said Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. Support for reforms The funding comes under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II), and will be available to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. It will support further democratic and economic reforms, the modernisation of the judiciary and of public administration, as well as regional cooperation. Investment in Connectivity The package notably includes a €155 million programme to help fund ...

... who are currently working on a research project in the field of social sciences at public or private research centers (higher education institutions, research institutes, think tanks), who have gained their master’s degree in the field of social sciences at a university in the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), and who live and work in the region. The Research Academy is designed as a summer school composed of several linked one-day modules. During the program of the Research Academy junior researchers will be guided through all stages of the research process ...

The coming ASD session will be dedicated to the "Study of Albania - economy, politics, social development, and future perspective” and it will bring together Albanian lecturers, scholars and academics working in universities and research centers abroad, in many countries around the world, particularly in EU and USA. The conference sessions: Finance and Economics Department - “Structural Reforms and Integration Challenges” Management Department - “Management ...

This Regular Economic Report (RER) covers economic developments, prospects, and economic policies in six South Eastern European countries (SEE6): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/pubdocs/publicdoc/2015/9/764131443387767555/SEERER-8-eng.pdf

... spend on around 1% of GDP on R&D, while other countries in the region spend up to 0,3% of GDP). Following the Progress Reports 2014 for WBC within the “Enlargement package” adopted each year by the Commission - the progress made in Science and Research is assessed in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo as limited, in Serbia some progress and FYR of Macedonia and Montenegro good progress was identified. In Albania further capacity building and investment in research are required to ensure integration into the ERA and contribution to the Innovation Union. Also increased efforts for successful participation ...

... Please find attached the country presentations (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia) prepared by National Erasmus+ Offices from the region and held at the Networking Seminar “EU-Higher Education Cooperation between Germany and Western Balkan region”. This event was organised on September 23-24, 2015 in cooperation with the DAAD Information Center Belgrade, the National Erasmus+ Office ...

Objectives and content of the Networking Forum The main goal of the Networking Forum was to intensify and improve higher education cooperation between the Western Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia) and Germany in Erasmus+ with a focus on Erasmus+ Key Action 2 “Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education” (CBHE). The EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport, Erasmus+ (2014-2020), includes a strong international dimension in the field of higher education ...

The report was presented in Brussels by the Chair of the Group, Louise O. Fresco, President of the Executive Board of Wageningen University and Research Centres, accompanied by the Group's Rapporteur, André Martinuzzi, Head of the Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business. Welcoming the report, Commissioner Moedas said: "Rigorous evaluation is essential in assessing how European investment in research and innovation is contributing to economic growth and ...

... in the countries of the Western Balkan region since 2005. The organisations nominated to act as Contact Points are selected in regular intervals on the basis of public calls. More information is available here. Here you can find the contact addresses of the current Contact Points: Country Organisation Contact Albania Beyond Barriers Association PO BOX 87, Tirana Tel: + 355 69 21 91 795, contactpoint@beyondbarriers.org; anadervishi@yahoo.com www.beyondbarriers.org Center for Youth Progress L 4, Godina Kryqit Kuq, kati II-te, Kukes Tel: 00355-2422-3113; Fax: 00355-2422-3113 ...

... provide support for the development of higher education systems in partner countries. Projects targeting Western Balkans countries can include also additional support for mobility component. Information on Higher Education Systems in Western Balkans Countries National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) Information on the HE system Country Information (Tempus- programme) Further information Albania NEO Albania Overview of higher education system in Albania (pdf) Tempus Partner Country: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina NEO Bosnia-Herzegovina Overview of the higher education system in Bosnia-Herzegovina (pdf) Agency for Development of higher education and Quality Assurance Tempus Partner Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina Kosovo* NEO Kosovo Overview of the higher education system in Kosovo (pdf) Tempus Partner Country: Kosovo Montenegro NEO Montenegro Overview ...

... Moscow Institute of International Relations), Moscow, Russia Marcel Courtiade Ph.D. (INALCO- Paris), Paris, France Margarita Karamihova Ph.D. (University Ss. Cyril and Methodius), Veliko Trnovo, Bulgaria Jasminka Simic Ph.D. (Radio-Television of Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia Armanda Kodra Hysa Ph.D. (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Art’s Studies) Tirana, Albania Velika Stojkova Serafimovska Ph.D., Institute for Folklore "Marko Cepenkov", Skopje, Macedonia Nadzyea Cherepan Ph.D. candidate(European Humanities University), Vilnius, Lithuania Meli Shopi Ph.D. (University of Elbasan), Elbasan, Albania Misho Netkovski Ph.D. (University for Audio- Visual Arts/ ESRA) Skopje, Macedonia Dejan Metodijeski Ph.D. (University Goce Delchev ...

... constructive role civil society organizations can play in regularly monitoring the policies and performance of government institutions The webinar will be held on November 18th and 19th at 11:00 AM in two separate one-hour sessions. Representatives of civil society and civil servants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo*, Serbia and Montenegro are invited to participate. For registration, please click here. *A webinar is a seminar that is transmitted over the Internet using video conferencing software. Download: Call for Participants Source: PASOS The Center for Research and Policy Making is pleased to invite you to a webinar ...

Selected programmes attached below are related to: Technology Transfer capacity building in the Western Balkans Western Balkans Youth Window under Erasmus+ Statistics Improving economic governance and competitiveness Regional School of public administration Further programme documents are available at the DG NEAR website: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/instruments/multi-beneficiary-programme/index_en.htm Background A) Horizontal support Technical assistance, information and ...

Key messages For two decades now, the UNESCO Science Report series has been mapping science, technology and innovation (STI) around the world on a regular basis. Since STI do not evolve in a vacuum, this latest edition summarizes the evolution since 2010 against the backdrop of socio-economic, geopolitical and environmental trends that have helped to shape contemporary STI policy and governance. Key messages are: Today, there are fewer grounds than in the past to deplore a simple „North-South“ ...

... 2013). The Serbian government’s biggest challenge will be to overcome a linear understanding of the innovation process which has resulted in a highly fragmented innovation system; this fragmentation is the biggest obstacle to networking the R&D sector with the rest of the economy and society at large. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are all faced with structural adjustments and political and economic challenges which tend to have relegated the reform of their respective innovation systems to a lower priority. All are suffering from sluggish economic growth, the ageing of researchers, severe brain drain, a lack ...

WESTERN BALKAN YOUTH WINDOW The WBYW offers opportunities to finance projects within the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme involving organisations and participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. These projects are funded within the Programme's Key Action 2, in particular under the Capacity-building in the field of youth. All basic information about Capacity-building in the field of youth can be found on the relevant web page of the Education ...

... is the EU programme aimed at strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs running from 2014 to 2020 with a budget of €2.3bn. Serbia is the sixth country outside the EU to join and contribute to the programme, after Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Turkey and Albania. Participation in the programme complements Serbia's implementation of the European Small Business Act. Contact GROW-A4@ec.europa.eu Source: EC Growth On November 5, 2015, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and Lopandić Duško, Ambassador of Serbia to the European Union, have signed ...

... The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), the Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments (HAMAG-BICRO), the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and several institutional and individual private investors. At second closing it is expected that additional investors will enter the fund, alongside investing entities from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo[2], Montenegro and Serbia (and other private investors). The Enterprise Innovation Fund (ENIF) forms one pillar of the umbrella structure - the Western Balkan Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (WB EDIF) which provides a range of complementary financial instruments and support services to SMEs in the Western Balkans ...

... has been very small. The Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation still lacks the resources to promote cooperation on research and innovation. Albania should take actions to improve the scientific excellence and participation of the private sector in research and innovation should be stimulated. Albania has been active in cooperating at regional level following its co-signing of the Western Balkan regional R&D strategy for innovation and it cooperates with the Central ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Kosovo* addresses the following: Preparations in education and research are at an early stage. There has been no progress in this area over the last year. The quality of education needs to be considerably improved. In the coming year, Kosovo should in particular: → improve quality of education at all levels and improve access to quality education for marginalised groups, especially children with disabilities, Roma, Ashkali and ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Montenegro addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in this chapter and some progress was made in the past year. In the coming year, Montenegro should in particular: → enhance efforts to increase investment in research, in particular through stimulating investment by the private sector; → increase and focus efforts on participation in the EU Programme 'Horizon 2020'. Montenegro participates in the ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for fyr of Macedonia addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in the area of science and research. Good progress was made with respect to actions on innovation, and with initial and active participation in the EU Research and Innovation Programme "Horizon 2020". In the coming year, the country should focus on: → actions to strengthen the research capacity in line with the European Research Area; → ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Serbia addresses the following: Serbia is at good level of preparation in science and research. Some progress was made in improving the framework for science, research and innovation. In the coming year, Serbia should in particular: → take actions to modernise organisation of research and innovation in line with the European Research Area and Innovation Union; → stimulate cooperation between industry and academia and ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Bosnia and Herzegovina addresses the following: Preparations on education and research and innovation policy are at an early stage. There was no progress in these sectors but Bosnia and Herzegovina actively participated in different cultural programmes as well as research networks and activities. In the coming year, the country should in particular: → step up coordination and harmonisation of the legal framework on ...

... has been very small. The Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation still lacks the resources to promote cooperation on research and innovation. Albania should take actions to improve the scientific excellence and participation of the private sector in research and innovation should be stimulated. Albania has been active in cooperating at regional level following its co-signing of the Western Balkan regional R&D strategy for innovation and it cooperates with the Central ...

... Turkey. Accession negotiations have been open with Turkey since 2005 but are moving forward only slowly. Accession negotiations have been underway with Montenegro since 2012 and with Serbia since 2014. The EU accession process with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – a candidate country since 2005 – remains at an impasse. Albania was granted candidate status in 2014 and is addressing a number of key priorities before the Commission can recommend the opening of accession negotiations. A Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Bosnia and Herzegovina entered into force in June. An SAA with Kosovo was signed in October 2015. For detailed ...

... extend its recommendation to open accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This shall, however, be conditional on the continued implementation of the June/July political agreement and substantial progress in the implementation of the urgent reform priorities. This issue shall be addressed again after the elections. In Albania, I welcome the steady progress in addressing the key priorities for the opening of accession negotiations, and in pursuing a set of reforms necessary to advance on the EU integration path. However, more needs to be done on the rule of law in particular through carrying out a thorough reform ...

... investment in Albania as a future competitive EU member able to benefit from the enlarged internal market," Ambassador Vlahutin said. Mr Arben Ahmetaj, Minister of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism and Entrepreneurship in Albania said: “We welcome this on-going commitment from the EU and the EBRD to supporting SME development in Albania. SMEs form the majority of businesses in Albania and programmes like this which focus on knowledge-transfer and competitiveness, are very relevant.” The Director of the EBRD Small Business Support team, Mrs. Charlotte Ruhe, emphasised also the new EBRD Small Business Initiative. She said: “The EBRD is currently offering unique support to small and medium-sized enterprises, by helping them ...

10 key facts A total of 36 732 eligible proposals were submitted under Horizon 2020’s first 100 calls (FP7: 135 514), breaking down as follows: 29 794 full proposals in single-stage calls 5 617 outline proposals in the first stage of the two-stage calls 1 321 full proposals in the second stage of the two-stage calls In total, 31 115 full proposals were submitted. The total number of eligible applications in full proposals was 123 334 (FP7: 598 080). These eligible proposals requested a total EU ...

Conference Objective and Philosophical Framework The International Conference on Sustainable Development is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and future generations in a global-scale context The 4th ICSD 2016 will be held at the Gregorian University, Piazza della Pilotta, 4, Rome, Italy Friday 16 to Saturday 17 September, 2016. The ...

... as suggested by SEE2020 (South East European 2020 Strategy). “Balkan Opinion Barometer”, a set of approximately 80 indicators showing the results of the public opinion survey on crucial economic and development issues in SEE and commissioned by Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) clearly shows that vast majority of interviewees in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia still prefer to work in the public sector (79%), only 16% prefer the employment in the private sector. Interestingly, 40% consider attending additional education / courses to help to find a job as not necessary and for almost 50% their ...

... initiative with the Forum for International Relations of the European Movement Serbia. Speakers: Jelica Minic, Head of the Forum for International Relations of the European Movement Serbia Albert Rakipi, Executive Director of the Albanian Institute for International Studies H.E. Mr. Miroljub ZARIĆ, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Albania H.E. Helmut Hoffmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Albania H.E. Bernard Fitoussi, Ambassador of the Republic of France to Albania Participants are kindly asked to confirm their attendance at l.lula@aiis-albania.org , tel nr 0 444 000 84 The Albanian Institute for International Studies announces its upcoming event: Launch of the Centre for Albanian- Serbian relations: towards a European future ...

Epoka University, in Tirana, in partnership with other universities from Albania, UK, USA, Turkey, Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Azerbaijan, organizes the 5th International Conference on European Studies (ICES'15). The conference titled the “Perspectives of Integration in the European Union: The Balkans’”, will be held on 6th and 7th of November in Tirana, Albania. Academics, scholars ...

... Cohesion Policy Funds 2014-2020 https://www.facebook.com/EUinmyregion Twitter: @EU_Regional @CorinaCretuEU #cohesionpolicy The first EU Transnational Cooperation Programme for the “Balkan-Mediterranean”, covering the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, was adopted today. Bringing together three EU countries (Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus) and two candidate countries (Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), it will focus on two priorities: boosting the competitiveness of the regional economy through entrepreneurship and innovation, and protecting the environment ...

... Cooperation between regions and countries Twitter: @EU_Regional / @CorinaCretuEU #CohesionPolicy #interreg https://www.facebook.com/EUinmyregion With this new programme EU invests nearly €100 million to boost transnational cooperation in the Adriatic-Ionian region. 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 ...

... operators and Scientific Communities in a common endeavor. Coordinator GREEK RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK S.A. Greece Participants THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE LIMITED, Cyprus INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, Bulgaria INSTITUT ZA FIZIKU, Serbia NEMZETI INFORMACIOS INFRASTRUKTURA FEJLESZTESI IRODA, Hungary UNIVERSITATEA DE VEST DIN TIMISOARA, Romania UNIVERSITETI POLITEKNIK I TIRANES, Albania UNIVERZITET U BANJOJ LUCI, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA, Montenegro RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION OF MOLDOVA, Moldova INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ...

The following indicative strategy papers are available for the countries in the region: (please find them attached) Indicative Strategy Paper for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014-2017) Indicative Strategy Paper for Albania (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for Kosovo (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for Montenegro (2014-2020) Indicative Strategy Paper for Serbia (2014-2020) Multi-Country Indicative Strategy Paper (2014-2020) Prepared in partnership with the beneficiaries, IPA II sets a new framework for providing pre-accession ...

... public administration sector to the countries of the Danube Region and Western Balkans, in order to support them in introducing and implementing EU acquis relevant to local and regional governments. The Second BACID Call for proposals has been launched and will support know-how transfer actions to the target countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo* and Moldova ...

... Commission, World Bank, Slovenian Deputy Minister of Science, representatives of other European countries and other distinguished guests. Source: Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) The RCC reports: Western Balkans ministers of science signed on September 18 in Split an agreement on establishment of the Western Balkans Research and Innovation Centre (WISE), gathering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo*, and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ...

... amp; Communication, Management, Business and Economy, Philology, Sports & Recreation, Social Sciences, Research. Deadline for abstract papers: October 4th 2015 (Please see the Call for papers attached) The event is organised for the 3rd time by the Faculty of Social Sciences & Faculty of Education -University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Albania and University Education for Business and Technology, Kosovo*, in partnership with many public/ non public universities from Albania, the WBC region, Europe and the USA ...

... Communication, Management, Business and Economy, Philology, Sports & Recreation, Social Sciences, Research. Deadline for abstract papers: October 4th 2015 (Please see the Call for papers article below) The event is organised for the 3rd time by the Faculty of Social Sciences & Faculty of Education -University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Albania and University Education for Business and Technology, Kosovo*, in partnership with many public/ non public universities from Albania, the WBC region, Europe and the USA. Shkodra

Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. Most importantly, this package includes the annual Enlargement Strategy Paper which sets out the way forward for the coming year and takes stock of the progress made over the last twelve months by each candidate country and potential candidate. In addition to this strategy paper, the package contains the so-called Progress ...

The final publication of EVAL-INNO highlights the strategic importance of evaluations, which are challenged by increasingly differentiated innovation policy and funding mixes, and are made all the more important by progressively more leveraged national budgets for research, technological development and innovation, as well as the need to develop and evaluate policies which bridge traditional policy fields. This publication presents the tangible evidence of the progress made by the EVAL-INNO ...

The development of Business Incubators (BI) and Science and Technology Parks (STP) is one of the most efficient instruments for boosting the local economic development. This topic was recognized as highly important by WBCInno partners, which was the main motive to elaborate the Strategic Development Plan for BIs/STPs in WBC region. This Strategic Plan presents the trends in the development of BIs and STPs at EU and world level as well as the current state in WBC region in this area. This gave ...

... on research and innovation, although it organised technical workshops in preparation of Horizon 2020. As regards the integration into the European Research Area, no actions were taken and the level of investment in research is still very low (less than 0.4 % of Albania’s GDP). Due to a lack of reliable statistics it is difficult to measure the exact level, in particular the expenditure on research by the private sector. Albania nominated a representative in the European Research Area Committee. With ...

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