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... energy efficiency of growing crops and plantation biomass industrial and retail volume. Participants in the conference will present the RS Ministry of Agriculture legislative changes and close the process of leasing land for use for this purpose. The conference will bring together 200+ participants from 100 companies from Serbia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, as well as representatives of national and provincial institutions, chambers of commerce, associations, investment and commercial banks . The conference will focus on the following topics: New Perspectives for the use of biomass and improvement of the environment Innovations in business with biomass How to ...

... nbsp; Annex F - PADOR offline Form.pdf Annex G - Standard Grant Contract.zip Annex J - Information on the tax regime applicable to grant contracts.doc Annex K - Guidelines and Checklist for assessing Budget and Simplified cost options.doc Source: EuropeAid The Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina is seeking proposals for the “Cross-border Programme Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 2014-2020, 1st Call for Proposals” with financial assistance from the IPA allocations for this Programme for 2014, 2015 and 2016 ...

Youth is often perceived throughout the Western Balkans as the generation of citizens that should play the role of the agent of change in the region. Considering the embedded potential, regional youth cooperation is on the spotlight of the ‘Berlin Process’ and officially materialized during the Paris Summit 2016, with the signature of the joint declaration on the establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) of the Western Balkans. With the intention of maximizing RYCO’s role, ...

... at creating a unique Virtual Research Environment (VRE) in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean (SEEM), in order to facilitate regional interdisciplinary collaboration, with special focus on the scientific communities of Life Sciences, Climatology and Digital Cultural Heritage. Source: VI-SEEM VI-SEEM national dissemination event will take place in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 8 November 2016. https://vi-seem.eu/2016/10/13/vi-seem-national-dissemination-event-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-4-of-november-2016-banja-luka/ Banja Luka

The study was prepared as part of the specific contract No. EAC-2014-0466-Research Careers in Europe, implementing the Framework Contract No. EAC/22/2013-4. It was produced on the basis of the Terms of Reference, the technical offer, the Inception and Interim Reports, the minutes of the kick-off, inception and progress meetings, the comments and suggestions from the Steering Group, as well as the results of the validation seminar. “Research Careers in Europe” is a study with an evaluative ...

WBF is an international organization established by the governments of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. The governing bodies of the Fund are the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Senior Officials, the Executive Director and the Secretariat. The seat of the Fund Secretariat is in Tirana. WBF will finance small and medium projects with the objective of increasing regional and cross-border cooperation and strengthening ...

WBF is an international organization established by the governments of the Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia, the first as such to be headquartered in Tirana. The Fund’s main structures are: the Council of Foreign Ministers, the highest decision-making body, the Senior Council, the Secretariat and the Executive Director. The launch of the Western Balkan Fund with its seat ...

... Source: Regional Cooperation Council - RCC]: Under auspices of the RCC representatives of Ministries in charge of science from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agreed to appoint national points of reference for the Open Science by the end of the year. Participants also formally established the Working Group on Open Science and outlined directions in which they will operate in the coming period ...

... Platform had been very useful and timely to take stock of the actions and to steer the work further on concrete actions in convergence and synergy with all the regional stakeholders. Final conclusions together with the presentations are available in the text below. In the opening session, the representative from Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomed all participants in Sarajevo underlining the important role of the Steering Platform on Research both for the region and the economies. ...

... to talk with Dr. Brkic about the experiences of the team she leads, and about the way in which governments can create such teams within their sectors and institutions. The presentation is intended for decision makers, public policy analysts, and experts in the field of behavioral economics and psychology in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The presentation is in English language, with simultaneous translation. Source: RRPP The event is organized within the National Policy Dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main objective is to present the latest trends, achievements and challenges in using insights from behavioral economics and psychology in the development of public policies ...

... The infrastructural development- DRSDI should go in parallel with the implementation of the INSPIRE infrastructure. Back in 2008, the Stabilization and Association Agreement between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina were signed. One of the objectives of the Agreement is that the EU should provide guidance to B&H through partnerships concerning the reform priorities in the harmonization of regulations (among which is the INSPIRE Directive). However, to this day the directive has not been established and implemented on ...

This State of play report gives overview of the current development of the geo-sector in Serbia as well describes potential for support to implement the Danube Strategy and consequently contribution to the DRDSI project. The document reports about the main players from public and private sector on the national level relevant to the priority areas of the Danube strategy. The task is to identify data providers, policy-making organisations, research entities and stakeholders supporting the ...

Almost three years after adopting the South East Europe 2020 Strategy, the region is inching towards some of its 2020 targets. While the results have been mixed, efforts vested by the governments are in most part real. But will they be enough to convince the skeptical and largely pessimistic citizens? In November 2013 the governments of South East Europe came together to adopt the SEE 2020 Strategy, a joint effort to boost job creation in SEE and reinforce the region’s EU perspective. Inspired ...

BIT Alliance brings together IT companies registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina which are oriented exclusively towards the Software Development Industry. BIT Alliance believe that cooperation, mutual respect and educational development make the only right path that can lead BH IT companies towards the bright future. It supports IT companies to find their place in the global IT market. Moreover they are ...

... on R&D and Innovation and an important part of the ‘Skills and Mobility’ flagship in the implementation of the RCC’s South East Europe (SEE) 2020 development strategy. The meeting was held back to back with the working meeting where the WISE founders - government representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia discussed future steps towards establishment of WISE Secretariat. RCC used this opportunity to update the participants on the SEE2020 implementation in the R&D and innovation area. In addition RCC also presented its priority actions in the next ...

Visegrad scholarships support Masters and post-Masters (PhD/postdoc) studies/research stays at higher-education institutions in the V4 region, as well as in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) undoubtedly constitute one of the key innovations of the last century. ICT are composed of a wide range of product and service technologies including computer hardware, software and services, and a host of telecommunication functions. ICT influenced strongly the fields of socio-economic development, international development, and human rights. The basic hypothesis behind the approach is that more and better information and communication furthers ...

... held in over 280 cities of 30 European states. Since 2014 “Researchers Night” became “European Researchers Night” under the Horizon 2020 programme. For more information on European Researchers Night in BiH visit www.nocistrazivaca.ba, or www.facebook.com/NocIstrazivacaBiH. Source: europa.ba For the fifth year in a row, Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrates European Researcher’s Night, a unique entertaining night of science and research, under the slogan “Discover the unknown”. This year, the event will be held on 30th September, in five towns of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Bijeljina and Goražde. http://europa.ba/?p=44622 Sarajevo ...

The publication features twelve case studies of innovative SMEs with insightful international activity and a comprehensive analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of European policy measures and infrastructure seeking to enhance such internationalisation. It is the first EU official study exploring explicitly and exclusively international cooperation in the field of innovation from a European SME perspective. The study identified four principal challenges when ...

The publication presents the results of a series of piloting activities implemented by higher education institutions in South East Europe and Turkey to engage in entrepreneurial learning. The specific objective of the SEECEL pilot project framework was to incorporate entrepreneurial learning into existing study programmes and/or develop awareness of and aspirations for entrepreneurship among students of non-business studies at 15 partner higher education institutions in the region. "It ...

Research and innovation are key to building a prosperous future for the EU. They therefore figure prominently in the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester process and underpin progress towards the 10 priorities of the Juncker Commission, from providing a new boost to jobs, growth and investment, to developing the digital single market and developing the Energy Union. The EU has fantastic strengths. It is open, diverse, and hosts excellent institutions. With Horizon 2020, the Union ...

This book brings together some of the key conceptual insights behind Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World and highlights actions that are already taking place or are being prepared. There are few forces in this world as engaging and unifying as science. The universal language of science maintains open channels of communication where other foreign policy approaches are not viable. The chapter ‘Open to the World’ sets out the gains the EU can make by maintaining its presence at ...

An important aspect of open science is a move towards open access to publicly funded research results, including scientific publications as well as research data. Based on the structure of Commission Recommendation C(2012) 4890 final and its assorted reporting mechanism (the National Points of Reference for scientific information) this report provides an overview on access to and preservation of scientific information in the EU Member States as well as Norway and Turkey. It is based on ...

... can be employed by, or affiliated to, an institution or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with performing scientific research. Researchers holding their primary affiliation at an institution located in a participating COST Country are eligible to receive an ENRESSH STSM grant. Researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia are welcome to apply as well. More information on eligibility is also provided in the attached document. For the first Call for STSM Applications all STMS activities / Missions must occur between 30/10/2016 and 30/01/2017 The financial ...

... aim to harness fusion power on Earth as efficiently as possible. Many people recognize fusion as the only long term solution to solving the world's energy crisis and drastically reduce the pollution of Earth's atmosphere. Nuclear fusion is not a new concept for scientist and engineers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. During the 1980s there was an initiative for Yugoslavia to join European fusion community. Meanwhile science and technology in these countries had suffered an economic crisis that almost erased their presence in the international fusion research. As a consequence, science and technology students rarely have an opportunity ...

... Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkans met on 7 June 2016 in Sarajevo. The meeting was co-chaired by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) who hosted and supported the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate on International Cooperation). In the opening session, the representative from Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomed all participants in Sarajevo underlining the important role of the Steering Platform on Research both for the region and the economies ...

... Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkans met on 7 June 2016 in Sarajevo. The meeting was co-chaired by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) who hosted and supported the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate on International Cooperation). In the opening session, the representative from Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomed all participants in Sarajevo underlining the important role of the Steering Platform on Research both for the region and the economies. The RCC welcomed the participants and the opportunity to host and co-chair the meeting of the Steering Platform which allowed for exchanging information and discussing possible concrete steps ...

... A REGIONALSTUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMITMENTS FROM THE 2015 VIENNA WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT. This study analyses the extent to which the governments of the Western Balkan countries, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia, are fulfilling their commitments under the Berlin Process with respect to the two declarations adopted at the 2015 Vienna Summit, in the field of regional cooperation and resolution of bilateral disputes and the establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office. Specifically, the implementation of the Joint Declaration ...

... Western Balkans Summit, i.e. the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office of the Western Balkans and the Declaration on the Regional Cooperation and the Solution of Bilateral Disputes. The special emphasis will be given to the assessment of the implementation of the commitments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. Furthermore, the project will explore the role of the civil society organizations in the Berlin Process. The outcomes of this project will be: 1) Regional Study on the implementation of the commitments from the two declarations adopted at the 2015 Vienna Western Balkans Summit 2015 ...

... nbsp;hyperalgesia, epidemiology and assessment of joint pain, back pain and the new NICE guidelines, acute joint pain and its management including pre and postoperative pain treatment, and all aspects of treatment of chronic joint pain now and in the future. Participants from Category B Countries (among others: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia FYR, Montenegro, Serbia) and Category C Countries (among others: Albania) can benefit from a reduced Congress Fee. Source: EFIC The European Pain Federation, EFIC®, is proud to announce its First Topical Seminar, on the theme of Acute and Chronic Joint Pain. 2016 is the European ...

SEE-6 Economic Outlook is a biannual publication in English that gives an overview of economic trends and short-term forecasts for the six countries of Southeast Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia. Each issue also provides an analysis whereby these countries are compared from the perspective of one current economic topic. The second issue places a special emphasis on two analyses: the analysis of the economic aspects of the refugee crisis and ...

Croatian Economic Survey is an English-language, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia. The journal aims to serve as a forum for academics and practitioners by publishing high-quality research papers on topics in all areas of economics. Special focus is given to post-socialist Europe. Comparative studies are especially encouraged, since these countries share a similar socio-economic background and comparative studies offer a valuable source of ...

... amp; Bioethics (CRB), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Bogi Eliasen, Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark Vojin Rakić, Head, European Division of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics; Chair, Cambridge Working Group for Bioethics Education; University of Belgrade, Serbia Kasim Bajrović, Institute for Genetic Bioengineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina The target participants of the Conference are the international experts, academicians, researchers, students, government representatives, representatives of the private companies, physicians, geneticists, biologists, pharmacists, law experts, philosophers, and other professionals interested in this dynamic field of bioethics. The deadline for reduced registration fee is August 31st 2016. If you wish ...

... amp; Bioethics (CRB), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Bogi Eliasen, Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark Vojin Rakić, Head, European Division of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics; Chair, Cambridge Working Group for Bioethics Education; University of Belgrade, Serbia Kasim Bajrović, Institute for Genetic Bioengineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina The target participants of the Conference are the international experts, academicians, researchers, students, government representatives, representatives of the private companies, physicians, geneticists, biologists, pharmacists, law experts, philosophers, and other professionals interested in this dynamic field of bioethics. The deadline for reduced registration fee is August 31st 2016. Source: IUS This ...

RT-RK is a R&D company and national research institute that delivers development services and own products in the arena of real time embedded systems, with strong focus on consumer electronics, communications and multimedia. Headquartered in Novi Sad, with offices in Belgrade (Serbia), Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Osijek (Croatia) with over 600 engineers, RT-RK is one of the biggest development houses in the Southeast Europe. The company’s business is structured in two big categories: professional services (outsourcing, near shore development centers), and own products. RT-RK delivers professional services in the field of computer engineering ...

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Prior to this final deadline, potential applicants should observe the following intermediary closing dates: 12 August 2016: National IPA Coordinator transmits the pre-submission notification to the WBIF Secretariat; and 19 August 2016: The IFI Coordination Office issues preliminary project codes to the National IPA Coordinators. Prospective proposals should be in line with national sector strategies and should aim at unblocking an existing WBIF project, across the WBIF eligible sectors. In ...

This regional strategy on the “Danube Region/ Western Balkans” has been prompted by the growing convergence of Austria’s foreign, economic, security and development interests in the Danube Region/ Western Balkans and the need to rekindle the reform dynamics fostering both regional integration and EU integration. The regional strategy is meant to be complementary to the existent bilateral country strategies for Albania and Kosovo* and has been elaborated with a ...

... therefore asked to bear this in mind when interpreting the most disaggregated data, in particular for Cyprus, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Malta, and, in some cases, for Estonia, Iceland, Latvia and Serbia."] What are the main obstacles and challenges for R&I sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Is gender equality among those challenges? WBC-RTI.info asked two young women scientists / project manager in Sarajevo for their opinion and about their experiences Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first country in the region to pass the Gender Equality Law in 2003 (revised in 2010). In 2004, following the implementation ...

The Award is financed under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (2007-2013 IPA). In addition to the prize, the three best research papers will be published, on the CBIB+ Phase II project expenses, in a scientific journal in the contestant’s country of establishment and the authors of the papers will be invited to participate in a CBC Regional Consultative Forum, where they will present their research findings. The rules of contest, application form and all the information regarding this ...

... presents highlights happened in 2015, main events, success stories and presents participation in COST actions in numbers. The full report can be found and read at the following link: https://issuu.com/costprogramme/docs/2015_annual_report COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting in 36 Member Countries (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and a Cooperating State (Israel). This allows researchers ...

... postgraduate studies in natural science, technology or medicine at educational institutions in the Republic of Slovenia for individual level of education, more precisely for: – Master studies (second level), – Doctoral studies (third level). Under this Call the following states are perceived as Western Balkans states: Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Kosovo* FYR of Macedonia Serbia The scholarship is granted for: living costs: in the total amount of EUR 8.400,00 for each study year; and tuition fee: the maximum granted amount of yearly scholarship for tuition fee for an individual year of study shall amount to 100% of ...

This fifth meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training (WB PET) was held in Sarajevo and included representatives from the governments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Representatives from the EC included staff from the Education and Culture and Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Directorates-General. 2016 was the first time Ministers reported on developments in teacher training, following the recommendations of the study on reforming teacher education and training ...

... Interdisciplinary Studies and University of Bologna, IECOB Institute for Central Eastern and Balkan Europe. ERMA is jointly co-financed by the European Union through the EIUC (European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy via the Embassy of the Republic of Italy to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The programme is awarding the students with 60 ECTS and a double-degree diploma of both founding universities (UNSA and UNIBO). The Master Programme is an academic educational activity intended for students that wish to combine studies with practical and field research experience in human rights and democratization issues. ERMA is ...

This report identifies groups of regions and countries with common energy technology interests based on a set of technologies included in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) of the European Union. Through a series of illustrative maps, the report maps energy priorities, focusing on sustainable technologies, under the framework of the smart specialisation concept. It identifies groups of regions and countries with common energy technology interests based on a set of ...

Improving connectivity within the Western Balkans, as well as between the Western Balkans and the European Union, is a key factor for growth and jobs and will bring clear benefits for the region’s economies and citizens. The Western Balkans Six (WB6) has made the connectivity agenda one of its highest priorities, with a special emphasis on the preparation and financing of concrete regional infrastructure investment projects, but also on the implementation of technical standards and soft ...

"Albania in the Berlin Process: Current Achievements and Upcoming Challenges for the Paris Summit” is a publication of Cooperation and Development Institute / ShtetiWeb with regards to the participation of the civil society to the Berlin Process. This publication is the first of the Berlin Process Series, an initiative of Cooperation and Development Institute aiming to document, analyze and monitor Albanian participation in the Berlin Process. The publication is a follow-up ...

The aim of the conference is to initiate debate and provide solutions to some of the identified problems in the contemporary societies. With respect to this, the participants will find opportunities for presenting new research, exchanging information, and discussing current issues. The abstracts with maximum length of 300 words should be sent on the contact e-mail address: conference2016@eccfp.edu.mk. The abstracts must be written in English and should contain: Title of the paper, authors, ...

This Working Paper aims to document and analyze the progress Albania has achieved in implementing the commitments taken in the framework of the so-called Berlin Process as stated in Vienna Summit in August 2015, and the challenges ahead to the upcoming Summit of Paris of July 4th, 2016. It also provides recommendations for the national institutions involved in the planning and prioritizing phases of the connectivity projects. The Working paper is prepared by Cooperation and ...

The 2nd JSC-WBP focused on improving science, research and higher education systems in the Western Balkans (WB) in the light of integration into the European Union (EU), emphasising three areas of discussion: institutional and systemic change, quality assurance in different areas, and concrete ideas for implementing positive change. Key Recommendations Build a social and political culture appreciating the relevance of science for open society and economic development. Involve scientists in ...

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