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The meeting has been held back to back with - Executive Steering Board meeting of WBC-INCO.NET and - Executive Steering Board meeting of SEE-ERA.NET PLUS (funding decisions to be taken) The 8th Steering Platform meeting, which has been co-chaired by EC, Spain (EU presidency) and Serbia (for WBC) was held in Belgrade, Serbia on June 24, 2010. Belgrade

The following data was presented on October 29, 2009. It provides a good indication even if it is maybe not perfectly accurate and subject to change with every day (just use your opportunity now and register via CORDIS). Registered Selected Albania 24 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32 1 Croatia 262 22 FYR of Macedonia 55 2 Montenegro 14 1 Serbia 161 18 TOTAL 548 44 For comparision a few CEE countries were discussed, which have still - as data reveals - a better chance of being selected (e.g. from 227 registered researchers from Slovakia, a figure ...

The national background reports provide an interesting overview on the field of transport research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244). The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of environmentfor each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop for priority setting and resulted in the ...

This Annual Report from the Commission gives an overview of developments and activities in the year 2008. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document which provides more detailed reporting and statistics. The main chapters deal with the activities and results achieved in 2008 and with trends in research and technological development activities in the European Union Member States. European Commission (Ed) Annual Report on research and technological ...

... a complex picture that shows a vast range of perceptions about the EU at a country-level and below. Opinions recorded in the survey range from outright and even growing EU euphoria (e.g. in Kosovo and Albania) to the start of a feeling of alienation (e.g. in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina). The GBM results from the FYR of Macedonia and Bosnia also reflect the often conflicting views of ethnic groups living within these countries; these situations make it difficult for both European and national policymakers to create an all-encompassing policy. Gallup Balkan Monitor: Focus On:Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans, 2009. Gallup Balkan Monitor http://www.balkan-monitor ...

The Gallup Balkan Monitor’s Focus on Migration report brings first-hand data to this ongoing debate, as it summarises the experiences and opinions of Balkan people on all aspects of migration. This data was collected in two waves of the Balkan Monitor survey – in 2006 and 2008. The findings show that while relatively high percentages of Western Balkan residents have considered leaving their home countries, these numbers have tended to decrease in recent years. Relatively few people ...

... Topics called Funding Schemes REGPOT-2010-1. Unlocking and developing the research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions Any research topic covered by the EC FP7 CSA-SA (Support Action) WBC Participation to Research Potential Call for Convergenece and Outermost Regions All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for participation. Type of activities/work: Exchange of know-how and experience Recruitment by the applicant of experienced researchers Upgrading, development or acquisition of research equipment Organisation of workshops and conferences Dissemination and promotional activities optional: Evaluation facility The General Purpose of ...

... process to the European Union, one-on-one meetings will be arranged among participants. For further information, please visit www.ref-see.org From: 19 November 2009 To: 20 November 2009 The Regional Economic Forum for South East Europe - REF SEE 2009 will be held in Sarajevo under auspices of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from November 19-20, 2009

The project aims at encouraging closer scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation between Europe and the Western Balkan countries (WBCs: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia) in the area of surface transport. It further seeks to establish an EU-Balkan transport network of researchers, universities, industry and experts among these countries in order to improve and enlarge the research capacity of Western Balkan centres of competence in terms of research programmes and ...

... the sector are rising. The INA Academy – Hellenic Aid ‘Center for eGovernance Program @ SEE’ was launched in May 2008 to underpin this development and support WBC governments in the process of human capacity building and eGov project design. The competent ministries or authorities for ICT from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia participated as primary partner institutions from each country. The program was placed under the operational framework of the regional Center for eGovernance Development - CeGD. The “Center” delivered a set of executive eGov training seminars and an electronic learning platform that enabled ...

The event gathered experts from ministries of science and research of the RCC members from South East Europe (SEE), including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, the FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), members of scientific institutions from the region, and representatives of relevant international organisations and stakeholders. The WBC-INCO.NET project was represented by its coordinator Elke Dall. The Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans aims at ...

... with an EoI ranked highly will be asked to submit full project proposals. As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects has been published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. Eligible countries are WBCs (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), EU MS (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania and Slovenia), and Turkey as an FP7 Associated Country. Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI): November 3, 2009, 16:00 CET ...

... regional SEE project initiatives in this field. The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office in Ljubljana in cooperation with the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), the UNESCO Venice Office and the Center for eGovernance Development for SEE (CeGD) in Ljubljana organised a workshop on ICT and the scientific diaspora in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 10, 2009 ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Joined EUREKA On June 19, 2009 in Lisbon, the Bosnian Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs Mr. Senad Šepic´ on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education Mr. José Mariano Gago signed a statement according to which Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

... member, and Prof. Maria Nedeva. There were 35 participants, among whom there were four staff members, 15 participants from the UoM, two from other institutions in Montenegro, two trainers from the UK, while the remaining 16 participants were from higher education and research institutions in the region (WBC - SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the FYR of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. The workshop provided a good knowledge base about the state-of-the-art in the field of evaluation of research, measuring scientific output and impact, the present historical moment in the development of European universities and in the region and ...

... process in the fields of ICT and AgroFood in the beginning of 2009 (the WBC-INCO.NET journal reported in its Spring 2009 issue), three more consultation sessions were organised on the themes of Health (May 12 – 13, 2009 in Tirana/Albania), Transport (May 19 – 20, 2009 in Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Environment (June 16 – 17, 2009 in Skopje/FYR of Macedonia). Through a sound preparatory work, comprehensive national background reports on the S&T systems and the priority setting in the WBCs could be generated. The sessions were attended by stakeholder delegations from the Western Balkans, representatives from ...

... no visit abroad within the last ten years. This calls for concerned actions of policy makers at the national and EU level. The dominant obstacles to mobility are visas followed by residence permits and health care insurances, while the least important obstacle is related to intellectual property rights. Researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina experience the biggest obstacles to mobility. Research visits are mainly short-term (70% of all visits) and dominated by conferences and fellowships. The most frequently visited countries (Germany, Italy and UK) are among the most developed EU countries, while the leading destination country in the WBCs is Croatia. It was concluded ...

Around 70% of the clients of the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (Brno, Czech Republic) come from countries of the former Yugoslavia. The biggest part of them originates from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Their educational background varies between the wide range of technical science, medicine, design, engineering and natural science. Our services include advisory related to entry conditions, assistance in the application to the University of Brno and the provision with an individualised scholarship scheme. Clients are mainly Master students, PhD ...

There has been some progress on research. Bosnia and Herzegovina signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7) and in January 2009 became an associated country and eligible to fully participate in the programme. An FP7 national coordinator was appointed and the FP7 national contact points have improved their work and output. Bosnia ...

On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the ...

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