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Gallup Balkan Monitor - Focus On: Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans
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30. Oct. 2009
... the Western Balkans is not a homogeneous region with uniform views of Europe: the GBM produces 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 ...
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 increasing knowledge transfer through boosting networks and capacities ...
... 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 its relation to ...
... progress achieved in implementing the Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA). The process has culminated in the adoption of the “EU – Balkan Countries Action Plan in Science and Technology” at the ministerial conference in Thessaloniki in 2003, which resulted in a full membership of all WBCs, except of Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), in the Framework Programmes. The dominant group of international projects of WBCs is funded by the EU Framework Programmes (64%), while inter-regional cooperation (bilateral projects with MS) count for 27% and intra-regional (bilateral projects with WBCs and Turkey) make up 9% of all projects. Croatia, Serbia and ...
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DG Enlargement Progress Report for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/1999): Science and Research
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14. Oct. 2009
... Additional resources continue to be required for research purposes. The Progress Reports presented by DG Enlargement also contain an assessment of developments in the field of science and research (in the chapter dealing with education, research and culture). In the following we present this specific paragraphs from the report on Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999) to our readers ...
... 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 candidate and potential candidates over the next years. KOSOVO (UNDER UNSCR1244) 2009 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010, October 2009. European Commission
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 ...
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 ...
WINS-ICT deliverable D16 sets the main ICT related funding opportunities currently accessible from the Western Balkan region. The main objective of the deliverable is to document the relation between critical existing needs of the ICT RTD system in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC) and the currently available funding programs. In detail, it focuses on the correspondence between these two components: the needs and the offer (e.g. need to support young ICT researchers through the specific ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
... open until September 2010! For additional information regarding application procedure, selection procedure and money transfer effectuation please visit http://www.braingainprogram.org. The Brain Gain Program plus (BGP +) is aimed at persons from former Yugoslavia or Austria to teach as guest lecturers at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia. Financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) it targets to emigrated academics and enables them to come back to their country of origin for short-term visits at state universities. Guest lecturers may now stay at the host institution for up to one semester ...
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Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Rrepublic of Serbia 2009 to 2014: Focus and Partner
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6. Oct. 2009
"We shall take advantage of the Foreword to answer a seemingly simple question: Why does Serbia need a strategy in the area of science and technology? Technology is all around us. All of us will agree that the only sustainable position of Serbia in the 21st century is one in which it is involved in areas of industry generating a high value added, in other words - knowledge. We are all proud of our famous scientists. Every scientific event, such as the Science Festival, attracts a lot of ...
Eligible to apply for a Kokkalis Fellowship are natives of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey who are applying to one of the following Master’s degrees at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Administratiion in International Development or in Public Administration/Mid-Career. Candidates ...
The ad hoc committee "Inter Academy Council of the National Academies of South East Europe" unites the following participant Academies of Science / Academies of Science and Arts of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The IACSEE was founded with the Venice Declaration on 19 November, 2001, "aware of the tragic events of the recenty years in the region and taking into account the necessity to secure substainable peace and development unanimously agreed ...
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Progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries (June 2009 - October 2009)
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2. Oct. 2009
On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Platform Meeting taking place in Zagreb on October 29, 2009. Please visit this page again if you are searching for a particular country report which is not available yet because further reports ...
... of the Governing Board of the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE), the ERI SEE Agency invites applications for the position of the Executive Director of the ERI SEE Agency. Citizens of the Istanbul Memorandum of Understanding signatory parties (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, UNMIK/Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Serbia) are eligible for applying and are kindly invited to submit their application within 30 days deadline (starting on September 11, 2009 ...
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D2.12 Report on priorities defined in the second phase of consultation processes (Health, Transport, Environment)
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7. Sep. 2009
Within Work Package 2 of the WBC-INCO.NET project, the priority setting process took place with the main aim to identify joint RTD priorities and potentials for the region of the Western Balkans, all in accordance with the proposed sound methodology, and in a transparent way. Based on the consultation of governmental stakeholders from the region, the initially intended nine workshops, dedicated to different priorities of FP7 Cooperation Programme, were reduced to five, aimed at priorities with ...
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WBC-INCO.NET Participates in RCC Expert Meeting on WBC Research and Development Strategy
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7. Sep. 2009
... adopted at the Ministerial Conference, which will be in charge of Strategy production. The event aims to gather 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and UNMIK/Kosovo, members of scientific institutions from the region, and representatives of relevant international organisations and stakeholders. Project coordinator Elke Dall of the Centre for Social Innovation participates on behalf of WBC-INCO.NET. The Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans aims to increase knowledge transfer trough boosting networks ...
In August 2007, the “White Paper on overlaps, gaps and opportunities in view of the extension of bilateral RTD programmes and initiatives towards multilateral approaches” and its accompanying Joint Action Plan were finalised as SEE-ERA.NET deliverables. Since then, the White Paper has been widely distributed. Some of the proposed actions of the Joint Action Plan already have been implemented (e.g. in the framework of the WBC-INCO.NET project), some just started, and some remain ...
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Event Review: Ideology, Democracy and Social Change in the Western Balkans: Challenges for social sciences
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29. Jul. 2009
... this year. In the concluding session, participants and members of the RRPP Scientific and Steering Board expressed their overall satisfaction with the outcome of the conference, and shared their opinion about possible future interventions within the programme. Next year's annual conference is planned to beheld in Albania, which, together with Kosovo (UN Resolution 1244), was also included in the latest call for RRPP research projects that had closed just days before the Ohrid conference. Source: RRPP website http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/rrpp-annual-conference-ideology-democracy-and-social-change-in-the-western-balkans-challenges-for-th The conference reports are available from http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/events Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, was the venue ...
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JoinEU-SEE Provides Scholarships for University Students and Staff from the WBC
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24. Jul. 2009
... Groningen, The Netherlands University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia University of Turku, Finland Vilnius University, Lithuania Western Balkan Universities Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia University of Belgrade, Serbia University of Montenegro, Montenegro University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Novi Sad, Serbia University of Prishtina, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999) University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Tirana, Albania University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Source and further information: http://www.joineusee.eu, as accessed on July 24, 2009. The new scholarship scheme JoinEU-SEE aims at academic exchange between Western Balkan countries and EU & ...
... community reacted through crisis management. Only with the Stability Pact and the Stabilisation and Association Process did the EU develop a coherent strategy to provide for security, economic reconstruction, political stability and rule of law. Nevertheless, the EU is still faced with unresolved problems such as the 'final status' of Kosovo, the possible break-up of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and the question, how to deal with the problem of accommodating ethnic and territorial claims in order to prevent spill-over effects in forms of new conflicts and refugees in the region itself and into the EU. MIRICO http://cordis ...
... efforts to get a positive recommendation from the Commission. In Albania and in Bosnia and Herzegovina shortcomings still exist in the institutional framework to fight against organised crime and corruption, in addressing weaknesses in the procedure for delivering passports, and in the areas of border and migration management. Residents of Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/99) will not yet benefit from visa liberalisation either. The technical requirements for visa liberalisation have not yet been met on the territory of Kosovo. The Commission in this regard will continue to work closely with both the Serbian and Kosovo authorities and explore options for addressing ...
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Breakdown of applications by country of the applicant and by type of projects
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14. Jul. 2009
Breakdown of applications by country of the applicant and by type of projects (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals) European Commission: Breakdown of applications by country of the applicant and by type of projects (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals), 2009. European Commission/Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
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Number of applications submitted by partner region (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals)
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14. Jul. 2009
Number of applications submitted by partner region (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals), 2009. Number of applications submitted by partner region (Tempus IV - Second Call for proposals), 2009. European Commission/Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
This booklet intends to highlight the scientific impact of the projects carried out in the frame of the SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call. SEE-ERA.NET has started as a regional ERA-NET, implemented by the national key stakeholders in fourteen European countries, including EU member states and all Western Balkan countries (WBC). The SEE-ERA.NET has created a strong commitment among the participating countries towards supporting multilateral research cooperation through a Pilot Joint Call (PJC) which ...
Deputy Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council seated in Sarajevo, Jelica Minic, gives an interview to the daily Dnevnik under the title "Holding Back Balkans Integration Is a Threat to the Union Itself", with some focus also on the regional research strategy for the WBC. Dnevnik daily, 6 July 2009, Interview: Jelica Minic, Deputy Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council: "Holding Back Balkans Integration Is a Threat to the Union ...
... US $8,200. Grants must begin no later than 31 December 2009 and end no later than 31 December 2010, although a six-month no-cost extension request may be made during the year. Applicants must be residents of any of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo (UNMIK), Latvia, Lithuania, fYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. Applicants must be resident for the substantial majority of each year in the country from which they are applying although they may be of any nationality or citizenship. Further details in the attachment! In the interest ...
This document (8 pages) contains a list of abbrevations and explainations of terms used in the context of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).
INTERACT Point Vienna/Turku: List of Acronyms. IPA Glossary, 2009.
INTERACT Point Vienna/Turku.
Eligible entities include public bodies, public equivalent bodies, private organisations, including some SMEs and NGOs. Each project must include at least one partner from an eligible EU-member state (eligible territories of Greece, Italy and Slovenia) and one partner from an eligible non EU-member state (eligible territories of Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia). The overall indicative budget for the programme is 63,750,000 Euros, with the minimum total budget for ...
The national background reports provide an interesting overview on the field of health research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UNSCR1244). Please note, some of the reports might be updated after the workshop. Please check this site again before disseminating the pdf version of the reports and rather forward the link to interested peers. The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in ...
... 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 transport for each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop for priority setting and resulted in the definition of common priorities for the field ...
Within the overall aim of ensuring that the relevant institutions of the Republic of Croatia achieve readiness for eventual EU membership and develop institutional capacity and practical experience with the management of investments similar to those co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Regional Competitiveness Operational Programme (RCOP) shall serve as a basis for using the EU pre-accession assistance for the purpose of achieving the strategic priority of promoting ...
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Call for Proposals in the Fields of Sustainable Regional Development and Industry Competitiveness
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29. May. 2009
Further information is available in the attached guidelines for applicants. Source: Leonardo Piccinetti/Europe for Business. The Croatian Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) is seeking proposals for projects that will contribute to sustainable regional development and industry competitiveness of high value added sectors of the economy and knowledge based SMEs by supporting innovation commercialisation in the public R&D sector in Croatia, with financial assistance from the ...
In addition to Macedonia, whose citizens could travel to EU without visas starting on January 1, 2010, Serbia and Montenegro met most of the Criteria, while Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina fail to meet any of the criteria. Kosovo/UNMIK was not included by this evaluation process. The report was sent to EU member states for review, after which the European Commission will present the final version of the report to be adopted. Source: http://www.oneworldsee.org/EC-Releases-Schengen-White-List-Scorecard-for-Western-Balkans, as accessed on May 27, 2009. On May ...
This report on the activities of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat is submitted by the Secretary General of the RCC to the RCC Board in line with Article 10 of the Statute of the RCC. It covers the period between 1 March and 8 May 2009. In the period under consideration the RCC Secretariat continued with the active implementation of the RCC Strategic Work Programme 2008-2009, in particular contributing to the development of regional cooperation in SEE and cooperation with the ...
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Scholarships Opportunities in EU Member States and EFTA Countries For Students from the Western Balkans
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22. May. 2009
For this booklet, the King Baudouin Foundation undertook research into scholarship opportunities that exist in EU member state and EFTA countries for Western Balkan students. The information provided in this handbook is the result of research conducted within Western Balkan countries and EU Member States. (...). This handbook is an attempt to provide complete information about scholarships opportunities for Western Balkan students and researchers in European Union Member State and EFTA ...
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Progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries (December 2008 - May 2009)
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14. May. 2009
On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Steering Platform Meeting in Liblice/Czech Republic on May 28, 2009. Please visit this page again if you are searching for a particular country report which is not available yet because ...
Below are the relevant documents (call, guidelines, and application form) for the different countries: Albania (pdf, 170kb) Bosnia and Herzegovina (pdf, 170kb) Kosovo (pdf, 170kb) FYR of Macedonia (pdf, 170kb) The guidelines specify all relevant requirements for the applicants to be taken into consideration prior to submitting a project idea: Guidelines (pdf, 150kb) Please use the following form for applications: Application Form Project Idea (doc, 430kb) Source: http ...
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D2.10 Report on each of the thematic priorities defined in the first phase of the identification and consultation processes (ICT and AgroFood)
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9. May. 2009
This deliverable includes the minutes of two of the five consultation sessions to be held within Task T2.4:
- ICT on December 10, 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia and
- Agro Food on January 15-16, 2009 in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Ministry of Education and Science, Montenegro
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Call for grant for the organization of activities to promote studying abroad at universities in South-East Europe
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6. May. 2009
... Grants will be given for one year and are extendable to two years based on an evaluation of the first year and a list of propositions for promotion activities for the second year. Target group o Public universities in the Western Balkans (i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia) Timing o Launching the call: 06/04/2009 o Deadline for submisson of application forms: 25/05/2009 Selection criteria • Creative and viable ideas for promotion activities • Evidence of a need for promotion activities • Regional diversity among grantees How to submit an application form? You can ...
The event will give a very good overview about Kosovos activities in research. The event is organized by MEST and supported by the KAIP project. In the frame of the Kosovo science week, a presentation of the organisation of Kosovar research institutions takes place at the Grand Hotel in Prishtina on May 5, 2009 at 10.00. The "Kosovo Science" week is also the Kick off for the Research Council, the Kosovo Center for International Cooperation in Innovation, Research ...
ICT-WEB-PROMS aims at increasing capacity of stakeholders in the Western Balkan countries (WBC) to fully participate in European ICT research and in the European Research Area. The project will reach this goal by creating and supporting strategic partnerships between stakeholders in the EU and the WBC while providing access to relevant knowledge. The summary information about relevant policy and projects in WBC provided in this Deliverable gives a clear focalisation of the project and defines ...
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[Event Announcement] Research and Development and the Importance for a Country
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26. Apr. 2009
... the Austrian government and the Federal Economic Chamber Austria) 11,45 Innovation Centers The interface between Research and Business” Mag. Karin Platzer Founder of Austrian Regional Innovation Centers 12,30 Final Discussion 13,00 Buffett The conference "Research and Development and the Importance for a Country" - Kosovo and Research is being held at the Grand Hotel Prishtina on May 5, 2009. It represents also the kick-off for the “National Research Council”, “Kosovo Center for International Cooperation in Research and Technology K-CIRT” and “Center for Innovations and Technology Transfer CITT&rdquo ...
"Why is this guide useful for you ? Accessing to European subsidies appears for most projects leaders as an underestimated and difficult task. Indeed, many organisations are missing financing opportunities that would help them developping their activities. Thanks to this guide, you get a first concrete approach of how subsidies work. Besides, it aims to explain you easily the various steps, rules and priorities that you will have to follow to obtain European subsidies and to optimize your ...
This publication looks at art & science – an autonomous field uniting art and science which are typically thought to belong to two different worlds. However, these two domains have strong historical links, and if analysed in their totality, date back to the very beginning of human creativity, fuelled by curiosity and ingenuity. Today more and more artists are drawing inspiration from science and using the latest technology and research in their art, while scientists and researchers ...
