Search >> WBC-RTI.INFO - Western Balkan Countries Research Technology Innovation

Items per Page: 10, 20, 50

total items: 1130

..

You can find enclosed the analysis of the 2005 Questionnaire on the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in Kosovo Progress Report on the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in Kosovo 2005, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_charter_report_2005_kosovo.pdf> Department of Private Sector Development Policy, Pristina http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_charter_report_2005_kosovo.pdf>

Most of the transition economies have suffered from rising poverty rates amongtheir populations. The experience of the Republic of Macedonia has been no different.Over the past few years, the country was faced with and is still fighting increased povertyand all its negative social and political ramifications. In response, the government hasmade a full commitment to prepare a complete “Poverty Reduction Strategy” with welldefinedpolicies and programs over the next 12 months. This interim paper ...

... of the Western-Balkan Countries - Enlargement as seen from outside the EU 1:30 p.m. Section II (Popper Room): Impacts of Potential Enlargements 4:00 p.m. Section III (Popper Room)Enlargement and New Member States - The New Perspectives February 23 9:30 Section IV (Popper Room): The Future of Kosovo To download the full program please go to:http://web.ceu.hu/cens/assets/files/conference/Western_Balkans_program Participants: Haris Abaspahic (ACIPS Center for Policy Research, Bosnia Herzegovina)Péter Balazs (CEU)Ana-Maria Boromiska (Institute for International Relations, Croatia )Slobodan Chashule (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Macedonia)András Deak (Hungarian Institute of ...

8. The overall objective of the Tempus IV will be to contribute to an area of cooperation in the field of higher education involving the European Union and partner countries in the surrounding area. In particular, Tempus promotes the voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education deriving from the Lisbon Strategy to create more jobs and growth, and the Bologna Process to establish a European Area of Higher Education. Tempus IV invites the submission of cooperative projects under ...

... the BCC 2008 International Case Study Competition, where students present themselves to potential employers and representatives of international companies get the chance to recruit future staff from the region. Further information:http://www.bcchallenge.org WUS Austria invites exceptional students from Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo/UNMIK, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, who study law, economics, political sciences, international relations, information technologies or related disciplines to take part in the Balkan Case Challenge 2008 ...

"The Western Balkans states, all along the long road towards EU membership, have great expectations from the Slovene presidency – they expect integration of the Western Balkans to climb at the top of the EU agenda. Are those expectations realistic and substantiated?" ..... more An important message is made explicit in this 1-page newsletter published in January 2008: Western Balkans states can do more than to rely on the Slovenians as promoters of their countries’ interests: A more clear and ...

... Ministry of Education and Science MON -MK – FYRo Macedonia Ministry of Economy MOE -MK – FYRo Macedonia Ministry of Education and Science MPIN – Montenegro Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises DDSME − Montenegro Ministry of Science and Technological Development MSTD – Serbia Mihajlo Pupin Institute MPI – Serbia Kosova Education Center KEC – Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) Partners from the EU and Associated Countries: Federal Ministry of Science and Research BMWF – Austria Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG – Austria Joint Research Centre JRC-IPTS – Belgium Slovenian Business and Research Association SBRA – Belgium Turkish Research & Business Organisations Public & Private Partnership TuR&Bo-PPP – Belgium Ministry ...

The Kosova Education Center (KEC) is the most prominent education NGO in UNMIK/Kosovo, established in 2000 by the Soros Foundation. KEC focuses on teacher training, education research and consultancy in education. It operates a number of teacher training programs, developed to contribute to current reforms in the educational system. So far, these programs have reached more than 14,000 practicing teachers in UNMIK ...

... Training seminar on "Foresight and Research Priorities Setting in South Eastern Europe with Special Consideration of Climate Change". The target group for the training seminar & conference participation grants are people interested in launching, carrying out or using Foresight activities in SEE countries (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (including Kosovo), FYR of Macedonia). The seminar/workshop will last from Thursday March 6 9.00 AM till Friday, March 7, 12 AM. Depending on interest, the session on day 2 (i.e. the morning of Friday 7th of March) will be devoted to brainstorming on possibilities for joint SEE regional activities ...

Slovenia faces a major opportunity in the chance to direct the EU's attention to issues that are of particular interest to the holder of the presidency. Ljubljana has already said it wants the EU to focus on the Western Balkans, and in particular Kosovo/UNMIK , during the next six months (in contrast to Portugal's focus on Africa). Slovenia will make every effort to advance the European perspective of the countries of the Western Balkans, in line with the Salzburg and Thessaloniki Agendas, which outline a number of concrete measures. This will also be the ...

This study aims to identify and analyze existing research, technological development and innovation (RTDI) cooperation needs in the South East Europe region, focusing in particular on possible innovation support infrastructures and services in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC), their absorption capacity for RTD and innovation, as well as transnational cooperation and regional cooperation opportunities for innovation. Particular emphasis is put on the extent of involvement of SMEs and their ...

... 2008” will be held in Bled, March 6-8, 2008. Invitations have been sent also for the related press conference on December 5, 2007 in Ljubljana, Slovenia: /link/2570.html Call for Proposals for the Stimulation of Research Cooperation between Austria, Kosovo/UNMIK and South East Europe Within the framework of the “Multidimensional Project for Implementation of an Institutionalised Partnership between Austria and Kosovo in the Field of Higher Education, Research and Innovation” (see also /news/1050.html), the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices in Ljubljana and Sofia have launched a ...

... Union and partner countries in the surrounding area, including Central Asia. The programme focuses on international cooperation and not on mobility. The geographical coverage of the so-called partner countries is: Western Balkans countries covered by the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA): Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo/UNMIK, Montenegro, and SerbiaCountries of Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East covered by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI): Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel (new), Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Morocco, the Palestine Authority, the Russian Federation, Syria, Tunisia, and Ukraine Countries from the Central Asian Region ...

... document explaining its policy on EU enlargement on November 6, 2007. The document also includes a summary of the progress made over the last twelve months by each candidate and potential candidate: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244).In addition, the 2007 progress reports on the monitoring and assessment of achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates by the Commission services over the last year were published. The so-called “enlargement package” also contains proposals to the Council for revised European ...

... has been entrusted with its implementation. Nicolas Hayoz /users/2504.html and Jasmina Opardija /users/2505.html, University of Fribourg (CH) Article published in see-science.eu eJournal fall/winter 2007. The Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP) aims at strengthening research capacities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo/UNMIK, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia ...

... mission of the OSCE/ODIHR. He welcomed the broad consensus on the process of accession to the European Union which exists among all the main political actors by declaring that the Commission will continue to be fully engaged in supporting country’s efforts to fulfill the necessary EU criteria. Kosovo: Elections took place on the 17 November 2007 and have been hailed by the EU for the way they have been conducted. The EU called for a new government to be formed rapidly, while expressing regret Serbians had boycotted the vote. Serbia: The EU and Serbia initialed on 7 November ...

The present report was developed by the SCORE project team and provides a brief overview of the ICT research environment in SERBIA. The document was firstly developed in March 2007 in the context of the SCORE Consultation Document that served for consulting expert ICT stakeholders about the relevant ICT research priorities in each WB country for the period 2007 – 2013. The document was finally updated and optimised in September 2007. SCORE (2007): ICT Environment in Serbia. SCORE ...

... Based on the Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNMIK – The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on behalf and for the benefit of The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology) and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria and the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, this multidimensional project features the main elements for the implementation ...

Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe?Science Policy Series. 5th volume. Proceedings of the International Conference and High Level Round Table 28-29 Sept. 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia Cover-med2.gif This volume is an outcome of the international Conference and High Level Round Table ‘Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe?’, held on 28 and 29 September 2006 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The conference was organized by the UNESCO Office in Venice, the Slovenian Ministry of Higher ...

In October 2007, short impact studies for Tempus in the Western Balkan countries were published by DG Education. Those can be downloaded here. They cover a brief overview on the higher education system, participation of the countries in Tempus and also a brief assessment of the impact. DG Education (2007): Tempus Impact Studies. Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tempus/news_en.html. Accessed: 14.11.2007. DG Education ...

Items per Page: 10, 20, 50

total items: 1130

..