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... on the region. We also offer a Master Program in Southeast European Studies jointly with the University of Belgrade and coordinate a doctoral program on Southeastern Europe. The focus of the centre’s activities is contemporary Southeastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey. The centre has a strong research interest in former Yugoslavia and Turkey, but will consider applications from scholars working on other regions and countries of Southeastern Europe and fellows with a historical focus in their research. Please submit a CV, a one page research plan ...

... on 4 July 2016 in Paris (France). The 4th Western Balkans Summit convenes on 12 July 2017 in Trieste (Italy), with the United Kingdom planning to host the 2018 summit. 14 parties are currently involved in the Process: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission. Source and further information about the Berlin Process and in particular Joint Science Conference in this framework: WBP - Joint Science Conference. You are invited to check also WBC-RTI.info selection of the articles related to Berlin Process ...

... Summit of the Heads of State and Government devoted to the Western Balkans– on 17 May 2018 in Sofia. In February 2018, the European Commission will publish a strategy, announced by the Commission President Jeanne-Claude Juncker as a “Strategy of the Commission for a successful EU accession of Serbia and Montenegro as frontrunner candidates in the Western Balkans”. A key priority of the Bulgarian Presidency will be the EU Enlargement Policy, which continues to be the most effective instrument for guaranteeing peace, stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans. The Bulgarian Presidency’s ambition is to be a Balkan Presidency. The ...

... on 4 July 2016 in Paris (France). The 4th Western Balkans Summit convenes on 12 July 2017 in Trieste (Italy), with the United Kingdom planning to host the 2018 summit. 14 parties are currently involved in the Process: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission. Source and further information about the Berlin Process and in particular Joint Science Conference in this framework: WBP - Joint Science Conference. You are invited to check also WBC-RTI.info selection of the articles related to Berlin Process ...

... Chairman, former DG of CERN), Fernando Ferroni (President of INFN), Christoph Quitmann (Director of MAXIV, Sweden), Nicholas Sammut (Deputy Dean, University of Malta)), Hans J. Specht (Heidelberg Univ., former DG of GSI), Ruediger Voss (President of EPS), Local Organisers: Nadia Binggeli, Saša Ivanovic (MNA) Cosponsor(s) Ministry of Science of Montenegro, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, European Physical Society Secretary Stanka Tanaskovic Source and further information: ICTP The main objective of the Forum is to bring together the main partners for realising international laboratories in South East Europe combining capacity building with bringing nations together ...

... Chairman, former DG of CERN), Fernando Ferroni (President of INFN), Christoph Quitmann (Director of MAXIV, Sweden), Nicholas Sammut (Deputy Dean, University of Malta)), Hans J. Specht (Heidelberg Univ., former DG of GSI), Ruediger Voss (President of EPS), Local Organisers: Nadia Binggeli, Saša Ivanovic (MNA) Cosponsor(s) Ministry of Science of Montenegro, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, European Physical Society Secretary Stanka Tanaskovic Source and further information: ICTP The main objective of the Forum is to bring together the main partners for realising international laboratories in South East Europe combining capacity building with bringing nations ...

Since its launch in 2012, the European Commission organises an annual high-level meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training. All Ministers of Education in the region are invited to review the state of educational reforms in their countries, learn about the latest strategies in the EU, identify priorities, agree on follow-up to be given to studies/reports as well as to cooperate on activities undertaken by the Platform. A main objective of the Platform is to share ...

The workshop was co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Region of Central Macedonia, Hellenic Republic, in association with the International Association of Science and Technology Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), The Thessaloniki Technology Park, i4G Incubator and AREA Science Park. The objectives of the workshop were to create space for exchange of know-how among practitioners from the region on successful practices in the development and management ...

... smart specialisation strategies. The economies have presented their policy initiatives on smart specialisation strategies and have highlighted their needs for expert support in the preparation of the smart specialisation strategies. The Directorate-General for Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) already supports the development of smart specialisation strategies in Serbia and Montenegro, while MB IPA support for the smart specialisation strategies will be available for all economies in the region already in the beginning of 2019. Therefore, the participants agreed that 2018 is a crucial preparatory year to prepare for the full use of the support in 2019, while the experiences of ...

... D policies and systems. The work of the Working Group on Open Science has been supported by the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I) that have invited the Western Balkans to participate in the regular EU member states’ reporting process. Albania, BiH, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia have submitted national reports on the implementation of measures outlined in the Recommendation to the European Commission and will therefore be a part of the regular EU reporting on the implementation of the Recommendation. The RCC has facilitated the process of preparing and collecting the national reports. The ...

... gathered 29 participants, composed of representatives of agencies for vocational education and training from the region under the umbrella of the South Eastern Europe Vocational Education and Training Network (SEE VET Net), and regional chambers of economy under the umbrella of CIF from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Austrian Chamber of Economy, as well as by the representatives of the Austrian Development Agency ...

... Balkans New Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-20 focusing on Balkan countries Proposal preparation and submission Budgeting and contract preparation When? 23-24 November 2017, 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (day 1); 9 am – 4:30 pm (day 2) Where? Ramada Podgorica, Blv. Save Kovačevića 74, 81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro, www.ramadapodgorica.me Participation is free of charge. For more details, agenda and registration please click here: https://h2020-podgorica2017.teamwork.fr Invitation by: Bernhard Fabianek, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Branka, Zizic, H2020 NCP Coordinator, Ministry of Science Montenegro The European Union (EU) invites you to attend a free ...

... activities to the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) that may be relevant to other macro-regions in particular for the Western Balkans. In his recent speech on the State of the Union, Commission President Jean Claude Juncker announced a forthcoming Strategy for the successful accession of Serbia and Montenegro to the European Union, with a perspective of accession to the EU in 2025 and he also stressed the need to maintain a credible enlargement perspective for the other Western Balkans countries. In this context, JRC's Macro-Regional Innovation Week intends to promote the exchange of best practices and knowledge among ...

(...) The integration of the Western Balkan Countries (WBCs) into the European Union (EU) is a major political and economic project designed to assure stability and development in the region. From the very beginning, cooperation on research and innovation has been stimulated as a tool to facilitate integration into the European Union. (...) Western Balkans Cooperation Roadmap was published in October 2017. Please find it attached below. ...

Despite serious efforts deployed at national and European level, the Union sees significant internal disparities in terms of research and innovation performance. There is significant evidence pointing to the fact that the pathway to economic growth and competitiveness is largely connected to research and innovation. To tap into Europe’s yet unexploited potential in research and innovation a stronger participation in Horizon 2020 coupled with greater commitment by the low-performing Member ...

The European Commission organised an Info Day on the Spreading excellence and Widening Participation Calls in Horizon 2020 (to be published in 2017). This information day took place in Brussels on Thursday 15 June 2017 at the premises of the European Commission. Presentations held are attached below.

... 2017 while ratification in some countries is still pending); collaboration through COST; the activities of the Regional Cooperation Council (e.g. working groups on mobility and on Open Science); the initiative for the creation of the South-East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies SEEIIST (initiated by the Ministry of Science, Montenegro); the Verrocchio centre (initiated by the Institute of Physics in Belgrade), actions for technology transfer support and the opening up of research infrastructures from the EC’s Joint Research Centre and other research infrastructures with a regional outreach in the area such as CERIC-ERIC. The Steering Platform agreed on the ...

... providing valuable information on the reform efforts undertaken in both areas. The input provided shows the progress in the implementation of these reforms and helps the European Commission coordinate its EU assistance, so that these efforts are properly supported. Progress reports on higher education reform: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Progress reports on teacher training: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ministerial meetings from previous years: 1st Ministerial meeting in Danilovgrad, 07 March 2012 2nd Ministerial meeting in Turin, 07 May 2013 3rd Ministerial ...

The progress reports are collected in preparation of the meeting of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkans and are made available for the participants. Background The 19th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation was organised in Belgrade on September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired ...

The 19th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation* took place in Belgrade on September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired by the Estonian EU Council Presidency (represented by the trio-partner Austria), the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development which hosted the event, and the European ...

Please find attached below, presentations held as well as other materials that were used during the meeting. Furthermore, the links to conclusions and progress report are available below as well. The 19th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation was organised in Belgrade on September 27, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired ...

Eligible training providers should come from one of the 28 EU Member States or from an ETF partner country. Partners are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Applicants should consult the guidance note and submit their applications by 30 September using the form provided (see attachments to the top-right of this page). For more information, join the information webinar on 20 September from 10:00-11.00 ...

... of 650 euros. Fees The course fee of 790 euros is all-inclusive, covering tuition, rooms and all meals. The fee also includes BIRN’s published textbook “Digging Deeper: A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans”. Eligibility criteria for Scholarships Journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia with at least three years of experience in journalism. Applicants must supply a sample of their published work translated into English. Application Deadline Applications for scholarships had to be received by July 31, 2017. Standard applications (for non-scholarship applicants) must be received by August 15, 2017. All ...

... information on the science-based input of the Western Balkans Process is attached below. Fourteen parties currently participate in the Western Balkans Process: the EU member states Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, together with the six Western Balkans states Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia as well as the European Commission. The process supports the efforts to integrate the Western Balkan countries into the EU and to strengthen the regional cooperation in politics, economy, education, science and society. The Leopoldina was entrusted by the German Federal Government to take the lead in the ...

In the opening session, the Minister of Science of Montenegro, Sanja Damjanovic welcomed all participants in Podgorica underlining the important role of SP meetings which have proven to be a very useful tool to launch specific initiatives and increase networking on specific is-sues. Furthermore, the meetings are at the same time an excellent forum for the develop-ment of strong partnerships ...

The 3rd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process / Berlin Process (JSC-WBP) convened at the French Académie des sciences – Institut de France in Paris to take further the process started in Germany in July 2015 and continued in Austria in May 2016. The outcomes of both the 1st and the 2nd JSC-WBP were summarised in Joint Statements, which were endorsed by the Heads of State and Government at the Western Balkans Summits in Vienna (2015) and Paris (2016). The 3rd JSC-WBP focused ...

Following the recommendation of the “Joint Science Conference”, which was jointly organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the French Académie des sciences, the Heads of State and Government decided at the Western Balkans Conference on 12 July in Trieste, Italy, to establish a foundation to support junior scientists at scientific institutions in the Balkans. The Joint Science Conference is one of the pillars of the “Western Balkans Process / Berlin Process”, an ...

... deliver results to citizens. Please find attached the Trieste Summit declaration. In the framework of the Western Balkans Process, Italy welcomed in Trieste on 12th July 2017 the Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers and the Ministers of Economy of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Slovenia, United Kingdom and representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions. Western Balkans Ministers of Transport also met together with Italian and EU institutions. Trieste

... below. Source and further information: Western Balkans Process – Joint Science Conference In the framework of the Western Balkans Process, Italy welcomed in Trieste on 12th July 2017 the Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers and the Ministers of Economy of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Slovenia, United Kingdom and representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions. Western Balkans Ministers of Transport also met together with Italian and EU institutions ...

After a very successful investor round table for Small Hydro Power projects in Serbia in May and a B2B Project Conference for waste water and drinking water-projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina in June, there are NEW direct business opportunities coming up in Montenegro: ResEnva Consulting and E3 Consulting Ltd. cordially invite you to the Water – Montenegro Projects B2B Conference 13th – 14th of September 2017, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center – TEHNOPOLIS, Niksic, Montenegro Available projects on waste water and drinking water in Montenegro are going to be main subject of the B2B conference on 13th – 14th of September 2017 at Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center – TEHNOPOLIS, Radoja Dakića bb ...

KEY HIGHLIGHTS 2017: Balkan greenfield projects with 2018-2025 implementation period: Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania and Kosovo Energy Ministerial Meeting on international cooperation and effective implementation of the investment projects in the Balkans Onsite visit to one of the most progressive HPPs in the Balkan region – explore effective project execution strategies! Meeting the investors: project initiators will discuss ...

... below. The first Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was organised in Podgorica on June 12-13, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). The meeting was co-chaired by the Ministry of Science, Montenegro who hosted the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation ...

The 3rd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkan Process/ Berlin Process (JSC-WBP) convened at the French Acadèmie des sciences – Institut de France in Paris to take further the process started in Germany in July 2015 and continued to Austria in May 2016. The outcomes of both the 1st and the 2nd JSC-WBP were summarised in Joint Statements, which were endorsed by the Heads of State and Government at the Western Balkans Summits in Vienna (2015) and Paris (2016). The 3rd JSC-WBP focused on ...

... efforts to integrate the region into the European Union and foster regional cooperation. Areas covered include: resolution of bilateral issues, rule of law, economic growth and cooperation in education, research and innovation, and inter-societal dialogue. Current involved parties: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, United Kingdom European Commission International financial institutions. http://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Internationales/jsc_overview.pdf http://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Internationales/jsc_overview.pdf ...

... amplify advocacy efforts undertaken by local, national and regional civil society actors in collaboration with journalists and media organizations and to set topics of media freedom and journalists’ safety on mainstream agenda in the Western Balkans region – more specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Hence, the small grants programme will support locally and regionally rooted civil society initiatives, engaging human rights activists, journalists and media, aiming to protect the freedom of expression and freedom of media. The main goal is to explore the most pressing issues – either violations of journalists’ rights, or ...

The meeting was co-chaired by the Ministry of Science, Montenegro who hosted the event and the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, Directorate for International Cooperation). The first Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was organised in Podgorica on June 12-13, 2017 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research and Innovation for the Western Balkan countries (WBC). Podgorica

... presentation (300-500 words of abstract), or Poster (graphically or textually). Submit your abstract to info@sdeval.si or one of the following e-mail adresses: idokic@eizg.hr (Croatia); bradej@gmail.com (Slovenia); svetlana_stanarevic@yahoo.com (Serbia); nermin.oruc@gmail.com (Bosnia and Herzegovina); beti@basme.com.mk (FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro) Authors can submit their abstract in one of the Working languages of the conference: English, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Slovenian and Serbian. Notification of acceptance: 10 September 2017. Authors with contribution to the conference will be approved lower conference fee. Source: email from the organizers For further information download the ...

The main Conference Themes are: PRACTICE: State of practice and system of policy impact evaluation in states, sectors, regions; perspectives of specific experiences and published evaluation studies. CHALLENGES: Challenges in evaluation theory, methodology, systems, standards or ethics. INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO EVALUATION: Evaluation systems and broader evaluation challenges of the EU, ...

... in the conference will be of great importance. One of the most relevant selection principle will be their opinions reflected in the essay. The Conference will bring together up to 58 participants from the countries from the SEE region (Macedonia (host country), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia) and Turkey and guests from youth organizations partners from Germany, France and Poland in the role of mentors. In order to attend the conference with a full bursary, send your application as soon as possible as “Early birds” will have much more opportunity to ...

The present Monitoring Report prepared by the Energy Community Secretariat, which was tasked by the Western Balkan countries “to take the lead to develop the regional energy market and to help implement these ‘soft measures’”, provides an overview of the state of play of implementation of the soft measures and highlights the achievements made since the Paris Summit of 5 July 2016. The report presents the progress made at both national and regional level, as well as where ...

... EUR for each KPI delivered and approved by InnoEnergy. Source and further information: InnoEnergy EIT InnoEnergy, one of the EIT’s Innovation Communities, has launched a Call for partnerships for new EIT InnoEnergy Hubs in the framework of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for this particular call ...

... 000. Cost 350, 00 EUR per person. The student shall pay the bank transfer fees.Included: program costs, accommodation in dormitory or hostel, all program activities, tours, accommodation and meals while on program tours. Free of charge for the students from Abania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Vojvodina. Not included: transportation costs from your country of origin to Kosovo*. How to apply Submit your complete AAB Summer School 2017 Application using the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. A complete application consists of: – a CV / Resume; – a cover letter explaining your interest in the program and ...

... EUR for each KPI delivered and approved by InnoEnergy. Source and further information: InnoEnergy EIT InnoEnergy, one of the EIT’s Innovation Communities, has launched a Call for partnerships for new EIT InnoEnergy Hubs in the framework of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for this particular call ...

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