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Presentation by Prof.dr. Adila Pašalić Kreso, given at the International Conference on Science and Education Policies held in Chisinau, Moldova, 18- 21 September 2008. Adila Pašalić Kreso: Achieving Teaching Goals of Bologna Process in Higher Education in B&H, and Neglecting Research Programs and Policy Academy of Science of Moldova http://www.asm.md/administrator/fisiere/science/Presentations/I.05.Kreso_Bosnia%20and%20Herz..pdf

Report on the Activities of the Regional Cooperation Secretariat by the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, submitted to the Regional Cooperation Council Board in line with article 10 of the Statute of the Regional Cooperation Council This report covers the period between 20 May 2008 and 1 October 2008. Having achieved full operational capacity and having recruited majority of staff, in the period following the meeting of the RCC Board held on 20 May 2008 in Pomorie, the RCC ...

The following calls will be open in 2009: Researchers' Night (NIGHT) Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Reintegration Grants (RG) Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF) International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF) International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) For further information, please consult ...

Significant progress has been made on regional cooperation with the countries of South East Europe assuming responsibility for the Regional Cooperation Council, a regionally owned cooperation framework building on the achievements of the Stability Pact for South East Europe. Five priority areas for cooperation have been defined for the RCC encompassing economic and social development, infrastructure, justice and home affairs, security cooperation and building human capital with parliamentary ...

... areas. The main topics include: Genetic resources and prebreeding Breeding for yield and quality Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses More information available on: http://www.ifvcns.co.yu/breeding08/ International Conference: Conventional and Molecular Breeding of Field and Vegetable Crops will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia on November 24-27, 2008 ...

Deliverable D2.9 (final version), prepared by Nikos Sidiropoulos (GSRT) in 2008, the 2010-Update of D2.9 (final version), prepared by Kelly Vavasi (GSRT) in 2009/2010, and the 2014-Update of D2.9 (final version), prepared by Michalis Kotsias (GSRT) in 2013/2014. For the report D2.9, two CSAs (Coordination and Support Actions), named SCORE and BAFN (identified under T1.4 in Work Package 1), which were running under FP6 and which have already performed S&T priority setting exercises, ...

This Annual Report covers developments and activities during 2007. The report is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document, which provides more detailed reporting and statistics. The main chapters are on the activities and results achieved in 2007 and on developments in research and technological development (RTD) activities in the Member States of the European Union. The report brings intresting observations on trends in public and private research investment.In 2006, as in 2005, EU27 ...

This document brings the programme of the French, Czech and Swedish presidiencies of the Council of Europe. The programme focuses on development of the EU, integrated Energy and Climate Policy, Growth and Jobs, General economic Issues/Policy Coordination, Competitvness Internal Market, Research Knowledge and Innovation, Employment and Social Policy, Gender Equality and Non - discrimination, Health and consumers, Culture, Audiovisual and Multilingalism, Sustainable Development, ...

The aim of this paper was to explore, from the political economy perspective, public policy towards enterprise restructuring in Serbia in the post-2000 period, including incentives to decision-makers for such a policy, its achievements, and dynamics. Also, the goal was to empirically tests whether in Serbia economic issues, such as employment and real wages, are dominant factors for voters in deciding whether to vote for proreform or anti-reform political parties ...

The topics covered at the conference were: current projects regarding fostering of entrepreneurial competitiveness projects presented by successful entrepreneurs transfer of knowledge into business local government and collaboration with entrepreneurs More than 100 participants from eight countries (USA, Canada, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia) actively participated in the event. The outcome of the conference was also a survey on transfer of technology and competitivness. The survey with the focus on technological transfer from science to business projects, was answered by 66 participants of the conference - 43 ...

In more detail, WBC's participation is as follows: Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia submitted 76 eligible proposals to the call which represent 16,85 %; The most important participation (in number of eligible proposals) came from Serbia, followed by Croatia; In the main list, 7 from the 32 proposals are coming from above mentioned 4 countries. The EC financial contribution to the call is ...

... administration in one the fastest and the most successful reforms of public finances in countries in transition. From 2005 till 2007 he was a director for Central Europe in Credit Agricole Group. In the period from May till July 2008 he was vice-president of the government of the Republic of Serbia. In the name of Serbia he signed Stabilisation and Association Agreement in Luxemburg on April 29, 2008. The World Economic Forum (DAVOS) recognized his achievements in business and politics by nominating him for young world leader for the period from 2005 till 2010. Božidar Đelić, vice-president of the government of Republic of Serbia and minister ...

The second version published in August 2008, brings some changes regarding the version published on 28 November 2007. The modifications are as follows: 2009 Budget: ♦The figures of the 2009 budget related to calls published in 2008 (Initial Training Network and Co-funding) have been introduced. Specific actions not implemented through calls for proposals: ♦Introduction of new awareness and visibility raising activity linked to the re-branding into "EURAXESS –Researchers ...

The event will take place at Hotel “PALACE”, Topličin venac 23, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. Registration deadline: August 31, 2008 The event is part of the WP4 – Building Capacities, T4.1: Learning Groups on ERA-Indicators. The target group consists of the national statistical offices dealing with Science and Technology statistics and the representatives of the relevant ministries, responsible for the S&T policy ...

... and relevant financial operations including bank transfers and charges c. Financial management of the contract Personal costs and time sheets; Financial planning, Bookkeeping, cost recording; accounting records Financial reporting Financial certificates Audit d. Other issues The following dates are confirmed by our local partners Serbia: September 22, 2008 Montenegro: September 26, 2008 BiH: October 27, 2008 Albania: October 28, 2008 Croatia: October 30, 2008 If you wish to receive further information, please contact Ms. Lora Pavlova (http://www.wbc-inco.net/users/206.html) The WBC-INCO.NET project will carry out training workshops in all ...

European Commission published Work Programme "People" 2009 on 22 August 2008. The WP is to be read in association with the Framework Programme and People Specific Programme decisions, and with the relevant Guides for Applicants. The most current Guides and other documents are available on CORDIS under www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/PEOPLE. The People Specific Programme of the 7th Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) acknowledges that one of the main competitive edges in science and technology ...

This is the 2008 Work Programme implementing the 'People' Specific Programme of the 7th Framework Programme (2007 to 2013). It translates in specific actions the objectives and priorities in the Specific Programme, the associated funding, and the timetable for implementation for the year 2008. To support the further development and consolidation of the European Research Area, the People Specific Programme's overall strategic objective is to make Europe more attractive for the best researchers. ...

Prague can help Serbia substantially in its EU bid, Hubackova told the daily Vecernje Novosti. "The Czech Republic is ready to speed up the process of visa liberalisation and put Serbia on the 'white Schengen List', as well as the process of its European integration," she noted. She said she does not ...

... in Podgorica, Montenegro. Furthermore, there is a Networking Conference of the SEE VET Agencies and Institutions, which will be held in Tirana on September 25-26. There is also a Seminar on Project Cycle Management prepared in cooperation with the European experts and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia to be held in Belgrade-Serbia on October 23-24. ERI SEE, the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe, is providing an update on its 2008 initiatives - complementing activities which are focused on the research sector. Several dates for meetings are announced from this group ...

The Commission launched the 'Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation' to help all stakeholders to find their way into the different existing EU funding. Central to the realisation of the goals of the Lisbon Agenda is the need to promote the knowledge economy, in particular through research, technological development and innovation (RTDI). EU support for RTDI is provided mainly through the 7th Research Framework Programme, the Competitiveness and Innovation ...

The novelties are as follows: The dates of next "Initial Training Networks" and "Co-funding calls will be known only after the publishment of Work Programme 2010. The calls "European Reintegration Grants" and "International Reintegration Grants" will be integrated into one call. The "International Outgoing Fellowships' and 'International Incoming Fellowships" are summarised into one topic "World Fellowships". The ...

... is available) and have the following indicators: FDI total, by form, by country and by activities. Data stems from the host countries national Banks or from the central bureaus of statistics. Countries covered are: Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR of Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary and Belarus. The wiiw Database on FDI in Central, East and South East Europe is now also available via the FIW Database Retrieval Tool. Source: WIIW Mailing The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (Das Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche - wiiw) added ...

This year in May EUROCHAMBERS launched new inititive with focus on Western Balkan Countries: Partners for Investment Promotion. This 18 months programme co- financed by the European Union aims at helping business communities in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia develop a favourable environment for attracting foreign investments. From the Western Balkan region Albania (Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania) , Bosnia and Herzegovina (The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Croatia (Croatian Chamber of Economy), FRY of Macedonia (Economic Chamber (the Former Yugoslav Republic of ...

... 40 proposals either as project partners or coordinators. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia also applied 9 projects as coordinator and by 68 proposal institutions from FRY of Macedonia collaborate either as project coordinator or project partner , while alltogether 166 institutions from FRY of Macedonia are coinvolved in the projects. Serbia has the highest number of coordinators, namely 13, and the highest number of the instutions from the region involved in the projects, namely 160, while Serbia is involved by 66 proposals either as partner or as coordinator. Kosovo under UNSCR 1244 is involved in 14 projects as a ...

The working paper, published in June 2008, examines the challenges that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia face in order to have a labour force with a significant pool of people with tertiary education qualification. These people will be needed to meet increasing demand for highly-skilled labour to support economic growth. Further details and download: http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/14206.html Source: http ...

The Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries was held in Ljubljana/Slovenia on June 13, 2008. It was organised under the auspices of the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. The presentations held at the meeting as well as the WBC country reports can be downloaded at http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/5930.html The minutes had been approved by the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries at its ...

The objective of this paper is to analyze the situation in Balkan countries, outline the directions for policy reform in tertiary education and research and development, and identify options for World Bank support to these countries, both through national projects and different types of regional collaboration. Tertiary education and research and development contribute to economic growth and competitiveness by providing highly skilled graduates prepared to take up their role in an open economy ...

... The full working paper is available in English, Serbo-Croatian, Albanian and Macedonian. Authors: Toby Linden and Nina Arnhold with Kirill Vasiliev The World Bank’s working paper, published in June 2008, examines the challenges that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia face in order to have a labour force with a significant pool of people with tertiary education qualification. These people, however, will be needed to meet increasing demand for highly-skilled labour and support economic growth ...

... available, additionally travel costs will be covered. Eligible Countries/Institutions: Albania: Ministry of Education and Science Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ministry of Civil Affairs Moldova: Ministry of Education and Youth Montenegro: Ministry of Education and Science Serbia: Ministry of Education; Ministry of Science and Technological Development UNMIK/Kosovo: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology The Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital (BHC) proposes to organise short term placements at key institutions working in the area of cooperation for building human capital. An interesting ...

This Poverty Reduction Stategy Paper focuses on Albanian macroeconomic and structural outlook. The paper also covers social policies undertaken in support of growth and poverty reduction. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are usually prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. The report accompanied by consultation Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty ...

... two spaces defined in the current CADSES (Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space) transnational cooperation area. The second defined space is the Central Europe Programme (CENTRAL). The proposed eligible area for SEE comprises: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, fYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova and parts of Ukraine. The new Programmes have a focus on the Lisbon and Gothenburg objectives and the urban dimension. The SEE Programme is directed toward the development of adequate strategies of future development of cities, so to say, to make south east European cities places ...

The report deals with the legal surrounding conditions for doing business in SEE. It covers the 22 cities in seven economies in South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). It benchmarks the following four elements of regulation: starting a business, obtaining licenses, registerin property and enforcing contracts. The report covers capitals as well as other cities and allows comparisons both within a county and across the region. The report was directed by FIAS, a multidonor investment climate advisory ...

This document contains 111 frequently asked question regarding economic development in Montenegro. The document was compiled by Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency, among the answers general presentation of Montenegro and Montenegrin Investment Promotion agency can be found as well as the description of advantages Montenegro offers to the foreign investors. Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency (2007). 111 Frequent Questions. Podgorica: Montenegrin investment promotion ...

In a speech provided by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Montenegro, the Commissioner Janez POTOČNIK talks about the opportunities that the European Research Area offers to Montenegro. He argues that research cooperation has an important part to play in preparing the ground for accession to the EU and raises the question what changes the association status actually brings to Montenegro. Furthermore he refers to the importance of the 7th Framework Programme for Research, the Pre-Accession ...

The European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik, held a speech at the UNESCO Policy Forum on South Eastern Europe Higher Education, Science and Innovation in Budva (Montenegro) on July 3, 2008. In this speech Potočnik stresses the need to strengthen the knowledge triangle (education, research and innovation) in Europe in order to increase Europe's competitiveness and to speed the transformation into a knowledge-based society. Speech: Progress and the Knowledge Triangle, ...

The launch of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (2007-2013) places a renewed emphasis on international cooperation in Science and Technology. Within the Capacity Programme one main activity of International Cooperation is the bi-regional coordination of S&T cooperation, including priority setting and the support of the S&T policy dialogue, the so-called INCO-NET projects. This booklet presents the activities of the first six INCO-NET projects which have been selected ...

... support the development of entrepreneurship (Business incubator BIOS in cooperation with Centre for Entrepreneurship Osijek, Technology Park Zagreb and Technology-Innovation Centre of Rijeka) organised the International Conference "The Role of Business Incubators in the Development of Competitiveness". More than 100 participants from eight countries (USA, Canada, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia) actively participated in the event. This year, a 2nd International Conference: "KNOWLEDGE BASED COMPETITIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP" will take place from September 4-6, 2008. This time, more topics will be added on the significance of cooperation among entrepreneurs, supporting institutions and science and ...

The Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) is a government organisation dedicated to effectively helping foreign investors and buyers, while raising Serbia’s profile in the minds of international business decision-makers. Created five years ago by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, SIEPA’s mission is to support foreign companies ...

... Business Registers Agency (SBRA) was established by the Business Registers Agency Law to define its status, headquarters, activities, the means for the SBRA’s foundation and work as well as its organs. The Agency was established as the single institution in charge of coordinating business registers of importance for Serbia’s overall economy. Running the registers as public electronic databases has paved the way to greater legal protection, increased investments and the creation of a more favourable business environment in Serbia. SBRA was founded with the aim of reducing administrative barriers to starting a business. This goal has been achieved ...

... Shkodra (Albania) is another good example with six procedures, seven days, and a cost of 25.7 percent of income per capita to start a business. Doing Business in South East Europe 2008 covers 22 cities in seven economies: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The subnational report provides detailed data on business regulation, and benchmarks four areas of regulation that are subject to local jurisdiction and enforcement: starting a business, obtaining licenses, registering property, and enforcing contracts ...

... from the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Science, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Services, Ministry of Education and Sport, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, as well as members from Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Union of Employers of Serbia. Contact Person: Marija Stošković Phone: : +381 11 285 5132 E-mail: marija.stoskovic@merr.gov.rs www.www.ww

Cluster Istar 21 is an association for the promotion and development of tourism in the Danube region. It is founded in early 2008 with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development of Serbia. Cluster Istar 21 deals with the promotion of cooperation and the development of tourism in the Danube region, market research, creating tourism products, training employees in the tourism industry, tourism promotion and advertising. The cluster includes the area around the Danube River in Serbia and aims to present region as ...

... was recently established. Nevertheless, there is relatively limited co-ordination between the Ministry of Economy and the Government’s SME implementing entity, the Republic Agency for the Development Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship (RASME). As indicated in the National Programme for Business Incubators and Clusters Development in the Republic of Serbia 2007 - 2010, the specific objectives are: · Strengthened public-private partnership; · Minimum 15 business incubators established and operational; · Minimum one park established; · ...

... The Knjaževac Business Incubator Centre (BIC Knjaževac) was established in May 19, 2005 as the first Business Incubator in Serbia with initial funding coming via the ENTRANSE project and OSCE. The Incubator assists the creation and development of the SME sector in the municipality of Knjaževac. It is a non-profit initiative launched by the Knjaževac, based at NGO Timok Klub. The objectives of the BIC Knjaževac are to: • ...

... The Netwood cluster was created in 2007 in Sumadija and Pomoravlje district in Central Serbia. The cluster consists of 13 members (8 companies from furniture industry and Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, and 4 R&D organisations). The cluster has potential to establish connection with existing wood processing cluster. The main competitive advantages of cluster are: geographic concentration of cluster members and flexibility of ...

... the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The establishment of the Incubator is based on international experiences and best practices. It has the following goals: • To encourage and support students in starting up their own businesses and keep student in Serbia; • To develop a pool of young and well trained entrepreneurs who will in the future create a new business core of the city; and • To create the conditions for practical application of the results ...

... The Shoe Production Industry Cluster consists of 17 members (13 private shoemaker companies and 4 R&D organisations). Cluster was founded in 2007 and companies are mainly located in Knjaževac (town situated in the eastern part of Serbia). The cluster goals are: improvement of company’s competitiveness, advertising and image building of network and region, presentation of the network and its members at trade fairs and meetings, presentation of its members to the potential customers, implementation of new technologies and raw materials in order to improve innovation skills ...

... and technologies. Realisation of research in the Innovation Centre will allow direct influence of knowledge in faster industry development and creation of innovative and attractive products, leading to improvement of quality and competitiveness of domestic products and services on the international market, as well as development of infrastructural systems in Serbia. Contact Person: Dr Aleksandar Sedmak, General Manager E-mail: asedmak@mas.bg.ac.rs http://www.inovacionicentar.rs/en

The Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences is the largest scientific institute in the Republic of Serbia. It is located 15 km from the centre of Belgrade. The Institute incorporates two nuclear reactors, one accelerator installation, one industrial scale irradiation unit, sixteen research laboratories, two research centres, a library, administration, and all the necessary technical services. https://www.vin.bg.ac.rs/index.php/en/contact/management-a-departments

... year and the realization of the projects that will be supported should start as from 1st of January 2009. On May 23rd 2008, a collaboration program was signed by the representatives of Serbian and Indian Governments. The Minister of foreign affairs, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, signed the agreement on behalf of Serbia and the Indian Ambassador in Serbia, his Excellency Ajay Swarup signed it on behalf of India. This article offers overview of recent developments of the S&T cooperation regarding Serbia. Several events regarding S&T cooperation with Serbia took place in May and June, and sveral bilateral agreements regarding collaboration with Serbia were ...

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