... research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions Any research topic covered by the EC FP7 CSA-SA (Support Action) WBC Participation to Research Potential Call for Convergenece and Outermost Regions All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for participation. Type of activities/work: Exchange of know-how and experience Recruitment by the applicant of experienced researchers Upgrading, development or acquisition of research equipment Organisation of workshops and conferences Dissemination and promotional activities optional: Evaluation facility The General Purpose of FP7 Research Potential Stimulating the realisation of ...
... Albania 4 Bosnia and Herzegovnia 6 Croatia 14 FYR of Macedonia 9 Montenegro 1 Serbia 33 Total submissions 67 The main fields that were tackled in the submissions are engineering, natural sciences and ICT, and environment, agro-food and life sciences The European Commission outlined that remote evaluation of the proposals will take place in November 2009 and a consensus meeting shall take place at the ...
The project aims at encouraging closer scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation between Europe and the Western Balkan countries (WBCs: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia) in the area of surface transport. It further seeks to establish an EU-Balkan transport network of researchers, universities, industry and experts among these countries in order to improve and enlarge the research capacity of Western Balkan centres of competence in terms of research programmes and human resources through transnational placements ...
... Aid ‘Center for eGovernance Program @ SEE’ was launched in May 2008 to underpin this development and support WBC governments in the process of human capacity building and eGov project design. The competent ministries or authorities for ICT from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia participated as primary partner institutions from each country. The program was placed under the operational framework of the regional Center for eGovernance Development - CeGD. The “Center” delivered a set of executive eGov training seminars and an electronic learning platform that enabled more than 250 public administration staff members ...
... submit full project proposals. As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects has been published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. Eligible countries are WBCs (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), EU MS (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania and Slovenia), and Turkey as an FP7 Associated Country. Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI): November 3, 2009, 16:00 CET ...
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 ...
... that the Serbian people share this objective,” the Commissioner pointed out. Serbia has successfully participated in several FP7 projects, especially in such areas as AgroFood, ICT and energy. However, “there is room for improvement and I believe that this can only be achieved if Serbia commits more fully to the objectives of the ERA,” Potočnik added. Steering Platform on Research ...
... including new positions for Serbian grant holders at JRC Institutes. Đelić recognised the conference as the most important event that took place in Serbia in the field of research since its association to FP7. The topics and themes of the conference had been chosen based on specific interest expressed by Serbia (ICT, Energy, Food and Health), areas in which Serbia should pay more attention given its integration process into the EU, or topics which are new or in which Serbia is underrepresented (FP7 “People” programme). Draft of S&T Development Strategy Published The draft, prepared for a public debate, has been published at the end of June ...
... more than 7,000 people from all over the world have visited the portal. Moreover, as a part of the promotional activities around the project, a Facebook page called ”EURAXESS 2 Research in Serbia“ has been created. Note by the editor: For further reading on EURAXESS in Serbia, we also recommend the article "SER-MORE: working to expand EURAXESS in Serbia" on the EC's EURAXESS website. The implementation of the FP7 project ‘SER-MORE: Development of Serbian Network of Mobility Centres’ began in September 2008. The coordinator of the project is the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ni&scaron ...
... Thus, we are currently busy preparing a series of events in Zagreb, which culminate in the Platform meeting on October 29, 2009. Furthermore, we are already thinking about the next one: co-chaired by the EC, Spain, which will hold the EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2010 and Serbia for the WBCs. At these meetings, we will present the results of our consultation processes for research priorities: the identified results on ICT and AgroFood well fed to the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS call (see page 19). Further results are available for Environment, Health and Transport research. Currently, we are also ...
... 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 the research function and the third mission of the universities ...
... 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 Turkey are the most successful partners in bilateral projects within the region, while Slovenia significantly predominates bilateral projects with the WBCs and Turkey among the Member States. However, researchers from the WBCs and Turkey significantly lag behind researchers from EU Member States in the intensity of research cooperation and ...
Around 70% of the clients of the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (Brno, Czech Republic) come from countries of the former Yugoslavia. The biggest part of them originates from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Their educational background varies between the wide range of technical science, medicine, design, engineering and natural science. Our services include advisory related to entry conditions, assistance in the application to the University of Brno and the provision with an individualised scholarship scheme. Clients are mainly Master students, PhD applicants and ...
... which confirms that the Union University School of Computing (RAF) in Belgrade fulfills the requirements concerning staff, premises and technical conditions necessary for the first year lectures of general studies to start - No. : 022-05-00204/2003-04, on November 19 2003. The Ministry of Education and Sports of the Republic of Serbia gave its assent to the Plan and program of general studies at the Union University School of Computing (RAF), which last for four years, on February 24 2004, No. 612-00-00113/2002-04. Ministry of Education and Sports issued a Decree which confirms that the Union University School of Computing (RAF) in ...
... cooperation under FP7 remain necessary in particular with respect to the involvement of SMEs and the mobility of scientists. The fact that Serbia also became associated with the Competition and Innovation Programme (CIP) is a positive step towards engaging the private sector in research and innovation. The procedure to associate Serbia with the Seventh Euratom Research Framework Programme (2007-2011), as requested by Serbia, is proceeding well and the aim is to make the association effective in the course of 2010. Possibilities for increased cooperation between Serbia and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) are under discussion. With respect to designing an integrated research policy aiming inter alia at increasing investment in research and ensuring ...
... 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. SERBIA 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
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 ...