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[Call Announcement] Call for Participants: Living Lab Summer School for researchers
Join the Summer School organised within the scope of the VITALISE project between 6-7 July in Athens, Greece. The Summer School aims to provide researchers worldwide effective training ...
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[Call Announcement] Open Call for Standardisation Consultants
Join our community of consultants and support R&I projects contribute to standardisation. Consultants will advise EU projects on how to contribute to standardisation in their field. ...
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[Call Announcement] Danube+ WIL Balkans
Danube+ WIL Balkans is a multi-phase capacity building and 21st-century bio-based economy acceleration initiative involving 60 young future water leaders who through regional collaboration will increase...
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The Scoping study for supporting the development of a Code of Practice for researchers on standardisation aims to identify elements of good practice for researchers dealing with standards and standardisation...
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[Call Announcement] Call for Proposals 2022 - Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP)
The Call for Proposals 2022 in the framework of the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) with funding made available by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, entirely financed by the Italian Government is now open. ...
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[Call Announcement] Call for experts - Become an evaluator of EU research projects!
Call for experts The European Research Executive Agency (REA) invites experts from a wide range of fields to register in the European Commission’s experts database. From this&...
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The European project, which kicks off on 14 April in Vienna, will work for the next 4 years to support cooperation on innovation, research, education, culture, youth and sport.
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[Event Announcement] Course on Skills Development for Social Inclusion (incl. tuition fee)
On this course, participants learn how to contribute to the development of inclusive vocational training systems and programmes designed to overcome the barriers faced by disadvantaged groups and individuals...
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[Event Announcement] EIT Awareness Day - Western Balkans
Are you interested to hear more about EIT and KICs and see how you can get involved in numerous opportunities offered by the community?
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Governments' R&D budget allocations - Eurostat
How much money does your government allocate for R&D?
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[Event Announcement] Financial Administration & Auditing Preparation for E.C. Funded Projects
Projects funded under H2020 are still being run and are going to be subject to EC surveillance for as long as five years after their completion. That is why knowing and understanding H2020 financial rules...
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[Event Announcement] Financial Administration & Auditing Preparation for E.C. Funded Projects
Projects funded under H2020 are still being run and are going to be subject to EC surveillance for as long as five years after their completion. That is why knowing and understanding H2020 financial rules...
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[Event Announcement] Financial Administration & Auditing Preparation for E.C. Funded Projects
Projects funded under H2020 are still being run and are going to be subject to EC surveillance for as long as five years after their completion. That is why knowing and understanding H2020 financial rules...
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[Event Announcement] Financial Administration & Auditing Preparation for E.C. Funded Projects
Projects funded under H2020 are still being run and are going to be subject to EC surveillance for as long as five years after their completion. That is why knowing and understanding H2020 financial rules...
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[Event Announcement] Financial Administration & Auditing Preparation for E.C. Funded Projects
Projects funded under H2020 are still being run and are going to be subject to EC surveillance for as long as five years after their completion. That is why knowing and understanding H2020 financial rules...
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[Event Announcement] Financial Administration & Auditing Preparation for E.C. Funded Projects
Projects funded under H2020 are still being run and are going to be subject to EC surveillance for as long as five years after their completion. That is why knowing and understanding H2020 financial rules...
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EIT Community joins forces to foster the transition to a more green and circular economy in Western Balkans
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[Call Announcement] CfA: CIFE Executive Master in EU Studies, deadline 5 September 2021
The Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE Nice/Berlin) offers a part-time interdisciplinary Master programme in EU Studies for professionals in cooperation with the Jean Monnet Chairholder...
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Nearly 750 partners applied for the EIT’s HEI initiative’s pilot call for proposals
The EIT’s Higher Education Initiative’s Pilot Call for Proposals has received a total of 64 applications from across Europe.
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EIT launches its Strategic Innovation Agenda for 2021-2027
On 14 June 2021, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) officially launched its Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) for 2021-2027. With an enhanced mandate for the coming years and a ...
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Supporting innovation in the Western Balkans
On 18 May 2021, COST Director Ronald de Bruin joined the session Towards a Western Balkans regional innovation area – supporting innovation in the Western Balkans as part of the Global Innovation Summit...
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[Event Announcement] "Getting fit for 55 and set for 2050: Electrifying Europe with wind energy"
The EU wants a highly electrified energy system as the basis for climate neutrality by 2050. And they want wind to be half of Europe’s electricity. That means ruthlessly prioritising the future-proof ...
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In the upcoming decade, coal phase out in Europe is inevitable both in terms of climate and the economic viability of thermal power plants. The proactive role of trade unions and local de‑cision‑makers...
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The Western Balkans region is the last major frontier for new lignite-fired power plants in Europe. Currently, about six Gigawatt of new lignite capacity is being planned – either with Chinese or unclear...
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[Call Announcement] CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) Call for Proposals 2021 is now open
The CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) Call for Proposals 2021 is now open for applications! KEP is a development instrument aimed at supporting the transfer of expertise from organisations...
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Creating new jobs: EU4Business supports ambitions of entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thirty-five small and medium-sized agri-food producers from Bosnia and Herzegovina were supported through EU4Business project, financed by European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany, contributing...
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EU4TECH PoC signs a further two contracts for prototyping
EU4TECH PoC has signed a further two contracts to support prototyping actions– this time for 2 projects from Serbia. Both projects originate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Niš...
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[Call Announcement] ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for Applications
The Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM), Vienna is an independent institute of advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. Together with the Polish...
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How are OECD countries designing R&D tax relief & what's its cost?
Member States & partners are increasingly using R&D tax incentives to support R&D in firms
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Commission adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ 2021-2027
The Commission today adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ 2021-2027.
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[Project Announcement] EU4Tech PoC
The EU4Tech PoC WB project offers support to 40+ promising technology based projects from the Western Balkans at the ‘Proof of Concept Stage’. We offer hands on assistance from experts and mentors to ...
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EU to launch new support scheme for women in deep tech and call for mentors
On International Women’s Day, the Commission announced a new initiative called ‘Women TechEU’ to support women leading deep tech start-ups in Europe, and help grow their companies into tomorrow’s deep...
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KEP Call for Proposals 2020: six new projects funded by CEI Fund at the EBRD
With a total contribution of over EUR 220.000, the CEI Fund at the EBRD will enable the realisation of six capacity building projects that will be implemented in the period 2021-2022. These projects...
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With the COVID-19 crisis, the world is experiencing unprecedented disruption to daily lives and to the social, economic, and governance systems that support them.
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€1.9 billion will be made available by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2021 to allow some 1,000 top researchers to pursue frontier research. As in previous years, most of the funding (66%) is earmarked...
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Supporting women in science and technology
“You can do in your life, whatever you want. Remember that nothing is impossible. Never let anyone make you believe that you are weaker than a man or worse than a man. We women, need to be brave...
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COST online Info Day 23 February 2021
Joining a COST Action can initiate prospects going beyond the networking opportunities and research advancements. To keep fostering such openings and to encourage researchers to participate in COST activities...
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KeepWarm: Supporting modernisation of district heating systems in Central and Eastern Europe
The KeepWarm project, funded under H2020 Energy Efficiency, worked to accelerate investments to retrofit existing inefficient heat networks, improve system operations, and switch to renewable energy and...
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[Call Announcement] RYCO: Invitation to Tender for Procurement Manual
The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is looking for a relevant expertise/consultancy for developing the internal Manual of Procurement procedures that will be applied in the frame of RYCO’s procurement...
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The Regional Challenge Fund (RCF) is announcing the 1st call for Expression of Interest to support investments in cooperative training projects which is open for applications from the six Western Balkans...
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European Green Deal Call raises high number of proposals under Horizon 2020
On 27 January, the Commission received 1550 proposals for the €1 billion Green Deal call, demonstrating an impressive response from the research community in Europe and beyond.
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The EIB Group boosts financing for the Western Balkans in 2020
In 2020, the EIB increased its investments in the region by almost 50%, reaching €873 million in financial commitments Lilyana Pavlova, EIB vice-president for the Western Balkans, highlights...
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National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of Albania is promoting an open call for 9 Early Stage Researchers Positions in the framework of the 6i Dirs COFUND, managed...
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[Call Announcement] CERIC Call for Proposals now OPEN
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Training opportunity also for WB: Benefitting from public procurement opportunities in Canada
Would you like to make the most of government procurement opportunities in Canada? Let us hear from you!
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Bregu: Instead of creating policies FOR youth we believe in co-creating policies WITH youth
“Youth makes 21% of Western Balkans population. If we know that youth unemployment in the Western Balkans is over 35%; that it takes around 2 years for a young person to land the job after the school; ...
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Regional meeting on challenges and opportunities of Social Rights in the Western Balkans held online today.
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Bregu: ‘Regional cooperation’ and ‘regional integration’ are the two sides of the same coin
RCC Secretary General takes part at the Friends of Europe’s EU-Western Balkans Summit: Creative solutions, sustainable cooperation and smart development.
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JRC: Remote learning: lessons from COVID-19 and the way forward
A recently published JRC study on schooling practices during the coronavirus pandemic shows that full-time remote education can deepen existing inequalities and often does not allow for a proper monitoring...
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New initiative to support sustainable hydropower in the Western Balkans
The International Hydropower Association (IHA), the Albanian Power Corporation (KESH), and the Swiss government’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have launched a new initiative in the Western...
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The objective of this study is to identify policies related to gender disparity in STEM at the level of each Western Balkan economy and provide a regional overview of existing mechanisms and initiatives...
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“COST is a must” – Agricultural research and knowledge transfer in Western Balkan Countries
On Tuesday 24 November, Director of the COST Association, Ronald de Bruin was invited as a speaker at the first ‘Workshop on Agricultural Research and Knowledge Transfer in Western Balkan countries. The...
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[Call Announcement] CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) Call for Proposals 2020
Two weeks left to apply for the CEI Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) Call for Proposals 2020!
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Joksimovic and Fabrizi: Progress Report and Economic Package in an Important Moment
Last week, Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia handed over to Ms. Jadranka Joksimovic, Minister for European Integration, the 2020 European Commission Annual...
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Vučić; A big assignment for the new pro-European government
EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic last week.
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Pendarovski: The new Economic and Investment Plan shows that the EU really cares about the WBs
The new Economic and Investment Plan shows that the EU really cares about the Western Balkans, said Stevo Pendarovski, the President of the Republic of North Macedonia.
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Commissioner Várhelyi: We are ready for further cooperation with BiH and the WB region
The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi during his visit to Sarajevo presented the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. He met also with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers...
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EBRD new financing in W. Balkans may reach 1.5 bln euro by end-yr - Hargitai
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hopes new financing commitments in the Western Balkans will reach a total of 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) by the end of 2020, Zsuzsanna...
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Western Balkans: An Economic and Investment Plan to support the economic recovery and convergence
Today, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, which aims to spur the long-term economic recovery of the region, support a green and digital...
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Towards a decisive investment in Brain Circulation:an interview with Lucian Brujan
Lucian Brujan, Programme Director International Relations at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and Speaker of the Berlin Process Joint Science Conference, attended ESOF 2020 with a session...
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European Research and Innovation Days: Towards an innovation agenda for the WESTERN BALKANS
The session Towards an innovation agenda for the WESTERN BALKANS has been organised within the European Research and Innovation Days on 24 September 2020. Moderator: Sanja Damjanovic, Minister of Science...
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[Call Announcement] RISE Open Call to Support Young Social Entrepreneurs
The RISE project is launching its open call for applications for young entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business...
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RISE: Info Sessions for Young Entrepreneurs
RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) aims to enrich the Western Balkan social entrepreneurship ecosystem and enable young people to develop innovative societal solutions thus contributing...
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Serbia: Magic is in the Teachers’ Hands Competition
Play online game about Prince Marko, hear news from Ancient Rome news agency, attend a short online course about Branislav Nušić or a course in one of his works, or learn more about nuclear reactors.
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Montenegro creates new opportunities – new support for faster development
Montenegro is constantly improving and developing all its capacities with a view to create the best possible conditions for development of fast-growing companies and further expansion of the digital industry...
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[Call Announcement] Visegrad Fund Grants
With grants, we seek to advance innovative ideas that address shared challenges by high quality regional cooperation projects. Whether you are pursuing arts, work with vulnerable groups or focus on innovative...
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Energy companies in Montenegro to invest EUR 734 million by 2024, EUR 1 billion in total
Energy companies in Montenegro plan to invest more than EUR 1 billion, of which EUR 734.6 million in the next four years, according to the third socio-economic package, adopted by the government to mitigate...
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NTP Science and Technology Park – Montenegro's biggest investment in Innovation
The Science and Technology Park (NTP), an investment worth 12m euros, will have the task of generating the necessary energy and being a gathering place for scientists and researchers and technology-oriented...
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The Economic Ray of Hope for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Initiative ’Yes We Can’ launched recently on the platform of Sarajevo Business Forum is an innovative “Bottom Up” response to Covid-19 pandemic that could be replicated elsewhere, especially by smaller...
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Serbia And China Sign Space Technology Cooperation Agreement
Serbia and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on space technology cooperation on 5 June 2020. The MoU includes a provision for the joint development of a Sino-Serbian satellite.
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Western Balkans Poll Shows Strong Support for EU
The latest multinational survey of the Western Balkans by the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) reveals split opinions of the United States as an...
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This study was commissioned by the EIB with funding from the Enterprise Development & Innovation Facility , EDIF. The study assesses the financing needs of the SMEs in the Western Balkans countries...
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Western Balkans exploit COST for their benefit
The six Western Balkan countries, WBC (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo* and Serbia) are Full Members of COST or Near Neighbour Country (Kosovo*). Their participation...
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Acting by example: 20% of RCC employees are young people - 5 joining us in the past 2 months
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[Call Announcement] Second pilot VET mobility scheme for the Western Balkans
The Economic Reform Programme for the Western Balkans recognises the importance of vocational educational and training (VET) in underpinning industry and propelling economic growth.
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[Document Announcement] COST relations to the Western Balkan Countries
The 6 WBC countries (Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo*, Serbia) are Full Members of COST or Near Neighbour Country (Kosovo*).
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[Call Announcement] STARTUP3 Open Call
STARTUP3 Business and Growth Programme aims to build an ecosystem where cluster SMEs, technology SMEs, market-oriented researchers, deep tech ventures, individual innovators/researchers with innovative...
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It was recently announced that ESOF 2020 is postponed to 2-6 September 2020.
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EU mobilises immediate support for its Western Balkan partners to tackle coronavirus
As part of the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has announced up to €38 million in immediate support for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency caused by...
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[Event review] Workshop "Supporting the preparation of future European Partnerships"
Date: 09/03/2020 - 10/03/2020 On 9/10 March 2020, ERA-LEARN together with the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, organised a workshop that aimed to support the preparation of future...
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[Project Announcement] The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies
The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) proposed in late 2016 by Prof. Herwig Schopper, a former Director General of CERN and initiator of the international...
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[Event Review] Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste educational programs presentation
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is an international multidisciplinary research center operating as a user facility, featuring a 2.0/2.4 GeV third generation synchrotron light source (Elettra), a free electron...
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[Call Announcement] IAEA Call for Expression of Interest for Fellowships for SEEIIST
Capacity building for the regional project of the South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) is one of the key elements for its successful implementation.
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Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, opened the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training in Belgrade, Serbia. ...
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‘Trieste Declaration on Science’ paves the way for 17 countries in south-east Europe to boost participation in Horizon Europe and strengthen international research cooperation The Ministers of...
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Montenegro - Budget for Science and Innovation increased by 120% since 2017
The Proposal for the Budget of Montenegro for 2020 envisages the amount of EUR 6 million for the Ministry of Science. Compared to the budget of the Ministry for 2019, this means an increase of about EUR...
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Winners of the Danubis Young Scientist Award 2019
In the context of the DRC Annual Meeting 2019 the Danubius Award ceremony took place on 7th November 2019. The Danubius Awards were created in 2011 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education...
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[Call Announcement] Call for applications: DANUBE SCHOOL RUSE, DEC. 2019
Announcement of the current call for applications for the Danube School "Turning point" from 19-21.12.2019 in Ruse, Bulgaria. The Danube School 2019 is part of the Danube School Network and is the 4th...
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The 11th generation of Fellows that have been selected to participate in the European Fund for the Balkan’s Fellowship Programme for Government Officials from the Western Balkans: 'Supporting Excellence...
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Montenegro’s Science Minister Sanja Damjanovic addressed the European Research and Innovation Days in Brussels on September 25.
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The third Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was organised in Sarajevo on March 26-27, 2019 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research...
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[Event Review] 3rd Research and Innovation Meeting, Sarajevo 26-27 March 2019
The third Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting took place in Saraejvo on March 26-27, 2019 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research...
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How to apply for IPARD funding for your farm, food processing or rural business development
To get funding under IPARD, an application needs to be sent to the national IPARD agency.
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[Event Announcement] Western Balkans Research and Innovation Meeting in Sarajevo
Next technical R&I meeting of the Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation will be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26-27 March 2019.
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Minister of Science, Dr. Sanja Damjanović, presented today the scholarships for doctoral research, grants for innovative projects and European Social Survey and awards for scientific achievements in 2018...
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Ministry of Science of Montenegro awards 17 attractive scholarships for young researchers
The Ministry of Science has approved 17 scholarships for doctoral research this year, for which it has allocated funds in the amount of about EUR 700,000.
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EU and Serbia sign IPA 2017 package of more than €97 million
European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn and Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic signed in Brussels a portion of the Instrument for Pre...
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EU supports the Health and Education Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Union has so far provided grants of €1.68 million through the WBIF to support the Health and Education Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina by expanding the Clinical Centre to a Medical Campus...
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Serbia increases activity within the NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Programme
The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme offers funding, expert advice and support to promote practical cooperation between NATO member states and partner nations based on scientific research...
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Gender Equality at the Universities in Serbia
It is necessary to create measures that would break down the patriarchal matrix in universities in Serbia and help female scientists efficiently balance their family lives and professional careers. ...
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Austria supports Kosovo in improving its system of innovation
On 20 September 2018, the HERAS project, which is funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation, organised in cooperation with the Kosovan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) a conference...
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This year, the EEPA, European Enterprise Promotion Awards, received 303 applications in the category “support to the inclusive and responsible entrepreneurship” from all European countries.
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Final conference of COST Targeted Network “Capacity building in forest and governance” (CAPABAL)
The CAPABAL network was approved in the autumn of 2014, with the aim of enhancing young scientists' and future policy makers' professional skills. The network also developed access to networks and emerging...
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The Call total amount is EUR 1,000,000 allocated for grants for innovative projects (hereinafter: projects).
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[Event Review]: 7th Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training
The seventh meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training included the Ministers of Science and education as well as key representatives from all WB6 governments. The event was...
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[Document Announcement] Harnessing the potential: Research Capacity in the Western Balkans
A new study was made available. It concerns the research capacity of higher education institutions in the Western Balkans .
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Interreg Adrion - 186 applications received for 2nd call for proposals
On 3rd July, a total of 186 project applications were successfully submitted to the 2nd Call for Proposals of the Adrion Programme. The call involved more than thousand organisations from both public ...
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Minister of Science of Montenegro, Sanja Damjanović met in Brussels with European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation at European Commission Mr. Carlos Moedas to discuss about...
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European Commission launches Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans
At the Digital Assembly in Sofia - Bulgaria (25th June 2018), the European Commission has launched the Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans.
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S3 Strategy of Montenegro expected by the end of this year
Mid of June the Minister of Science Sanja Damjanović met with Vladimir Šucha, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre – JRC.to discuss on the Smart Specialization Strategy, which is being developed...
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EU-Western Balkans summit: improving connectivity and security in the region
Today's summit between the leaders of the European Union and the Western Balkans partners in Sofia confirmed the European perspective of the region and set out a number of concrete actions to strengthen...
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Open PM² Methodology - building a community of project managers in Europe
PM² is a project management methodology designed by the European Commission and now accessible outside the EU Institution thanks to Open PM², an initiative under the umbrella of the ISA² Programme...
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[Success Story] Raising the Quality of Social Science Research in Serbia
Thanks to becoming a member of the European Social Survey (ESS), researchers from Serbia can now participate in the most comprehensive global study of citizens in Europe and draw on comparative research...
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[APPLY BY 8 JUNE] Investment Readiness of Innovation Projects in South East Europe
The European Commission is organising next 4th and 5th July 2018 the workshop: 'Investment Readiness of Innovation Projects in South East Europe' in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Albania becomes a full COST Member
COST’s governing body, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO), has unanimously accepted Albania’s request for full COST membership. The country is now the 37th COST Member.
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The IPR Helpdeske team has released the brochure “Making the most of your H2020 project. Boosting the impact of your project through effective communication, dissemination and exploitation”. The brochure...
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Members of the Steering Committee of the regional project of “Establishment of the South-East Europe International Institute for Sustainable Technologies” have passed a unanimous decision to support...
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The conference is organised by the European Commission European Commission under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. A particular geographic focus lies on South-east...
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Updates on the SEEIIST - First meeting of the Steering Committee in Sofia
After signing the Declaration of Intent at CERN, a Steering Committee has been formed to play a leading role in decision-making about all future scientific and political steps necessary for the implementation...
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[Event Review] - Forum on New International Research Facilities in South East Europe
An important event, titled Forum on New International Research Facilities in South East Europe, took place in Trieste (Italy) on 25th and 26th January 2018. It brought together about 100 main partners...
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The Declaration of Intent for Establishment of the International Scientific Institute in South East Europe was officially signed on 25 October 2017, in CERN (Geneva), by eight countries of the SEE Region...
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The Ministry of Science of Montenegro held an Info Day last month on two calls for applications within the framework of Marie Curie Actions, which began by marking the International Day of Women and Girls...
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COST TN 1401 CAPABAL - Results of the 6th Call for Short-term scientific missions (STSM)
The CAPABAL project received seven very good proposals for short-term scientific missions and decision was made to grant all applicants with 9000 EUR in total.
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Although the Western Balkans region suffered the dramatic employment fall in the period following the global economic crisis 2008-2011, “the situation recovered over the subsequent five years and by 2016...
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First European Education Summit
Agency representatives attended the First European Education Summit on 25 January 2018, organised by the European Commission. Hosted by Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth ...
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Bulgaria puts skills for the future as a priority during the EU Presidency
Bulgaria took over the rotating EU Presidency for the first time on 1 January, and its programme focuses, among other priorities, on digital economy and skills for the future. With European economy competitiveness...
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The 20th Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation will be organised in Brussels on the morning of the 25 June 2018 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for...
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[Call Announcement] Call for Applications for the CEI FELLOWSHIP FOR WRITERS IN RESIDENCE
The CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence is an award aimed at encouraging cross-border cooperation and promotion in the field of literature for young writers from Central European countries not yet...
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Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) is organising a BESTPRAC Training School on "Administration of research funding: dealing with several funding sources (for non-university research organisations in inclusiveness...
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Montenegro hosts COST General Assembly April meeting
On 13-14 April 2016, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) gathered in Bečići, Montenegro, for its 196th meeting. Opened by the Minister of Science, Prof. Sanja Vlahović, it was the first CSO meeting...
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[Call Announcement] H2020 European SME innovation Associate - pilot
This SME-led pilot is an innovation capacity building action to provide at European level a grant to visionary[1] SMEs which have experienced difficulty in recruiting the relevant skills nationally. SMEs...
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Call for Application - IHRS BioSoft Guest Student Programme
IHRS BioSoft Guest Student programme for master students in physics, chemistry, biology and related subjects in Jülich, Bonn, Cologne, and Düsseldorf: 24 July to 30 September 2016, application deadline...
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The Regional Mobility Fund (RMF) for Experts in the Black Sea Region and the Balkans is initiated by the Romanian NGDO Platform – FOND with the financial support of CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness...
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The European Fund for the Balkans was selected as the Champion of Regional Cooperation award for 2015, a recognition that has been presented by the Regional Cooperation Council.
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In 2000, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) established an award to commemorate Olga Radzyner, former Head of the OeNB’s Foreign Research Division, who died in a tragic accident in August 1999. ...
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European Young Researchers Award 2016: Still few days left for application - deadline is Feb.1, 2016
The European Young Researchers Award (EYRA) is granted since 2010 to researchers demonstrating outstanding research performance and leadership. It aims to inspire early stage researchers to incorporate...
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TRAIN Programme 2016 - Fostering Policy Dialogue in the Western Balkans
The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is launching its call for applications for the 2016 edition of the TRAIN Programme (Think Tanks Providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking...
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Erasmus Mundus-Western Balkans (ERAWEB) is announcing call for applications 2016 for academic mobility scholarships in thematic fields related to MEDICINE, HEALTH and PUBLIC HEALTH unter: ERASMUS MUNDUS...
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This Austrian programme offers professors and assistants of public universities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo...
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[Event Announcement & Call for papers] International Congress on Applied Biological Sciences'2016
The International University of Sarajevo is announcing the International Congress on Applied Biological Sciences'2016, which will take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 27-31, 2016.
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[Event Announcement] Save the date: RRPP 7th Annual Conference 2016
Save the date: the final Regional Research Promotion Programme Western Balkans (RRPP) annual conference will take place on 2-3 September 2016 in Tirana, Albania.
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The RRPP is organizing a training seminar on the computer assisted Qualitative Data Management and Analysis. The event takes place on 5-6 February 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia and will be convened by Dr. ...
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The aim of the BiTriMulti course is to offer an international learning experience for practitioners active in the youth work field, enabling them to develop their competences in setting up quality Youth...
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Center for Social Research Analitika (Bosnia and Herzegovina) started a web platform PolicyHub (www.policyhub.net/bs) now also available in English: http://www.policyhub.net/en and easily accesible at...
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Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP) Western Balkans is organizing a fully-funded comprehensive training on social science research methods tailored for junior researchers in the Western Balkans...
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University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”– International Summer University (UPISU) is organized by the University of Prishtina in cooperation with various donors and partners. The aim of UPISU is creation...
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The European Social Innovation Competition team announced today via video the three winners with ideas for ‘New Ways to Grow’ that will share the €150,000 prize! And the winners are… sit-in beekeeping...
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The European Association for Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) is now accepting proposals for sessions or workshops to be held at the 22nd Annual EARMA conference in Luleå, Sweden, June 19-...
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[Call Announcement] 4 years fully funded scholarships at the EUI - Apply now - 150 grants available
Applications for the European University Institute's (EUI) Doctoral Programme are open.
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The main goal of the Networking Forum was to intensify and improve higher education cooperation between the Western Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia) and ...
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The 6th International Conference & Workshop REMOO 2016 with the theme of “Science and Engineering for reliable ENERGY” will be held on 18–20 May 2016, in the city of Budva, at the Adriatic coast...
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European Union Office Internship In Kosovo, 2016 - open to applicants from EU28, deadline 31.12.2015
The European Union Office in Kosovo offers unpaid internships to young university graduates with a diploma and with less than one year of professional experience, as well as to students in the last year...
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Based on the success of the programme since 2008 Steiermärkische Sparkasse Bank in cooperation with the University of Graz again announces the program “Best of South-East”, aiming at the advancement and...
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[Event Review] Nordic-Baltic contact seminar in Western Balkans 2015
Erasmus+ has introduced new funding opportunities for the higher education cooperation with the Western Balkans partner countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Funding...
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[Event Announcement and Call for papers] 4th International Conference “Ohrid –Vodici, 2016”
The conference titled “Terrorism, migrations, refugees - contemporary challanges on cultural identities, heritage, economy, tourism and media" will take place in Ohrid 17-19. January 2016 and is organised...
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Eligibility for application is open to candidates from Europe (as defined by the ESE Byelaws) including the ESE Affiliated Society members (including Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia) and countries...
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Organizations involved in policy research and applied social science research in the Western Balkans region, such as research institutes and think tanks, are facing a number of obstacles in their work...
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[Event review] Round Table entitled "Young Researchers in Social Sciences: Education and Support"
The event was organized by the Institute of Economic Sciences on 23 October 2015 in Belgrade within the National Policy Dialogue in Serbia to present the research on institutional support and education...
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Applicants based in any partner country of the Western Balkans can submit applications for project funding under the Key Action 2 - Capacity building in the field of youth, in the framework ...
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[Event announcement and Call for papers] ENTERPRISE RESEARCH INNOVATION CONFERENCE (ENTRENOVA '16)
ENTRENOVA is a multi-disciplinary conference dedicated to examining, comprehending and meritoriously countering to the economic, management, organizational, marketing and other issues inquired by innovation...
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Center for Political Courage (CPC) in Kosovo* launches the Virtual Platform of Researchers
The CPC acting as the RRPP Local Coordination Unit Kosovo* has just launched the Virtual Platform of Researchers to promote communication, debate and networking within the academic and research community...
