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• Upcoming Call of EmpoWOMEN for women-led startups for acceleration services

  EmpoWOMEN is a collaborative initiative led by Sploro in partnership with Tech Ukraine, Startup Wise Guys, and Business Angels Europe. This project, funded by the European Union...

• A Closer Look at POLICY ANSWERS Gender Mainstreaming & Inclusiveness Guidelines

  In an era where inclusivity and gender equality have become pivotal in shaping progressive societies, the implementation of comprehensive guidelines plays a fundamental role in fostering positive change...

• UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization”

  The UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization” was held in the period from 20th to 26th February 2023 and gathered 50 participants from the region including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia...

• Upcoming IPR Clinic for Women Entrepreneurs in Skopje

  The Foundation for Management and Industrial Research (MIR), in collaboration with the Council for Women Entrepreneurship in Skopje, will hold an IPR clinic for women entrepreneurs in Skopje in May 2023...

• Developing Gender Equality Plans: POLICY ANSWERS Capacity Building in Albania

  Eight research-performing (and funding) organisation profit from the training programme developed under the POLICY ANSWERS Capacity Building Programme for Albania in the drafting of their Gender Equality...

• [Call Announcement] RCC: Nominations for Western Balkans women entrepreneurs of the year 2022 open

  RCC launched the Western Balkans Women Entrepreneurs of the Year recognition last year under its Women Economic Empowerment Agenda Sarajevo – The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is happy to announce...

• POLICY BRIEF available in various translations: Co-creating Responsible Research and Innovation activities: Experiences from the Western Balkan

  The project WBC-RRI.NET already entailed a series of mapping exercises and co-creation procedures at regional level, taken place during the first half of the project. The participatory and systematic ...

• [Call Announcement] Call for candidates to develop youth-led research in the Western Balkans

  What are the linkages between youth development, gender equality, and social cohesion challenges? Lattanzio KIBS launches a call for candidates to develop youth-led research in Albania, Bosnia and ...

• Inno Fab Lab, first Laboratory for production and prototyping in Republic of North Macedonia

  In May 2022 the first Laboratory for production and prototyping INNO FAB LAB was open within the Faculty of Technology and Mettalurgy in Skopje. Under the mentorship of academic professors and experts...

• Economic Inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs During Covid-19 in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina

  The EXPO 2022, project on Economic Inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs was organized by UNWOMEN, Association of Business Women in Serbia and Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 6. The event...

• EC is calling for stakeholders’ contributions to a survey on a manifesto for gender-inclusive STEAM education & careers

  The survey is a step towards a manifesto for gender-inclusive STE(A)M education and careers, refering to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.

• Venture Capital investment fund invested 100.000,00 EUR in OREA BiH

  Fil Rouge Capital, a Venture Capital investment fund invested 100.000,00 EUR in OREA BiH This is the first investment by Fil Rouge Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The primary goal of Fil Rouge Capital...

• Scoring goals of togetherness: The first multi-ethnic girls’ football tournament in Kosovo* celebrates strength and diversity

  If you ask Andjela Canacevic, a 12-year old Kosovo-Serb girl from Brezovica dressed in her yellow tiger-striped football jersey, who her sports idol is, she declares excitedly: “MBappe!” Lea Komoni...

• Record number of applications for ninth edition of EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022

  The ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators closed on Thursday 18 August, with a record 277 applications submitted. After all proposals have been evaluated, three winners...

• SAVE THE DATE: The Pulsar Mentoring Programme soon to be launched!

  The first round of the Pulsar Mentoring Programme will be launched on 20 September 2022. Our goal is to help more women and gender minority groups flourish in their careers through our mentoring programme...

• [Call Announcement] 3rd IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme: New Round of Applications Opens - Together for more women in nuclear

  The application period is now open. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2022. For more information on how to apply, please go to this page. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Applications to EU Award for Gender Equality Champions

  A new prize recognising academic and research organisations driving the change towards gender equality in research and innovation. On 14 July, the Commission launched the EU Award for Gender Equality...

• How POLICY ANSWERS aims to address underrepresented groups

  An interview with Emilija Andonova and Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska, Foundation for Management and Industrial Research We aim to present herewith some of the work in the "POLICY ANSWERS" project through...

• Videos of the Ministerial Meeting Side Events 2022 in Tirana, Albania now online!

  Recordings of the public events and photos of the Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Steering Platfroms on Culture, Research & Innovation, and Education & Training on 27-28 of June 2022...

• Mapping of Gender Equality Plans in the Western Balkans

  The WBC-RRI.NET project presents one of its latest outcomes: an overview of Gender Equality Plans produced so far by organisations in the region.

• [Call Announcement] OSCE Call for Applications - Dialogue Academy for Young Women 2022

  The OSCE invites you to apply for the OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women, which will take place from 16 to 25 September 2022 in Austria. Twenty-four successful applicants from Prishtinë/Priština and...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Candidates: Rising Talents 2022

  If you are a woman under 40 years old - With remarkable skills, courage and leadership in your professional and personal life - Generating a positive impact in your community, professional environment...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Papers - V. International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2022

  The 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSSH2022): "Post-COVID-19 era: challenges and opportunities" will take place from 13 to 15 June 2022, organized by International Balkan...

• [Event Announcement] Commission kick-starts work to make 2022 the European Year of Youth

  Following the announcement made by President von der Leyen in her 2021 State of the Union address, the Commission has adopted its formal proposal to make 2022 the European Year of Youth. Europe needs ...

• [Call Announcement] Call for applications - French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme FIAS 2023-2024

  The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships in the six Institutes of Aix-Marseille, Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and Paris. It ...

• [Call Announcement] CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – EuroMeSCo Workout 2022

  The Call for Participants of the EuroMeSCo Workout 2022 programme is now open! EuroMeSCo Workout courses target think tankers and researchers who are eager to improve their professional skills. Selected...

• Horizon Europe guidance on gender equality plans available (era.gv.at)

  The European Commission has published a guidance document on gender equality plans. This guidance document supports organisations to meet the Gender Equality Plan (GEP) eligibility criterion of Horizon...

• [Event Announcement] The challenges of developing gender equality plans (GEPs) in Research Funding organisations

  Research Funding Organisations (RFOs) play an increasing role in research systems by orientating research investments and inducing change in the way research organisations work. Halfway between research...

• Women in Drina basin have power to solve environmental threats

  Women from the political sphere, scientists, activists, and professionals concluded at a workshop organized by GWP-Med that the Drina river basin has a great potential for the benefit of the society in...

• ERAC Task Force adopts Guideline Paper on research evaluation Open Science and gender equality context

  Recently an ERAC ‘Triangle Task Force’ consisting of the Standing Working Groups on Open Science and Innovation (OSI), Human Resources and Mobility (HRM), and Gender in Research and Innovation (GRI), ...

• Women’s Entrepreneurship Expo to boost hundreds of businesses across Europe and Central Asia

  UN Women’s first regional “Women’s Entrepreneurship Expo” in Europe and Central Asia will be held virtually with the participation of hundreds of women entrepreneurs from 12 countries. The Expo aims to...

• Commissioner Gabriel meets European Women in Venture Capital Group to support female innovators

  Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, met with the European Women in Venture Capital Group, a community of women investors who seek to build an active...

• [Call Announcement] Submit your Research at Open Research Europe Platform!

  Fast publication and open peer review for research stemming from Horizon 2020 funding across all subject areas. Articles are published rapidly as soon as they are accepted, after passing a series of...

• From unemployed women to successful BiH entrepreneurs

  Having a decent job and making a living from work is an unfulfilled dream for many women in small communities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, but this story is somewhat different. It is a story about a...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Application | Green Talents Award 2021

  The submission period for the Green Talents Competition 2021 is open now. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for...

• We need more women talents for better science, research and innovation

  Concrete example of how we are addressing gender stereotypes is the project ‘Nobel Run’.

• [Call Announcement] EU Prize for Women Innovators

  This prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s game-changing innovations.

• COVID online presence: more risks for children and more digital skills for parents to mitigate them

  Children learning remotely  report that they face negative online content on average more often than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent JRC report, part of the "Kids' Digital lives...

• EIT Stakeholder Forum 2020 results published

  The results of the EIT Stakeholder Forum 2020 were published today in a report ‘Making Innovation Happen for a Strong and Resilient Europe’.

• 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...

• Women in green business need financial stimulus to show their real strength

  Female entrepreneurship is expanding in Serbia due to its boldness, persistence and creativity, while the state and financial institutions mostly don’t recognize its potential. Furthermore, many female...

• [Call Announcement] ERC Starting Grants

  Are you a talented early-career scientist who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader? The ERC Starting Grant could be...

• ERC kicks off Horizon Europe

  €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...

• European University Association welcomes 10 new members, among them also HEI from Kosovo*

  On 29 January, the EUA Council approved the applications of seven new individual full members and three individual associate members.

• 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...

• 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...

• Gender in science diplomacy and S4D4C

  The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11 February and at S4D4C we want to use this occasion to briefly reflect on the gender perspective in science diplomacy (SD).

• First calls under Horizon Europe to be launched by the European Research Council

  The European Commission today presented the Work Programme 2021 for the European Research Council. This is the first work programme under Horizon Europe, Europe's new Framework Programme for Research ...

• [Call Announcement] Regional Challenge Fund (RCF):1st call for Expression of Interest to support investments in cooperative training projects

  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...

• MSCA celebrates International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2021

  MSCA celebrates International Day of Women in Science 2021 with researchers' insights & interviews

• WBC opportunity in EIT Digital Venture Program

  "Dare the unexpected"

• International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021

  On 11 February, the United Nations, partners worldwide, women and girls will mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Day focuses on the reality that science and gender ...

• Universities without walls – A vision for 2030

  This seminal document is the result of extensive consultations and deliberations with EUA members and partners over a six-month period in 2020. It sets out a vision of resilient and effective universities...

• Gabriel announces new panel to advise on ERA shake-up

  European Commission calls in experts to help revamp the 20-year-old plan to coordinate national R&D policies and create a single market for research.

• Jovana V. Milić: Serbian scientist from top Swiss university honored with Green Talents Award

  Jovana V. Milić from the Serbian town of Petrovac na Mlavi is one of 25 young researchers honored with the Green Talents Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for their contribution...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Applications: 9 Early Stage Researchers Positions in the framework of the 6i Dirs COFUND, managed by University of Deusto in Spain

  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...

• [Call Announcement] INTERCEPT-MDS CAll -MSCA ITN: 12 full-time PhD positions

  National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of Albania has just opened 12 PhD positions for Innovative Training Network INTERCEPT-MDS, ambitious European project funded by the European...

• [Call Announcement] CERIC Call for Proposals now OPEN

• Miscevic: Addressing livelihood topics of social rights - jobs, wages, access to education, health care – more important than ever

  Regional meeting on challenges and opportunities of Social Rights in the Western Balkans held online today.

• JRC: Creativity – how to assess and foster this key skill for the 21st century

  Recent studies and practice show that creativity is increasingly relevant and valuable in all disciplines and occupations.

• JRC: Supporting new EU businesses could protect over 3.5M jobs in the coming decade, JRC analysis shows

  The disruption to new businesses caused by the coronavirus pandemic will have a big and lasting impact on job growth in the EU, according to JRC projections.

• EIC-EIT: working closer together for Europe's innovators

  The European Commission has announced today the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT...

• Under Horizon Europe the European Commission insists on steps that will make research design more inclusive

  Under Horizon Europe, grant recipients will be required to incorporate sex and gender analyses into the design of research studies, unless it is specified by the Commission that sex or gender may not ...

• [Event Review] - Gender Action mutual learning workshop for Danube and Balkan region

  On the 10th and 11th of March 2020, this event was organised as a combined training and mutual learning workshop with members of national authorities and National Contact Points from the Balkan and Danube...

• Albania and Montenegro release their own Gender Equality Indices

  Albania and Montenegro, have released their first Gender Equality Indices, identifying inequalities across the six domains of work, time, money, power, knowledge and health. Albania scored 60.4 points...

• EIGE data on women and men in decision-making released

  EIGE has published its latest data on women and men in decision-making across the EU, in the seven countries that receive support from the EU’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), and in Iceland...

• [Call Announcement] Call for proposals for SME Innovation Projects

  Maximizing impact of the EU Funds for the Balkans' economy  Cut-off dates 01. April, 01. June and 01. October 2021 Grant only between €0.5 million and €2.5 million (funding rate 70%)&...

• Katerina Trajchevska Named “Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Prestigious Payoneer 2020 Entrepreneurship Awards

  Katerina Trajchevska, Women in Tech Ambassador for North-Macedonia, has been named “Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Payoneer 2020 Entrepreneurship Awards, an event that celebrates business success...

• [Call Announcement] Women in Energy Kosovo*

  The Women Energy Entrepreneurs Program combines technical assistance with investment grants for the growth of women owned businesses in Kosovo* through efficient energy use.

• Women Are Driving Change in Kosovo’s Energy Sector

  An article by Jozefina Cutura, Director of Gender and Social Inclusion at Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on the importance of women’s economic empowerment in Kosovo* and the series of activities...

• [Document Announcement] Mapping of Gender-Related Policies, Programmes and Mechanisms on Gender Disparity in STEM in Western Balkans

  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...

• EU stakeholders agree on vocational education as way forward in Osnabrück Declaration

  The Osnabrück Declaration was agreed by EU stakeholders at a ministerial virtual meeting on 30 November in the context of the German presidency of the European Union.

• Portuguese presidency sets out to revive the European Research Area

  Better integration of funding streams is the route to fostering the long-elusive single market for research, says Portugal’s research minister Manuel Heitor.

• [Event Announcement] WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN A TIME OF COVID -19 CRISIS

  The health and socio-economic crisis is hitting the most vulnerable groups of the population the hardest, among which, women who are particularly exposed to the impact of the pandemic. This has degraded...

• [Event Announcement] Creative Bodies—Creative Minds

  Theoretical discussions around creativity in the last two decades have turned around addressing existing dichotomies in its conceptualisation, such as professional/everyday and public/private.

• Commission welcomes political agreement on Erasmus+ programme

  The Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the new Erasmus+ Programme (2021‑2027). Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending...

• Bregu: Hire women, promote women and invest in women - that is our future

  Joint initiative by RCC and UNDP targets women’s economic empowerment in the Western Balkans.

• RCC, UNDP to launch ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment: Areas for joint actions in the Western Balkans’ initiative

  Joint RCC and UNDP initiative on empowering women in the Western Balkans to launch on 11 December 2020.

• [Event Announcement] Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation

    Building Resilience in the European Education Area The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to education and training provision by schools, higher education institutions...

• GENDERED INNOVATIONS 2: How Inclusive Analysis Contributes to Research and Innovation

  The European Commission has become a global leader in setting policy for the integration of the gender dimension into research and innovation content, which was set as one of the gender equality objectives...

• EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe

  The European Commission has today welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on Europe's next long-term budget and NextGenerationEU, the temporary recovery...

• Report provides showcases for successful gender integration in R&I

  On 24 November 2020, the European Commission published a report which provides showcases for successful gender integration into key research and innovation areas.

• OSCE Mission presents Report on Responses to COVID 19 Pandemic

  The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) digitally launched the report “Responses to COVID 19 pandemic – Human Rights and Gender Analysis” today, 18 November 2020.

• Gender Action Plan – putting women and girls' rights at the heart of the global recovery for a gender-equal world

  Yesterday, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy put forward ambitious plans to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through...

• Gender Action Plan III: towards a gender-equal world

  The EU’s new Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Relations 2020–2025 (GAP III) aims to accelerate progress on empowering women and girls, and safeguard gains made on gender...

• Pandemic Disrupts Southeast Europe Labour Flows

  The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting the flow of Southeast European workers to EU countries, threatening the region’s economy and harming living standards.

• ​​​​​​​Brain drain: a threat to the European Research Area?

  Brain drain exists not only worldwide, but also within Europe: talented young researchers are leaving their home countries. Mobility in science is not unusual - but what happens to the EU if some regions...

• RISE Supports 137 Young Entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans

  The RISE project selected 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas...

• [Event Announcement] Impetus for Europe – equality-oriented structures and diversity in research

  The conference is scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 11-12 November 2020.

• Parliament launches its first European Gender Equality Week

  At the initiative of the Women’s Rights Committee, the European Parliament is holding its first ever European Gender Equality Week from 26 to 29 October.

• RCC Women Empowerment Campaign

  Women have influenced eras and changed nations. Women in science have splintered the shell of this previously male-dominated field. We live in times of exposure to the same danger, and more women in science...

• The impact of COVID-19 on women's and men's lives and livelihoods in Europe and Central Asia, including analysis of WB

  In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the relatively limited data available, the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, through the Making Every Woman and Girl Count...

• UN Women and Sweden launch new initiative in the Western Balkans focusing on financing and budgeting for gender equality

  UN Women and Sweden will aim to reform policies and financing actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and Serbia to accelerate the implementation of national and international gender equality...

• Women in Peace & Security Roundtable

  This autumn marks the 20th anniversary since the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). A huge milestone, it finally promised mainstream attention ...

• [Call Announcement] 20 New Internship Positions Available for Women in Energy

  Millennium Foundation Kosovo (MFK) has launched the second cohort of paid internship positions for women in the energy sector. 20 more internships are now available all across Kosovo and are calling for...

• ATTRACT online conference report: Igniting the deep tech revolution

  On 22-23 September 2020, the EU’s ATTRACT project brought its innovation ecosystem together for an online conference. The goal: To help ideas in deep tech get out of the lab and into the marketplace.

• [Document Announcement] Equity in school education in EuropeStructures, policies and student performance

  This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education.

• [Event Announcement] European Green Deal Social Sciences and Humanities virtual Brokerage event

  This virtual international Information Day and Brokerage Event will highlight research topics under the European Green Deal Call with a relevance of the Social Sciences and Humanities.

• EU Code Week 2020 kicks off to promote skills for the digital future

  The 8th edition of the European Code Week, a grass-roots initiative supported by the European Commission, which aims to make everyone familiar with coding and digital technologies in an entertaining...

• Achieving a European Education Area by 2025 and resetting education and training for the digital age

  The Commission adopted two initiatives that will strengthen the contribution of education and training to the EU's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, and help build a green and digital Europe. Setting...

• A new European Research Area: Commission sets new plan to support green and digital transition and EU recovery

  The European Commission adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation. Based on excellence, competitive, open and talent-driven, the new European Research Area will...

• European Research and Innovation Days 2020 bring together over 35 000 participants online

  The European Commission has brought together thousands of policymakers, researchers, innovators, businesspeople and citizens in a unique digital event on the future of research and innovation.

• Eurostat regional yearbook 2020: Regional diversity in the EU –how does your region fare?

  What is the share of young and old people in the regions of the European Union(EU)? Is the risk of poverty in my region higher or lower than elsewhere in the EU? Which region has the largest economy? ...

• EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020: And the winners are...

  Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, revealed today the four winners of this year’s edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The prize is funded under...

• European Research and Innovation Days: Europe’s flagship event on the future of research and innovation starts today

  The European Research and Innovation Days, Europe’s annual flagship event on the future of research and innovation are starting today and will take place online until 24 September. This year’s event will...

• Commission to launch ‘ERA hubs’ to boost regional innovation

  The European Commission is working on plan to give the regions more sway in research and innovation, and better access to the results.

• European higher education in the Covid-19 crisis

  This briefing looks at the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on higher education in Europe over the past six months. In particular, it examines the sudden shift to emergency remote learning and teaching, ...

• [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...

• 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...

• EU Ambassador Sattler opened the Centre for Entrepreneurship in Sarajevo

  The Head of the EU Delegation to BiH and EU Special Representative Ambassador Johann Sattler has officially opened the Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship in Sarajevo at a ribbon-cutting ceremony...

• EU4Business Entrepreneurship Success Stories: Ajla Kasapović Launched a Platform for Restaurant Booking

  We proudly present an entrepreneur Ajla Kasapović and her restaurant booking platform meetnmeat.com, created within the EU4Business project. Ajla graduated from the catering and tourism high school. After...

• EU Supports Serbia’s Fight against Coronavirus by Hiring 200 Medical Professionals

  Doctor, nurses, administrative staff—some 200 medical professionals will be given employment as part of European Union’s assistance in fighting coronavirus in Serbia.

• [Call Announcement] Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals

  Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals were launched on 25 August 2020 to support digital education readiness and creative skills. The calls each provide €100 million to respond to the coronavirus...

• [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...

• [Call Announcement] RYCO Launches Its Fourth Open Call for Project Proposals

  RYCO (Regional Youth Cooperation Office) is looking for project proposals that will change the Western Balkans. The overall financial envelope for this call is 330.000€ which is available to civil society...

• Creative caravan – developing entrepreneurial ecosystem

  Putting together creative ideas from young people and the work done by dedicated entrepreneurs who are constantly working to improve their business is bound to yield results. Creativity and proactivity...

• Studying abroad will look very different for Erasmus students this September

  Travel restrictions and closed or socially-distanced campuses mean many of the class of 2021 won’t leave home, but the commission is injecting €200 million to enable distance learning and keep the Erasmus...

• RISE: Launching of Programme for Young Entrepreneurs to Change Western Balkans

  The RISE project will support over 200 young entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas. Through a series...

• [Document Announcement] How to put cybersecurity at the centre of society: JRC report connects the dots

  Everyone has their part to play in securing our digital world, from the child playing online to the policy maker drafting a new regulation, according to a JRC report.

• [Event Announcement] Science is Wonderful! 2020

  The online science exhibition will take place online between 22 and 24 September 2020 and is part of the European Research & Innovation Days.

• CESAER Communication on the future of research and innovation and the European Research Area

  In our answer on the consultation for the upcoming communication from the European Commission, we emphasise three key messages that should be central, and offer to continue to contribute pro-actively ...

• Upskilling for life after the pandemic: Commission launches new digital competence guidelines

  Today the Commission launches new guidelines to help educators, employers and recruiters ensure Europeans are equipped with the digital skills to thrive in the post-coronavirus world of work.

• Competences for life: the skills you need to cope with complexity

  People who nurture certain personal, social and learning skills will be better prepared to face the challenges of today’s society and grasp the opportunities that change brings.

• Vote for the new Young European Ambassador!

  The Young European Ambassadors initiative, which currently connects nearly 500 young people from the EU Member States and the Eastern partner countries, is the driving force of the Young European Neighbours...

• New report on funding landscape for women-driven businesses published

  On 29 June 2020, a new report on “Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth” was published. The report was prepared jointly by the  EIB and European Commission and provides a market overview...

• [Document Announcement] The entrepreneurial employee in public and private sector – What, Why, How

  Becoming more entrepreneurial could help both employees and their organisations to thrive in a rapidly-changing economy. This help might be especially significant in a  world that emerges from the...

• Albania and Montenegro release their own Gender Equality Indices

  Two more countries outside the EU, Albania and Montenegro, have released their first Gender Equality Indices, identifying inequalities across the six domains of work, time, money, power, knowledge and...

• With support from Sweden, IT Girls are growing

  IT Girls provides young women and girls in Bosnia and Hercegovina with an opportunity to reach their full potential and to contribute to a better society for all.  

• From where I stand: “Technology allows us to maintain communication, continue education and business“

  Zerina Mandžo is a computer science engineer working as an IT Girls Project Officer for UN Women Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The initiative focuses on gender equality in the information and communications...

• “It is time for reinvention”: Interview with "Startup Macedonia"’s co-founder and Balkans super-connector, Nina Nikolikj

  Being a hidden gem in the startup and tech world for a while now, it’s about time that the Balkan region gets greater recognition for the evermore prominent role it’s playing in the European startup ecosystem...

• OECD overview of the COVID-19 crisis in the Western Balkans

  The OECD has been working with South East Europe (SEE) since 2000 to ensure peace, stability and prosperity in a region weakened by conflict, but endowed with rich resources and dynamism. Governments, ...

• [Document Announcement] THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: Economic impact, policy responses, and short-term sustainable solutions

  The COVID-19 pandemic hit the six Western Balkans1(WB6) amidst a reacceleration of economic activity and promising economic outlook for 2020 (EC, 2020). With the rapid spreading of the coronavirus in ...

• Europeans Making a Difference

  They climb the highest mountains, excel in science, fight for human rights… They move the boundaries in every field and open doors for others.

• Europeans Making a Difference

  They climb the highest mountains, excel in science, fight for human rights… They move the boundaries in every field and open doors for others.

• EU-WB economic policy dialogue: Focus on measures for fiscal, economic and social policy response to the crisis

  Representatives of the EU Member States, the Western Balkans and Turkey, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, as well as representatives of the central banks of the Western Balkans and...

• Regional Cooperation Council’s ‘’WE’’ campaign: Don’t be afraid to dream and to make your dreams come true!

  Marking the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, with MARTA, a remarkable woman from Skopje.

• EU launches raft of R&D efforts to boost Europe’s industries

  Commission pledges to give new impetus to development of clean hydrogen fuel technologies and stimulate investment in companies run by women.

• Elsevier report: Gender gap narrows in research and innovation but inequality persists

  While the participation of women in research is increasing overall, inequality remains across geographies and subject areas in terms of publication outputs, citations, awarded grants and collaborations...

• Increase in funding for game-changing green innovation and woman-led companies

  A significant increase to the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pilot budget is expected to be adopted by the European Commission in March 2020, to support game-changing, market-creating innovation and...

• EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020 opens for applications

  The European Commission launched today the seventh edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The Prize celebrates female leaders in innovation and aims to inspire the next generation to follow their...

• 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training (3-4 June 2019, Belgrade)

  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. ...

• [Event Announcement] Training & Mutual Learning Workshop: Gender equality in research and innovation national and international policy for the Danube region and the Balkan region

  The Horizon 2020 project GENDERACTION is offering a combided Training and Mutual Learning Workshop related to "Gender equality in research and innovation national and international policy" on 10th and...

• Montenegro - Doctoral scholarships, grants and awards for scientific achievements presented at an official ceremony

  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...

• Paper on gender bias in academia presented by LERU

  On 18 January 2018 LERU published a new advice paper “Implicit bias in academia: A challenge to the meritocratic principle and to women's careers - and what to do about it” during a launch event in Brussels...

• [Call for Applications] 2017 EU Prize for Women Innovators - Deadline: 3 November 2016

  This year's edition will reward the outstanding achievement of three women entrepreneurs who have brought an innovation to market, along with a new additional fourth prize for young female entrepreneurs...

• [Call for Application] Blue Economy Business and Science Forum 1st Summit – Blue Economy Business Awards & Woman of the Year in the Blue Economy Award - Deadline: 15 July 2016

  The first summit of the Blue Economy Business and Science Forum will take place in Hamburg on 12-13 September 2016 at the International Maritime Museum Hamburg.

• [Call for Abstracts] Conference "Feminism, Anarchism and Capitalism", Belgrade. Deadline: July 30, 2016

  You are invited  to take part in the conference "Feminism, Anarchism and Capitalism." which will be held on 27 and 28 January 2017 at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade and in the cultural...

• Partner Offer for Horizon 2020 SwafS-03-2016-2017 Gender Equality

  The AdMaS Centre (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic) would like to participate in SwafS-03-2016-2017 support to research organisations to implement gender equality plans.

• Serbia - the first EU candidate country to produce a Gender Equality Index

  In February 2016 Serbia launched the results of its Gender Equality Index making it the first non-EU country to produce an assessment of how equal women and men are in the various fields of society by...

• [Call for Papers] GENDER and TRANSFORMATION in EUROPE Workshop: “Gender and the Crises in Europe” - Deadline: June 27, 2016

  The GENDER and TRANSFORMATION: WOMEN in EUROPE Workshop invites speakers to submit proposals for Friday afternoon talks for the academic year 2016-2017 at the NYU Center for European and Mediterranean...

• [Call for Nomination] L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards 2017 edition, Physical Sciences - Deadline: 20 June 2016

  Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards program identifies and supports eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Awards Laureates are recognized...

• [Call for Abstracts] Gender Summit 2016 | Deadline: July 1, 2016

  The Gender Summit is a platform for evidence-based and consensus-led dialogue between scientists, policy makers, gender scholars, and key stakeholder groups in science endeavours. The 2016 Gender SummitEurope...