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*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

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Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF)

ESOF is a biennial, pan-European, general science conference dedicated to scientific research and innovation. Usually ESOF brings together over 4,500 leading thinkers, innovators, policy makers, journalists and educators from more than 90 countries, to discuss current and future breakthroughs in contemporary science. It is therefore one of the best opportunities for everyone from leading scientists, early careers researchers, business people, policy makers, science and technology communicators to the general public to come together to find out more about how science is helping us advance today.

As Covid-19 has spread around the globe, the 9th edition of ESOF has been redesigned to allow physical and virtual spaces to work together. The Forum was held in the Old Port of Triest at the new Trieste Convention Center - TCC, a multifunctional congress centre which was inaugurated specifically for ESOF2020.
Of the over 150 events scheduled from 2 September onwards, approximately 70 were held in virtual format, another 70 in hybrid format and roughly a dozen events exclusively with physical attendance. Plenary conferences, addresses by major speakers, workshops, and special events were made available by streaming, and most were also recorded to subsequently be made available on demand.

News

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...
[Event Review] Networking Western Balkans R&I community towards success

The second session organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020 was "Networking Western Balkans R&I community towards success" and was held...
[Event Review] Advancing R&I ecosystems in the Western Balkans with regard to their ERA integration, 4 September 2020

Two virtual sessions were organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020, to inform and promote the strong potential of the Western Balkans' R&I capacities...

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Events

EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2022

About ESOF The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) created by EuroScience in 2004, is the largest biennial interdisciplinary meeting on science and innovation in Europe, for and with society...
Networking Western Balkans R&I community towards success (WBC-RTI Roadshow at ESOF 2020)

Two virtual sessions are being organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020, to inform and promote the strong potential of the Western Balkans' R&I capacities...
Advancing R&I ecosystems in the Western Balkans with regard to their ERA integration (WBC-RTI Roadshow at ESOF 2020)

Two virtual sessions are being organised by the International Service Facility on behalf of the EC DG R&I at ESOF 2020, to inform and promote the strong potential of the Western Balkans' R&I capacities...

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Calls

Launch of the first proESOF Call for proposals

In 2020 Trieste will host the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), the largest interdisciplinary science meeting in Europe. It is dedicated to scientific research and innovation and offers a unique framework...

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Documents

[Focus Article]: Western Balkans presence in this years' ESOF conference

Under the overarching motto of ‘Science for freedom, freedom for science’, thousands of the world’s leading researchers, innovators and policymakers participated in the largest science conference in Europe...
[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] - Euro Science Open Forum 2020

Under the overarching motto of ‘Science for freedom, freedom for science’, thousands of the world’s leading researchers, innovators and policymakers participated in the largest science conference in Europe...
From Brain Drain to attraction of valuable talents in the Western Balkans

The migration of able, highly educated individuals from the Western Balkans region, which has been happening since the 1990s is known as “brain drain” and usually concerns the European Union and the United...

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Links

Highlights of the WBC-RTI Roadshow at ESOF 2020

Highlights of WBC-RTI Roadshow at ESOF2020. Watch the video here
ESOF 2020 Highlighted Session “Brain Drain – Brain Gain – Brain Circulation”

An interesting panel discussion was held at ESOF on 5th of September. The session brought together internationally renowned scientists to discuss the migration of highly skilled individuals and the prospects...

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Projects

INNOFEIT - Center for Technology Transfer and Innovations

Having recognized the need for more tight cooperation between the academia and the industry, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (FEEIT), as a part of the Ss. Cyril and ...

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Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.

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