[Call Announcement] Call for Submission of Good Practices in RRI
WBC-RRI.NET is seeking good practices of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) from and for the Western Balkans. read more
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[Event Announcement] TeRRItoria final Conference (3 webinars - RRI institutional changes for improved regional governance)
The TeRRItoria - Horizon 2020 project aims to position regions and local authorities as places for science governance, education, public engagement, ethics, and open access. The Final TeRRItoria... read more
Balkan Cities Network kicked off
Mayors and municipality representatives from the wider Balkan region met in Istanbul on 29-30 November 2021 at the kick off meeting of the B40 – Balkan Cities Network where they signed a Declaration. read more
Five Western Balkan partners join Horizon Europe research and innovation programme
EC News Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia signed on 6 December, alongside Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and... read more
Skills Lab Network of Experts launched - Become a member!
Several research centres and individual researchers have already joined the Skills Lab Network of Experts, which was launched on 21 October 2021. The Network is open to all researchers, research institutes... read more
Western Balkans Agenda - Testimonial from the Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia
The Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia, Mila Carovska, kindly shared with us her view about the Western Balkans Agenda for Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, ... read more
How to achieve a coherent innovation policy in the Adriatic-Ionian Region?
This is the question addressed by the BLUEAIR project ("Blue Growth in the Adriatic-Ionian Region"), which brings together eleven partners from eight countries: Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina... read more
[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? read more
Communicating the social role of science to contrast the the rise of anti-scientific beliefs
Professor Giorgio Parisi, Physics Nobel Laureate 2021, recently intervened at a jointly organised ICTP-SISSA colloquium, on 22 October 2021, to give the talk “The Value of Science”. His speech ranged... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: AFEBalk Conference in Balkan Studies "Connected Balkans"
The upcoming Fourth Conference in Balkan Studies organized by the French Association of Balkan Studies (AFEBalk) will be held at the MUCEM, in Marseille between June 30 and July 2, 2022. read more
[Call Announcement] Job: Three Mostar-based facilitators
Everyday Peace Indicators, an NGO registered in the US, is hiring three Mostar-based facilitators - two local and one lead facilitator - to conduct focus groups using EPI's unique peace research methodology... read more
Mapping "brain drain" in Serbia
With the project Mapping Serbian PhDs in Diaspora, the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory at the University of Belgrade is conducting a survey of highly educated experts abroad. read more
[Project Announcement] Promoting the application of smart technologies in agricultural water management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The agricultural sector is of strategic importance for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The adaptation of smart agricultural water management is becoming a country’s priority due to overall increase of water... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: Virtual Symposium 'The Lines We Draw: US-Mexico and EU-West Balkans Borderlands
Invitation to virtual symposium on November 17-19, 2021. At this event, chapter proposals for an upcoming edited volume will be discussed on the subject of 'The Lines We Draw: US-Mexico and EU-West Balkans... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: Conference 'Popular Music, Populism and Nationalism in Contemporary Europe'
CfP: Popular Music, Populism and Nationalism in Contemporary Europe University of Oldenburg (Germany), 07–09 April 2022 Organisation: Prof. Dr. Mario Dunkel, Reinhard Kopanski, ... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: Edited Volume 'Parks in the Balkan Capitals: Leisure, Urban Impact, Monuments, Stories, and Significance
The Balkan History Association and the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are preparing a volume dedicated to parks in Balkan capitals – their stories... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: PhD workshop Transitional justice in the Western Balkans: Emerging research and theory building
PhD students researching transitional justice issues are invited to submit a paper for a PhD Workshop on Transitional Justice in the Western Balkans. This workshop will bring together doctoral... read more
[Call Announcement] Job: Assistant Professor in Slavic and Global Literary Studies, University of Washington, Seattle
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Washington (Seattle) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Slavic and global literary... read more
Commission publishes foresight reports on missions
On 21 October 2021, the European Commission published five foresight reports in support of the EU missions which resulted from the work of the Mission Boards. read more
EUA calls for stronger Horizon Europe budget for 2022
In the context of the European Parliament plenary vote on the EU budget for 2022, the European University Association (EUA) has published a statement calling on the Council to revert the proposed cuts... read more
