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![[Event Review] Final Facilitating multi-level governance...](16358/thumbnail/0_multEE_final_RGB_M.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Review] Final Facilitating multi-level governance...")
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), in collaboration with its Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency (multEE) project consortium partners ... read more
The European Research Council (ERC) announced its 2018 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.86 billion, most of which earmarked for early- to mid-career researchers. In addition, the ERC... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] Danube...](16348/thumbnail/0_Face.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] Danube...")
The Danube Summer School is a short term study program for postgraduate students and young professionals, who learn and discuss about facts, challenges and projects of the Danube Region. It is organised... read more
![[Event Announcement] [Registration Open] Satori Final...](16344/thumbnail/0_tAWTVwU0_400x400.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] [Registration Open] Satori Final...")
After four years of in-depth investigation of procedures, standards, and principles in ethics assessment of research and innovation (R&I), across different scientific disciplines, institutions, and... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] International...](16328/thumbnail/0_Invitation_IYC_2017.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] International...")
It is our pleasure to invite you to the 15th edition of the International Youth Conference "European Values for the Future of SEE countries". The conference will take place from the 15th to 19th of September... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Papers] II WBEN Conference...](16326/thumbnail/4_Unbenannt.PNG/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Papers] II WBEN Conference...")
The Western Balkan Evaluation Network (WBEN) Conference will be held between 25- 26 October 2017 in Zagreb, Hotel International, Croatia read more
![[Event Announcement] Research meets business to foster...](16330/thumbnail/1_photo.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] Research meets business to foster...")
CERIC-ERIC is bringing together researchers from its partner facilities and industry representatives, for a one day meeting at the CERIC headquarters in Trieste on October 20th, with the objective of ... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] Organic...](16320/thumbnail/0_5e551072-4bc6-49a9-95ca-52f0e1caafe2.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] Organic...")
How do we move organic farming forward to ensure sustainability & health of our food systems? TP organics organises the Organic innovation days, For the third year in a row TP Organics will organize... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Papers] International...](16314/thumbnail/0_timthumb_php.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Papers] International...")
In order to keep the long tradition of the International Student Congress of International Balkan University (abbreviated as IBUISC’17), this Congress began with an idea from students for students. As... read more
![[Event Announcement] Euresearch Webinar Horizon 2020...](16312/thumbnail/0_Logo-Euresearch.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] Euresearch Webinar Horizon 2020..."){kind=logo}
The next deadline of the "Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation" Programme is 15 November 2017. This webinar provides an overview on SEWP funding opportunities and in particular highlights... read more
![[Call for Applications] Summer School “Reflecting ...](16304/thumbnail/0_SEELS-logo-640x252.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Summer School “Reflecting ..."){kind=logo}
The Summer School “Reflecting Ethnicity in Legal Education” will take place in Albania (specific venue t.b.c.), from 3 to 10 of September 2017. read more
![[Document Announcement] The role of (patent) information...](16301/thumbnail/DD35sp7U0AAb3jo.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] The role of (patent) information...")
The European Patent Office (EPO) has conducted a survey to find out how patent information ranks as a source of information in the innovation process, i.e. whether patent information supports innovation... read more
The “Serbian Cluster Day”, was held in Nis on 11 May 2017 with focus on the SMEs development in Southern Serbia. read more
![[Call for Applications] EIT InnoEnergy: Call for partnerships...](16296/thumbnail/0_EIT_Innoveit_0.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] EIT InnoEnergy: Call for partnerships...")
EIT InnoEnergy, one of the EIT’s Innovation Communities, has launched a Call for partnerships for new EIT InnoEnergy Hubs in the framework of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] AAB Summer...](16298/thumbnail/1_Call-for-Applications-AAB-Summer-School-on-Democracy-and-Development-in-Kosovo.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Applications] AAB Summer...")
AAB Summer School on Democracy and Development: International Development, Decentralization Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Societies – Kosovo* and the Balkans is an educational program that... read more
![[Event Announcement and Call for Papers] Conference...](16290/thumbnail/0_dmd.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement and Call for Papers] Conference...")
The conference "Digital intermediaries and media pluralism" aims at exploring the way digital intermediaries (search engines, social media, news aggregators, etc) affect media pluralism and diversity. read more
![[Event Announcement] Workshop in South Eastern Europe...](16293/thumbnail/16_European_Commission_svg.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] Workshop in South Eastern Europe...")
The European Commission is organising on 21-22 September 2017 in Trieste, Italy the Workshop on Proof of Concept (PoC) in South Eastern Europe "Best Practices, Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting... read more
![[Event Review] INFORM National workshop in Kosovo](16288/thumbnail/2_Inform.PNG/maxwidth/100 "[Event Review] INFORM National workshop in Kosovo")
On 6 July 2017, the Social Research Kosovo INFORM team hosted its first National Workshop in Pristina, Kosovo. The goal of national workshops is to engage representatives of national offices for European... read more
![[Event Review] Working Group on Open Science meets...](16287/thumbnail/pictgrtyure_cfm_.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Review] Working Group on Open Science meets...")
The Regional Working Group on Open Science met in Brussels on 6 July 2017. It mapped the existing e-infrastructure and made plans for further development in the Western Balkan economies, in order to support... read more
![[Call for Applications] Weiser Professional Development...](16276/thumbnail/0_weiser_center_logo.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Weiser Professional Development..."){kind=logo}
The Ronald and Eileen Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia at the University of Michigan invites applications for Weiser Professional Development Awards from faculty and artists at institutions of higher... read more
![[Document Announcement] Conclusions and recommendations...](16278/thumbnail/0_30_4_2015.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] Conclusions and recommendations...")
The conclusions and recommendations of the regional research “Youth Mobility in the Western Balkans – the present challenges and future perspectives” have been published. The research was realized during... read more
The recommendations are part of the EUA's work in the area of open science and aim at further assisting European universities and National Rectors’ Conferences (NRCs) in the transition towards a ... read more
![[Document Announcement] JRC Science for Policy Report...](16269/thumbnail/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAUxAAAAJDRiYWVkNTQ4LTYyOTctNDQxMi04MDJkLTMwNjU1NjNmODNiMw.png/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] JRC Science for Policy Report...")
This report intends to inform EU policymakers,in particular for the ongoing review of the bioeconomy strategy, as well as policymakers in Member States and third countries, stakeholders including research... read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Participants] Training...](16267/thumbnail/technology_transfer.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Participants] Training...")
In the framework of the Enlargement and Integration Action (E&IA), the Joint Research Centre is organizing the course "Training on citizen engagement in Policy relevant Science, Technology and Innovation... read more
![[Event Announcement] Smart Urban Technologies International...](16245/thumbnail/0_isec_slider.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] Smart Urban Technologies International...")
The International Security Fair – iSEC is a regionally recognized fair event presenting high technologies supporting public and private security and from this fair edition it expands towards SMART &... read more
![[Call for Applications] 13th Regional summer school...](16234/thumbnail/0_SS.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] 13th Regional summer school...")
The 13th Regional Summer School (SS) will be organized by REIC in collaboration with „German Development Cooperation“ – GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. read more
DMI associates is currently looking for experts in the field of labour market analysis and labour market trends, with experience gained throught assignements conducted in Serbia and with professional ... read more
Representatives from institutions in the Western Balkans are kindly invited to complete a short questionnaire which is part of a study funded by the European Commission. The study’s objectives... read more
The European Commission (EC), DG Research and Innovation, has published call update flash information for several calls under Horizon 2020, covering the following calls: read more
From autumn 2017, Horizon 2020 will support innovation projects from innovators, researchers, corporates and SMEs active in any sector or technology. Various calls will open up for proposals for breakthrough... read more
![[Event Announcement] JRC-SAS-INGSA Evidence and Policy...](16232/thumbnail/0_summer_school_-_senec1.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] JRC-SAS-INGSA Evidence and Policy...")
On 6-8 September, in Senec (Slovakia), will take place the JRC Evidence for Policy Summer School: a professional training which offers policymakers and scientists from Central and Eastern Europe ... read more
![[Call for Applications] Short-Term Scientific Mission...](16221/thumbnail/0_SUPERB-logo.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Short-Term Scientific Mission..."){kind=logo}
SUPER-B is a COST Action that will bring together scientific and societal communities involved in the conservation and sustainable management of ecosystem services mediated by pollinators. >70 of our... read more
![[Call for Applications] Local Youth Advisory Groups...](16216/thumbnail/0_IMG_20161227_140757222.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Local Youth Advisory Groups...")
The Balkan Regional Platform for Youth Participation and Dialogue has issued an open call for participation in Local Youth Advisory Groups in the following municipalities: Kavadarci and Centar (Skopje... read more
![[Event Review] INFORM National workshop in Albania](16209/thumbnail/images.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Review] INFORM National workshop in Albania")
On 7 June 2017, the Center for Historical and Anthropological Research (QKHA) INFORM team hosted its first National Workshop in Tirana, Albania, with representatives from the Ministry of Integration and... read more
The Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting was successfully held in Podgorica on June 12-13, 2017. The meeting was co-chaired by the European Commission and the Ministry of Science, Montenegro... read more
![[Call for Applications] Open Call for Proposals - ...](16199/thumbnail/1_CEI_logo.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Open Call for Proposals - ..."){kind=logo}
The Central European Initiative is pleased to announce an open call for its new logo competition. read more
![[Event Announcement] 17th IEEE Int. Conference on ...](15487/thumbnail/0_ieee1.png/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement] 17th IEEE Int. Conference on ...")
EUROCON is a flagship event of the IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) held every two years in a different country with participants from all over the world. read more
![[Event Announcement & Call for Papers] Conference ...](16186/thumbnail/0_abc3bfee-fa67-4f4f-a937-a7f1d735a748.jpeg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement & Call for Papers] Conference ...")
The Conference INFuture 2017 will take place in Zagreb on 8-10 November 2017. It is organised by the Department of Information and Communication Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences... read more
![[Call Announcement] Open call for applications for...](16182/thumbnail/0_600600p487EDNmain07_06_2017_local_youth_fund.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] Open call for applications for...")
European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) Skopje and 7 Local Democracy Agencies from the Western Balkans are launching the Local Youth Fund Initiative. read more
![[Call for Applications] Call for for Development of...](16160/thumbnail/3_index.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Call for for Development of...")
Montenegro has received a loan in the amount of 12.00 million EUR (equivalent to US$ 15.98 million) from the ... read more
![[Call for Applications] Summer School Global Security...](16158/thumbnail/0_Open-Call.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Summer School Global Security...")
Euro-Balkan University is organizing the Summer School on Global Security where selected academics from prestigious institutions, security experts and influential policy-makers will be teaching in a very... read more
![[Call for Applications] Kosovo International Summer...](16153/thumbnail/0_13828-13693-4_jpg.png/maxwidth/100 "[Call for Applications] Kosovo International Summer...")
From 12 to 22 July 2017, Kosovo International Summer Academy (KSA) will organize its 5th edition in Prishtina, Kosovo, with a special focus in “Peace building in post-conflict areas – Diplomacy, Leadership... read more
![[Call Announcement] IPA Civil Society Facility and...](16140/thumbnail/0_IPA.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Call Announcement] IPA Civil Society Facility and...")
The European Union Office in Kosovo is seeking proposals to support cultural activities in Kosovo with financial assistance from the IPA II – Civil Society Facility and Media Programme. read more
On 26-28 April in Tirana, the latest edition of the Civil Society Forum Series of the Western Balkans series took place, bringing together CSOs from Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and ... read more
Western Balkans Fund has announced that all its Contracting Parties have concluded the internal procedures and have deposited the instruments of ratification, certifying the adoption of the Agreement ... read more
![[Document Announcement] ICC Intellectual Property ...](16134/thumbnail/0_ICC-logo.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] ICC Intellectual Property ..."){kind=logo}
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published the 2017 Intellectual Property Roadmap. It provides businesses and policymakers with a comprehensive and concise overview of key intellectual... read more
The document was drafted by National Erasmus+ Offices present in five regions, Western Balkans (region 1), Eastern Partnership countries (Region 2), South-Mediterranean countries (Region 3), Russian Federation... read more
![[Event Announcement]](16136/thumbnail/0_salto-youtha.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Event Announcement]")
The European Commission and the Government of the Italian Republic, supported by the European Youth Forum and SALTO SEE Resource Centre, organise a Western Balkans Forum on Youth "Connecting Youth – Moving... read more
In the framework of the project Danube-INCO.NET, the workshop “Fostering Bioeconomy in the Danube Region” was organized at the premises of the Central European Initiative (CEI) on 19th of May 2017. read more
Danube-INCO.NET, coordination and support action addressing the official EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) in the field of research and innovation (R&I), just published a report that ... read more
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.
