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The University of Kragujevac organized the WBCInno info day “From knowledge and research results to successful innovative ventures” on April 25th, 2014. The topics was targeted to university professors... read more
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), with financial support from the Global Development Network (GDN), the Austrian Ministry of Finance and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank... read more
The Annual Forum is the main event of the year for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, assembling its stakeholders from the whole Danube area to give strategic direction, exchange and showcase opinions... read more
We started in 2008 and we have achieved a lot - we prepared reports and publications, we organised events on different topics by including many different stakeholders from Science, Research and Innovation... read more
The registration period for the 2014/2015 round of EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) is now open until 4 July 2014. The Institutional Evaluation Programme has provided institutional evaluations... read more
Public consultation for future FET topics opened In the context of the discussions on the FET Work Programme, the European commission has opened a consultation. read more
IAAI-CEI Workshop "Youth, Music and Action for a Sustainable World", Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria (Deadline: 23 May 2014) read more
The European Research Council releases a new video about ERC Grants: 'Step by step to ERC grants'. http://vimeo.com/94179654 read more
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat is looking for a consultant/expert on technology transfer in the area of research, development and innovation dimension as per the SEE 2020 Strategy. ... read more
Summer Schools in Europe.eu has launched a brand new website. Summer School in Europe.eu is an initiative of Utrecht Summer School, over the past few years this directory has rapidly expanded, the ... read more
On Wednesday 21 May 2014, the European Commission Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry will host a seminar in Budapest on the issue of cross-border credit and claims management within the EU... read more
The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 16 participating Institutes: Berlin... read more
EU project explores the potential of clusters for cross-sector innovation. Clusters are regional hubs of competences in a given industry or technology branch, representing a critical mass of actors... read more
On 25-26th March 2014 the EVAL-INNO partnership successfully organized the project's concluding conference, presenting the results achieved and its potential future use. The event was held in Vienna at... read more
Recently, the TEMPUS funded WBCInno Project (Modernization of WBC universities through strengthening of structures and services for knowledge transfer, research and innovation), finalised several publications... read more
In March 2014, the commission is launching a targeted consultation within a project Future Internet Research and Experimentation towards 2020. It intends to consult Internet researchers... read more
On 10 April 2014, the Commission has launched a public consultation on a Green Paper on mobile health. It targets national & regional authorities, health professionals & carers... read more
The European Commission is keen to establish Europe as a trusted region for cloud computing, building on Europe's reputation for high standards of data protection, security, and for its handling of public... read more
The CALLS for PhD candidates travel grants to ESOF2014 are now OPEN Created by Euroscience, ESOF – Euroscience Open Forum – is the biennial pan-European meeting dedicated to scientific research... read more
The RRPP is aimed at fostering and promoting social science research in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). Below you can find the... read more
Master in Advanced European and International Studies 2014/15 NICE – BERLIN – ISTANBUL – ROME The Institut européen·European Institute (IE·EI),an international teaching and research institute... read more
Occasion and aim of the conference The downfall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 was a world-historical event. After half a century of Communism in Central East Europe, which also implied a deep-going break... read more
Project full name: Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation The CASI project responds to the Horizon 2020 challenge "Climate action... read more
Project full name: Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation The CASI project responds to the Horizon 2020 challenge "Climate action... read more
Project full name: Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation The CASI project responds to the Horizon 2020 challenge "Climate action... read more
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a €14.5 million subscription agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs... read more
The Secretariat has published the results of the public consultation “An Energy Community for the Future”. In total, 38 individual respondents took part. The largest number of responses was submitted ... read more
What does the roadshow consist of? A specially adapted EURAXESS bus will travel to 29 European cities in 22 countries (mainly in central and south-eastern Europe) visiting university campuses where... read more
Social Innovation in the EU framework programme (publication) A publication about the inventory of projects funded under the EU Research Framework Programmes FP7 and FP6 in the context of social innovation... read more
This OECD Review of Innovation Policy in Croatia offers a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of Croatia, focusing on the role of government. It suggests that EU integration opens... read more
5 Steps to Smarter Specialisation is a briefing note on innovation investments to be made under the European Commission’s new cohesion policy. read more
Call for Expression of Interest to participate in the COST Strategic Event: A scientific roadmap for projections of global change impacts on forests in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 27-28 August 2014... read more
DESCA 2020 (Development of a Simplified Consortium Agreement) is a comprehensive Model Consortium Agreement for Horizon 2020. Initiated by key FP7 stakeholders and updated for Horizon 2020 in consultation... read more
European University Association, EUA, is pleased to announce the launch of “EUA Solutions” that will offer universities the opportunity to commission tailor-made services in a wide range of strategic ... read more
On 15-16 May 2014, the 5th edition of Balkan Venture Forum will take place in Bosnia and Herzegovina. read more
IFAT is the International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management and will take place from 5 to 9 May 2014 in Munich, Germany. The state of Baden-Württemberg presents innovative... read more
EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) counts 459 smart grid initiatives in its yearly stock-taking report Across Europe smart electricity grid investments are on the rise. According to the EU’s Joint ... read more
The University of Niš, together with the City of Niš, and the city’s Diaspora department ceremonially announced the commencement of the long-term initiative “OKUPIMO PAMET” aimed at networking academics... read more
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The WBC-INCO.NET Final Conference & Brokerage Event was successfully held at TechGate Vienna on 27 and 28 March, 2014. The conference provided an open forum for more than 176 science policy makers... read more
Under the guidance of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat, the Steering Committee of representatives of ministries of science from the Western Balkan countries, adopted in Split today the... read more
The White Paper on Citizen Science in Europe aims to support policy makers on European, national and regional level when setting up future strategies of civic engagement in the excellence in science... read more
Research and Innovation one of the main targets of EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020. EU investments target four key areas for economic growth and job creation: Research and Innovation Information... read more
Introduction by Ines Marinkovic and Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation, ZSI, Austria This book outlines results from the past and discusses options for the future while it also tackles the ... read more
Writing Competition WHAT DOES AN ENLARGED EU MEAN TO YOU? 'We should look towards the future, but with a wisdom we gained from the past' Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission... read more
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission is currently preparing together with Vojvodina Regional Government in Serbia a peer review workshop for regional Research and Innovation Strategies... read more
A total of 15 project applications were received as a result of the 11th Call for Projects by the Western Balkan Investment Framework read more
The brochure "Danube Clusters – Striving for Excellence" provides information on clusters in general, cluster development in the Danube Region and the official launch of DanuClus. Furthermore the booklet... read more
The Greek National Documentation Centre (EKT) and the European Commission, in collaboration with the Greek General Secretariat for Research & Technology, organize the International Conference “Week... read more
Conference Objectives: The main objective of the present conference is to encourage researches concerning SMEs in a globalized world through networking and collaboration between academics and practitioners... read more
SARAJEVO – The successful completion of project Improving Cooperation in South-East Europe by Actions for Strengthening the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was marked by a final conference that was... 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.
