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Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Niš (Serbia), in cooperation with International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste, Italy), Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU, Munich, Germany... read more
The forum will put in touch 500 international and regional experts during the three days of business and networking. More than 200 leading manufacturers and service providers from Austria, China, ... read more
In order to develop the huge economic potential of the Danube river, the European Commission has end 2010 proposed an overarching Strategy for the Danube Region, which covers eight EU Member States and... read more
'Shaping Climate friendly Transport in Europe: Key Finding & Future Directions' is the title of the conference which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on May 16-17, 2011. It is organised by the REACT... read more
In an effort to harmonize and improve quality management within genetic testing laboratories the European project EuroGentest (A Coordination action under FP7) in collaboration with the Clinical Genetics... read more
Turkey has long been and continues to be an advocate of raising science and technology to new heights, and has recently been engaged in a significant science, technology and innovation (STI) impetus with... read more
The Republic of Croatia applies the regulations for "scientific visa" since 2009 and facilitated the mobility of researchers and international cooperation. It is now much easier for researchers... read more
The University of Prishtina will organize the 11th edition of Prishtina International Summer University to be heldfrom July 11 to 22, 2011. The organisers are now inviting interested individuals and institutes... read more
The European Commission plans to adopt a new Communication on the modernisation of higher education in the third quarter of 2011.A consulation on the subject is currently open. Deadline: March 15, 2011... read more
COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives in a broad range of fields. A Call for Proposals is... read more
The “Enlargement Countries Associated to FP7”, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, have taken the initiative to manifest their Joint... read more
The COIN Project (integrated project in the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme in the field of Enterprise Interoperability and Enterprise Collaboration) has launched a Prize to... read more
EU leaders promised at the end of the Council of the European Union summit on 4 February to fuel cooperation on large-scale research projects, to make funding formalities less troublesome and to find... read more
This panel discussion will mark the third anniversary since the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has been established on 27 February 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event is to discuss the state of regional... read more
Following discussion of the new EU patent system at the Competitiveness Council on 10 December, the EC has published a proposal to initiate instead an ‘enhanced co-operation’ agreement... read more
The Slovenian-Italian Conference on Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Growth will cover the development of materials and technologies for environmental protection, and the efficient use of energy... read more
On January 24, the European Commission has adopted measures to make participation in the EU's current Seventh Framework Programme for Research more attractive and more accessible to the best researchers... read more
The Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010 is commissioned by the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission. It is prepared by the Maastricht Economic and Social Research... read more
The EC is encouraging interested researchers and stakeholders to give their input on a draft policy brief on health services research to help to tackle Europe’s health care challenges. Deadline... read more
A recent debate in Brussels addressed the growing challenges of food security and climate change, focussing in particular on how they can be addressed through research and innovation in Europe. The event... read more
The first EIP on active and healthy ageing is being developed and suggestions have been made about the themes of the others. The theme of water supply has been mentioned before. read more
Under the title "Science fortune of Balkan neighbours diverge", an analysis of the situation of Romanian and Bulgarian researchers is provided in Nature.com read more
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has published a report entitled 'Marine Biotechnology: a new vision and strategy for Europe'. The report states that Europe can take the leading role in marine ... read more
The purpose of this call for proposals is to promote multilateral cooperation among higher education institutions, authorities and organisations from EU Member States and partner countries with the focus... read more
On January 19, the EP gave a positive signal to Serbia by adopting two resolutions with 90% and 93% majorities: the first approved the SAA with Serbia, which still misses 16 ratifications by EU countries... read more
The sixth meeting of the South East European Research Area for e-Infrastructures (SEERA-EI), organised by the Ministry of Communication and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina and hosted by the Regional... read more
The Brain Gain Program (BGP) is inviting professors, assistants or experts in relevant fields originating from former Yugoslavia or Austria to teach as guest lecturers – for several days up to 3... read more
The KIS Partnering Forum, which will be held in Warsaw on 27 & 28 January 2011, will bring together some 150 participants from relevant national, regional and local authorities and public agencies... read more
The European Commission is seeking the views of public and private organisations, companies and individual citizens on how Europe could scale up innovation to meet the challenges of the ageing population... read more
The Information Day on the ICT PSP 5th Call for Proposals will be held on Monday, February 28 in Brussels. read more
Two public consultations in the field of energy are currently open: The consultations on the Energy Roadmap 2050 and on the external dimension of the EU energy policy. Consultation deadline... read more
This conference, taking place May 22-24 in Vienna, will explore the question of what makes an excellent university or college. In doing so, it will consider not only the research function of higher ... read more
The sixth meeting of the South East European Research Area for e-Infrastructure aims to gather representatives from ten South East European countries relevant in the field of e-Infrastructure. read more
The event intends to bring together representatives of main donors and implementing agencies in the Western Balkans with representatives of international and regional organisations, task forces and initiatives... read more
Are you a national of the Western Balkans? Would you like to study abroad and start your mobility in Autumn 2011? Check your eligibility for the scholarships offered by the JoinEU SEE! Closing date: February... read more
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the successor to the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007-2013 (CIP). The CIP is the main EU budgetary instrument targeting... read more
Applications are invited for the ninth Innovation Campus Awards, a competition providing opportunities for young entrepreneurs and students from across Europe to develop their ideas and inventions. ... read more
On December 14-15, 2010 representatives of Ministries for Education, Science and Research from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia, as well as representatives... read more
In the frame of the expressed interest of Albania becoming a COST member, the Agency of Research, Technology and Innovation has organized an Information day on 22 November 2010, with the participation... read more
During 2010, the Training Center of ARTI has undertaken the Aweareness Raising Compaign, targeting Universities, the Private Sector, Research Centers and Institutes. The main purpose of this capaign... read more
The Competitiveness Council, which is made up of Ministers from Member States and covers the Internal Market, Industry and Research, recently adopted conclusions on a wide range of key issues. ... read more
The purpose of the EU-U.S. Symposium on Innovation and Technology Transfer is to increase mutual understanding and raise awareness on open innovation processes and structure and operations of the technology... read more
The Hungarian Presidency of the EU will run from 1 January 2011 until 30 June 2011. In the field of research and innovation, the priorities for the Hungarian Presidency will be the simplification of FP7... read more
The Eco-Conference® taking place in Novi Sad, Serbia, September 21-24, 2011 is organized in order to: - Provide objective views (avoiding under - or overestimating) on causes/agents causing environmental... read more
From the WBC, only Croatia is eligible to apply for Intelligent Energy - Europe funding. The European Info Day 2011: gives you an update on the European policy for renewable energies and energy efficiency... read more
The Pan-European dialogue on Internet governance (EuroDIG) is an open platform for informal and inclusive discussion and exchange on public policy issues related to Internet Governance (IG) between stakeholders... read more
As the CIP will come to an end in 2013 and the Commission services are currently elaborating actions and priorities to support the competitiveness of European businesses after 2013, the European Commission... read more
Within the project "Developing 'brain gain' policies in the Western Balkans", a series of reports has been published. Project objective is to support Western Balkan regional cooperation and ... read more
Discussions have already started on the plans for FP8 due to start in 2014. Several national input papers have been prepared and also specific organisations have drafted ideas. Also the colleagues from... read more
Albanian Agency of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARTI) and the Institute of Information Science in Maribor, Slovenia signed an agreement on cooperation in setting up the current research information... 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.
