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On January 22/23, the WBC-INCO.NET project organised a regional priority setting excercise in the thematic field of Agro-Food. It carried out several analytical tasks focusing on the background of the... read more
The conference will explore how businesses, NGOs, governments and institutions of higher education in other parts of the world working individually or collaboratively to secure a better economic future... read more
A regional priority setting workshop will be organised in the field of Environment. It will take place in the FYR of Macedonia on June 16-17, 2009. Further details will be announced soon. read more
A regional priority setting workshop will be carried out in the field of health. It will take place in Albania on May 13-14 (to be confirmed), 2009. Further details will be added soon. read more
A regional workshop in priority setting on Transport will be carried out. It will take place in Bosnia-Herzegonvina on May 19-20, 2009. Furterh details will be announced soon. read more
WBC-INCO.NET is organising a Financial Audit Training to take place in Prishtina on January 30, 2009. It is part of a series of financial workshops taking place in all West Balkan Countries, carried our... read more
The Turkish Research and Business Organisations (TURBO) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) have great pleasure in inviting you to the Turkish R&D Day which will take place... read more
The Annual International Conference on Economics and Security has been running for twelve years and has become the main international forum for defence and peace economists, attracting participants from... read more
Building on the success of the three previous Doctoral conferences of 2006, 2007, and 2008 , which have been consistently attracting more than 100 papers from countries in all South East Europe and beyond... read more
The main priority chosen for the field of research and development is entitled “European Research Area without barriers”. The priority derives from an inherited agenda, but brings a new perspective... read more
Croatia is now eligible for grants under the "Europe for Citizens" programme (2009 call for proposals). It is the first non-EU country ever selected for participation. "Europe for Citizens" supports... read more
The Panorama Magazine of DG for Regional Policy has published an edition dealing with the links between regional policy and enlargement funds. Developing close relationships with countries seeking to... read more
The publication “Assessment of Research Capacities in Social Sciences in Macedonia” offers a review and critical analysis of the policies and decision making related to research and institutions... read more
The European Commission has published a list of projects recommended for funding within the framework of Tempus IV, including a number of projects with strong participation from the Western Balkan Countries... read more
On the occasion of the presentation of Czech EU Presidency priorities on the Western Balkans, European Citizens Action Service (ECAS) has published a press release calling on the new Czech ... read more
Within the "Erasmus Mundus – Western Balkans Window", starting in academic year 2007/08, up to 100 students from the region can undertake each year postgraduate studies in EU-based high... read more
Croatia is expected to become a full member of the Life-Long Learning Programme (LLP) in 2010. The Croatian Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes is currently undertaking preparatory measures (IPA) ... read more
A European Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap for 2020 was recently launched at the EU Presidency Renewable Energy Policy Forum, an official event of the French EU Presidency co-organized by EREC (European... read more
An information meeting on the INNOVA Call for proposals "EuropeINNOVA-ENT-CIP-09-C-N01S00" (Europe INNOVA - European Innovation Platforms for transnational cluster cooperation, knowledge... read more
The WBC-INCO.NET workpackage 2 organises consultation sessions for priority setting in several thematic fields (e.g. for Information and Communication Technologies which has already taken place in Belgrade... read more
The latest issue of FTP-Update, the electronic newsletter of the Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform (FTP), is now available. It provides a wealth of information about the FTP, research and development... read more
ICT2008, Europe'e biggest research event for information and communication technologies, was attended by almost 4,500 delegates. Contributions to the various Conference sessions, and discussions documents... read more
The Third Call for Proposals has been opened under the "Western Balkans and Turkey Window" of the ERASMUS MUNDUS External Cooperation Window. It is dedicated to mobility activities starting ... read more
American Councils is pleased to announce that it will be accepting applications for both the Southeast Europe Research Program and the Southeast Europe Language Program. American Councils offers academic... read more
The WBC-INCO.NET is on holidays, we will be back on January 7 and we wish you all the best. read more
WBC-INCO.NET project tries to benchmark the system of national contact points (NCPs) in the Western Balkan countries and has prepared a questionnaire for researchers to this end. We invite YOU to fill... read more
The Council adopted the EC’s proposal for both joint programming and international co-operation during a recent Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels. However, it did not adopt the EC&rsquo... read more
The European Science Foundation (ESF) EUROCORES (European Collaborative Research) scheme aims at promoting collaborative research, networking and dissemination while targeting broad and complex topics... read more
What will be the consequences of the global financial crisis on research and development (R&D) spending? Will increased R&D spending help to establish sustainable growth and future competitiveness... read more
The INNO-Policy TrendChart annual country reports are produced for each country monitored by the network of expert innovation policy correspondents. They are meant to complement the on-going monitoring... read more
The European Inventor of the Year competition, launched by the EPO and European Commission's DG Enterprise and Industry in 2006, gives inventors the recognition they deserve. And, like every competition... read more
WUS Austria invites exceptional students from Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, who study law, economics... read more
The meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries was held on December 19, 2008 at the OECD in Paris. The meeting saw presentations from the Western Balkan countries as... read more
UNESCO reported at the Steering Platform meeting in Paris on December 19, 2008 about its past and future activities in and for the region. read more
In order to present the research activities carried out in the region, WBC-INCO.NET project will prepare a multimedia presentation to be shown at major EU conferences! You are invited to be part of the... read more
European Commissioner for Science & Research Janez Potočnik has launched the “Human resources strategy for researchers incorporating the Charter & Code” at the French European Union... read more
8 Western Balkan Chambers and 15 EU Chambers, together with the European Commission and EUROCHAMBRES, met in Belgrade on December 4-5, 2008 for the official kick-off event of the 'PARTNERS for Investment... read more
At the end of the year, the French Presidency of the EU will draw to a close and the Czech Republic will take over the reins for the first time since it joined the EU in 2004. read more
The European Commission is organising the 1st European SME Week from May 6 to 14, 2009. The first European SME Week is a campaign to promote entrepreneurship across Europe and to inform entrepreneurs... read more
The Draft ICT Policy Support Programme Work Programme 2009 has been agreed by the Programme Committee on 21 November 2008. The Work Programme 2009 is expected to be formally approved by the EC in January... read more
The environmental and biological sciences dominate the list of 10 research infrastructures that have just been added to the European Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. The second edition of the roadmap... read more
The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the field of Research Infrastructures (specific FP7 Programme: Capacities) with an indicative budget of 9,6 Mio Euros on December 9, 2008. ... read more
The events aim at presenting on the SE European market new technology, equipment and services, and attracting the public attention to the practical benefits from renewables and the different means to ... read more
The programme MED is a transnational programme of European territorial cooperation. It is financed by the European Union as an instrument of its regional policy. Four priority axes have been determined... read more
On December 1, 2008 Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic visited Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representatives of the two governments signed four agreements during Djukanovic's visit -- for scientific... read more
Günter Verheugen, the European Commissioner for Enterprise, recently launched a new EC policy on innovation clusters. In order to create a more efficient framework for cluster support, the new policy... read more
research connection 2009: networking our way to a research future come and join us! Are you a scientist, full of new ideas? Or an entrepreneur, looking for solutions or an investment opportunity? Or perhaps... read more
The National Council of Research of Kosovo/UNMIK was constituted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on October 20 and 22, 2008. After the constituition of the Board, the Chair (Academician... read more
“Organic Innovations for Sustainable Food Production” The new technology platform 'Organics', dealing with organic food and farming research, has been publically launched in Brussels on December... read more
On December 2, 2008, the Council of the European Unison adopted a 'Vision 2020' for the ERA and outlined the procedure for the joint programming of research aimed at better responding to major societal... 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.
