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The European Cicero Foundation organises international seminars for experts and researchers on key issues of European integration. For participants from the Balkan region, scholarships are available. read more
The European Venture Contest is a competition for innovative ventures with the potential and ambition to reshape their industry and grow their business internationally. Participation is free, registration... read more
A feasibility study for a Technology Park on Agro-Food in Novi Sad (Serbia) is presented on August 31, 2007. The study is carried out in the framework of the programme I.Ne.P.S. - Italian Negotiated Programming... read more
It is expected that the new call for proposals under Tempus IV will be published on the official Tempus web site in December 2007 (postponed from October 2007), with a deadline for the submission of project... read more
The European construction market is the topic of a network of research institutions coordinated by the Austrian Institute of Economic Research. Interested institutions are invited to get in contact with... read more
The Commission informs about the results of the selection procedure for Joint European Projects (submitted for the deadline December 15, 2006). read more
The ESF (European Science Foundation) announces its Call for Proposals for new Research Networking Programmes. Deadline is October 30, 2007. From the Western Balkan countries, only Croatia has a Member... read more
A call on capacity building and institutional strengthening of science and research in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been forecasted, the announced timing of publication of the procurement notice is December... read more
Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic held a presentation on August 22, 2007 at the European Forum in Alpbach, Austria. She informed that Montenegro is close to signing the Stabilisation ... read more
Participants at the Alpach Forum in Austria (August 16-September 1, 2007) and the Bled Strategic Forum (August 26-27, 2007) are discussing issues of political relevance for South East Europe. read more
The European Commission stepped up its activities in the field of human resources in research in 2006: the Eurpean Researcher’s Mobility Portal (each month, this service is listing about 100 new job vacancies... read more
On August 24, Austrian Science Minister Johannes Hahn, Romanian Minister Cristian Adomnitei and Erhard Busek, special coordinator of the Stability Pact held a ceremony in Alpbach (Austria) on the signature... read more
During two events in Austria (Alpbach and Salzburg) a trilateral "Memorandum of Understanding" on scientific cooperation was signed between Austria, Romania and Bulgaria. read more
Dr. Ivan Tchalakov from the Technology Studies Group, Institute of Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has reviewed the S&T country reports drafted by the Information Office. You can read his critique... read more
On November 30-December 2, 2007, a seminar will be held on the topic of "Greece, the Western Balkans and the European Union" organised by The East European Studies program of the Woodrow Wilson International... read more
In September 2007, a series of seminars will be held in Kassel (Germany) - in German language - focussing on Research Project Management with Central and Eastern European partners. read more
The Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) will hold its 2008-conference in Cape Town, South Africa on July 27-31, 2008. This years event attracted more than... read more
The Association of Economic Universities of South and East Europe and Black Sea Region (ASECU) is organising a conference in Bucharest on May 22-24, 2008. For this event, dealing with ‘Development: Cooperation... read more
The 36th Scientific Working and On-going Educational Conference of ABDOS e. V. is making a contribution to networking research and information. Please read in the following a short report on the outcomes... read more
The Danube Rectors' Conference on Strategic Management and New Challanges of Competitive Universities in the Danube Region is being held September 23-25, 2007 at the Donau University Krems in Austria. read more
JRC Institute for Energy, Petten, the Netherlands is organising 18 Workshops till the end of this year in the fields of New and Renewable Energies, Nuclear Energy, Security of Energy Supply and Medical... read more
A Call for papers on this topic has been issued by the Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University, Budapest (sponsored by University Studies Association for Contemporary European Studies... read more
In the programme Albania CARDS 2005, a call is open till August 31, 2007 for "Support to marginalised people". read more
The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme CIP is subject to individual Association Agreements (not the same as to the EU Framework Programmes for RTD). Croatia has expressed and formed an... read more
The conference with the title 'Insights to IST RTD policies in Eastern Europe: Fostering innovation in the “Great European East”' will take place on November 21, 2007 in Sofia (Bulgaria). It will discuss... read more
The joint call between the FP7 Fields of "Information and Communication Technologies" (ICT) and "Security" (SEC) has been launched on August 3, 2007 with a deadline of November 29, 2007 (Identifier: FP7... read more
SETimes.com reports on the adoption of the Law on Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 30, 2007. Students will now be able to receive internationally recognised diplomas. As controversly... read more
The Newsletter of the European University Association (EUA) featured in its latest edition (July 27, 2007) a report on summer schools organised by SPARK and held in Kosovo. read more
In the framework of the regional prime minister's meeting on Stability in South-eastern Europe which was held in Salzburg on July 28, 2007, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik reinforced that Balkan... read more
On July 26, 2007, the newly enlarged and amended Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA 2006) came into force for five parties in South Eastern Europe: Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia... read more
One of the objectives of FP7 is to intensify strategic partnerships with third countries. "RTD info" interviewed Sigi Gruber, head of communication for the international dimension of the Seventh Framework... read more
Every year, the European Union provides over 7 billion euro in external assistance to more than 150 countries and territories by means of either contracts to provide services, supplies or works to beneficiary... read more
euroCRIS, the professional association of experts in the field of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS), organizes its next members meeting on November 1-2, 2007 in Vienna, Austria. The programme... read more
The conference "The Role of Business Incubators in the Development of Competitiveness" will be organised by the Business Incubator BIOS, in co-operation with the Osijek Centre for Entrepreneurship, the... read more
Here you can find a rough overview of the bilateral agreements between the European Union Member States, associated countries and the Western Balkan countries. News provided in the eJournal spring 07 (... read more
Introducing opportunities for investors in the Western Balkans is the focus of "Business and Investment Summits" organised by the European Finance Confention. Currently events are announced for Albania... read more
Through the first Southeast European Era-Net SEE-ERA.NET "Pilot Joint Call for Research Proposals" 161 research teams from all participating countries in 32 selected projects will receive funding for ... read more
Openness of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises, with SMEs... read more
Speaking in Novi Sad, EU Commissioner Janez Potocnik told the Western Balkan countries that they should not wait for EU accession before increasing their involvement in the European Research Area (ERA... read more
The European Commission renews the Erasmus Mundus I programme for the period 2009–2013. The new programme, Erasmus Mundus II, will receive over 950 million euro over five years to enable joint programmes... read more
The "enlargement newsletter" of the European Commission reports on the status of negotiations for pre-accession assistance and informs about the priorities set for each country. read more
Joint Research Centre organise an "Enlargement and Integration Workshop" on the topic of foresight in New Member States, Candidate Countries and in Newly Independent Countries or States on September 27... read more
The 3rd Austrian-Croatian Science Days are organised in order to further stimulate and intensify the science, research and technology co-operation between Austria and Croatia on October 18-19, 2007 in... read more
Sean McCarthy, a highly experienced trainer for the preparation of proposals in the Framework Programmes, has prepared an e-training course for researchers from the Western Balkan countries. read more
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) will hold an Autumn School on knowledge assessment methodologies in Novi Sad, Serbia, from October 1 to 5, 2007. read more
The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the Citizens' Pact for Southeast Europe and EXIT are organising a debate on the subject of students' mobility between EU and Western Balkans. It will take ... read more
On July 2, 2007 a public consultation on ICT competitiveness was launched running until September 17, 2007. It is open to all stakeholders, including industries, research community and consumer organisations... read more
As described in previous news, the call FP7-REGPOT-2007-3 under FP7, Capacities Theme 4, Research Potential was opening up possibilities to develop partnerships, exchange know-how and experience, and ... read more
Regarding EURATOM, no countries are associated to this programme yet. Croatia and Serbia (as well as Turkey) have requested association to EURATOM, but the timing for negotiation and association is unknown... read more
The EUA's 2007 Autumn Conference is a good occasion for institutional leaders such as rectors, vice rectors and heads of administration from the Western Balkan countries to meet and discuss with their... 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.
