Potocnik: Let's open our doors
Janez Potocnik (EU Commissioner for Science and Research) is publishing a personal blog - his entry of June 22, 2007 titles "Let's open our doors" and deals with the association agreements signed with... read more
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FP7 Health: SICAs with the Western Balkans are now called for
A topic for Specific International Cooperation Action (SICA) with the target region Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Western Balkans is called for: HEALTH-2007-2.2.1-10: Childhood and adolescent mental... read more
FP7 Research Infrastructures: Call for support for policy development and programme implementation
The topic INFRA-2007-3.3 (call FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-2) is open for proposals in the field of "Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development, including international cooperation... read more
EC Publishes Updated FP7 2007 Work Programmes
On June 15, 2007, the EC published updated 2007 Work Programmes for most parts of the FP7 Co-operation Programme (Health; Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology; ICT; NMP; Energy; Environment... read more
Event Annoucement: Science for the Future, Science for Society. The Parliamentary Perspective
A Conference of representatives of S&T Parliamentary Committees of South-Eastern European Countries is organised on June 27-29, 2007 by UNESCO in Romania. read more
Event Announcement: Univ-SOE Project Final Conference
The Univ-SOE Project has provided the programme for its final conference on June 29-30, 2007 at the University of Graz in Austria with the title "Institutions of Research and Tertiary Education in Central... read more
Lump-sum method for ICPCs adopted
The Commission finally adopted the simpler payment scheme for participants from countries not associated to FP7 (International Cooperation Partner Countries - ICPCs). read more
Slovak Development Aid adresses also academic and research institutions
Slovak Agency For International Development Cooperation has opened calls for project proposals in the area of Official Development Assistance Slovak Aid (Deadlines: August 1, 2007/August 15, 2007). Although... read more
FP7 Food-Agriculture-Fisheries-Biotechnology: Call for proposals 2A launched
The currently open call in the field does not specifically target the region of the Western Balkan countries, but according to the FP7 rules all Associated Countries can participate on equal grounds as... read more
FP7: ICT Call 2 now open
The ICT theme of the Cooperation Programme announced its second call for proposals on June 12, 2007 with a deadline on October 9, 2007. Three activity lines are specifically addressing the Western Balkan... read more
Serbian's Accession to FP7 as a step towards EU Accession
Serbian Minister of Science Ana Persikan presented her view on the accession to EU's Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development at a press conference in June 2007. She stressed... read more
Celebrating Association to FP7
Three Western Balkans countries and Turkey join FP7 On June 13, the Republic of Croatia (Minister for Science, Education and Sports Dragan Primorac), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Minister... read more
European Science Foundation intensifies cooperation in Social Sciences with Croatia (and other CEE countries)
The European Science Foundation strengthens links with Central and Eastern European countries in social sciences - among which is also Croatia. read more
Event announcement: FP7 Health partnering event between Austria and the Western Balkan
The ERA WESTBALKAN+ initiative is supporting the Western Balkan Countries (WBC), i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia in participating in the 7th EU Framework... read more
News from the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)
Here we publish a summary / link digest on the news which we provide from the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. read more
Energy as a Priority Area in FP7
“Energy” is one of 10 priority areas in the Specific Programme ‘Cooperation’ in the 7th Framework Programme on RTD. According to a speech by Raffaele Liberali, from the Energy ... read more
Event Announcement: JRC Research Information Event in Serbia
The Joint Research Centre and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia organise a Research Information Event in Belgrade on June 12, 2007. read more
FAQ: What are the financial models to be applied in FP7 and what is the ‘lump sum funding method’ for ICPC?
The see-science.eu Information Office also receives some frequently asked questions on FP7 and for the see-science.eu eJournal issue of spring 07, we asked Ralf König to summarise the information available... read more
From Stability Pact to Regional Co-operation Council
Launched on June 10, 1999, the day that the last of the 1990s conflict in the Balkans ended, the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe was conceived to be the first comprehensive conflict-prevention... read more
Italy’s S&T Relations to the Western Balkan Countries
Italy’s relations with the countries of the Balkans are a natural priority in the panorama of Italian foreign policy as a result of political tradi-tion, geographic location, and cultural affinity. Our... read more
Joint Research Centre Providing Support to the Western Balkans
The Directorate General Joint Research Centre (JRC) includes the scientific and technical institutes and laboratories of the European Commission. It is the in-house research body of the European institutions... read more
On the Way to CEEPUS III
The 2007 meeting of the Joint Committee of CEEPUS Ministers, held in Zagreb on March 16, has proved to be a meeting of milestones in several ways. With the accession of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the objective... read more
Progress in Association Procedures
Great news: on June 13, Commissioner Janez Potocnik will sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) associating Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia to the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and... read more
Quest for Visa Liberalisation
The participants of WUS Austria’s Balkan Case Challenge (BCC), a case study competition for students from South East Europe und Austria, developed in 2006 a Visa Liberalisation Resolution in order to ... read more
SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call Exceeds Expectations
More Than 300 Valid Project Applications in the First Call The first pilot joint call for the submission of research projects from 14 countries was successfully concluded on March 31, 2007. Expectations... read more
S&T in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The following article gives an overview on the S&T system in the Former Yugoslave Republic of Macedonia. It is written by Viktor Stefov from the Ministry for Science and Education of the country and was... read more
The International Scientific Cooperation within the Central European Initiative
The International Scientific Cooperation within the Central European InitiativeThe Central European Initiative (CEI) is an intergovernmental body, set-up in 1989, for stimulating and supporting political... read more
Visa Issues: Gathering the Best Brains for European Research
“Scientific Visa” is a term used to define permission for third-country nationals to enter, stay and work in the European Union for more than three months for the purpose of carrying out a research project... read more
Databases - A Way to Find Suitable Project Partners
If you want to take part in a European research project under the 7th EU Framework Programme, you need a good consortium with profes-sional partners. There are different ways to find suitable project ... read more
INCO-NET Proposal
Based upon the work done by the Information Office see-science.eu, an INCO-NET proposal was submitted by the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in cooperation with 24 partner institutions. The proposed... read more
Motivating WBC Researchers: An Example From Montenegro
The Ministry of Education and Science, in cooperation with The Bureau for International Scientific, Educational, Cultural and Technical Cooperation of the Government of Montenegro, organised an Information... read more
NCP FP BiH Activities
During the first quarter of the year 2007, NCP FP BiH organised numerous activities concerning the promotion of and dissemination of information regarding FP7. read more
UnivSOE-Project: SEE Towards European Research and Higher Education Area
Since September 2005 the UnivSOE research project, conducted by a research team at the University of Graz and financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research, has tried to analyse strengths... read more
wiiw GDN-SEE Research Competition 2007 Completed
In early March 2007, the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) with financial support from The World Bank, the Austrian Ministry of Finance and the Austrian Central Bank, announced... read more
Event Announcement: Funding, Equity and Efficiency of Higher Education
A conference with the above mentioned title will take place in Portorož, Slovenia on November 21-24, 2007.The main aim of the conference is to acquire an overview of the situation, trends, reforms (and... read more
Supporting Regional Innovation and Networking through Economic and Business Fora
The Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA), together with the Municipality of Nova Gorica and the Slovenian Government, is organising the 3rd annual European Regional Economic Forum (EREF-... read more
Update on the Bologna Process
On May 18-19, 2007, the Ministers responsible for Higher Education met in London to review the Bologna process since their last meeting in Bergen, Norway (in 2005). Priorities were set for future work... read more
A new Austrian grant specifically for SEE students
In cooperation with the University of Graz, the Province of Styria offers a new grant for outstanding students from South-Eastern European countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, ... read more
Event Announcement: Mentoring Workshop for ICT SMEs
A mentoring workshop will take place in Istanbul/Turkey on June 7, 2007 focussing on the 2nd calls of FP7's ICT theme. read more
COST Workshop on Smart Health Care in Croatia
A COST Strategic Workshop on the topic of "Smart Health Care" is held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on May 31 to June 1, 2007. read more
German BMBF extends Regional Call for CEECs/SEECs
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announces the extension of the Call "International Co-operation in Education and Research - Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Region... read more
2nd Meeting of the Steering Platform in Berlin
The second meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan countries was held on March 29, 2007 in Berlin upon invitation of the European Commission and the German Council presidency. ... read more
Event: Towards future challenges of agricultural research in Europe
A conference entitled 'Towards future challenges of agricultural research in Europe' took place from 26 to 27 June in Brussels, Belgium hosted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research... read more
Event Announcement: European Regional Economic Forum 2007
Networking and match-making opportunities for business and RTD stakeholders from European regions committed to Lisbon Agenda is the aim of the European Regional Economic Forum 2007 taking place in Nova... read more
Scientists Link-Up! - Press Release from see-era.net on International cooperation to support research in Southeast Europe
The first joint call for the submission of research projects from 14 countries was successfully concluded on March 31, 2007. With a total of 298 valid applications, submitted by 1318 research teams, the... read more
International Co-operation in Education and Research - Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Region (Regional Call CEECs/SEECs)
With the "International Co-operation in Education and Research - Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Region Programme", the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides... read more
IS2Web Newsletter
The IS2WEB project regularly publishes newsletters on project news, EU/IST news, regional information and national information from the Western Balkan countries in the field of Information and Communication... read more
'The European Research Area: New Perspectives' - Your input to the Green Paper!
On April 4, the European Commission presented the Green Paper on the European Research Area (ERA) which launches a broad institutional and public debate on what should be done to create a unified and ... read more
EU Scientific Visa To Be Introduced to Facilitate S&T Cooperation
Germany has become only the fourth country to transpose the EU law on scientific visas into national law, following Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia. The deadline for the transposition of the regulation... read more
Application for ATA's Summer University Open Now
The Academic Training Association ATA organises annual international Summer Universities in Bitola, Mitrovica and Prishtina. The application period started on March 27, 2007. read more
