... the mobility of researchers, the exchange of knowledge, etc. Regional cooperation and participation in several support activities have been one way to tackle the challenges. At the "Horizon 2020 Regional Launch Event for Western Balkans" on March 4, 2014 in Budva, Montenegro it was confirmed that the association procedures for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are under way and well on track. This means that these WBC will participate in Horizon 2020 on equal terms like the EU Member States and not as "third countries". For all currently open calls, participants from the region and their ...
IPA II (2014-2020) Prepared in partnership with the beneficiaries, IPA II sets a new framework for providing pre-accession assistance for the period 2014-2020. The most important novelty of IPA II is its strategic focus. Country Strategy Papers are the specific strategic planning documents made for each beneficiary for the 7-year period. These will provide for a stronger ownership by the beneficiaries through integrating their own reform and development agendas. A Multi-Country Strategy Paper ...
... authors and details about accommodation and registration are provided at www.8thcmapseec.org . For information on the conference programe, click here For information on registration for the conference, please click here Contact information: Alban Ibraliu, President of 8th CMAPSEEC E-mail: albanibraliu@ubt.edu.al Address: Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania Tel: +355682042424 The Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC), Albanian Academy of Science & Agricultural University of Tirana, are organizing the 8th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (8th CMAPSEEC), in hotel “Adriatik”,Durres, Albania, from May 19-22, 2014. The ...
... to reflect on the achievements in European integration until now: 100 years have passed since the beginning of the first World War and 10 years since the biggest round of enlargement of the European Union (EU) with the accession of 10 new countries. Today, the EU perspective is open to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The European Commission is keen to learn more about what you think: What can today's European Union of 28 Member States learn from its past to help improve its future? What does an enlarged European ...
... Economy. In addition, the messages to WBC-INCO.NET from: European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation; General Secretariat for Research and Technology on behalf of the current Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Ministry of Education and Sports (Albania); Ministry of Civil Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia); Ministry of Education and Science (FYR of Macedonia); Ministry of Science (Montenegro) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia) as well as messages from WBC-INCO.NET partners are included as introductory part of this ...
... Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Turkey. Additionally, for other countries there is the possibility to get involved in the COST Actions as a “Near Neighborhood Country”, which is a nomination process for institutions located in one of the following countries, who are then also eligible for reimbursement from COST: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Russia, Syria, Tunisia, and Ukraine. Further information: www.cost.eu COST is the oldest and widest European intergovernmental framework for transnational Cooperation in Science and Technology. COST has been supporting networking of research activities across ...
... of persons providing professional research support: administrative, legal and financial. As only participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina and from Croatia are currently part of the network, there is still a possibility to join the activities for research administrators from Serbia, FRY of Macedonia as COST countries and for those from Albania and Montenegro as so-called Near Neighbourhood countries ...
... the RRPP Call for Regional Research Projects 2014-2016, the presentations in local languages used during the Open Days in the region mid February 2014 are now available online. They will guide you through the application process. RRPP Call Open Day Kosovo* Open Day Serbia Open Day Macedonia* Open Day Albania http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en/News/Presentations-on-RRPP-Call-2014-2016.html
... long distance can share their knowledge and ideas on the recent research Please find more information on the conference here: http://www.odu.edu.tr/files/duyurular/10032014/II_Call_of_ICRAE2014_V1.pdf The Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi” in partnership with many public/ non public universities from Albania, the region, Europe and the USA is organising International Conference "Research and Education - Challenges toward the future". The presentations of the participants will focus on the areas that will be realized in the following panels: Albanology, Arts & Culture, Education, Economy, Higher Education, ICT, Media & Communication, Medicine, Natural ...
... process, PISA test, requirements brought out during the students’ protests etc. Education in Transition The title of the second domain is purposely ambiguous. On the one hand, it refers to the regional post-socialist context, primarily of successor states of Yugoslavia, but also of its neighbouring countries – Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Albania – that share common political and educational legacy. The shift in socialist educational paradigm brought transition to something whose name and content is yet to be determined, because it is not clear if it conforms only to mercantile criteria, if it abstains from any ideology or rests upon a certain new ...
... it is clear in the General Annes to the Work Programmes that the European Commission aims to have the countries associated to the Seventh Framework Programme in principle also to be associated to Horizon 2020 by the time the first grant agreements under Horizon 2020 are signed. This applies to Albania, Bosnia and Herzigovina, Faroe Islands, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. As mentioned above, for the Western Balkans (except Kosovo*) these proceedures are well on track and shall be concluded soon, making Albania, Bosina and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and ...
... It brought several representatives from the European Commission to Budva to speak about Horizon 2020 both in political as well as in practical terms. The EC delegation was led by Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director General of DG Research and Innovation who spoke to the Minister of Education and Sports of Albania (H.E. Lindita Nikolla), the Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.E. Sredoje Novic), Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Montenegro (H.E. Aleksandar Vasilevski), Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development (H.E. Tomislav Jovanovic) and Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo* (H ...
... economy in November 2013. The strategy aims at creating one million new jobs in the region by 2020, by concentrating on food and beverage processing, and tourism, as priority areas of cooperation. The Board was also informed about the 14th Coordination Meeting of the Troika (Romania as the current chair, Albania and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) of the South-East European Cooperation Process, the RCC Secretariat and the European Union, held yesterday. The RCC Board meets three times a year and is chaired by the RCC Secretary General. The Board provides the RCC with operational guidance and supervision. It ...
This research report offers an analysis of the barriers and opportunities experienced by rural entrepreneurs through engaging diasporas in Albania and BiH. The report is a direct result from the RRPP research project Linking Rural Entrepreneurs and Diaspora in Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina implemented by the Centre for Economic Development and Research (CEDAR) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Albanian Centre for Social-Economic Research (ACSER) of Albania. The report ...
... in Cetinje, Montenegro; Suvača in Kikinda and Coal Mine in Senje, Serbia; Zlatko's Tower, Archaeological Site of Stobi, Aqueduct in Skopje, and Church St. George in Staro Nagorichane, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, with the works at the Fortress of Gumnishte in Kosovo* and St. Mary Monastery in Apollonia, Albania, being in the final phase. “The works done include urgent consolidation, preliminary investigations to assess and identify the most valuable options for the rehabilitation, and preparation of site management plans to sustain the rehabilitation projects,” said Ivana Nakikj, Head of Secretariat of the RCC Task Force on Culture and Society ...
The author article by the RCC Secretary General, has been published by 9 dailies from the region: in Politika (Serbia, published on 24 January 2014); Dnevni avaz, Nezavisne novine and Vecernji list (Bosnia and Herzegovina, published on 22 January 2014); Vijesti (Montenegro, published on 20 January 2014); Mapo (Albania, published on 17 January 2014); Jutarnji list (Croatia, published on 17 January 2014); Utrinski vesnik (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, published on 17 January 2014); and Tribuna (Kosovo*, published on 16 January 2014). The articles, including all translations to English are available at the language links below. http://www ...
This new programme will cover Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The "Balkan-Mediterranean" Programme will promote economic, social, environmental and institutional cohesion and development in the wider area by improving socio-economic competitiveness and institutional capacity in the regions. Its thematic priorities will be connectivity, environment and entrepreneurship. The estimated budget for the programme is ...
... Serbia) The Challenge of International Intervention: Balancing Justice and Order Dr. Maxine David (University of Surrey, United Kingdom) **Language instruction in all courses is English** We invite graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, NGO leaders and civil society activists from all countries to apply. Reduced tuition is available for applicants from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. This reduced tuition is also available for students from other conflict or post-conflict regions. Full scholarship awarded by the European Fund for the Balkans is available for 10 strongest selected applicants from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia ...
... Source: European Commission Topics: WBIF Type: Other Beneficiaries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, Western Balkans Keywords: call for proposals, Guidelines, wbif, western balkans investment framework Find all information on the Document website. This document aims to provide WBIF stakeholders, particularly officials from relevant institutions in WBIF beneficiaries, with a concise and user-friendly guide to preparing ...
This is the first time in a macro-regional strategy that there has been an equal balance of EU countries (Croatia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia) and non-EU countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia) working together to meet common challenges and build on shared strengths. Crucially in a region that has seen some of Europe's most serious conflicts, the strategy will help to bring the Western Balkans closer to the European Union. Its focus will be above all on ...