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This is a strategy made by the Government of Albania. The goal of the Information and Communication Technologies Strategy project - co-financed by the Open Society Institute, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs , and UNDP Albania - is to facilitate efforts by the Government of Albania, in cooperation with other national and international stakeholders, to develop a National ICT Strategy that identifies mechanisms and legal and fiscal frameworks needed to implement e-government, ...

The present study on "Research and Development Policies in the Southeast European Countries in Transition: Republic of Croatia" has been prepared in the year 2002 within the framework of UNESCO’s programme of participation in the activities of the member states, based on the proposal made by the Croatian Commission for UNESCO. The present survey of Croatia’s research and development policies in the last decade of the twentieth century covers some elementary conceptual issues of scientific ...

... curricula, teaching and learning, norms and standards for establishment of HEI, regulations concerning financing and the budget, quality assurance and study programs development, Macedonian National Informative Centre. Furthermore, the strategy framework for the implementation of the Bologna declaration is also presented. Acevski, Nikolce (2001): Higher Education in the republic of macedonia - present situation and strategy framework. Minisrtry of Education and Science ...

This publication summarizes UNESCO’s experience and role in South-East Europe and outlines a proposal for future action in the region. It comprises extracts from the Director-General’s speeches on South East Europe and the main documents of the High-level Conference on Strengthening Cooperation in South-East Europe(held at UNESCO Headquarters on 4 and 5 April 2002), including a strategy paper for UNESCO’s future action in the region and the Chairman’s Conclusions. UNESCO’s strategy paper aims ...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the harmonisation (as far as possible) of the Community’s external aid instruments from 2004. The draft Regulation constitutes a framework regulation, establishing a unified instrument for pre-accession assistance. One of the main characteristics of the Regulation is that, for recognised Candidate Countries, it aims at progressively adopting the rules and principles of Structural Funds/Rural Development Funds management, by making available assistance for ...

The purpose of this Regional Strategy Paper (2002-2006) is to provide a strategic framework for programming the regional envelope of the European Community’s CARDS assistance programme. This Regional Strategy Paper focuses on promoting closer relations and regional cooperation. The Strategy Paper first outlines the overall framework of the EC’s cooperation objectives in the region and the regional policy agenda agreed by the EU and the five countries concerned. Next it examines the coherence ...

This report is the result of desk research carried out by Blaž GOLOB during his stay in the IPTS as a detached national expert and to be published in the Enlargement Futures Report Series of the JRC-IPTS Enlargement project. The aim of the project was to identify and analyse the techno-economic and social challenges which the present and future Member States of the European Union would be likely to face in the process of integration during the next decade. It has started from a broad brush ...

This is a report to the European Commission from the Enwise Expert Group on women scientists in the Central and Eastern European countries and in the Baltic States. This report investigates the situation of women scientists in the Enwise countries, providing an insight into the situation from a historical, as well as a contemporary perspective - including South East European countries. It makes recommendations to a series of stakeholders: the Commission, the European Parliament, the Enwise ...

This is a report from the EC about the Stabilisation and Association process for South East Europe. The Annual Report on the Stabilisation and Association process for South East Europe (SAP) provides an assessment of the progress of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo as defined by UN Security Council Resolution 1244, within this process over the past year. It is therefore the key indicator of their readiness to move closer to the European Union. EC (2004): Report from the Commission - The Stabilisation and Association process for South ...

This is a country report on Croatia conducted by Frances Tsakonas. This study aims to analyze the current role of private sector activity in theeducation sector and to project the outlook for private sector investment in education in Croatia. It starts with a description of Croatia background. Then education sectro and private educatio sector are presened. Last but not hte least the author focuses on investment climate. Tsakonas, Frances (2002): Private Sector Development in Education in South ...

This is a report conducted by the European University Association (EUA). The written report, which concludes the process, offers an elaborated version of the team’s findings and recommendations publicly made to the University in October 2203, with a structure as follows:the context of change and the external constraints shaping the framework in which the UKIM operates, the internal strengths and weaknesses of the institution in respect to its internal quality and strategic management, the ...

This is a report written by Pavel Zgaga from CEPS - Centre for Educational Policy Studies, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The author gives first an overview on the historical background and presents the main findings of the study - participation of the SEE countries in education and enrolment patterns and number of institutions. The report also deals with cost and financing issues. In the end some recommendations are presented. Zgaga, Pavel: The Situation of Education in the SEE region - ...

This is a Strategy Paper presented to the Conference "Southeast Europe on the Way into the European Union" held by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. First strategic dimensions of Southeastern enlargement are presented. The authors write about Europe’s responsibility for the Balkans and European states’ common substantive interests. Then the paper deals with the conditions for accession. It states that Balkan countries should settle their statehood conflicts and establish stable democracies under the ...

... countries and global world. SEE ECN recognized the importance of the Bologna Process from the beginning and this issue has been always high on its agenda. The participants of the meeting welcome four new countries from the region applied for “Bologna” membership (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Albania). South-East European Educational Cooperation Network (2003): The European Higher Education Area and South East Europe - Statement from teh Meeting of South-East European Educational Cooperation Network. Available from:http://www.bologna-berlin2003.de/pdf/SEE_ECN.pdf, accessed 25.5.2007. South-East European Educational Cooperation Network http://www.bologna-berlin2003.de/pdf/SEE_ECN ...

This is an article written by Radovan Vukadinovic. The author describes the situation in Croatia and states that after Slovenia, Croatia is at this moment the most stable country in the region. Then he deals with different issues like: - the political situation in Croatia, - constitutional reforms, - legislative reforms, - minority rights in Croatia, - human rights protection, - foreign and security policy. Last but not the least he stresses European orientation of Croatia. Vukadinovic, Radovan ...

The present document gathers the conclusions/reports and the recommendations of the Bologna seminars held so far in 2003. The seminar focused on three main issues and the challenges they pose for the construction of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). These three issues are: the social dimension of the EHEA, higher education as a public good and higher education in the GATS negotiations. Each of these tree issues were dealt with in the answers to the questionnaire that was sent out by ...

This is a study published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. First it presents the origin and characteristics of Albania’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Then it presents poverty monitoring in Albania and monitoring poverty reduction policies. It also describes the role of donors in supporting monitoring. Last but not the least it gives evaluation of the monitoring system in Albania. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (2004): National ...

This paper deals with research and development in the FYR of Macedonia. It presents the main stakeholders involved in R&D policy and the country's legal framework of the R&D sector. Last but not the least, research cooperation of FYR of Macedonia with the European Union is described. Barbutov, Z. (2005): Research and Development in the Republic of Macedonia. Available from ...

This is a proposal for a Council Decision on the principles, priorties and conditions contained in the European Partnership with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia presented by the European Commission. In the Annex principles and priorities for FYRoM are presented - short term and medium term. EC (2004): Proposal for a Council Decision on the principles, priorties and conditions contained in the European Partnership with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Available from: http://europa.eu ...

... First implementation of the past strategy is presented. Then the strategy deals with topics like political developments, regional integration, integrity issues, social conditions, labour issues, legal reform, environmental issues etc. Strategy also states Bank strategic priorities. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2004): Strategy for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Available from: http://www.ebrd.com/about/strategy/country/mace/strategy.pdf, accessed 19.8.2005. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development http://www.ebrd.com/about/strategy/country/mace/strategy.pdf

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