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... for prior learning before the training course (ca.10 hours in mid-May to the end of June 2016) ; •are over 18 years old; •are able to communicate effectively in English Source: SALTO-YOUTH TheTraining Course "EUtopia? - Diversity in Changing Europe" will take place on 26th June–1st July 2016 in Serbia ...

... can young journalists be helped to adhere to and maintain professional and ethical standards? The Call for Applications is open to young people who are: Citizens of one of the EU Member States or the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, or Serbia). Aged between 18 to 35 years at the time of the event. Fluent in English (level C1 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Members of youth or student organisations will be favoured during the selection process. * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is ...

... projects with researchers from partner countries of the Scientific & Technologcial Cooperation; the basic funding of the research projects must be secured from other sources. List of participating countries: Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Korea (ROK), Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Ukraine and Vietnam Current calls for application Program target The programme aims at intensifying the international scientific cooperation of Austrian researchers and researchers from the partner countries by funding mobility expenses within the framework of a bilateral or multilateral project. Eligible ...

... for prior learning before the training course (ca.10 hours in mid-May to the end of June 2016) ; •are over 18 years old; •are able to communicate effectively in English Source: SALTO-YOUTH TheTraining Course "EUtopia? - Diversity in Changing Europe" will take place on 26th June–1st July 2016 in Serbia. It's possible to apply until May 13 ...

CATCH is the Foundcenter Investment Belgrade flagship event where investment meets innovation, a three day event with the focus on pitch challenge. As the first VC with direct presence in Serbia and the largest investment fund, Foundcenter Investment Belgrade mission is to improve and build up the Serbian start-up ecosystem for global scaling and impact the future business environment. The CATCH Pitch Challenge opens to entries for presentation submission on 25th April 2016 and closes on 1st July 2016. All applications ...

... first investor-organized Pitch Challenge: CATCH. Pitch your idea to active investors from Germany. Receive valuable feedback and gain international exposure. CATCH is the Foundcenter Investment Belgrade flagship event where investment meets innovation, a three day event with the focus on pitch challenge. As the first VC with direct presence in Serbia and the largest investment fund, Foundcenter Investment Belgrade mission is to improve and build up the Serbian start-up ecosystem for global scaling and impact the future business environment. The CATCH Pitch Challenge opens to entries for presentation submission on 25th April 2016 and closes on 1st July 2016. All applications ...

Following the recent success of our previous editions in Belgrade, our 9th SEE M&A and Private Equity Forum will once again return to Serbia as the leading investment location in Southeast Europe. With increasing investment opportunities as funds are now looking for new potential in the Balkans, this must attend event provides a solid platform to brand your company in front of corporates and both local and international investment professionals. The forum is ...

... organizer of the Civil Society Forum in Vienna last year and hub of further civil society activities of the process; European Fund for the Balkans: regional initiative strengthening democracy, fostering European integration and promoting the role of the Balkans in addressing Europe’s challenge In cooperation with: European Movement in Serbia – Novi Sad and Centre for Regionalism Supported by: Regional Cooperation Council The Civil Society Forum Belgrade takes place on 12-13 May 2016. The Civil Society Forum Belgrade is a joint initiative of the European Fund for the Balkans and ERSTE Foundation, supported by the Regional Cooperation Council, and ...

Based in Belgrade, Serbia, “Intersection. Centre for Science and Innovation” is an international action tank, a non-profit civil society association, established to promote responsible research and innovation, quality education, evidence based policies and good governance and to strengthen the link between science and society, with special focus on Central and Southeastern Europe. Intersection has ...

... Applicant shall be registered in a CEI Member State also member of the EU, namely: Austria, Bulgaria,Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Beneficiaries shall be organisations registered in an ODA‐eligible non-EU CEI Member State, namely: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine. Proposals are to meet the criteria comprehensively outlined in the Call for Proposals and Application Guidelines. Applicants are requested to fill in and submit the Application Form and Budget Template by 27 June 2016, midnight Trieste Time. Documentation: KEP ITALY Call for Proposals 2016 KEP ...

... Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) is the means by which the EU supports reforms in the 'enlargement countries' with financial and technical help to build up the capacities of the countries throughout the accession process. Current beneficiaries are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. For the period 2007-2013 IPA had a budget of some € 11.5 billion; its successor, IPA II, will build on the results already achieved by dedicating € 11.7 billion for the period 2014-2020. They help the beneficiaries make political and economic reforms, preparing them for the rights and ...

... competitive European funding programmes, such as Horizon 2020 (especially Marie Sklodowska Curie actions), Erasmus+ and earlier, FP7. Concrete activities of the project hinge on the key elements and priorities identified in the Action Plan for the Strategy for the Development of Science and Technology. Although this Strategy was formulated in Serbia, it gives voice to the researchers in the WBC region generally, targeting weak points which bother all of us. Its key-action 3.1 ‘Development of human research potential and promotion of science’ is directly related to the objective of the project Enhancement of HE Research Potential Contributing to Further Growth ...

... Balkan and Turkish citizens of the influence of public policies on their daily lives, and inform communities on how to effectively influence policy formulation and implementation processes. The ESSEDRA project is led by Slow Food in collaboration with nine CSOs from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and the UK. The local organizations use their experience in public campaigns and organize their own local events. Source: ESSEDRA The ESSEDRA project – co-funded by the European Union through DG Enlargement – is coordinated by Slow Food, with the aim of facilitating the integration process of the Balkan countries and ...

... for support to the development of Public Administration and Civil Society in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The conference will bring together around 70 participants from civil society, European Institutions and national authorities from the six WB countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia) and Turkey to discuss:  Standards and good practices of CSO participation in public administration reform in the EU  Experiences from the region  Results of research on current state of play in region  Proposals for improvement of CSO involvement in PAR Who can apply? Civil Society Organizations fitting the following criteria ...

... organizer of the Civil Society Forum in Vienna last year and hub of further civil society activities of the process; European Fund for the Balkans: regional initiative strengthening democracy, fostering European integration and promoting the role of the Balkans in addressing Europe’s challenge In cooperation with: European Movement in Serbia – Novi Sad and Centre for Regionalism Supported by: Regional Cooperation Council http://balkanfund.org/2016/04/civil-society-forum-of-the-western-balkan-summit-series-civil-society-forum-belgrade-may-12th-13th-2016/ Belgrade

... other actors that support and assist in promoting the matters that the Foundation advocates for; Exchange of experiences with all relevant institutions and organisations in the country and abroad, toward carrying out the Foundation’s activities. The SEE region, consisting of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, has experienced the triple transition from conflict to peace, central planning to free-market economies, and socialism to fledgling democracies. On the near future time-horizon lies the tantalizing prospect of EU membership, with Croatia already entering the EU on June 1 2013, and other countries still racing for the position. The ...

... especially including the environmental one. Speaking for the RCC, Secretary General Goran Svilanovic warned that SEE is vulnerable to climate change and that its water, energy, food and security of critical infrastructure is threatened by an increase in extreme events such as the catastrophic floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia in 2014. Svilanovic said that “the RCC is focused on providing a concerted regional approach towards climate resilient growth that ensures greater security and economic gains, than isolated unilateral interventions at the national level”. He emphasized that “one of the most important global events last year was the ...

... for a sustainable and attractive region Home to more than 70 million people, the Region plays a key role in strengthening geographical continuity in Europe. The Strategy builds on the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, which concern eight countries. EU Member States: Croatia Greece Italy Slovenia Non-EU Countries: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Serbia Informations about the Strategy: EUSAIR Source: Info Regio The 1st Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), jointly organised by the European Commission and the Government of Croatia, will take place in Dubrovnik (Croatia) on 12/13 May 2016. This event will take stock of ...

... The South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning is an independent, non-profit institution founded in 2009 on the initiative of eight (8) South East European countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey. Keen on ensuring a more definite contribution of education to their competitive standing, the countries of South Eastern Europe have signed up to a number of benchmarks which aim to promote more developed learning economies. Enshrined within the European Charter for Small Enterprise and the Small Business Act ...

... acceptance by June 7, 2016. Participants should prepare a 15 to 20 minute presentation, and while the submission of completed papers is welcome, it is not obligatory. The conference will be held at the premises of the Faculty of Sports and Tourism, TIMS, Educons University, Radnička 30a, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia. There is no conference fee. Conference participants will need to arrange travel and accommodation, while the organizers will provide refreshments during of the conference. Contacts: Centre for Empirical Cultural Studies of South-East Europe (cesk2010@gmail.com) Department of Sociology University of Zurich and the Centre for Empirical Cultural Studies of ...

... and countries of the Eastern Partnership. The Workshop ‘Building Bridges in Social Welfare Policy in Eastern Europe’ takes place on 19 September 2016 in Vienna. It aims at gathering and exchanging expertise from researchers, policy makers and practitioners on Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Call for Papers The organisers invite scholars and experts with expertise in innovative approaches in labour market policy and health and social care (long-term care) arrangements in the above countries to submit an abstract for either an academic paper or a good practice by online submission via ...

... in Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe, providing recognition and visibility to the work of remarkable journalists from the region. The Call is open to nationals of the 18 CEI Member States: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. The winners will be awarded during the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) taking place in Belgrade on 21-22 November 2016. Deadline for submission of applications: Tuesday, 31 May 2016 (23.59 CEST). Useful links: Call for Applications Online Application ...

... national and local level of governance. (Bojan Radej, 2016 [4]) Increasing need for establishing critical mass of evaluators led Slovenian Evaluation Society to propose establishing Western Balkan Evaluation Network (WBEN) to Evaluation Society in B&H in 2012. Today WBEN involves founding members also from Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia. In October 2015 the first Western Balkan conference on Evaluation was held in Sarajevo, beeing organized by Evaluation Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHeval) as a member of Western Balkan Evaluators Network (WBEN). Conference also adopted a joint evaluation statement to be disseminated to national and regional stakeholders about importance ...

... society and internet, talked about the speed of scientific progress and what challenges it carries. According to Dalibor, who also works as expert at another important European project SATORI, with focus on ethics assessment in research, ethical principals are not satisfactory when it comes to social sciences and technology in Serbia. It is therefore of particular interest for Serbia to take part in both RRI Tools and SATORI projects, which will bring about a common ethical and RRI framework. The ethical assessment carries a sort of moral judgment of when the merit of scientific finding crosses the delicate line it should not be crossing. What is striking in national ...

... Science; Department of International Cooperation, Sociologist Đurđa Timotijević, RRI Tools trainer, Center for the Promotion of Science; Department of International Cooperation, Psychologist Apart from being one of the partners at the RRI Tools project, the Center for the Promotion of Science also acts as the SEE (Southeast) Hub Coordinator in Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) in Serbia is a public institution established by the Law on Scientific Research with the task to promote science and technology. The Center, according to its mandate, cooperates with research and educational institutions (universities, research ...

... proposals within the Programme will be announced in due time. Interactive map Today we use interactive maps more often than printed versions. Interactive maps are more practical and give us more information that the other ones. So apart from our printed Guide through the border crossings between Hungary and Serbia, we created an interactive map to help you plan your journey across the borders. Please click on the map and enjoy the trip through the region. For full size map click here » More information is available here: IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Interreg–IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary–Serbia has today ...

Interreg–IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary–Serbia has today launched the Strategic Call for Proposals, with the total amount of funding of 24,800,000 EUR intended for the projects of strategic value for the Hungary-Serbia border region.

... nbsp; Women’s Government is a non-governmental, apolitical and non-profit organization with a mission to promote expert potential of women in Serbia. The organization was formally established in January 2007, as a result of a project «Voting for Women’s Government», which was implemented by the European Movement in Serbia and the daily newspaper «Blic» with OSCE support. The project was initiated with the belief that women can change the state of ...

... various research, teaching and training, and other projects, as well as in policy analysis and decision-making processes. The list of collaborators and partners in the Western Balkans starts with a considerable number of PhD students from neighboring countries and extends with the most prestigious institutions and universities in Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, international networking capacities of the FEUT extend beyond the region, covering most of the European countries, as well as USA. Contact regarding SouthEasteuropean Hub: Esmeralda Sheha esmeralda.alb@aida.gov.al http://cosebs.feut.edu.al ...

Application Package The Application Package for the 1st Call for Proposals consists of the following documents: Guidelines for Applicants (GfA), Application Manual: instructions how to fill in Application Form (including budget), Template of the Lead Partner Statement, Template of the Project Partner Statement, State Aid self-assessment questionnaire, Template for Partnership Pre-agreement, Model Partnership Agreement, Model Subsidy Contract. Electronic Monitoring System (eMS): Click here to ...

Manging Authority, Directorate for Managing Cooperation Programmes and Regional Development within Agency for Regional Development of the Republic of Croatia is pleased to inform that the 1st Call for Proposals within Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia-Serbia 2014-2020 is launched. Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia-Serbia 2014-2020 welcomes potential applicants to submit their Application Forms via electronic Monitoring System (eMS) until 1 July 2016 ...

... partner country and addressing the regional priorities of all the partner countries involved Strengthening the links between higher education and society Applications that involve enterprises Priority/ies mentioned above in relation to the concerned partner country/ies The project involves six universities, both state-owned and private, from three regional countries, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and two large local enterprises, one from Serbia and one from Bosnia and Herzegovina. By fostering the exchange of academic knowledge from universities and expert knowledge from enterprises, the project strengthens the links between academia and both industry and society at large. Source: BAEKTEL The wider objective of this project is to foster partnerships between higher education (HE ...

... and after project lifecycle The Annual Conference on Remote Experimentation established The network NeReLa included into EU networks Source: NeReLa As a response to the strategic goal of boosting enrolment in technical fields of study in order to foster innovative knowledge-based economy, marked by Education Strategy in the Republic of Serbia until 2020, the project has wider objective to increase attractiveness of engineering education through innovative teaching methods as well as trough the strengthening of university-secondary vocational schools collaboration. The innovation off teaching method will be carried out through networking of remote engineering laboratories established at partner HE institution. The established ...

... training and regional / international conferences. The RRPP is coordinated and operated by the Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe (IICEE) at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). The RRPP is aimed at fostering and promoting social science research in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). Social science research aids in the understanding of the specific needs for reform and in identifying the long-term implications of potential policy choices. Researchers receive support through research grants, methodological and thematic trainings, as well as opportunities for regional and international exchange and networking. RRPP http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en ...

... TECH and drives this excellence to multi-ethnic Western Balkan countries to contribute to their better governance and social cohesion, and further connect the region to the global economy Green-Tech-WB is an Erasmus Mundus action focused on partner countries in lot number 2: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro & Serbia. GREEN-TECH-WB mobility includes 153 grants (28 for Europeans and 125 for WB) around the triangle: cooperation in higher education, research and innovation and under the umbrella of the thematic field of green technologies. . Green-Tech-WB http://green-tech-wb.uvigo.es ...

... The subject of this study is status and working conditions of the young researchers in humanities and social sciences in Serbia, and in particular support mechanisms that are available to them. The key questions that the study answers are: what are basic socioeconomic characteristics of young researchers (family status, income, housing situation); what types of support are available to young researchers, to what extent are they used and what doctoral students ...

The aim of this study is to provide an overview of how PhD students perceive and evaluate different aspects of doctoral programs, as well as programs of informal education. The central part of the study is the analysis of a survey, which included 356 doctoral students in the field of social sciences and humanities. The research results show that there is a whole range of areas within doctoral programs which PhD students are dissatisfied. Firstly, internationalization is at a low level. ...

This policy brief focuses on institutional support and education for young researchers. It is based on survey results, which included 356 doctoral students in the field of social sciences and humanities. The main challenges that young researchers face are related to: material position; conditions for work; internationalization and flexibility of PhD programmes; research competences and applicability of knowledge gained during PhD studies. You can find the policy brief (in Serbian) here. A ...

... following priority areas: 1) Governance and decentralization 2) Migration 3) Social disparities and welfare state Papers to be presented should display valid research results and handle topics within the region in a comparative manner or deal with the processes of change in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia respectively. All interested candidates should submit a single PDF file containing a short Curriculum Vitae (max. 1 page), an abstract of the proposed conference paper (max. 300 words) and a short letter of motivation (max. 1 page) by 30 April ...

... Huljenic darko.huljenic@ericsson.com Montenegro: Ministry of Science Montenegro (Podgorica) Milena MiluNovic milena.milunovic@mna.gov.me Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro Montenegro (Podgorica) Zoran Veljovic veljovic@ac.me Serbia: Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts of Serbia Serbia (Belgrade) Zoran Markovic zoranm@turing.mi.sanu.ac.rs University of Belgrade Serbia (Belgrade) Ivanka Popovic ivanka@elab.tmf.bg.ac.rs Women’s Government Serbia (Belgrade) Svetlana Kisic Zajcenko svetlana.kisic@gmail.com Center for the Study of Bioethics, University of Belgrade Serbia (Belgrade) Vojin Rakic vojinrakic@hotmail.com Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development Serbia (Belgrade) Nikola Tanic nikola ...

... Institute, Free University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Frank Kupper f.kupper@vu.nl Poland Foundation for Polish Science Varsaw Adam Zielinski zielinski@fnp.org.pl Portugal Ciencia Vica - Agencia Nacional para a Cultura Cientifica e Tecnologica Lisbon Carlos Catalão calves@cienciaviva.pt Spain Irsi Caixa Barcelona Rosina Malagrida rmalagrida@irsicaixa.es Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Albania and Montenegro Center for Promotion of Science Belgrade Nemanja Đorđević nemanja.djordjevic@cpn.rs Sweden Vetenskap & Allmänhet Stockholm KarinLarsdotter karinl@v-a.se United Kingdom University College London London Melanie Smallman m.smallman@ucl.ac.uk http://www.rri-tools.eu/who-we-are

... and the rise of right-wing populism and Islamophobia in the EU, the migrant and refugee crisis between international, EU and member states’ asylum laws. Source: Belgrade Secutity Forum The event is co-organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence and the European Movement in Serbia on 12-14 October 2016, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia. The deadline for applications is 20 March 2016 ...

SATORI is a 45-month project, comprising 17 partners from 12 countries, including Center for the Promotion of Science from Republic of Serbia, the aim of which is to improve respect of ethics principles and laws in research and innovation, and to make sure that they are adequately adapted to the evolution of technologies and societal concerns. The partners will develop an ethics assessment framework based on thorough analysis, commonly accepted ethical principles ...

Registration: March, 20th, 2016 Abstract submission: March, 20th, 2016 2nd Announcement (March, 30th, 2016) will contain additional relevant information, including the program of the conference. Please find further information in attached Invitation and call for papers. The aim of the conference that will be organized at the end of year 3 of project AREA is to present the possibility to apply new state-of the art technologies in the field of agriculture and food sciences. The Conference ...

The main objective of the RTDI Programme evaluation Guidelines published by EVAL-INNO is to support the organisations in the South-East european countries, responsible for commissioning RTDI programme evaluation, in making the most important decisions and taking the necessary steps for managing viable, relevant and good quality RTDI programme evaluation. The Guidelines include: basic RTDI programme and evaluation types, main evaluation issues the ways to enforce the six most important ...

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