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... is typical of qualitative case studies and ethnographic research; the logic of "coding" and categorising recurrent in textual analysis (for example media content analysis); and finally the hermeneutic logic of identifying "constructions of meaning", typical of discourse-analytical and narrative approaches. In total, 17 researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Montenegro have participated in this training, out of which 43% were female and 53% were PhD candidates or PhD holders. Participants used this training as an opportunity for networking and exchanging of ideas and experiences. Source: RRPP The colloquium, which was held from February 15-16, 2013 in Sarajevo, was ...

... Conference website: http://icrae2013.unishk.edu.al For more information, please contact the coordinator: Dr. Jozef Bushati E mail: CoordinatorICRAE2013@gmail.com Address: University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi”. Sheshi “2 Prilli”. Shkodër, Albania - Zip code 4001 A second call for papers was issued recently by the International Conference " RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - CHALLENGES TOWARD THE FUTURE " (ICRAE 2013) organized by the Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi” in Shkodër, on the 24 – 25 May 2013, in partnership with many public/ non ...

... Throughout December 2012-January 2013, the LCU office in Albania has been meeting regularly with the working group members to discuss the Policy Dialogue Initiative in Albania. The working group consists of five members whose meetings served to identify the issues raised in previously organised activities by the RRPP in Albania. The workshop discussions provide necessary input in the writing ...

... or economic sciences, cultural studies - and who have some general insight and interest in South-Eastern Europe. Tuition fees are waived for Austrian/EU students. Tuition costs approximately €745 per semester for citizens of other states but can usually be fully refunded upon successful completion of each semester for citizens of Albania, Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. For enquiries about the admission procedure, tuition fees and refund process at the University of Graz please contact Alexandra Fauland alexandra.fauland@uni-graz.at at the Office for International Relations. Please note that the University of Graz does not ...

The 2013 Free Market Road Show® will bring together leading business people, outstanding scholars and students, opinion leaders, policy experts, elected officials, diplomats and other interested parties from across Europe to discuss these questions. Panel discussions at each conference stop along the Road Show will consider the current Euro-zone crisis, explore what kind of Europe people want, examine the ‘conundrum’ in which the European Union finds itself in and discuss ways to turn the ...

... politicians about their priorities vis-à-vis the country’s aspirations to EU integration and he stressed to his partners that candidate status for Albania is within reach. It is up to Albanian politicians to make this a reality. Commissioner Füle reiterated that the Commission is determined to further strengthen Albania’s integration process towards the European Union. "Albania's entire process of EU-related reforms needs to be sustainable, inclusive and consensus-driven – for the benefit of ...

... Jozef Bushati, Conference Coordinator The International Conference "Research and Education - Challenges Toward the future" (ICRAE 2013) organized by the Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi” will be held in Shkodër, on the 24 – 25 May 2013 in partnership with many public/ non public universities from Albania, the region, Europe and the USA. 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 sciences, Philology, Research, Social Sciences and Sports & Recreation ...

... on October 14-18, 2012. The research was presented to different institutions, including the European Parliament’s Board for Western Balkans, European External Action Service (EEAS) and European Policy Centre. However, presentation with the greatest attention was given in DG Enlargement, with the presence of Pierre Mirel – Director of Unit for Albania, BiH, Serbia and Kosovo*, Myriam Ferran – Director of Unit for Serbia and Tristan Le Berigot – Advisor for Serbia. Recommendations and arguments from the research were accepted in a positive way by all counterparts in Brussels, and the topic proved to be very interesting not only for Serbia, but also other ...

... of The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi (IF) Correspondence: 2011jiese@gmail.com, mjedisi_shendeti@yahoo.it, mankollih@ubt.edu.a More information about the conference is available here. Source: email by Prof. Dr. Hysen MANKOLLI The conference will be held on May 31, 2013 - June, 5 2013 in Tirana, Albania. It will provide a high level academic exchange platform to discuss about ecosystems and environment. The conference has invited a number of leading experts and famous researchers to give keynote speeches. The goal of the ICE2013 is to bring together researchers and scientists with interests in quality of ecosystems ...

With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty the protection of minorities became an explicit founding value of the European Union. In its external relations the EU has with the membership perspective and increased integration in the common market strong instruments at her disposal to promote and foster the protection of human and minority rights in the Western Balkan states. The question, however, arises to which extent the EU made and makes use of this leverage in its enlargement policy. ...

In 1993 the European Union took the decision to open its borders to the new democracies of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. Eight of them joined in 2004 and two more in 2007. However, the most ambitious European project ever has yet to be concluded. This book examines the state of play anno 2012. What have we learned from earlier accessions and how does this affect the perspectives of the remaining (potential) candidate countries? What explaines the much stricter conditionality of ...

After mapping the economic situation and the competitiveness of the countries in European neighbourhood, the paper proceeds to an analysis of the selected aspects of these countries’ competitiveness The economic impacts of existing agreements between EU Member States and neighbouring countries. A simulation of various scenarios covering free trade in goods between the EU and some of its neighbours is attempted. Where possible, the effects of bilateral agreements on the growth and productivity ...

... Providing think tanks from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia with training and networking opportunities, the TRAIN programme seeks to foster a fruitful policy dialogue between think tanks and political actors in the Western Balkans. During a series of seminars, participants will receive training on the conduct and efficient communication of ...

... partner institutions: Ghent University - consortium co-ordinating institution (Belgium) Lund University (Sweden) Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria) University of Heidelberg (Germany) University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France) University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy) University of Zagreb (Croatia) Western Balkan partner institutions: Fan S. Noli University Korce (Albania) South East European University Tetovo (FYRO)Macedonia Ss. Cyril and Methodius Skopje (FYRO)Macedonia University Luigj Gurakuqi of Shkodra (Albania) University of Belgrade (Serbia) University of Kragujevac (Serbia) University of Montenegro (Montenegro) University of Niš (Serbia) University of Novi Sad (Serbia) University of Prishtina (Kosovo) University of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) University ...

... The Fan Noli University is a university based in Korçë, Albania. It is composed of the following schools: Agricultural school (started in 1971) Teaching school (1992) Business school (1992) Nursing school (1994) Tourism school (based in Pogradec and started in 2009) The university was created as the Higher Institute of Agriculture of Korçë which had started in 1971. On January 7 ...

... The University of Shkodra, "Luigj Gurakuqi" today, with an uttermost physiognomy, is not only to show its values and to be presented as one of the most important institutions in high public education in Albania but also to show its motivation and engagement in applying its obligations as a high educational institution and to best serve to its students and other interested persons. The University of Shkodra, "Luigj Gurakuqi" offers wonderful possibilities in attending higher studies at university based on the roots and tradition of ...

The presentation included information about: available grants application procedure study and research plan selection procedure. The deadline for application is February 1, 2013 and all mobilities should start before December 31, 2013 (except for staff). From December 3-7, 2012 the Erasmus Mundus Project Basileus IV was presented in Albania and Kosovo*. www.basileus.ugent.be

... all population groups in the region. Participated countries in SEE Digi.TV project are: ERDF countries: Slovenia - Italy - Austria - Hungary IPA countries: Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Serbia - Montenegro - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Albania Broadcasting services and ICT technologies importantly contribute to the development of the society thus the aim of SEE Digi.TV project is to speed-up digitalization of the broadcasting services, and to contribute to a wider use of ICT broadband services. As different stakeholders, especially broadcasters and industry will be ...

... The objective of the conference was to contribute to integration of statistical systems of the countries of the Western Balkans into a joint European statistical system through development, processing and distribution of statistics in the area of education on the basis of single standards and harmonised methodology. The delegations of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey and Serbia participated actively as did the representatives of Eurostat, Centre for Research in Education and Innovation (CERI/OECD), European Training Forum (ETF), National Educational Council of Finland, International Network of Educational Policy Centres, KulturContacta, UNICEF, Centre for Educational Policy and Belgrade ...

... Harvard/APA style. Relevant Dates 31 March, 2013 Deadline for proposals (extended abstract) 31 May, 2013 Reviews and notification of acceptance 15 September, 2013 Final version of accepted manuscript due to be submitted 31 October, 2013 Conference schedule and room assignments announced 5 – 7 December, 2013 Conference held in Tirana, Albania Please submit your abstract in all the three following email addresses: Konferenca2013@yahoo.com Konferenca2013@hotmail.com Konferenca2013@gmail.com All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the Board of Scientific Advisors, comprised of leading scholars from well-established research institutions – accepted papers for presentation will be published in the proceedings. This ...

Views from any discipline within the social sciences and humanities are accepted (interdisciplinary studies are especially encouraged). Language: English Deadline for abstracts: Please send a one page (or less) abstract of the proposal chapter by January 31, 2013. Please include (Times New Roman 12, 1.5 spacing, medium margins): - The name of the proposed chapter - The abstract - Key words - A short biography of the author (several sentences only) Send the proposal page to the address ...

... The event recorded a massive interest resulting in participation of 114 young people from FYR Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo*, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Ukraine, who formed 49 teams and presented their apps at the grand finale on the last day of the event. The Overall Winner at the event was the team of iDERMA (Croatia) who won S4S Fellowship, participation at Mobile Monday Budapest ...

This report also provides in-depth statistics about the composition of project consortia: 74.5% of all the grant agreements involve at least one SME and 11.1% of all the projects have an SME as its coordinator. The average EU contribution going to SMEs participating in thematic research projects so far has been about €275000 per project. When looking at FP7 in its entirety – including Research for the Benefit of SMEs and the Marie- Curie Actions – the conclusion is that of the about 91000 ...

At the end of October 2012 we have published the 100th issue of the e-newsletter of the Western Balkan countries INCO-NET. This was also a good opportunity to look back and think about developments achieved so far in the region in the fields of S&T and Innovation. Thus, we have issued a call in ...

... panels: 1) Gender Politics and Discourses 2) Media, Political and Social Discourses 3) New Social Disparities/Social and Economic Change 4) States, Networks and Informality 5) Migration, Diasporas and Remittances Papers to be presented can handle topics within the region in general or deal with the processes of change in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. 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 19 January 2013 at the ...

The government developed the ‘Higher Education for All’ policy, as part of the Programme of the Government 2008-2012. The goal is for 25% of the population to receive higher education by 2012. To achieve this strategic goal and enable a larger group of students to enrol at universities, in 2008 the government opened a new university in Shtip, as well as new faculties in bigger cities with decreased or no tuition fees4. Source: EURAXESS The 2012 Researchers Report prepared by Deloitte ...

The Report establishes the baseline for annual updates and for monitoring the European Research Area (ERA). It is based on qualitative and quantitative data. It also provides the basis for further analysis on the observed correlation between a lower degree of openness in terms of some of the indicators for the research profession used in this report and low performance on the Innovation Union Scoreboard2, and for identifying clusters of low-performing countries. The qualitative data comes ...

Starting from the six ERA dimensions described in the ERA Green Paper, the report then looks where we are today, and which direction the future is taking, given the policy context of Europe 2020. Involvement of stakeholders in further building the ERA is looked at by analysing their involvement in a number of existing ERA instruments, using a taxonomy of stakeholder roles and functions. The report has been written as part of the FP7 project Forward Visions on the European Research Area (VERA). ...

This report constitutes a formal deliverable, namely D6.1 “Outline of ERA elements and stakeholders”, of Work Package 6 “Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Strategy” of the VERA Project (Forward Visions on the European Research Area). The main objectives of this project are both to provide relevant strategic knowledge for the governance and priority-setting of the research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI) system in Europe, and to set up a strategic conversation across the ...

In the context of an economic downturn and the growing flexibilisation of the economy, qualification pro-cesses are also influenced by demographic pressures, including migration and the problem of the social inclusiveness of the deprivileged population which increasingly embraces young people. In this context, European policy developments in the area of VET in Europe1 address the following four main categories: 1. Curricular developments. 2. Stakeholders’ positioning and functions. 3. ...

Background At the end of October 2012 we have published the 100th issue of the e-newsletter of the Western Balkan countries INCO-NET. This was also a good opportunity to look back and think about developments achieved so far in the region in the fields of S&T and Innovation. Thus, we have issued ...

... The Partners for Acquis Compliance and Energy Efficiency (PACE) project aims at facilitating the EU integration process of business communities in the six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). PACE offers companies a unique opportunity to benefit from a so-called EU acquis audit, analysing their compliance with EU legislation in selected areas. Western Balkan enterprises can also undergo an energy efficiency pre-check, carried out by their ...

Every 6 months, high level political dialogue meetings are organised linking the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the Western Balkan countries. The meetings are co-chaired by the European Commission, the EU Council presidency country (currently Cyprus) and a country from the region (for this meeting: Serbia). Please find the presentations attached below. Please see also the link to the progress reports and conclusions of the Steering Platform Meeting. The 13th Steering Platform on ...

University and government economists, business experts and researchers are invited to submit abstracts. Potential papers should address any of the following, or related topics: Theory of economic integration Trade liberalization and regional cooperation Challenges of the EU enlargement EU enlargements in business perspective Integration policies: case studies Changing global competitive environment – theory and practices Legal environment of the EU Western Balkans; trade, cooperation and EU ...

The Strategy will identify priorities, recommend policy and institutional reforms and be accompanied by an action plan detailing initiatives to be implemented at the supra-national level. It is expected to be presented in 2013 and serve as a framework for a collective effort to promote the Western Balkans’ most urgent priority: increasing innovation, growth and prosperity. Expected results Larger number of scientific publications in high impact journals. Enhance collaboration between ...

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... the countries of Croatia, Republic of Montenegro, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska as well as the Deputy Minister from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and the State Secretary from the Republic of Serbia took the floor. Senior Ministerial advisors and high level dignitaries representing Albania, Romania and Bulgaria as well as the Ambassadors from Greece and Turkey also spoke. Representatives from other European countries such as Austria, Italy and Switzerland as well as European and international organizations, such as the European Commission, participated in this event. The Ministerial Round Table was financially supported by the ...

... related sub-disciplines Business including all related sub-disciplines Venue: Faculty of Economics-Prilep, Republic of Macedonia Official language: English Eligible participants: Doctoral students The awarded three papers can be published in the UKLO Journal “Horizonti”. Scientific board Massimo Bianchi (UNIBO), Italy Joaquim Verges (UAB), Spain Stephane Ngo-Mai (UNICE), France Donika Kercini (AUT), Albania Fatmir Memaj (UT), Albania Avdulla Hoti (Dardania), Kosovo Nada Sekulovska (UKIM), Macedonia Miroljub Shukarov (SEEU), Macedonia Marika Basheska-Gjorgieska (UKLO), Macedonia Organizing committee Marika Basheska-Gjorgieska (UKLO), Macedonia Dimitar Nikoloski (UKLO), Macedonia Marjan Angeleski (UKLO), Macedonia Olivera Kostoska (UKLO), Macedonia Tanja Micalevska (UKLO) Macedonia Registration fee: 30 EUR Contact e-mail: conference2013@eccfp.edu.mk Important dates ...

... Contact: Erjon Curraj, PhD Candidate Research Fellow– Information and Communication Technology and Social Innovation UET Centre for Development and Research Email: erjon.curraj@uet.edu.al ; ecurraj@uetcentre.org "The project Handmade Albania by a team of young technology-savvy people committed to social innovation and entrepreneurship is awarded First Prize in the Albanian National Business Plan Competition - OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe, METE, AIDA, with the support of the European Union. “In a world of sameness people are looking for unique ...

... and proposing remedies. Outcomes and recommendations of risk analysis are being used as well for daily coordination of joint operations. http://www.frontex.europa.eu Western Balkans Annual Risk Analysis (WB-ARA) 2012 has been prepared by the Frontex Risk Analysis Unit (RAU) in cooperation with the competent border-control authorities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The joint analytical activity is an integral part of the Frontex-led Western Balkan Risk Analysis Network (WB-RAN) in which all the mentioned Western Balkan countries actively participate ...

... Research and Teaching”, offered some concluding remarks at the conference. UP professors, professors from the region and other European countries, representatives of the FP7 and Tempus programmes, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo* (MEST) and the Ministry of Education and Sciences of Albania (MASH) discussed the main challenges in the university and research sectors regarding transitional societies (such as Kosovo*), with the addition of future opportunities for cooperation in research and education. Source: RRPP NEWSLETTER November 2012 Within its policy dialogue activities on October 5, 2012, the Regional Research Promotion Programme Local Coordination ...

... Xhindi , PhD Jean Monnet Chair – European University of Tirana (UET) Deputy Rector for Partnership, Research and Business Development - UET Director , UET Centre for Development and Research Email: nevila.xhindi@uet.edu.al " I am proud and honored to be the first professor to hold the title Jean Monnet Chair in Albania and thus promote teaching and research in EU and regional development. This is particularly relevant given the aspiration of Albania to join the European Union and in lieu of the rapid transformations of our contemporary knowledge-driven society which requires the spheres of academia, government and private sector to worktowards regional ...

These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Platform Meeting taking place in Belgrade on December 6, 2012. On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. The previous reports can be accessed at http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/10054, ...

... the best practices can help transition countries to face the effects of the global risk? will be held in Peja, Kosovo* on May, 30th 2013. The conference is organized by Public University "Haxhi Zeka" (Kosovo*) in Cooperation with State University of Zenica (Bosnia & Herzegovina), European University of Tirana (Albania) & European University College Dukagjini (Kosovo*). Language: English Cost fee: 50€ (per participant) Submission Authors are invited to submit electronically to: peja-conference@uni-pr.edu Deadlines - Abstract submission is December 20-th, 2012and abstract confirmation of acceptance is January 31, 2013 - ...

This Deliverable follows-up on Deliverables D2.10 and D2.12 (including update) reporting on the thematic priorities defined in the first and second phases of the identification and consultation process from 2008 – 2011 (ICT, AgroFood, Health, Transport, Environment, Transport II and Social Sciences and Humanities). It gives the regional research priorities in the field of Energy for the Western Balkan countries. Thus, D2.43 provides the results of the consultation process in the field of ...

The topics presented in the report are important because many of the drivers of and the challenges to the recovery of industrial demand and employment are to be found outside Europe. The new industrial markets outside the EU are key to European competitiveness, particularly in the context of the recovery. More importantly, however, they are crucial for European industrial competitiveness in the long term. This is because the emerging industrialised economies are increasingly competing with ...

... of national workshops in Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine in partnership with local universities, with the aim of increasing awareness of the importance of institutional autonomy for the modernisation of universities’ management structures. The second project, entitled ‘Empowering Universities to fulfil their responsibility for Quality Assurance’ (EUREQUA), will support universities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo* in improving their internal quality assurance (QA) processes and in linking them into a comprehensive, all-encompassing system that leads to the enhancement of quality and the creation of a quality culture. The project will focus on extensive capacity building for universities in quality assurance, through ...

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