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Within the overall aim of ensuring that the relevant institutions of the Republic of Croatia achieve readiness for eventual EU membership and develop institutional capacity and practical experience with the management of investments similar to those co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Regional Competitiveness Operational Programme (RCOP) shall serve as a basis for using the EU pre-accession assistance for the purpose of achieving the strategic priority of promoting ...

This is due to the fact that we have some free places left and would also like to attract researchers from other countires from the region (the most participants will be coming from B&H and Macedonia), who might be good and interested but not included in the current networks we are aware of. Furthermore, we would like to increase participation in the Media, Gender and Economy workshops. http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/call-for-participation-of-young-scientistsresearchers-at-the-annual-rrpp-conference 26-27 June 2009, Ohrid (Macedonia) "Ideology, Democracy and Social Change ...

Further information is available in the attached guidelines for applicants. Source: Leonardo Piccinetti/Europe for Business. The Croatian Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) is seeking proposals for projects that will contribute to sustainable regional development and industry competitiveness of high value added sectors of the economy and knowledge based SMEs by supporting innovation commercialisation in the public R&D sector in Croatia, with financial assistance from the ...

In addition to Macedonia, whose citizens could travel to EU without visas starting on January 1, 2010, Serbia and Montenegro met most of the Criteria, while Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina fail to meet any of the criteria. Kosovo/UNMIK was not included by this evaluation process. The report was sent to EU member ...

This report on the activities of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretariat is submitted by the Secretary General of the RCC to the RCC Board in line with Article 10 of the Statute of the RCC. It covers the period between 1 March and 8 May 2009. In the period under consideration the RCC Secretariat continued with the active implementation of the RCC Strategic Work Programme 2008-2009, in particular contributing to the development of regional cooperation in SEE and cooperation with the ...

This report assesses progress in implementing FP7 and what remains to be done to fully reach its original objectives. The accompanying Commission Staff Working Document provides more details on the topics covered. Scientific research drives the production and exploitation of knowledge, it generates ideas and solutions that foster economic growth, competitiveness and employment and it helps address long-term challenges, such as climate change and population ageing The overarching objective of ...

On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Steering Platform Meeting in Liblice/Czech Republic on May 28, 2009. Please visit this page again if you are searching for a particular country report which is not available yet because ...

Below are the relevant documents (call, guidelines, and application form) for the different countries: Albania (pdf, 170kb) Bosnia and Herzegovina (pdf, 170kb) Kosovo (pdf, 170kb) FYR of Macedonia (pdf, 170kb) The guidelines specify all relevant requirements for the applicants to be taken into consideration prior to submitting a project idea: Guidelines (pdf, 150kb) Please use the following form for applications: Application Form Project Idea (doc, 430kb) Source: http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/calls, as accessed on ...

For further information, please have a look at the attached call text and project fiche. Contact: Chiara Casarella: casarella@cei-es.org, Tel: +39 040 7786 742 Information provided by Chiara Casarella. The Central European Initiative's Executive Secretariat offers ten post-doctoral fellowships in the context of the CEI Research Fellowship Programme – CERES, co-funded by the EC through its Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development – Marie Curie Actions. ...

The JRC Enlargement and Integration Action 2009 is focused on: * the two New Member States NMS (Bulgaria and Romania), * FP7 Associated Countries FP7 AC (Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), * EU Candidate Countries CC (Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Turkey), * Potential Candidate countries PCC (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro), as well as * at ad hoc basis on the European Neighbourhood Policy Partner Countries ENPPC. The E&IA 2009 is composed of two main related instruments: 1) Workshops and Training Course on Advanced Methods and Techniques for EU policies ...

... Since its establishment in 1965, the IZIIS put significant efforts in the disater risk reduction. The primary goal of all the activities undertaken has been protection of population and property, reduction of physical and economic damage and protection of socio-economic systems of Macedonia against effects of earthquakes but also against other natural disaster agents. All the activities are in the domain of mitigation, preparedness and readiness, providing a consistent legislation, higly professional and human resources and other professional capability and capacity for sustainable development. www.iziis.edu.mk

This deliverable includes the minutes of two of the five consultation sessions to be held within Task T2.4: - ICT on December 10, 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia and - Agro Food on January 15-16, 2009 in Podgorica, Montenegro. Ministry of Education and Science, Montenegro

... other activities. Grants will be given for one year and are extendable to two years based on an evaluation of the first year and a list of propositions for promotion activities for the second year. Target group o Public universities in the Western Balkans (i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia) Timing o Launching the call: 06/04/2009 o Deadline for submisson of application forms: 25/05/2009 Selection criteria • Creative and viable ideas for promotion activities • Evidence of a need for promotion activities • Regional diversity among grantees How to submit an application form ...

ICT-WEB-PROMS aims at increasing capacity of stakeholders in the Western Balkan countries (WBC) to fully participate in European ICT research and in the European Research Area. The project will reach this goal by creating and supporting strategic partnerships between stakeholders in the EU and the WBC while providing access to relevant knowledge. The summary information about relevant policy and projects in WBC provided in this Deliverable gives a clear focalisation of the project and defines ...

... BALWOIS Project organises every 2 years an international scientific conference in Ohrid (Republic of Macedonia). Until now, 4 conferences have been organized : in 2004, 2006 and 2008 with around 250 researchers and experts. The objectives of the conference in 2004 were: (i) at go deeper into the scientific questions related to the water cycle and balance in Bal- ken catchments linked the impacts of global ...

... different parts of the world to facilitate global dialogue. This Bologna Policy Forum will take place in the morning of 29 April 2009 at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) in the framework of the Bologna Ministerial Conference. Ministers responsible for higher education from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia will meet with their peers from the other Bologna Process countries to discuss the developments since the last ministerial meeting in 2007, and decide on future activities ...

"Why is this guide useful for you ? Accessing to European subsidies appears for most projects leaders as an underestimated and difficult task. Indeed, many organisations are missing financing opportunities that would help them developping their activities. Thanks to this guide, you get a first concrete approach of how subsidies work. Besides, it aims to explain you easily the various steps, rules and priorities that you will have to follow to obtain European subsidies and to optimize your ...

... slump in Central and Eastern Europe? (Jan Zielonka) Democratization and social inequalities (Laurence Whitehead) Attracting and retaining civil servants in the Western Balkans (Damir Ahmetović) Designing anticorruption institutions in Central and Eastern Europe (Daniel Smilov) Performance-based municipal budgeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Guy Dionne) Inter-municipal cooperation and decentralization in FYR Macedonia (Guinka Kapitanova) Governance reform in the eyes of practitioners (The Regional Centre for Public Administration Reform, Athens) The London School of Economics (LSE) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have published a new issue of their journal "Development and Transition. From theory to policy in Europe ...

... 2009. CEEPUS is the largest multilateral programme for academic exchange of students and teaching staff for the Central and Eastern Europe that has been successfully conducted in Croatia since 1993. The CEEPUS countries are the following: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Serbia ...

management & development consutancy; expertise on European funding mechanisms and proposal writing http://www.consulting-macedonia.com/about.htm

This publication looks at art & science – an autonomous field uniting art and science which are typically thought to belong to two different worlds. However, these two domains have strong historical links, and if analysed in their totality, date back to the very beginning of human creativity, fuelled by curiosity and ingenuity. Today more and more artists are drawing inspiration from science and using the latest technology and research in their art, while scientists and researchers ...

... recycling and recovery, high efficiency in the water process; Greening business and smart purchasing: application of EMAS, , integration o ecoinnovation in supply chains, green purchasing Eligibility criteria ►Legal person which is located in: • 27 EU Member States; • EFTA; • EEA; • Plus: Croatia, Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Israel, Serbia, further countries depending on bilateral agreements • Emphasis on SMEs. Award Criteria • Relevance of the action: policy framework, innovation and substantial environmental benefits; • Quality of the proposed actions: soundness and coherence of project from the technical and project management perspective; • Impact on target audience ...

... rsquo; established in different EU Member States or Associated countries. The entities must be independent of each other. Any legal entity established in an FP7 International Cooperation Partner Country (ICPC) may join the consortium and receive funding, once this eligibility criteria has been met. Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Crotia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are associated countries to FP7. Kosova is ICPC in FP7. Further information on the programme (e.g. links to programme website, Rules for Participation, Financial Guidelines, etc.): Detailed information on the call may be found from the following links: Official Call Website : http://cordis.europa ...

This document provides an overview on current scientific projects from various disciplines concerning South-Eastern Europe (in German language), GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften: Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte zu Südosteuropa. Bearbeitet von Anja Wilde, Leibnitz 2009. GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften http://www.sowiport.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF_Recherche_Spezial/Forschungsprojekte_zu_SOEuropa.pdf

Summary The main question addressed in this study is the performance of the labour markets in the Western Balkans. The aim is to find out whether they can deliver growth of employment and decline of unemployment in the medium run and whether they can withstand shortterm shocks due to changes in demand or supply. These questions are particularly pressing in view of the monetary policy based on fixed exchange rates which is followed by the majority of the countries in this region. In terms of the ...

The final report developed by the University Graz on its project "UnivSOE" covers "Institutions of Research and Tertiary Education in Central and South East Europe - Developments, Structures and Perspectives of these Institutions for their Integration into the European Higher Education and Research Area". The final report is published by Wolfgang MANTL / Joseph MARKO / Hedwig KOPETZ. Mantl, W., Marko, J., Kopetz, H.: Institutions of Research and Tertiary Education in Central ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This first FP7 Monitoring Report covers the year 2007 and is the first one based on a completely new approach: While in FP6 and previous Framework Programmes monitoring had been implemented through annual panels of independent experts which selected specific areas of FP implementation and performance to analyse and report on, the FP7 monitoring system is designed as an internal management tool, based on a coherent system of indicators. The present is thus intended to be a ...

... ideas among students interested in different science disciplines andto establish rich international and intercultural contacts and co-operation among young people, students and teachers.Petnica Science Center has large network of associates and associate organizations and successfully co-operates with: 70 scientific institutions ( Serbia) + over 100 (worldwide), 250 schools ( Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Macedonia…),and over 1,500 associates (worldwide).Programs of PSC have been funded so far by European Commission, Fund for Open Society, Serbian Ministry of Science, HESP Budapest, KulturKontakt Austria, Serbian Ministry of Education, Swiss Development Agency, The British Council, UNESCO, Telenor Foundation…Petnica International Science School is prepared for undergraduate ...

... Mechanical Engineering studies started in the autumn of 1959 at the Technical Faculty in Skopje, within which the Department of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering was created. Due to the increased social demand for mechanical engineers in Republic of Macedonia, in 1965 within the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, a separate Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was established with two divisions: Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The development of studies in Mechanical Engineering brought about the necessity of establishing a separate Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and it dates from 1977 existing ...

... countries in implementing reforms, the European Commission should work to ensure that visa benchmark requirements are implemented and promote mutual security, and do not impose unnecessary burdens. The EC should also agree during the Czech EU Presidency a clear timeline for visa liberalisation for each country - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. Enlargement serves the European Union's strategic interest in stability, security, and conflict prevention. It has helped to increase prosperity and growth opportunities, and to enhance the EU's weight in the world. In the light of recent challenges to stability to the east of the EU, the consistent ...

"The financial and economic crisis that came to light late in 2008 is the kind of extreme development that calls for one essential quality when seeking solutions: creativity. We need creativity to find the best answers. But creativity is not only useful in crisis situations, of course. Creativity and innovative capacity have crucial long-term benefits for the economy, society, enterprises as well as individuals. Innovation and creativity are fundamental pillars for sustainable economic and ...

... programme is open to partners from large industrial companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as research institutes and universities. Its 4th call in the frame of software-intense systems is now open. The following West Balkan Countries are eligible as members of the EUREKA network: Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. Submission Deadline: April 9, 2009 ...

... http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc78_en.htm. Source: Informaeuropa Newsletter as of March 3, 2009. As announced by the EU on February 12, 2009, the Lifelong Learning Programme 2009 is opening up for the participation of the Republic of Croatia and of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Lifelong Learning Programme is the European Commission's single umbrella for various educational and training initiatives with a significant total budget of nearly EUR 7 billion for 2007 to 2013. The budget earmarked for the two "newcomers" is estimated at EUR 643 115 for the Republic of Croatia ...

Proposals are invited from economists and other social scientists. For the competition, the following priority area of research has been identified: Inequality and Public Policy For a more detailed description of the research area, please download the wiiw GDN-SEE project proposal at: http://www.wiiw.ac.at/balkan/files/wiiw_gdn_see_proposal_2009.pdf For further information, please have a look at the attachment. If you have any questions, please contact: research.competition@wiiw.ac.at ...

Trainings on state of the art methodologies, practical techniques and theories in Food Consumer Sciences will be organized targeting a wide range of organizations from the public and private sectors, NGOs and consumer associations. National meetings in each of the Western Balkan Countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia) with stakeholders active in Food Consumption related fields will take place twice a year. Four market and consumer studies (on products with positive nutritional properties – fruits and health food – and sustainability (organic and traditional food products) will measure the drivers and determinants of this products ...

Executive summary The main task of this research was to identify the barriers which inhibit researchers from the Western Balkan countries and Turkey (WBC&T) from international R&D cooperation in order to provide policy makers with the analytical backgrounds to create policy measures for facilitating research cooperation. This is the first study focused on identification of the factors which hamper the cooperation of WBC&T in the two types of collaborative projects: /1/ European ...

... be rapid adopters of new ideas and technologies. In addition, some of these small jurisdictions have carved out and maintain a niche in the global economy. How does this happen? What can Fulbrighters and leaders in other countries, businesses and organizations learn from your experiences? The program in FYR of Macedonia will be a place to learn, to share, to engage and to enjoy: four days of fun and education in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia, on March 24-27, 2009. For further information and registration: [http://www.fulbrightacademy.org/page/123570/] Registration is $400/person, with discounts for Fulbright scholars and participants ...

The agreements are related to transition and institutional capacity building assistance programme, cross-border cooperation between FYR of Macedonia and Greece, and financing Macedonian participation in ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) Transnational Programme on Territorial Cooperation "Southeastern Europe". Furthermore, the programme for cross-border cooperation (CBC) between FYR of Macedonia and Greece will eliminate the obstacles to economic and social development of border areas by promotion of sustainable ...

... 2010. Robert Bosch Fellows will be members of the international and multidisciplinary scholarly community at the IWM. They are invited to present and discuss their project in lectures or seminars. 2) Eligibility The IWM is accepting applications from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo/UN Resolution, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia. Applications are accepted from researchers who ■ are citizens or permanently reside in one of the abovementioned countries, ■ or are affiliated to a university or research institution in the region, ■ or (independent of the applicant’s country of origin) who pursue research on South-Eastern Europe Visiting ...

The University American College Skopje (UACS) was established in 2005 as one of the few independent universities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The University’s Mission institutional mission is...• To provide excellence in higher education and in all areas of its activity by combining the best of European and American educational standards and practices and by including European and American contents in all its curricula.• To develop as a research and applied ...

Please find below the presentations held and the agenda. The 6th Steering Platform Meeting took place in Liblice, CZ. Co-Chairs: Albania Czech Republic European Commission Libelice

The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) was briefly presented with a special focus on components III (regional development, targeting investment in the transport sector, the environment and economic development) and IV (human resources, targeting operations to strengthen human capital and the fight against exclusion) being accessible only for the countries having candidate status. It was underlined that the Commission’s experience with Candidate Countries shows so far that IPA, ...

... for applications for a "Foresight Training Seminar for participants from SEE South East Europe". The target group for the training seminar & conference participation grants are people interested in launching, carrying out or using Foresight activities in SEE countries (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia, UNMIK/Kosovo ...

... institution from Austria. Eligible participants are universities, non-university research institutions and tertiary education organisations. Only public higher education institutions are eligible from Kosovo/UNMIK. The consortium composition must include one partner from Austria, one partner from Kosovo/UNMIK and at least one partner from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Further information: http://www.aei-austria-kosovo.com, http://aso.zsi.at/ausschreibung/3074.html?_lang=en. Contact persons: Johanna Scheck (scheck@zsi.at); Prof. Dr. Johann Günther (johann.guenther@aon.at) Source: ASO Newsletter, February 8, 2009. The Austrian Science and ...

... of Slovenia (www.m3c.si/dat/M3C/) Ljubljana Digital Media Lab (www.ljudmila.org) Multimedia Institute in Zagreb, Croatia (www.mi2.hr) The Sarajevo Center for Contemporary Art (www.scca.ba) New Media Center_kuda.org in Novi Sad (www.kuda.org) The Visual and Cultural Research Centre in Skopje, FYRO Macedonia KONTEJNER / bureau of contemporary art praxis in Zagreb, Croatia (www.kontejner.org) Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art in Tirana, Albania Source: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/potocnik/dossier/support_files/art_science.pdf [12.02.2009] The publication Art & Science: creative Fusion aims to explain the theory behind the art-science interface ...

... briefly. A very important fact that can be drawn from this research is that only three, out of seventeen countries said that they have bilateral agreements with WBC regarding the admission of students: Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovenia. Bulgaria has bilateral agreements on admission procedures with WBC, namely Albania, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. These agreements imply a prearranged exchange of students between universities and other higher education institutions. Further, unique policies and procedures for minorities abroad enables student with Bulgarian nationality living abroad an easier access to Bulgarian educational system. Hungary has several bilateral agreements with Serbia and Montenegro, FYR of ...

This European Commission staff working paper on the Western Balkans (MD 23/09 plus Addendum) is an update of the Annex to the March 2008 Commission Communication on the WBs. It outlines EU activities of regional relevance to the Western Balkan countries and corresponding regional activities related to the European agenda of the Western Balkans. It is an update of the Annex to the March 2008 Commission Communication on the Western Balkans. It covers the activities of the year 2008 and also lists ...

... the best proposals for new COST Actions. Experts from Near Neighbouring countries are entitled to participate in the Open Call, however the submission of proposals for new Actions is limited to experts from COST member countries only (the following West Balkan Countries are members of COST: Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia ...

The results of the recently published 'Science, Technology and Competitiveness key figures report 2008/2009' indicate substantial improvements in certain areas but show that R&D intensity in the EU27 is stagnating. Public and private investment in R&D and innovation are considered to be essential for helping economies to stabilise and get out of crisis periods. Yet the intensity of research investment (the amount invested in R&D compared to GDP) has not increased in recent years, ...

... in Belgrade in May 2009 and in Istanbul in September 2009 The organisers intend to cover the costs for registration and for accommodation (half board for the days of the training seminar and the conference) for about 25 - 30 participants from Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia and Kosovo/UNMIK for the participation at the foresight conference and at the training seminar. A limited number of grants for travel costs will be available upon request depending on availability of funds. If you would like to participate at BF 2009 SEE Foresight training seminar you are kindly requested ...

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