WBC INCO NET - Brochure
Science and developmentUniversity of Banja LukaDear readers,
please find below the first edition of 2013 of the newsletter of the Western Balkan countries INCO-NET (project on Coordination of Research Policies with the Western Balkan Countries). As usual it provides numerous event announcements, calls for papers, applications, experts etc.
With this newsletter, we would like to draw your attention on the upcoming financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union: the Horizon 2020 EU programme.
It is a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness running from 2014 to 2020 with an approximate €70 billion budget.
Visit our website for a general presentation of this programme, within the glossary section, as well as for accessing other related useful tools. Hereinafter, please find the most recently added information items with this regard:
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Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges
Horizon 2020 contributes directly to tackling the major societal challenges ident.. -
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Specific Programme Implementing Horizon 2020
The set of proposals for "Horizon 2020", drawn up fully in line with the Commissi...
We hope you will appreciate reading our newsletter and always welcome your inputs as well!
The design of the WBC-INCO.NET portal allows you to directly disseminate your news, call or event announcements, documents etc. via our newsletter and our website. All you need to do in order to submit your content is tosign up for an account!
Please do not hesitate to contact us at office@wbc-inco.net in case of any questions or comments concerning our different e-Services or the WBC-INCO.NET project in general.
Elke Dall, Ines Marinkovic, Desiree Pecarz and theWBC-INCO.NET Team
Some Recently Added News Articles
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European Research Area (ERA) Survey 2012
Research organisations and research funders are crucial for the daily implementat... -
EUREKA, the European network for innovation is calling for projects to fund
On Friday January 11, 2013 EUREKA launched a new call for technological innovatio... -
European funding programme Eurostars boosts employment in Europe
Eurostars is today the only European fund to be specifically dedicated to small a... -
New ranking targets 500 universities
Five hundred universities from across Europe and the world are expected to take p... -
Renewed EU support for reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
EC press release: Brussels, 21 December 2012 - The EU will invest €84,8 mill... -
Final EU pre-accession funding for Croatia approved
The European Commission has approved the last pre-accession and transition assist... -
EU assistance to boost Montenegro's reforms in accession process
EC press release, 18 December 2012 – The EU has earmarked EUR 21.3 million to sup... -
Renewed EU funding to support on-going reforms in Serbia
EC press release: Brussels, 21 December 2012 -The European Commission announ...
[WBC-INCO.NET and Partners` Related Event Announcements]
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WBC-INCO.NET Training Workshop on Smart Specialisation for South East European countries
In the frame of its capacity building activities, the project WBC-INCO-NET organi... - FORSEE Regional ICT Open Consultation event
Following the completion of the 8 national ICT Open Consulation events, the FORSEE project ...
[Event Reviews]
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Tempus Project Representatives Meeting, November 26-27, 2012, Brussels
This meeting gathered representatives of the projects selected under the fifth Ca... -
Mobile AppCamp successfully held in Skopje
End of November 2012 the Mobile AppCamp in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia brought toget.. -
Regional Cooperation in Educational Statistics
A workshop titled Regional Cooperation in the Field of Education Statistics was h... -
European Science Foundation Member Organization Forum on Evaluation of Publicly Funded Research
The ESF Member Organisation Forum on Evaluation of Funding Schemes and Research P... -
Policy Debate "Networking and Mobility in Social Sciences: Where Are We on the Research Map?"
On December 20th 2012 a discussion on the topic "Networking and Mobility in Social Sciences...
[Call for Experts, Papers or Contributions for Events]
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Independent Experts for the Safer Internet Programme
Call for Experts - Deadline: September 30, 2013
A Call for Independent Experts for Safer Internet Programme 2009-2013 is now open. ... -
Experts in Eco-Innovation, Intelligent Energy and Marco Polo Programmes
Call for Experts - Deadline: September 30, 2013
The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) invites applicatio... -
International conference "Good governance in developing countries”
Call for contributions - Deadline: March 31, 2013
The conference which will be held in Tirana, Albania on December 5-7, 2013 seeks ... -
Transitional Governance: Western Balkans and EU Integration
Call for papers - Deadline: January 31, 2013
The Center for Good Governance Studies, Belgrade, Serbia in cooperation with the ... -
8th annual international academic conference on European integration: Out of the Crisis: EU Economic and Social Policies Reconsidered
Call for papers - Deadline: January 22, 2013
The University American College Skopje is proud to initiate the 8th annual ... -
Regional Research Promotion Programme Annual Conference 2013 "Social, Political and Economic Change in the Western Balkans
Call for papers - Deadline: January 19, 2013
Interested young researchers and scientists are invited to apply to participate at the RRPP Annual Conference...
Check theNews section on our website for other recently added information.
Some Selected Calls
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FP7 Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (2 Cut-off Dates)
Deadline: September 18, 2013
The objective of the Marie Curie CIG is to reinforce the European Research Area (... -
CIP ICT Policy Support Programme - last call
Deadline: May 14, 2013
The ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) aims at stimulating innovation and competi... -
CIP Intelligent Energy Europe Call - FYROM and Croatia are eligible to apply
Deadline: May 8, 2013
The objective of the Intelligent Energy - Europe II Programme ("IEE II”) is to co... -
FP7 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Call 11
Deadline: April 16, 2013
The objective of ICT research under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is... -
EUROSTARS
Deadline: April 4, 2013
Eurostars Programme is a European Joint Programme dedicated to the R&D perfor... -
FP7 Environment 2013 - Water Innovation & Demonstration Projects Call
Deadline: April 4, 2013
The main objective of research for the environment under FP7 is to promote the su... -
Life Long Learning Programme 2013 Call for Proposals (Several deadlines for different calls)
Deadline: March 28, 2013
The programme funds a range of actions including exchanges, study visits and netw... -
FP7 ICT Future Emerging Technologies Call (FET Open)
Deadline: March 12, 2013
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) fosters exploratory research to open up ne... -
FP7 ERA-NET Call 2013
Deadline: February 28, 2013
The objective of the ERA-NET scheme is to develop and strengthen the coordination... -
Think and Link - Regional Policy Programme
Deadline: February 20, 2013
The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) launches a call for applications within its ...
More recently added open calls as well as calls with approaching deadlines are available within theCalls section on our website.
Some Upcoming or Featured Events
[EU integration and assistance]
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Info Session "New EU Programs and Funds 2013"
January 19, 2013 in Serbia
If you are interested to discover how EU funding programmes work and what are the... -
2nd Danube Financing Dialogue
January 24-25, 2013 in Serbia
The 2nd Danube Financing Dialogue will take place on 24th and 25th January 2013 i... -
Western Balkans and EU-Integration: Perspectives for FYR of Macedonia
January 24, 2013 in Austria
The Karl-Renner-Institut, the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe ... -
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) Conference 2013: Preparation on the New Planning Period 2014-2020
January 25, 2013 in Belgium
The European Commission organizes IPA Conference 2013 "Preparation for the new pl... -
The Balkans Dialogue: Conflict Resolution and EU Accession Politics in the Balkans and Turkey
February 8-9, 2013 in Hungary
Conference topics Political, economic and legal aspects in ethnic and nationa... -
22 Years of International Development Assistance to Southeast Europe (1991-2013): Lessons for Donors and Recipients
February 22-23, 2013 in Greece
Academics and practictioners from aid organizations, NGos from the region and the... -
EU Science: Global Challenges, Global Collaboration
March 4-8, 2013 in Belgium
The European Parliament will host a five-day conference on "EU Science: Global Ch...
[Trainings and workshops]
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European project proposal development training (EPP)
January 27, 2013 in Serbia
If you would like to learn how to prepare a successful project proposal for EU pr... -
Optimizing Income Generation in Higher Education and Research Institutions
January 31, 2013 - February 1, 2013 in Germany
The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law organises this practical semi... -
FP7-Winter Academy 2013
February 5-8, 2013 in Hungary
This 4-day training course is built 100% on project experience and real-life... -
Second Data without BoundariesTraining Course: Working with data from official statistics in Europe – particularly the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)
February 13-15, 2013 in Romania
Data without Boundaries organizes in cooperation with Eurostat a series of three ... -
FP7-Master-Class for Coordinators
February 21-22, 2013 in Belgium
This 2-day training course is built 100% on project experience and real-life exam... -
Crash Course on FP7–Financial Reporting and Audits
March 8, 2013 in Hungary
This training course is built 100% on project experience and real-life examp... -
The "Fit for Health "Project is organising an international workshop on "Exploitation of FP7 R&D Results"
March 18, 2013 in Austria
The "Fit for Health” Project is organising an international workshop on "Exploita... -
FP7-Master of Finance and Administration
March 28-29, 2013 in Belgium
This 2-day training course is built 100% on project experience and real-life exam... -
FP7-Project Management and Financial Reporting
April 18-19, 2013 in Spain
This 2-day training course will introduce the first crucial steps for getting an ...
[Conferences in the SEE Region]
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1st International doctoral student conference contemporary research issues in economics, management and business
May 18, 2013 in FYR of Macedonia
The young researchers in the fields of economics, management and business are per... -
9th International Network for SMEs (INSME) Annual Meeting 2013: The Governance of Innovation Building an Innovative Eco-System for SMEs
May 21-24, 2013 in Turkey
The International Network for SMEs (INSME) aims at promoting the internationaliza... -
9th SEE Congress & Exhibition on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EE & RE)
May 29-31, 2013 in Bulgaria
Leading companies will showcase innovative systems for bio-, wind- and hydro ener... -
Third Regional Conference with International Participation, Kosovo*
May 30, 2013 in Kosovo*
Public University "Haxhi Zeka" (Kosovo*) in Cooperation with State Universi... -
7th International Working Conference ‘’Total Quality Management – Advanced and Intelligent Approaches
June 4-7, 2013 in Serbia
The University of Belgrade, Mechanical Engineering Faculty will host the 7th Inte... -
8th Research/Expert Conference with International Participation "Quality 2013"
June 6-8, 2013 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organizing Committee would like to invite all potential authors and participants ... -
6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development (ICEIRD 2013)
June 20-21, 2013 in Turkey
INVITATION: CALL FOR PAPERS 6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship...
[Other EU or international events]
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The 2013 Stakeholders Conference - Bioeconomy Days: "Bioeconomy in the EU: achievements and directions for the future"
February, 14-15, 2013 in Ireland
To support the development of the Bioeconomy in Europe, specific research activities ... -
ICIE - International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2013, Jordan
March 4-5, 2013 in OTHER
This conference, held in Jordan on March 4-5, 2013, aims to explore policie... -
Security Research Event
March 12-13, 2013 in Spain
DG Enterprise and Industry, in collaboration with the Madrid Security Cluster, is... -
Third International Conference on Environment and Industrial Innovation
May 19-20, 2013 in Denmark
The Third International Conference on Environment and Industrial Innovation (ICEI... -
2013 University-Industry Interaction Conference
May 27-29, 2013 in Netherlands
The University Industry Innovation Network and the VU University Amsterdam will j... -
SMEs and Standardization' conference
May 28, 2013 in Belgium
This European Conference will mark the conclusion of the SMEST 2 Project, support... -
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
June 3-7, 2013 in Denmark
For over 30 years now, the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EU BC&... -
Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE IV)
June 5-7, 2013 in Ireland
The conference will address the Innovation Union context of the 'Capacities' work...
As usual, more events are available online within the Event section of our website. You can filter events for the country of your interest or browse by date. All events in our database are also available via iCal feed.
Recently Added Documents
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The plan for the use and dissemination of foreground in FP7
The European Union (EU) promotes research activities with the purpose of strength... -
Innovation Union – Austrian Status Report 2012
"Innovation Union" is one of the seven Flagship Initiatives aiming at implementin... -
Commission staff working document: Towards enhanced patent valorisation for growth and jobs
The European Commission services have produced a Staff Working Document to serve ...
Recently Added Links
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The Irish Presidency of the EU website
The Presidency of the Council of the EU rotates among the 27 Member States every ... -
e-Learning for SMEs
The aim of this e-Learning tool is to train Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a...
Project of the Month - January 2013
Starting with April 2012, every month we present and further promote projects of interest and relevance in particular for the Western Balkan region, but not exclusively - thus SEE or Danube region are in the focus as well. The first project of 2013 is:
Please find below some further information on this interesting project:
- News: [Call for Applications] Erasmus Mundus Basileus IV Balkan-EU Exchange
- Document: Erasmus Mundus Basileus IV Presentation in Albania and Kosovo*
- Document: Erasmus Mundus Basileus IV Presentation in Serbia and Montenegro
- Document: Erasmus Mundus Basileus IV Presentation in FYR of Macedonia
- Project: Erasmus Mundus - JoinEU-SEE IV
- Project: Basileus I, II and III