The Information Office of the Steering Platform would like to draw your attention on the Green Paper entitled "The European Research Area: New Perspectives" recently adopted by the European Commission (we reported in the latest issue of the see-science. eu journal; the article is available at http://www.see- science.eu/ news/1826. html). The public consultation process is open till August 31, 2007 and we would like to encourage you to actively participate in shaping the European Research Area. Comments may also focus on one or two specific questions of your
interest.
Feedback as to whether the specific positon of the candidate and potential candidate countries has been sufficiently addressed in the paper or not is of high importance. Is the position of the WBCs in the ERA adequate? Are specific needs covered? What is their position in international cooperation?
The direct link to the online consultation is
http://ec.europa. eu/research/ era/consultation -era_en.html.
We'd like to invite you to also share your comments and concerns with see-science. eu in order to be able to collectively take up issues to be addressed (send your comments to Elke Dall at office@see-science. eu).
Since the publication of the spring issue of the see-science. eu journal
*Event Announcement: JRC Enlargement Workshop on Foresight*
/Jul 10, 2007/
Joint Research Centre organise an "Enlargement and Integration Workshop" on the topic of foresight in New Member States, Candidate Countries and in Newly Independent Countries or States on *September 27-29, 2007* in Budapest, Hungary.
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*Event Announcement: Austrian-Croatian Science Days*
/Jul 09, 2007/
The 3rd Austrian-Croatian Science Days are organised in order to further stimulate and intensify the science, research and technology co-operation between Austria and Croatia on *October 18-19, 2007* in Graz, Austria under the auspices of the Austrian
Federal Minister for Science and Research Johannes Hahn. The first day focuses on latest information on programmes and initiatives supporting transnational science, research and technology cooperation. On the second day partner meetings based on
pre-matching of partnering profiles in the field of life sciences will take place.
[ read more
*Free 1 hour online training course for FP7 and the Balkans*
/Jul 09, 2007/
Sean McCarthy, a highly experienced trainer for the preparation of proposals in the Framework Programmes, has prepared an e-training course for researchers from the Western Balkan countries. Accessing the website, you can listen to his explainations and follow the presentations. Updated links are also presented, handouts can be downloaded, etc. [ read more
*Event Announcement: JRC Autumn School on Knowledge Assessment Methodologies*
/Jul 06, 2007/
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) will hold an Autumn School on knowledge assessment methodologies in Novi Sad, Serbia, from *October 1 to 5, 2007*.
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*Stability Pact announces debate on "Knowledge Circulation" between West Balkans and European Union at the EXIT Fesitval 2007*
/Jul 06, 2007/
The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the Citizens' Pact for Southeast Europe and EXIT are organising a debate on the subject of students' mobility between EU and Western Balkans. It will take place during this year's EXIT festival, on *July 13,
2007* in Novi Sad, Serbia. [ read more
*Consultation on the international dimension of ICT research open*
/Jul 04, 2007/
On July 2, 2007 a public consultation on ICT competitiveness was launched running until *September 17, 2007*. It is open to all stakeholders, including industries, research community and consumer organisations to learn about their opinions on the global position of Europe's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry and research. The EU strategy for international cooperation in this field shall be refined in order to strengthen Europe's postion by ensuring access to global markets.
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*FP7-REGPOT- 3-Call heavily oversubscribed: 11 projects selected for funding*
/Jul 04, 2007/
As described in previous news
in the region of the Western Balkan countries cooperating with convergence regions. Deadline for this call was April 24, 2007; in the meanwhile the European Commission carried out the evaluations and some statistical results are available (of course, depending on the outcome of contractual negotiations the statistics might still change).
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*SEE-ERA.NET funds more than 160 scientific teams in 32 projects in its pilot phase*
/Jul 03, 2007/
SEE-ERA.NET (the Southeast European ERA-NET) informs on its website about the selection of of 32 projects to be supported after the "Pilot Joint Call for Research Proposals" which was closed on March 31, 2007. [ read more
*Association Proceedures: Developments in EURATOM*
/Jun 30, 2007/
Regarding EURATOM, no countries are associated to this programme yet. Croatia and Serbia (as well as Turkey) have requested association to EURATOM, but the timing for negotiation and association is unknown yet. [ read more
*Event Announcement: European University Association Meets in October*
/Jun 29, 2007/
The EUA's 2007 Autumn Conference is a good occasion for institutional leaders such as rectors, vice rectors and heads of administration from the Western Balkan countries to meet and discuss with their peers about /"The Governance of European
Universities post 2010 : Mission Diversity, Autonomy and Accountability" /. Registration for the event hosted by the Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, from October 25-27, 2007 is now open. [ read more
*Event Announcement: Funding, Equity and Efficiency of Higher Education*
/Jun 28, 2007/
A conference on the topic of Funding, Equity and Efficiency of Higher Education will be held in Portoroz (Slovenia), *November 21-24, 2007*. A special focus will be given to the South East European countries. [ read more
*Potocnik: Let's open our doors*
/Jun 25, 2007/
Janez Potocnik (EU Commissioner for Science and Research) is publishing a personal blog - his entry of June 22, 2007 titles "Let's open our doors" and deals with the association agreements signed with the Western Balkan countries. At his blog-site
*FP7 Health: SICAs with the Western Balkans are now called for*
/Jun 22, 2007/
A topic for Specific International Cooperation Action (SICA) with the target region Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Western Balkans is called for: HEALTH-2007- 2.2.1-10: Childhood and adolescent mental disorders (Small or medium-scale focused research
projects), deadline is *September 18, 2007*. In the same call, topic HEALTH-2007- 3.5-3 is addressing Health care intervention research - optimising hospital care and calls for small or medium-scale focused research projects with the target region of the Western Balkans. [ read more
*FP7 Research Infrastructures: Call for support for policy development and programme implementation*
/Jun 22, 2007/
The topic INFRA-2007-3. 3 (call FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES -2007-2) is open for proposals in the field of "Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for eInfrastructures" also targets
international cooperation. Deadline for the call is *September 20, 2007*. [ read more
*EC publishes updated FP7 2007 Work Programmes*
/Jun 20, 2007/
On June 15, 2007, the EC published updated 2007 Work Programmes for most parts of the FP7 Co-operation Programme (Health; Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology; ICT; NMP; Energy; Environment; Transport; Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities; Space; and Security) and the Capacities Programme (Research Infrastructures; Research for the Benefit of SMEs; and International Co-operation) .
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*Lump-sum method for ICPCs adopted*
/Jun 20, 2007/
The Commission finally adopted the simpler payment scheme for participants from countries not associated to FP7 (International Cooperation Partner Countries - ICPCs). [ read more
*Slovak Development Aid adresses also academic and research institutions*
/Jun 18, 2007/
Slovak Agency For International Development Cooperation
Although not in the center of activities, cooperation among universities is also addressed in this call. [ read more
*FP7 Food-Agriculture- Fisheries- Biotechnology: Call for proposals 2A launched*
/Jun 17, 2007/
The currently open call in the field does not specifically target the region of the Western Balkan countries, but according to the FP7 rules all Associated Countries can participate on equal grounds as the Member States and also institutes from other
countries can participate as additional partners if relevant to the research projects. So, FP7-KBBE-2007- 2A is relevant for all of you dealing with the field FAFB. The call was opened on June 15, 2007 (deadline stage 1: September 11, 2007 and February 19, 2008 stage 2 only for proposals retained at stage 1). [ read more
*FP7: ICT Call 2 now open*
/Jun 15, 2007/
The ICT theme of the Cooperation Programme announced its second call for proposals on June 12, 2007 with a deadline on *October 9, 2007*. [ read more
*Progress in the adoption of a state-level law on Higher Education in BiH*
/Jun 15, 2007/
On June 13, 2007, the Lower House of the BiH Parliament endorsed a state-level Law on Higher Education, one of the key reform bills outlined in the country's European Partnership commitments. [ read more
*Three Western Balkans countries and Turkey join FP7*
/Jun 14, 2007/
The Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia and Turkey signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the European Commission to enable them to participate fully in the EU's Seventh Research Framework
Programme (FP7). [ read more
Elke Dall
SEE-Science. EU
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