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The Newsletter to support the Western Balkans' knowledge societies and ecosystems
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Updates from the region
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The theme of the month
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Gender and Underrepresented Groups in Research, Innovation, Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports |
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Focus article
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Advancing Inclusion in the Western Balkans: Gender and Underrepresented Groups in Research, Innovation, Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports |
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Other highlights
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Updates from the region
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| News | | Interview with Emilija Andonova and Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska: How POLICY ANSWERS Aims to Address Underrepresented Groups | |  |
| | Public Evaluation Report: Results of the Western Balkans Mobility Scheme | | |
| | The Western Balkans Info Hub has been Selected Again as one of the Danube Flagship Projects 2024 | | |
| | The Challenge of Gender Equality in EU Research & Innovation | | |
| | 6 Practical Steps to Foster Inclusivity and Support Diversity in Your Organisation | | |
| | Western Balkans Doubles Participation in Times Higher Education’s (THE) Impact Rankings 2024 | | |
| | The Future of Digital Innovation – Academia and Industry Collaboration Symposium | | |
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| Calls | Applications are Open for the RISE Programme: Support for Social Entrepreneurship Ideas and Youth Development in the Western Balkans Deadline: 7 October 2024
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| 3rd Butterfly Innovation Award by the Regional Cooperation Council Deadline: 10 October 2024
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| Applications are Open for the WSA Young Innovators Award Deadline: 15 October 2024
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| Call for Fellowship Applications for the Regional Network of Centers for Advanced Studies in Southeast Europe (RECAS) Deadline: 15 October 2024
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| Apply for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions and Win €100,000 Deadline: 16 October 2024
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| COST Open Call 2024 Deadline: 23 October 2024
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| Call for Applications: Western Balkans Innovation Vouchers Deadline: 20 November 2024
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| EIT Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative Call for Proposals 2024 Deadline: 12 December 2024
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| EEN2EIC: Open Call for Local Nodes Deadline: 1 March 2025
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| EUREKA Open Call for Network Projects Applications Deadline: 31 December 2025
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Events
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| Ministerial Meeting of the Steering Platforms on Research & Innovation, Education & Training and Culture. Sept/Oct 2024 29 September - 1 October 2024, Skopje | | |
| | Presentation of the COST Western Balkans Study. Public side event to the Ministerial meeting 2024 30 September 2024, Skopje | | |
| | Beyond the Horizon: Joint Foresight Exercise. POLICY ANSWERS side event to the Ministerial meeting 2024 29 September 2024 | | |
| | Air Quality in Western Balkans Cities. Public JRC side event to the Ministerial meeting 2024 30 September 2024, Skopje | | |
| | Public ScienceBusiness event in Skopje: The role of Southeast Europe in the European Research and Innovation Area - How to maintain, build, and interconnect the research and innovation infrastructures? 1 October 2024, Skopje | | |
| | The role of Academia and Industry to inspire the next STEM generation (Satellite event to the Big Science Business Forum 2024) 1 October 2024, Trieste | | |
| | The REINFORCING Open and Responsible Research and Innovation Forum 7 - 8 October 2024, Vienna | | |
| | Women and Girls in STEM Forum 10 October 2024, Budapest | | |
| | Conference of Chemists, Technologists and Ecologists of the Republic of Srpska 18 - 19 October 2024, Banja Luka | | |
| | European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Symposium 2024 21 - 23 October 2024, Berlin | | |
| | Webinar: Professional Boundaries and Sexual harassment in Academic Settings 14 November 2024 | | |
| | 9th Young Scholars Forum on Central and Southeastern Europe 2024 “Regions as Drivers of European Integration” 4 - 8 December 2024, Vienna | | |
| | Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) Conference 2024 11 - 12 December 2024, Rimini | | |
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Resources
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| Impact of Gender Equality Plans Across the European Research Area | | |
| | Advancing Inclusion in the Western Balkans: Gender and Underrepresented Groups in Research, Innovation, Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports | | |
| | POLICY ANSWERS Policy Brief: The Western Balkans on the Road to Framework Programme 10 | | |
| | Strategic Foresight in the Western Balkans | | |
| | Evaluation of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation | | |
| | FREE Courses on Gender Equality from the United Nations | | |
| | Global Education Monitoring Report 2020: Gender Report, A New Generation: 25 Years of Efforts for Gender Equality in Education | | |
| | POLICY ANSWERS Policy Report and Brief Green Transition in the Western Balkans | | |
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Initiatives
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| European Observatory on Gender in STI | | |
| | STREAM IT | Streaming girls and women into STEM | | |
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| News | | Navigating EU Funding Opportunities for Albanian Enterprises: Report about POLICY ANSWERS support | | |
| | Mobility-Driven Research and Innovation in Western Balkans | | |
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| Calls | Call for Cross-border Mobilities for Young Students from Universities of the Adriatic-Ionian Region Deadline: 31 December 2024
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Events
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| 7th PROFEEDBACK Conference Call in Tirana 1 October 2024, Tirana | | |
| | UNECE 8th Expert Meeting on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals & Workshop 15 - 17 October 2024, Tirana | | |
| | College of Europe Opens Tirana Campus, Shaping Future European Leaders 23 October 2024, Tirana | | |
| | International Student Scientific Conference 2024 in Tirana 24 October 2024, Tirana | | |
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| BEAMING Bioeconomy Research Clustering Event | | |
| | University of Sarajevo Participates in UNIGEM Summer School on Gender, Law, and Justice | | |
| | Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hosts Seminar on Gender Equality in Business | | |
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Calls
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Call for Cross-border Mobilities for Young Students from Universities of the Adriatic-Ionian Region Deadline: 31 December 2024
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Resources
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| UNIBL Gender Equality Plan 2022-2026 and Guidelines | | |
| | Gender Equality Action Plan at the University of Sarajevo - 2024-2026 | | |
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| Kosovo Representatives Advocate for Gender Equality in the Berlin Process | | |
| | Peja Hosts 2024 Edition of Gender, Economics, and Politics Summer School | | |
| | Women Economic Forum in Kosovo Urges Immediate Inclusion of Labor Law Draft in Government's Legislative Programme | | |
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Calls
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Rivers Revived Call for Associated Regions is now open Deadline: 16 October 2024
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| Call for experts' roster in Kosovo for the SHER programme (national) Deadline: 20 October 2024
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Events
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| International Student Scientific Conference 2024 in Tirana 24 October 2024, Tirana | | |
| | Riinvest Institute conference: Activating the Sources of Economic Growth 15 - 17 May 2025, Pristina | | |
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Resources
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| Proposals for Integrating Cyber Violence into the Penal Code of Kosovo | | |
| | In the Shadows: Gender Analysis of Informal Work in Kosovo | | |
| | Gender Analysis of Digitalisation in Kosovo | | |
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| Sustainable Higher Education and Research in Kosovo (SHER project) | | |
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News
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| Technology Transfer Office (TTO) to Open in Podgorica | | |
| | Montenegro’s First Scholarship Recipient for the College of Europe Programme in Tirana | | |
| | 36 Projects Supported for the "Days of Science and Innovation 2024" Festival | | |
| | A New Course: "Media Literacy" is Available on the Digionica Online Learning Platform | | |
| | PhET Simulations of Scientific Experiments Available on Digionica Online Platform | | |
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Calls
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Open Public Call for the Innovative Concept Verification Program in Montenegro Deadline: 30 September 2024
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| Competition for Co-financing Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Montenegro and China Deadline: 30 September 2024
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News
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| Uniting Millennial Women in European Industry | | |
| | 6 Practical Steps to Foster Inclusivity and Support Diversity in Your Organisation | | |
| | Gender Equality After Work Gathering | | |
| | Training on Gender Equality, and Introduction of Gender Perspective in Public Policies | | |
| | Training for Overcoming Gender Stereotypes in the Labor Market | | |
| | EqualXChange Conference: ”Empowering Ideas, Inspiring Journeys” | | |
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Events
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| Ministerial Meeting of the Steering Platforms on Research & Innovation, Education & Training and Culture. Sept/Oct 2024 29 September - 1 October 2024, Skopje | | |
| | Public ScienceBusiness event in Skopje: The role of Southeast Europe in the European Research and Innovation Area - How to maintain, build, and interconnect the research and innovation infrastructures? 1 October 2024, Skopje | | |
| | Air Quality in Western Balkans Cities. Public JRC side event to the Ministerial meeting 2024 30 September 2024, Skopje | | |
| | The Future of Digital Innovation – Academia and Industry Collaboration Symposium 2 October 2024, Skopje | | |
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Resources
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| Gender Equality Index for North Macedonia | | |
| | Women and Men in North Macedonia - a statistical portrait of trends in gender equality | | |
| | Analysis of Gender Equality in Sports in North Macedonia | | |
| | Analysis of Gender Equality in North Macedonia and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | | |
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Initiatives
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| Gender Equality Platform | | |
| | AI Platform for Gender Studies | | |
| | Resource Center for Gender-Responsive Policy Making and Budgeting | | |
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Organisations
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| Gender Equality Alliance | | |
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News
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| AI Masterclass Empowers Women Entrepreneurs in Serbia: Focus on Artificial Intelligence in Business | | |
| | Serbian coordinator successful in EIC Pathfinder Open (March 2024) | | |
| | Women in Information and Communication Technologies and Science: The Case of the Mihajlo Pupin Institute | | |
| | POLICY ANSWERS Project Showcased at European Week of Opportunities in Belgrade | | |
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Calls
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Serbia: 2nd Public Call for Citizen Science Deadline: 10 October 2024
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| Public Call for Innovation Vouchers (Innovation Fund of Serbia) Deadline: 31 December 2024
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Gender and Underrepresented Groups in Research, Innovation, Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports |
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| The Challenge of Gender Equality in EU Research & Innovation | | |
| | BEAMING Bioeconomy Research Clustering Event | | |
| | University of Sarajevo Participates in UNIGEM Summer School on Gender, Law, and Justice | | |
| | Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hosts Seminar on Gender Equality in Business | | |
| | Faculty of Political Sciences UNIBL coordinator of the European project - RETLAMI-SEE | | |
| | University of Sarajevo Presents UNIGEM Project at the Ninth Rector's Forum of Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans | | |
| | AI Masterclass Empowers Women Entrepreneurs in Serbia: Focus on Artificial Intelligence in Business | | |
| | 6 Practical Steps to Foster Inclusivity and Support Diversity in Your Organisation | | |
| | Kosovo Representatives Advocate for Gender Equality in the Berlin Process | | |
| | Peja Hosts 2024 Edition of Gender, Economics, and Politics Summer School | | |
| | Women Economic Forum in Kosovo Urges Immediate Inclusion of Labor Law Draft in Government's Legislative Programme | | |
| | Gender Equality After Work Gathering | | |
| | Training on Gender Equality, and Introduction of Gender Perspective in Public Policies | | |
| | Training for Overcoming Gender Stereotypes in the Labor Market | | |
| | EqualXChange Conference: ”Empowering Ideas, Inspiring Journeys” | | |
| | TRAINING in construction industry | | |
| | Women in Information and Communication Technologies and Science: The Case of the Mihajlo Pupin Institute | | |
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Calls
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Apply for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions and Win €100,000 Deadline: 16 October 2024
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Events
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| Women and Girls in STEM Forum 10 October 2024, Budapest | | |
| | Webinar: Professional Boundaries and Sexual harassment in Academic Settings 14 November 2024 | | |
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Resources
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| Impact of Gender Equality Plans Across the European Research Area | | |
| | Advancing Inclusion in the Western Balkans: Gender and Underrepresented Groups in Research, Innovation, Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports | | |
| | She Figures 2021 | | |
| | FREE Courses on Gender Equality from the United Nations | | |
| | UNIBL Gender Equality Plan 2022-2026 and Guidelines | | |
| | Gender Equality Action Plan at the University of Sarajevo - 2024-2026 | | |
| | Proposals for Integrating Cyber Violence into the Penal Code of Kosovo | | |
| | Gender Equality Index for North Macedonia | | |
| | Women and Men in North Macedonia - a statistical portrait of trends in gender equality | | |
| | In the Shadows: Gender Analysis of Informal Work in Kosovo | | |
| | Gender Analysis of Digitalisation in Kosovo | | |
| | Analysis of Gender Equality in North Macedonia and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | | |
| | Analysis of Gender Equality in Sports in North Macedonia | | |
| | Global Education Monitoring Report 2020: Gender Report, A New Generation: 25 Years of Efforts for Gender Equality in Education | | |
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Initiatives
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| European Observatory on Gender in STI | | |
| | STREAM IT | Streaming girls and women into STEM | | |
| | Gender Equality Platform | | |
| | AI Platform for Gender Studies | | |
| | Resource Center for Gender-Responsive Policy Making and Budgeting | | |
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Other highlights
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Calls
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Applications are Open for the WSA Young Innovators Award Deadline: 15 October 2024
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| Call for Fellowship Applications for the Regional Network of Centers for Advanced Studies in Southeast Europe (RECAS) Deadline: 15 October 2024
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| Apply for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions and Win €100,000 Deadline: 16 October 2024
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| European Molecular Biology Laboratory Calls for Input to the 'Discover Your World: Molecular Wonders of Nature' Science-Art Project Deadline: 18 October 2024
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| COST Open Call 2024 Deadline: 23 October 2024
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| EIT Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative Call for Proposals 2024 Deadline: 12 December 2024
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| Call for Cross-border Mobilities for Young Students from Universities of the Adriatic-Ionian Region Deadline: 31 December 2024
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| EEN2EIC: Open Call for Local Nodes Deadline: 1 March 2025
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| EUREKA Open Call for Network Projects Applications Deadline: 31 December 2025
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Events
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| The role of Academia and Industry to inspire the next STEM generation (Satellite event to the Big Science Business Forum 2024) 1 October 2024, Trieste | | |
| | European Week of Regions and Cities 2024 9 - 12 October 2024, Brussels & Online | | |
| | Women and Girls in STEM Forum 10 October 2024, Budapest | | |
| | UNECE 8th Expert Meeting on Statistics for Sustainable Development Goals & Workshop 15 - 17 October 2024, Tirana | | |
| | European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Symposium 2024 21 - 23 October 2024, Berlin | | |
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Initiatives
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| Example from the "Synergien.NRW project" | | |
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We are always here to talk
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The Western Balkans Information Hub acts as a source of high-quality targeted Information on research, technology and innovation but also education, culture, youth and sports in, with and for the Western Balkans. It is supported by the project POLICY ANSWERS, funded by the Horizon Europe programme - Grant Agreement no. 101058873, and coordinated by Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)
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*Kosovo This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
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