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Introducing modules on law and rights in programmes of teacher training and educational sciences: a contribution to building rights-based education systems in countries in transition

Start date: Oct 15, 2016, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

ELA starts from the idea of inclusive education and equity of access and equality of educational opportunity. Teacher training in countries in transition do not equip their students with knowledge about law. ELA’s underlining assumption is that enhancing equality in education requires a collaboration between educators and lawyers to promote rights based teaching, learning, school leadership and go ...
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Knowledge FOr Resilient soCiEty

Start date: Oct 15, 2016, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

WBR needs to improve the resilience to hazards are recognized as needs for experts capable to improve regional capacity/cooperation in risk prevention and response.In 3-year 7 curricula will be modernized/developed/implemented at WBC HEIs:4 Disaster Risk Management & Fire Safety Engineering (DRM&FSE) academic master programs/modules (MP), DRM&FSE PhD program (DP), Protection Engineering vocational ...
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Western Balkans Academic Education Evolution and Professional’s Sustainable Training for Spatial Data Infrastructures

Start date: Oct 15, 2016, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is a framework to share and re-use spatial data amongst public authorities, private sector and citizens. SDI are based on a series of agreements on technology standards, institutional settings and policies to unlock geospatial resources for a wide range of applications: e.g. environmental monitoring, transportation planning, health care, urban planning, etc. Sin ...
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ICT Networking for Overcoming Technical and Social Barriers in Instrumental Analytical Chemistry Education

Start date: Oct 15, 2016, End date: Oct 14, 2019,

NETCHEM Project aims at strengthening the capacities for international cooperation in Serbian and Albanian higher education institutions (HEIs) and enterprises in order to increase their education level and technical capacities regarding analytical instrumentation usage for Environmental & Food Safety Control (EFSC) through Technology Enhanced Learning and to increase benefits in health, environme ...
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Library Network Support Services: modernising libraries in Western Balkan countries through staff development and reforming library services

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Reason for the project: Reinforce and modernize libraries and improve the level of competencies and skills of library staff in HEI’s in Western Balkan countries. The level of competencies and skills of library staff is not of a high standard in the target PC's. Library staff need to be trained in modern library standards & practices. The main challenge they face is to transform themselves into mod ...
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Modernising geodesy education in Western Balkan with focus on competences and learning outcomes

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovia are all in the transition process from a centrally planned economy to a democracy with market oriented economy. Today, they face numerous challenges and problems, such as land related problems, rural and agricultura stagnation, air and water pollution, flooding, land slides and other natural hazards. Addressing all these problems needs technical support from ...
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Enhancement of HE research potential contributing to further growth of the WB region

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Despite the advances in modernization and capacity building of the research landscapes of the Western Balkan countries, especially in universities, management of the human resources in research and science is still lagging behind the level of the practices and standards of the EU universities. The national funding of science in the WB countries is far below the ERA Lisbon targets, and it is projec ...
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VRE for regional Interdisciplinary communities in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean (VI-SEEM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

In the last decade, a number of initiatives were crucial for enabling high-quality research - by providing e-Infrastructure resources, application support and training - in both South East Europe (SEE) and Eastern Mediterranean (EM). They helped reduce the digital divide and brain drain in Europe, by ensuring access to regional e-Infrastructures to new member states, states on path to ascension, a ...
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Improving the protection and wellbeing of children in Europe: enhancing the curriculum

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Context/background This project has developed from the recognised need, amongst international agencies and higher education institutions, for consistency in responses to, and understanding of, child welfare and protection issues across Europe. Trans-European organisations have identified the need for a common set of core modules to inform professional development. Safeguarding presents challenges ...
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Enhancing of legumes growing in Europe through sustainable cropping for protein supply for food and feed (EUROLEGUME)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Long term S&T objective: The project is aimed to sustainable use of Leguminous plants and soil resources in order to ensure European citizens with balanced and safe food, ensuring the high quality protein sources in their daily diet by increasing competitiveness and cultivation of legumes for food and feed. Short-term S&T objectives: 1. Evaluation of pea, faba bean and cowpea/black-eye-bean local ...
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Curriculum Development joint European Political Science MA

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2017,

The project raises Western Balkan (WB) universities´ capacity to deliver applicable knowledge for the modernization and Europeanization of their countries. It aims at reflecting and enhancing standards in EU by regular academic exchange of good practice and sustainable networking. As expertise in the field of European polity, politics and policies is one of the key skills for future elites in any ...
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Genetic and environmental factors of insulin resistance syndrome and its long-term complications in immigrant Mediterranean populations (MEDIGENE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

MEDIGENE project will study genetic and environmental (G x E) determinants of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in recent immigrants in Europe by a novel approach integrating ancestry of Mediterranean populations in epidemiology, locus refining and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS). West Mediterranean shores are place of pre-historical termini of population expansion from Southern Europe and Nort ...
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European Grid Initiative: Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe (EGI-InSPIRE)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Scientific research is no longer conducted within national boundaries and is becoming increasing dependent on the large-scale analysis of data, generated from instruments or computer simulations housed in trans-national facilities, by using e Infrastructure (distributed computing and storage resources linked by high-performance networks).The 48 month EGI-InSPIRE project will continue the transitio ...
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Knowledge transfer and research needs for preparing mitigation/adaptation policy portfolios (PROMITHEAS-4)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The project’s aims are the development and evaluation of mitigation/adaptation (M/A) policy portfolios and the prioritization of research needs and gaps for twelve (12) countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine) characterized as emerging economies.The achievement of these aims is ensured through seven (7 ...
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Balkan GEO Network – Towards Inclusion of Balkan Countries into Global Earth Observation Initiatives (BALKANGEONET)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2013,

Inclusion of all Balkan countries into GEO and their contribution to GEOSS is of great importance, since only a comprehensive EO framework can lead to better understanding and more intelligent utilization of the environmental resources, increased quality of life and faster economic development. The importance and benefits from participation in global EO initiatives have already been recognized by ...
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High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe's Research Communities (HP-SEE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

Core European eInfrastructure for large-scale eScience research consists of the backbone GÉANT network; distributed storage & computing infrastructure - European Grid Initiative (EGI); and the PRACE initiative providing tier-0 High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure. South-East European eInfrastructure initiatives aim for equal participation of the less-resourced countries of the region in ...
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Novel Integrated Water Management Systems for Southern European Regions (NOVIWAM)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jan 31, 2013,

Most countries in European Union are suffering severe water scarcity caused by a negative balance between water resources and water demands. A sustainable management of hydrological resources results totally necessary, as it is established by the European Water Framework Directive (60/2000/EC), which makes compulsory for every water management authority in EU to prepare a river basin management pl ...
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Strengthening and development of Earth Observation activities for the environment in the Balkan area (OBSERVE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

"Balkan countries do not have a coherent and continuous approach towards the challenge of implementing integrated Earth Observation (EO) applications in environmental monitoring and management. It should be mentioned that the Balkan countries, except Greece, are not ESA members. Besides, Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, FYROM, Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina are also not members of the GEO.The defect ...
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South East European Research Area for eInfrastructures (SEERA-EI)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

"The South-East European eInfrastructure initiatives aim to ensure equal participation of the region in European networking and Grid computing trends. SEEREN initiative has established regional network and SEE-GRID the regional Grid. SEE-LIGHT project is currently establishing dark-fibre backbone in the region, and SEE-GRID-SCI empowering strategic regional user communities in common use of the eI ...
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Promoting ICT cooperation opportunities and policy dialogue with the Western Balkan Countries (ICT-WEB-PROMS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

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.This will be done by creating and supporting strategic partnerships between stakeholders in the EU and the WBC while providing access to relevant knowledge. By encouraging participation of West Balkan stakeholders in Europea ...
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Transport EU-Western Balkan Network for Training, Support and Promotion of Cooperation in FP7 research activities (TransBonus)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

The overall objective of this project is to improve and promote closer Scientific and Technological (S&T) cooperation opportunities between Europe and the Western Balkan Countries (WBCs) in the area of Surface Transport. The project seeks to establish an EU-Balkan Transport network of researchers and universities among these countries in order to improve and/or enlarge the research capacity of Wes ...
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SEE-GRID eInfrastructure for regional eScience (SEE-GRID-SCI)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2010,

eInfrastructure in Europe has reached a mature state where the GÉANT network forms a backbone on top of which a distributed computing infrastructure – the Grid – provides processing and storage services for eScience research. The South-East European eInfrastructure initiatives are committed to ensuring equal participation of the less-resourced countries of the region in European trends. SEEREN ini ...
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L10 - Western Balkans

Start date: Jul 15, 2009,

The exchange programme developed by the consortium composed of the above mentioned partners offers a wide choice of the thematic fields of studies and opens up chances for undergraduates, masters, doctorates, post-doctorates and academic staff to get further qualifications into their specific academic field.The consortium selects the participants of the programme from the three target groups accor ...
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Developing Third Mission activities in Albanian Universities

Start date: Oct 15, 2012,

Albanian universities need to reinforce their role for the social and economic development of the country. This is a national priority stated in the Higher Education Strategy and in the Action Plan defined by national authorities.Teaching and learning and research, the traditional missions of universities, need improvements in order to support Albanian development. Additionally what is named unive ...
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E-Learning Innovation and Sustainable Albanian Agriculture

Start date: Oct 15, 2012,

ELISAA is based on a multilateral partnership between Institutions, Albanian and European Universities (AEUs), Umbrella organizations for creating wider links between Albanian SMEs and the academic institutions. The aim is to build up a higher and vocational training in the agricultural sector through an e-learning course. In this way, new strategies for developing the agro-industry and to overcom ...
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JoinEU-SEE - PENTA – EU & South Eastern Europe: Participating, Exchanging and Networking in a Transnational Alliance for Internationalization in Higher Education

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

JoinEU-SEE > PENTA is an international cooperation project which brings together 29 partners to jointly implement a large-scale academic scholarship scheme for fostering transnational exchange of know-how and expertise with the aim of internationalization in higher education. The project involves EU and Western Balkan partner institutions.The scholarship scheme offers opportunities for students at ...
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OPTIMISING PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR TRAINING IN A MULTILINGUAL EUROPE

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

OPTIMALE addresses one of the key challenges of a multilingual and multicultural Europe: how to ensure that Its universities continue to produce the high-level professionals that the Community translation services and the translation Industry need, to adapt to rapidly changing societal and market conditions. As recent reports have highlighted, the rapid technological changes of the past decade, fa ...
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