The period March - July 2016 was marked by several relevant conferences and meetings related to science and research policy in Western Balkans. The last two issues of the WBC-RTI.info newsletter were ...

18th meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkans co-chaired by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, ...

The goal of the INCOBRA project is to foster cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) activities between the European Union and Brazil. We view stakeholder input as crucial to the project’s success...

The IncoNet Central Asia Policy Stakeholders Conference “EU – Central Asia STI cooperation in addressing Health Research & Innovation” took place in Warsaw, Poland on 16–17 May 2016. It was the third...

Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) are aimed at strengthening existing networks and fostering collaborations by facilitating the visit of other institutions by researchers. The missions shall contribute...

On May 22-24, 2016, the 2nd Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process (JSC-WBP) was successfully organised in Vienna. It was co-organised by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the German...

On July 27, 2016, the NoGAP final conference titled "Bridging the gap between research and innovation in EU and Eastern Partnership countries (EaP)" took place in Cluj-Napoca/Romania. The NoGAP project...

SIC stands for ‘Social Innovation Community’ – a H2020 project which aims to create a network of networks in the field of Social Innovation. The focus of this year’s Summer School of the SIC project...

In this 2,5-days intense workshop, the main focus was on sharing experiences and best practices on the topic of “Scientific Diaspora” in the Eastern Partnership Countries. All in all, 15 participants ...

The 7th edition of the EU-India STI Cooperation Days will focus on Bioeconomy and take place on 21-22 September 2016 at the National Institute of Oceanography in Goa, India. Organised by the Indigo...

The main focus of the summer school was on providing the participants with insights about H2020 funding opportunities, proposal writing and international project management. 24 participants, with academic...

The Triple-Helix Conference with the title Supporting the development of bio-based economy partnerships in the Danube Region through a triple-helix approach organised by the Danube-INCO.NET project took...

Trotz eines umfassenden Angebots an staatlichen Förderungen für Forschung und Entwicklung sei die Innovationsleistung der heimischen Privatwirtschaft "etwas enttäuschend", heißt es im aktuellen Länderbericht...

Am 23. Mai diskutierten Matthias Kaiserswerth, Direktor der Hasler-Stiftung, Thomas Henzinger, Präsident des Institut for Science and Technology Austria, Sabine Herlitschka, Vorstandsvorsitzende von Infineon...

On 30th of June ZSI presented the findings of the students mapping project (which happened on the “Day of Accessibility, June 2nd”) in Graz to a broad audience. In the beginning of the month around 25...

Key policy recommendations to help modernise the science and innovation sectors of the Republic of Moldova and a related review report were presented by the European Commission and the Panel of Experts...

Klaus Schuch, scientific director of ZSI, recently published under the MIRRIS project a policy brief on how COST can be approaced and employed by researchers from the so called Inclusiveness Target Countries...

The IncoNet EaP started in 2014 and 2015 preparations for a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) among the active research funding agencies and research commitees in the EaP countries. ZSI and the Moldavian...

In den vergangen zwei Jahren wurde am ZSI im Rahmen des Projekts „Guide+“ ein Weiterbildungscurriculum für Bildungs- und BerufsberaterInnen entwickelt, das auf der Arbeit mit Fallstudien, Peer-to-Peer...

Gender inequalities in research and innovation persist; attrition continues to exist at higher levels of a scientific career.. The latest “She Figures 2015” publication shows that gender inequalities...