On 20 September 2018, the HERAS project, which is funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation, organised in cooperation with the Kosovan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) a conference...

Today, the European Commission announced the finalists of the 2018 European Social Innovation Competition. Congratulations to all of them! The finalists come from 10 different countries - Austria, ...

Bis zu 30 Millionen Menschen in Europa leben mit einer seltenen Krankheit. Seltene Erkrankungen betreffen weniger als eine von 2000 Personen, aber man zählt über 6000 unterschiedliche Krankheitsbilder...

The call for STSM (Short Term Scientific Missions) within COST TN1302 BESTPRAC is open with a closing date for applications of September 30th  2018. All details of the call are also available at...

Die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) bezieht sich in ihrem neuesten Bericht zur Integration von geflüchteten Frauen (Liebig & Tronstad 2018) auf die Ergebnisse...

The KNOWMAK data stories are intended to demonstrate the features and opportunities of the KNOWMAK tool by means of concrete applications to interesting research and policy questions. The first data...

Our first DOIT action as part of the pilot testing of the DOIT approaches was succesfully conducted in Gröbming from the 3rd to 6th of September. In four days, 18 students aged 6 till 12 years old...

Die Forschungsbeilage des aktuellen Standards berichtet über das Projekt Social(I)Makers und den Start der "Social Innovation Academy". Ab 10. September 2018 können Interessierte online und onsite spannende...

Die 12.Open-Access-Tage 2018 finden vom 24.-26. September in Graz statt. Sie richten sich an alle, die sich mit den Möglichkeiten, Bedingungen und Perspektiven des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens befassen...

CA15137 European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (ENRESSH) opens a call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) which are aimed at strengthening existing networks...

On the 5th of September the Conference on Advancing person-centred & integrated care for rare diseases & complex conditions across Europe will be held in Brussels.  Results of INNOVCare...

Wann: Dienstag, 2. Oktober 2018, 13:00 – 17:00 Wo: Fachhochschule Burgenland, Campus 1, 7000 Eisenstadt Das internationale Projektkonsortium von Excellence-in-ReSTI lädt Sie herzlich ein zum ...

Wissenschaft und Forschung sind oft kompliziert, vielschichtig und schwer verständlich. Ergebnisse und visionäre Ideen lassen sich kaum in knappe, fersehtaugliche Sätze zusammenfassen. Angesichts der...

SIX has written a global scan to inspire foundations by showcasing how organisations and sectors around the world are already using data to create positive societal change. Therefore, in the...

... join The Young Foundation and ECOLISE to chat about the European Day of Sustainable Communities and the importance of sustainable and local communities taking action for a better, more sustainable...

In the context of the Made in Danube project, ZSI with the support by the Croatian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts (PA8 co-coordinator) and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU...

Marko möchte aufs Land ziehen, aber ihm fehlen Mut und Perspektive. Susanne fragt sich, was mit den vielen leerstehenden Gebäuden geschehen soll. Arzu sieht sich ob der lokalen Produkte, regionalen Küche...

One of the goals of the early project work in S4D4C is to provide the conceptual grounds for the subsequent analyses of science diplomacy cases and governance. As one element of this, DZHW colleagues ...

CAPTOR Tour 2018 in Austria from ZSI on Vimeo. Diesen Sommer testen wir zum letzten Mal in diesem Projekt unsere Ozonmessgeräte CAPTOR und RAPTOR in unseren Pilotregionen in Spanien, Italien und...

check the latest spokes magazine, which is all about legacies: an interview with Dr. Barbara Kieslinger from the ZSI gives some insights into how we are contributing to legacy with our co-creation ...

Den kommenden Europawahlen im Mai 2019 kommt eine ganz besondere Bedeutung zu. Nicht nur wird sich zeigen, ob die aktuellen rechtspopulistischen Allianzen tatsächlich auch an Mehrheiten im Europaparlament...

Project mission of ResInfra@DR is to improve framework conditions for research infrastructures and innovation in the Danube region. Work package 3 (WP3) of the project aims at contributing to improved...

Die Social Innovation Academy bietet einen spannenden Onlinekurs und praxisorientierte Workshops rund um Soziale Innovation und Social Entrepreneurship.  Am 10. September 2018 startet der Onlinekurs...

The EaP PLUS Modlovan project’s partner Centre for International Projects (CIP) is going through some changes and becomes the National Agency for Research and Development of Moldova (NARD) or 'Agenția...

In April, the ResInfra@DR project launched an Open Call for experienced evaluators who want to be included in a registry of research infrastructure (RI) reviewers. The registry will be used primarily ...

The Interreg - Danube Transnational Project “Facilitating macro-regional scope and link up to socio-economic actors of Research Infrastructure in the Danube Region” (ResInfra@DR) runs between the beginning...

This monitoring tool  of Gender Equality Plans is based on 10 core indicators, and 40 specific indicators which can be selected according to your self-tailored GEP’ focus – the indicators...

Auch diesen Sommer haben wir wieder Freiwilligen aus der Steiermark und Niederösterreich Ozonmessgeräte zur Verfügung gestellt, um die bodennahe Ozonbelastung zu verfolgen.  Unter folgendem Link...

We recently launched our Careables newsletter. If you are interested in DIY healtchare projects and what can be achieved when patients and makers get together, sign up for our newsletter: https://...

Karl Aiginger, Direktor der Querdenkerplattform Wien - Europa und Professor an der WU Wien, und Philipp Brugner, Mitarbeiter im Bereich Forschungspolitik und Entwicklung sowie EU-Jugendbotschafter für...

Eine Veranstaltung vom Zentrum für Soziale Innovation GmbH, arbeit plus und dem NPO & SE Kompetenzzentrum der WU Das Programm 14:30: Einlass 15:00 – 15:30: Begrüßung und Vorstellung des...

On June 6th the EULAC Focus project (H2020) invited to a panel discussion in Vienna on the SDGs and their relevance for the future of the relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean...

ZSI congratulates Katja Mayer on her recently awarded Elise Richter fellowship (Austrian Science Fund FWF). This programme is designed for highly qualified female scientists who strive for an university...

The Social Innovation Community project is excited to announce the programme of the 5th Summer School on Social Innovation Ecosystems in collaboration with ESSI (the European School of Social Innovation...

In cooperation with the Czech Centres, S4D4C project members at Charles University organised a panel discussion in the Prague Old Town. The focus of the discussion was on the topic of ‘Scientists and...

Open Science strives to improve accessibility to and reusability of research practices and outcomes, but currently, there is no common baseline for how to implement Open Science nationally. To address...

The members of the Expert Group to assess and document the impact of research at the Vienna University of Economics and Business are: Stefan Pichler (WU Wien) Stephanie Rammel (FFG) Thomas Dyllick...

In the framework of the INCOBRA project, which aims to enhance Research & Innovation (R&I) Cooperation Activities between Brazil (BR) and European Union (EU), ZSI has been actively involved in...

The European Commission's Policy Support Facility (PSF) has published a summary article (attached) with recommendations for an overhaul of Georgia's innovation system. The article is published on the ...

Competition was rather stiff with only 30 projects selected to enter the next phase of the competition out of 731 eligible entries from 39 countries.Next stop for the semi-finalists is the intensive three...

We recently launched the Careables platform to enable citizens to co-design and deliver people-centered health products through means of digital fabrication. Digital fabrication labs and ...

On 29 May Mr. Manavi, Technology Counsellor of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran visited the Centre for Social Innovation to learn about our projects and activities. Mr. Manavi had an exchange...

On June 6th the EULAC Focus project (H2020) invited to a panel discussion in Vienna on the SDGs and their relevance for the future of the relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean...

Between February and May 2018, the ResInfra@DR project organised three training events to build capacity for evaluation, planning, monitoring and management of research infrastructures (RIs). The trainings...

Im Rahmen der UNI:SUCCESS 2018 fand eine Podiumsdiskussion, moderiert von Karin Bauer (der Standard), über die Zukunft der Arbeit und über die zukünftigen Herausforderungen, die sich für junge Uni-AbsolventInnen...

Das Pilot Training des Projekts "Excellence-in-ReSTI" (Excellence in Research, Social and Technological Innovation Project Management, kurz: ReSTI) startet im Oktober 2018 und wird als Blended Learning...

The BMBWF-funded project WBC-RTI.info focused on the current process of designing smart specialisation strategies in Western Balkan countries.   Smart specialisation strategies (RIS 3 or S3...

The launch of the 2nd Call of the SEA-EU Joint Funding scheme has been scheduled for 18 June 2018. This call will focus on the thematic areas of Bioeconomy and Infectious Diseases. This follows on the...

uni:success, die interdisziplinäre Messe für Berufsinformation und Berufseinstieg bietet zum 12. Mal zahlreiche Vernetzungsangebote von Universität und Arbeitsmark. Am 5 . Juni diskutieren Dr.in Gertraud...

Projekttitel Growing a Transnational Smart Community of Social Innovators for the Inclusive Development of Central Europe Projekt Akronym ...