A new science law that would pave the way for more research funding for Kosovo's scientists suffered a blow two weeks ago (20 February) when the parliamentary committee on finance sent it back to the ministry because of "big budgetary implications that Read more [...]
In 2011, Slovenia received the largest number of EU research grants of any Western Balkan country, with 98 projects worth a total of €32,401,000 (Turkey was just ahead of it with 158 projects worth €36,685,000). Most of these grants went to the Read more [...]
A group of prominent scientists working in Croatia have made fresh demands for urgent policy changes to move Croatian science from the "bottom of European" science to a meritocratic and internationally integrated system. The letter follows a recent Read more [...]
Science ministers from South-East Europe will meet in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) on 22 and 23 November 2012, under the auspices of UNESCO, to try to take forward research aspects of a recent EU initiative to develop the Danube region (‘The Read more [...]
The new Serbian coalition government set up last week after more than a month of negotiations promised to boost support for science, linking it with industry needs and funding, as well as increasing funding for scientific infrastructure. Serbia's scientific Read more [...]
Slovenia's parliament is expected to approve a 10-year strategy next week to give the country's research and innovation sectors a major facelift. The plan aims to boost government funding for science, attract more scientific talent from abroad, and make Read more [...]
The government of Montenegro (marked in green on the map below) has approved its Strategy for Development and Financing of Higher Education 2011-2020, which looks set to increase funding for science in the tiny country. Earlier this year, Montenegro Read more [...]
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