Agenda

Minutes (available once adopted by EC)

09:00-09:30Welcome Remarks and Introduction
Carole Mancel-Blanchard, Head of Unit ‘International Cooperation: Europe & Americas’, EC DG R&I, co-chair
Marijeta Barjaktarovic Lanzardi, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, Montenegro, WB co-chair
Agnieszka Mierzyńska, Head of Europa Unit, Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Polish EU Council Presidency, co-chair
Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit ‘Member States Partnerships and International Relations’, EC JRC
09:30-10:30Main Developments in Research and Innovation: Updates from the European Commission
Anne Haglund Morrissey, Deputy Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I
Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit ‘Member States Partnerships and International Relations’, EC JRC
Marta Brites, Western Balkans Investment Framework, EC DG ENEST
Katrina Barkane, Valorisation support ecosystem: Booster and other support services, EC DG R&I
Stephanie Demart, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, EC DG Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
Q&A, General Discussion
10:30-11:10Main Developments in Research and Innovation: Updates from the Western Balkans
WB updates: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia (5 min per WB)
Q&A, General Discussion (10 min)
11:10– 11:25Technical break
11:25-11:50Main Developments in Research and Innovation: Updates from the EU Member States and International Organisations EU MS and international organisations (CEI, COST, Berlin Process, ESS, EUREKA, RCC, EIT, 2-3 min each)
Q&A, General Discussion (10 min)
11:50-12:20Strengthening R&I Capacity in the Western Balkans
Thomas Estermann, STAND Project, European University Association
Aleš Bošnjak, Cobiss.net “Co-operative Online Bibliographic System and Services“, Director of National Institute of Information Science, Slovenia
Heidi Sen, Head of European Partnerships – Europe Direction, International and European Affairs Department, BPI France
12:20-12:30Update by POLICY ANSWERS
Elke Dall, POLICY ANSWERS Coordinator, ZSI (5 min)
AoB, Q&A, General Discussion (5 min)
12:30-12:40Concluding remarks and next steps
Anne Haglund Morrissey, Deputy Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I, co-chair
Marijeta Barjaktarovic Lanzardi, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, Montenegro, WB co-chair
Agnieszka Mierzyńska, Head of Europa Unit, Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Polish EU Council Presidency, co-chair