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SCIENCE U N E SCOVENICE QUARTE RLY N E WS LE T TE R © AGIM DOBI I N F O C U S MINISTERIAL ROUND TABLE ON SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FROM BILATERAL TO PAN-EUROPEAN COOPERATION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: PRIME MINISTER OF ALBANIA S. BERISHA; ALBANIAN MINISTER OF EDUCATION & SCIENCE M. TAFAJ; E. RUOSS, DIRECTOR UNESCO VENICE OFFICE P U B L I C A T I O N S UNESCO - CERN Partnership for the Promotion of Scientific Careers Outcomes of the International Policy Forum and High Level Round Table Budva 2008 Proceedings of Chinisau Conference 2008 I S S U E 2 • A P R I L - J U N E 2 010 | 4 E V E N T S S C I E N C E P O L I C Y S E R I E S The Ministry of Education and Science of Albania and the UNESCO Venice Office convened an expert meeting and the 4th High-Level Round Table of Ministers responsible for science and higher education in South Eastern Europe on 21- 22 May 2010 in Tirana, Albania. The event was dedicated to a reflection on how bi-lateral agreements of cooperation in science and research can be better expanded in order to boost the performance and competitive basis of scientific research in South East Europe. This event was aimed at enhancing the success rate of the South East Europe research teams in European and international research programmes. READ MORE... Through a pilot initiative, the UNESCO Venice Office and CERN will offer to young scientists from SEE countries the chance of undertaking a 3-month research period at CERN, one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Subject to the successful performance of the selected candidates, UNESCO’s 3 month grant will be prolonged with an additional 3 months by CERN. The 3 UNESCO grants at CERN will be awarded to: Ms Angela Gligorova (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Mr Ivan Nisandzic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Ms Valbona Tahiri (Albania). An additional CERN research grant has been awarded to: Ms Emina Dzaferovic - Bosnia & Herzegovina. READ MORE... “La Pianificazione dello Spazio Marittimo (MSP) obiettivi comuni europei e indicazioni per le amministrazioni locali” - 4 - 5 June 2010 – Venice Pianeta Acqua International organized a specialized course (conducted in Italian), on the “Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)” promoted by the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA (Consortium for Coordination of Research for the Venice Lagoon System) and the University IUAV of Venice. This specialized course was aimed at exchanging common experiences related to a new integrated maritime policy of sustainable development in coastal areas. MSc course in the “Management of Protected Areas” – University of Klagenfurt The training course designed for planners and managers of protected areas throughout Europe held a 3 days session in Venice at the Office’s conference facilities from 22 to 26 April 2010. The UNESCO Venice Office has contributed to the course’s content. © GLIGOROVA visit us at http://www.unesco.org/venice
E U O R O S C I E N C E O P E N F O R U M H I G H L I G H T 2-7 JULY 2010 TURIN, ITALY ESOF 2010 UNESCO has provided travel grants to young researchers from SEE and Mediterranean countries who will attend ESOF2010. A Selection Committee composed of international experts evaluated the applicants CVs using the following criteria: Scientific publications; Motivation statement (how participating in ESOF will promote science in your home country; fluency in English). The selection process took into account also gender equality principles. Twenty-eight young scientists were selected. During the ESOForum from 2 to 7 July 2010, representatives from the UNESCO Venice Office will be pleased to meet with visitors in its stand in the Lingotto Exhibition Centre in Turin. READ MORE... Footprint Forum 2010 Meet the Winners of the 21st Century A W A R D S & C O U R S E S UNESCO Research Awards in Applied Chemistry Ten young scientists from Europe have been granted UNESCO research award for the best research papers in applied chemistry on the occasion of the 4th European Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology, Belgrade - Zemun, 27-28 May 2010, organized by the University of Belgrade and the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Research & Studies on Eastern Europe This 2 year specialized Master of Arts course at the University of Bologna, School of Political Science, Forlì Campus (Italy) will focus on the post-socialist countries in transition (particularly in the SEE Region), the new EU member states after the enlargements of 2004 and 2007, as well as the neighbouring new East-European countries. visit us at http://www.unesco.org/venice Z O O M Organised by the Global Footprint Network and the University of Siena - Ecodynamics Group, in cooperation with the WWF Mediterranean Initiative and the UNESCO Venice Office, held in June 7-12 in Colle di Val D’Elsa where questions on critical topics, designed to move the sustainability agenda forward during a time of increasing resource constraints were addressed in a highly interactive Forum. READ MORE... ©GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK ©UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA U N E SCOVENICE QUARTE RLY N E WS LE T TE R © UNIVERSITY OF CRAIVA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, ROMANIA 7th Spring School in Quantum Field Theory & Hamiltonian Systems The event jointly organized by the University of Craiova Department of Physics (Romania) and the SEE-MTP Network (Serbia) from 10-15 May 2010 in Craiova and Calimanesti, Romania with the support of UNESCO was intended to provide the audience with some basic knowledge in various aspects of quantum field theory and Halmitonian systems. The summer school has been conceived to foster a closer cooperation among epistemic groups in SEE in terms of scientific knowledge advancement and intercultural dialogue. Attempt to sustain cross border cooperation has been pursued also by appointing representatives from different countries of SEE as well as from oversee on the scientific board of the Summer School, among which the former commissioner of Nobel Committee for Physics, prof. Lars Brink. READ MORE... I S S U E 2 • A P R I L - J U N E 2 010 | 5 SCIENCE
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