Target area:	Linking Higher Education & Society
Sub-target area:	Structural Instruments for Research and Development
Target countries:	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia
Duration:	January 2009 - January 2012
Partners:	University of Leoben, applicant University of Montenegro University of Prishtina University of Sarajevo Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje University of Oxford CIRPS – Sapienza University of Rome Austin, Pock + Partners GmbH K-CIRT – Kosovo Centre for International Higher Education, Research and Technology Cooperation
Budget line:	Tempus IV Grant
Amount (€):	912.246,00

Project description

The main goal of the project is to establish R&D Services Centres and to develop R&D strategies, services and instruments at four SEE universities. The first activity comprises an analytical assessment of the current situation and the development state of R&D strategies at the universities. Building on the assessment results, a clear strategy that addresses the particular needs of each university should be formulated. These project steps are followed by the setting up of a R&D Service Centre and identification of its services and instruments. The elaborated measures aim at addressing all university relevant needs and problems in regard to R&D by commencing a change process on one side and creating further R&D capacities on the other side, in order to enable the universities to fulfil their central role in the national R&D systems and thus in the local, regional and national development of their countries.