Call for papers: European Integration and Western Balkans

By Marielk. The conference “European Integration in Higher Education and Research on the Western Balkans” takes place on 13 May 2013, at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
The focus of the conference is on changes in the higher education systems and institutions in the region of Western Balkans, in particular the ones that can be linked to European initiatives in the area of higher education. Priority is given to papers that focus on governance, policy, European integration, and the relationship between higher education and regional development.
The conference is part of a 3-year project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council through its NORGLOBAL programme. The project seeks primarily to strengthen the basis for evidence based policy making in the area of higher education and research, by strengthening capacities for national and regional studies on higher education and research. Project partners countries include Norway (Department of Educational Research and Intermedia as well as the Centre for European Studies – ARENA of the University of Oslo, and the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education – NIFU) and the region (University of Zagreb in Croatia, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Sciences in Serbia and Centre for Education Policy in Serbia).
Deadline for applications 1st of March 2013
More information about the application procedure, conference theme and practicalities can be downloaded here.