Miroslav Veskovic DG JRC International Interinstitutional and Stakeholder

Relations miroslavveskoviceceuropaeu

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Implementation Macro-regional strategies (in relation to socio-economic pillars)

1

Macro-regional strategies

Addresses common challenges faced by a geographical area

Strengthening cooperation and economic social and territorial cohesion

Macro-regional strategies

ldquoAn integrated framework that allows the European Union and Member States to identify needs and allocate available resources thus enabling the Macro-Region to enjoy a sustainable environment and optimal economic and social developmentrdquo

New role of macro-regions in European Territorial Cooperation IPBREGIFWC2010_002LOT02-C01SC01

January 2015

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT B STRUCTURAL AND COHESION POLICIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overlapping ndash What we can learn from each other About 270mil people in 20 MS

ALPINE REGION (tbc)

call for 1048696 intensive networking and cooperation between all universities in the Danube Region 1048696 intensifying cooperation between the universities and the regional and express the highest interest in bull contributing to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region bull helliphelliphellip bull being directly involved in formulating parts of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in particular those parts concerning research and education as well as technology transfer

bull implementing the EU Strategy by intensifying research developing and enriching study programs stimulating mobility organizing continuing education and life-long learning as well as reinforcing the potential for socio-economical development

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Macro-regional strategies

Addresses common challenges faced by a geographical area

Strengthening cooperation and economic social and territorial cohesion

Macro-regional strategies

ldquoAn integrated framework that allows the European Union and Member States to identify needs and allocate available resources thus enabling the Macro-Region to enjoy a sustainable environment and optimal economic and social developmentrdquo

New role of macro-regions in European Territorial Cooperation IPBREGIFWC2010_002LOT02-C01SC01

January 2015

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT B STRUCTURAL AND COHESION POLICIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overlapping ndash What we can learn from each other About 270mil people in 20 MS

ALPINE REGION (tbc)

call for 1048696 intensive networking and cooperation between all universities in the Danube Region 1048696 intensifying cooperation between the universities and the regional and express the highest interest in bull contributing to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region bull helliphelliphellip bull being directly involved in formulating parts of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in particular those parts concerning research and education as well as technology transfer

bull implementing the EU Strategy by intensifying research developing and enriching study programs stimulating mobility organizing continuing education and life-long learning as well as reinforcing the potential for socio-economical development

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Macro-regional strategies

ldquoAn integrated framework that allows the European Union and Member States to identify needs and allocate available resources thus enabling the Macro-Region to enjoy a sustainable environment and optimal economic and social developmentrdquo

New role of macro-regions in European Territorial Cooperation IPBREGIFWC2010_002LOT02-C01SC01

January 2015

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT B STRUCTURAL AND COHESION POLICIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overlapping ndash What we can learn from each other About 270mil people in 20 MS

ALPINE REGION (tbc)

call for 1048696 intensive networking and cooperation between all universities in the Danube Region 1048696 intensifying cooperation between the universities and the regional and express the highest interest in bull contributing to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region bull helliphelliphellip bull being directly involved in formulating parts of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in particular those parts concerning research and education as well as technology transfer

bull implementing the EU Strategy by intensifying research developing and enriching study programs stimulating mobility organizing continuing education and life-long learning as well as reinforcing the potential for socio-economical development

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

New role of macro-regions in European Territorial Cooperation IPBREGIFWC2010_002LOT02-C01SC01

January 2015

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT B STRUCTURAL AND COHESION POLICIES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overlapping ndash What we can learn from each other About 270mil people in 20 MS

ALPINE REGION (tbc)

call for 1048696 intensive networking and cooperation between all universities in the Danube Region 1048696 intensifying cooperation between the universities and the regional and express the highest interest in bull contributing to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region bull helliphelliphellip bull being directly involved in formulating parts of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in particular those parts concerning research and education as well as technology transfer

bull implementing the EU Strategy by intensifying research developing and enriching study programs stimulating mobility organizing continuing education and life-long learning as well as reinforcing the potential for socio-economical development

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Overlapping ndash What we can learn from each other About 270mil people in 20 MS

ALPINE REGION (tbc)

call for 1048696 intensive networking and cooperation between all universities in the Danube Region 1048696 intensifying cooperation between the universities and the regional and express the highest interest in bull contributing to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region bull helliphelliphellip bull being directly involved in formulating parts of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in particular those parts concerning research and education as well as technology transfer

bull implementing the EU Strategy by intensifying research developing and enriching study programs stimulating mobility organizing continuing education and life-long learning as well as reinforcing the potential for socio-economical development

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

call for 1048696 intensive networking and cooperation between all universities in the Danube Region 1048696 intensifying cooperation between the universities and the regional and express the highest interest in bull contributing to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region bull helliphelliphellip bull being directly involved in formulating parts of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in particular those parts concerning research and education as well as technology transfer

bull implementing the EU Strategy by intensifying research developing and enriching study programs stimulating mobility organizing continuing education and life-long learning as well as reinforcing the potential for socio-economical development

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT THE COUNCIL THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

concerning the

European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

ACTION PLAN hellip

The tasks of the European Commission include bull Playing a leading role in strategic coordination of the key delivery stages of the EUSBSR bull Taking the EUSBSR into account in relevant policy initiatives and programmes planning bull Promoting and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders from all levels of the entire

macro-region and supporting them implement the EUSBSR Facilitating implementation of the EUSBSR in cooperation with the Member States (ie national coordinators line ministries bodies in charge of implementing programmesfinancial instruments policy area coordinators horizontal action coordinators) by hellip

bull closely aligning EU national and regional policies and strategies with the EUSBSR

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Council conclusions on the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

3083rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels 13 April 2011 hellip 5 STRESSING that macro-regional strategies are based on the principle no new EU funds no additional EU formal structures and no new EU legislation hellip INVITES all to hellip

-promote cross-sectorial approach of the Strategy on the basis of acquis communautaire relevant to the Priority Area of the Strategy

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Guidance to the Priority Area Coordinators hellip Experience from the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region hellip The Commission (DG Regional Policy andor sectoral DG) participate whenever possible

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

EUSDR NCP - Priority Area Coordinators PAC - Members of the Steering Groups -

Members of the Working Groups

Governance and Coordination Structure

Danube Region

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

European Union Strategy for the Danube Region EUSDR

Danube Region

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

The JRC launched in 2011 the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy initiative Launched by the JRC in 2011 In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube countries bull Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies) bull Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors Conference representing almost 70 universities of

the region)

2012 Brussels (BE) High level conference on Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2013 Bratislava Scientific support to the Danube strategy ndash building on synergies The overall objective is to gather essential scientific expertise and data to help decision-makers in the region to identify measures and actions needed to implement the EU Strategy of the Danube region

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE The European Commissions in-house science service

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Pillar 3 ndash Building prosperity in the Danube region

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT)

Priority Area 8 ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises

including cluster developmentrdquo

Priority Area 9

Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Education and Training Labour Market Marginalised Groups

Working Area 1 ldquoPerformance of Education Systemsrdquo Working Area 2 ldquoCooperation in Labour Marketrdquo Working Area 3 ldquoCreativity and Entrepreneurshiprdquo Working Area 4 ldquoLifelong Learning and Mobilityrdquo Working Area 5 ldquoEquity Social Cohesion Active Citizenshiprdquo Working Area 6 ldquoDemography and Migrationrdquo Working Area 7 ldquoPoverty and Social Inclusionrdquo

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Priority Area 9 Investing in people and skills

Actions

bull Financing through the ESF faces the difficulty that not all states

consider to make use of the transnational cooperation possibility

provided by the ESF Regulation Financing through ERDF on the other

hand has to face the problem that PAC 9 topics education labour

market and social affairs have to compete with many different other

topics embedding ampselection criteria

bull Attempt of BW to set up a first meeting of all Danube ESF MAs as a

side event Network and further exchange on possible cooperation

bull Capacity-Building for Teachers of VET in the Danube Region

bull In Romania the ESF-Project (ldquoBoost companiesrsquo participation in IVET ndash

PROIPTrdquo) is currently under preparation Romanian lead partner is the

national TVTC Centre

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Priority Area 7 To develop the knowledge society (research

education and ICT) working groups

bull Higher Education amp Mobility bull Research amp Innovation bull Information amp Communication Technologies bull DRRIF and coordination of national funds within

Danube Region bull Communication with JRC with special emphasize on

the RIS3

EUSDR - Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

DRRIF - Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund

DREAM - Danube River REsearch And Management from Basic

Research to Knowledge Society

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities

DANUBIUS - Danube International Centre for Advanced Studies

for River-Delta-Sea Systems

HINO - Health Impact of Nanotechnology

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

DO-IT - Danube Open Innovative Technologies

EUSDR ndash PA7 Projects

Priority Area 8ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises including cluster developmentrdquo working groups

bull Innovation and Technology Transfer bull Cluster of Excellence bull Vocational Training bull Entrepreneurial Learning bull Cooperation of Business Organizations bull Environment Technology and Energy Efficiency

bull Competitiveness in Rural and Urban Areas

EUSDR ndash PA 8 Projects

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities DanubeFuture takes into account the long-term legacies of this

troubled history with a strong focus on humanities and social sciences

through new interdisciplinary approaches

From 2013-2015 the University of Trieste in cooperation with Alpen-

Adria-Universitaumlt Klagenfurt and the University of Natural Resources and

Life Sciences of Vienna (BOKU) offers a unique opportunity for

young career researchers to familiarize themselves with issues

pertinent to the sustainable development of the Danube River

Basin DIANET International Schools are held in the beautiful town of

Gorizia in Italy

EUSDR ndash PA 8 projects

DanubeFuture - A sustainable future for the Danube River Basin as a challenge for the interdisciplinary humanities DanubeFuture takes into account the long-term legacies of this

troubled history with a strong focus on humanities and social sciences

through new interdisciplinary approaches

From 2013-2015 the University of Trieste in cooperation with Alpen-

Adria-Universitaumlt Klagenfurt and the University of Natural Resources and

Life Sciences of Vienna (BOKU) offers a unique opportunity for

young career researchers to familiarize themselves with issues

pertinent to the sustainable development of the Danube River

Basin DIANET International Schools are held in the beautiful town of

Gorizia in Italy

EUSDR ndash PA 8 projects

DUAL EDUCATION - Danube Academy for Dual Education

The project Danube Academy for Dual Education is a joint

contribution of Slovakia Germany and Austria with the lead

partner and coordinator Ministry of Education Science

Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic with further partners

from Slovakia as Volkswagen

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

Priority Area 8ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises including cluster developmentrdquo flagship projects

bull SEECEL

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

bdquoSocio‐Economic Assessment of the Danube Region State of the Region Challenges and

Strategy Developmentrdquo

EUSDR

Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) Tuumlbingen The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

Scientific support to Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3)

Peer Review workshops Informal

assessment of RIS3

Seminarsevents in Member

States and EU Macro-

regions

Website with special access

for regions and interactive

tools

RIS3

Methodological Guide Thematic working

groups

24

Smart Specialisation

bull Neighbouring countries (regions) working together on RIS3 should create synergies and multiplying results

bull It will also produce feeling of togetherness because

ldquoWorking together can (must) become a habit and a skillrdquo

(Macro-regional strategies in the European Union)

25

Smart Specialisation

wwwjrceceuropaeu Contact jrc-infoeceuropaeu

Serving society

Stimulating innovation

Supporting legislation

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

26

Priority Area 8ldquoTo support the competitiveness of enterprises including cluster developmentrdquo flagship projects

bull SEECEL

EUSDR ndash Flagship projects

bdquoSocio‐Economic Assessment of the Danube Region State of the Region Challenges and

Strategy Developmentrdquo

EUSDR

Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) Tuumlbingen The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

Scientific support to Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3)

Peer Review workshops Informal

assessment of RIS3

Seminarsevents in Member

States and EU Macro-

regions

Website with special access

for regions and interactive

tools

RIS3

Methodological Guide Thematic working

groups

24

Smart Specialisation

bull Neighbouring countries (regions) working together on RIS3 should create synergies and multiplying results

bull It will also produce feeling of togetherness because

ldquoWorking together can (must) become a habit and a skillrdquo

(Macro-regional strategies in the European Union)

25

Smart Specialisation

wwwjrceceuropaeu Contact jrc-infoeceuropaeu

Serving society

Stimulating innovation

Supporting legislation

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

26

bdquoSocio‐Economic Assessment of the Danube Region State of the Region Challenges and

Strategy Developmentrdquo

EUSDR

Centre for European Economic Research GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) Tuumlbingen The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

Scientific support to Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3)

Peer Review workshops Informal

assessment of RIS3

Seminarsevents in Member

States and EU Macro-

regions

Website with special access

for regions and interactive

tools

RIS3

Methodological Guide Thematic working

groups

24

Smart Specialisation

bull Neighbouring countries (regions) working together on RIS3 should create synergies and multiplying results

bull It will also produce feeling of togetherness because

ldquoWorking together can (must) become a habit and a skillrdquo

(Macro-regional strategies in the European Union)

25

Smart Specialisation

wwwjrceceuropaeu Contact jrc-infoeceuropaeu

Serving society

Stimulating innovation

Supporting legislation

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

26

Scientific support to Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3)

Peer Review workshops Informal

assessment of RIS3

Seminarsevents in Member

States and EU Macro-

regions

Website with special access

for regions and interactive

tools

RIS3

Methodological Guide Thematic working

groups

24

Smart Specialisation

bull Neighbouring countries (regions) working together on RIS3 should create synergies and multiplying results

bull It will also produce feeling of togetherness because

ldquoWorking together can (must) become a habit and a skillrdquo

(Macro-regional strategies in the European Union)

25

Smart Specialisation

wwwjrceceuropaeu Contact jrc-infoeceuropaeu

Serving society

Stimulating innovation

Supporting legislation

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

26

bull Neighbouring countries (regions) working together on RIS3 should create synergies and multiplying results

bull It will also produce feeling of togetherness because

ldquoWorking together can (must) become a habit and a skillrdquo

(Macro-regional strategies in the European Union)

25

Smart Specialisation

wwwjrceceuropaeu Contact jrc-infoeceuropaeu

Serving society

Stimulating innovation

Supporting legislation

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

26

wwwjrceceuropaeu Contact jrc-infoeceuropaeu

Serving society

Stimulating innovation

Supporting legislation

Joint Research Centre (JRC)

26