CONCEPT PAPER "JRC SUPPORT TO THE ENLARGEMENT"

CONCEPT PAPER
"JRC SUPPORT TO THE ENLARGEMENT"
9 December 2014 (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
Context
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is playing an important role in providing scientific and technological
support for the European Union enlargement and integration process. The JRC is a member of the
Inter-Service Group Enlargement and cooperates with DG ELARG in the framework of the accession
negotiations as well as in the preparation of the annual enlargement package.
The seminar "JRC Support to Enlargement" is co-organised by the JRC and the Serbian Ministry of
Education, Science and Technological Development within the Travel Accommodation and
Conference facility (TAC) for Western Balkans and Turkey established by DG ELARG to finance logistic
and venue costs of conferences organised by the Commission in the EU or the beneficiary country in
connection with the enlargement process and the pre-accession strategy.
The aim of the event is to present to key stakeholders from the scientific community, industry and
policy making of the Enlargement area, the activities carried out by JRC to support the Enlargement
process and in particular to provide specific examples of activities related to the Enlargement
countries' priorities identified during the Networking activity with the Members of the Board of
Governors and the National Contact Point from the Enlargement countries.
Date & Venue
9th December 2014 - 9:00-14:00
Amphitheatre, Ground floor of the Central University building, University of Novi Sad
Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
DRAFT AGENDA
University of Novi Sad – 9 December 2014
9:00 – 14:00
9:00 – 10:00 JRC SUPPORT TO ENLARGEMENT
Serbia and JRC – Prospects of
Cooperation
Viktor Nedović, Ministry of Education, Science and
Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
Enlargement support of the JRC –
Cooperation with Serbia
Luciana Zanier, JRC Directorate Policy Support Coordination
International, Inter-Institutional and Stakeholder Relation
Unit
Macro-regional Strategies, with
enfaces to the Danube Strategy
Miroslav Vesković, University of Novi Sad
10:00 – 10:20 COFFEE BBREAK/POSTER SESSION
10:20 – 11:00 JRC JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities for researchers at
JRC
Francesco Scaffidi, JRC Directorate Resources, Recruitment
and Training Unit
Jobs and research cooperation
opportunities - University of Novi
Sad, prospects and capacities
Miroslav Vesković, University of Novi Sad
11:00 – 12:20 EUROPEAN FLOOD AWARENESS SYSTEM (EFAS)
The European Flood Awareness
System (EFAS)
Peter Salomon, JRC Institute for Environment and
Sustainability
Activities of the BioSense Center of
Boris Antić, BioSense, University of Novi Sad
the Univeristy of Novi Sad
Scientific support to flood and
wetland management in Serbia
Branko Brkljač, BioSense, University of Novi Sad
Landslides
Biljana Abolmasov, Faculty of Mining and Geology,
Belgrade University
Climate changes and fast growing
woods for bio fuels
Saša Orlović, Institute of Lowland Forestry and
Environment, Novi Sad
12:20 – 13:00 BIOENERGY
JRC Activities in the Bioenergy
sector
Nicolae Scarlat, Hrvoje Medarac, JRC Institute for Energy
and Transport, Renewable and Energy Efficiency Unit
Together towards solutions for
biofuels
Milan Martinov, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of
Novi Sad
Current state and perspective of
bioethanol production and
application in Vojvodina
Zoltan Zavargo, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi
Sad
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 16:00
Visit to the University laboratories for JRC representatives and enlargement NCPs.
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