University of Tirana and Re@WBC Prof. Dr Shpresa Delija, coordinator PhD Elvana Shtepani,Contact person September12-13, 2017

Issues Project Consortium Objectives Work packages Activities Future actions Issues

Title: Enhancement of HE Research Potential Contributing to Further Growth of the WBC Region (Re@WBC) Duration: 2015-2018 Main goal: Towards the HR principles from The European Charter and Code for Researchers website: http://rewbc.ni.ac.rs/ The project: Re@WBC

Consortium University of Niš, Serbia - coordinator University of Belgrade, Serbia University of Novi Sad, Serbia University of Kragujevac, Serbia University of Montenegro, Montenegro University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Vlora "Ismail Qemali", Albania University of Tirana, Albania Coventry University, United Kingdom University of Liege, Belgium Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy Center for the Promotion of Science, Serbia Consortium

Objective: Contribution to enhanced management of human research potential at WB universities in line with national and EU strategies for researchers.  Improve institutional HR policies and practices Enhance career development and cooperation opportunities of researchers Foster regional cooperation

Other goals improving conditions for development of research and professional careers; developing support services for young and talented researchers; brain-gain through active participation in research activities; harmonisation of research space; encouraging mobility.

Work packages: Preparation for the HR research management reform Excellent university for the researchers Excellent researchers for the community Quality at Re@WBC Dissemination and exploitation Management at Re@WBC Work packages:

1.1.Research potential at WBC universities mapped (questionnaire) 1.2. Review of HR strategies at EU partners (meetings) 1.3.Comparative analysis (Nis) 1.4. Action plans for HE management reform 1.5. HR offices and centers equipped Work Package 1

Work Package 2 2.1. University centres and HR offices reinforced 2.2. Administrative staff competences improved 2.3. University management educated on the C&C implementation 2.4. HRS4R strategy created and adopted at partner universities: 2.5. Training trainers (4 trainings organized: Coventry, Belgrade, Liege, Turin) 2.6. Promotion procedures improved 2.7. Plagiarism monitoring tools implemented 2.8.Ethical committee procedures improved 2.9. Cooperation with scientific diaspora established Work Package 2

Work package 3 3.1. Researchers trained on C&C and HRS4R 3.2. Webpages offer opportunity links 3.3. Young researchers trained on research methodology 3.4. Young researchers trained in various skills 3.5. Training on teaching methodology 3.6. Pilot Mentoring system introduced 3.7. Measures for enhancement of multidisciplinary in research 3.8. Guide book published Work package 3

Work package 4 4.1. Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) established 4.2. Project quality procedures developed (QA Manual 4.3. WP reports 4.4. Annual QA reports 4.5. Reports analysis 4.6.External monitoring Work package 4

Work package 5 5.1. Project web-site created and regularly updated 5.2. Promotional material distributed 5.3. Project results disseminated 5.5. The label "HR Excellence in Research" obtained by a number of WB partner universities 5.6. Mentoring system adopted 5.7. Strategy on continual training of researchers adopted Work package 5

Work package 6 6.1 Kick off and coordinating meetings 6.2 Procedures for project management 6.3 Project management bodies set and PA signed 6.4 Software Platform for Project management 6.5 Day-to-day coordination 6.6 Financial management Work package 6

. Project mobilities Project Mobility (type of activity, e.g training, study visit, workshop, and its theme) Date and place of the activity Number of participants for each partner institutions Activity main result achieved Kick-off meeting 10-11 Dec 2015; Nis, Serbia 2 Introduction to the project, partners, activities, work packages Visit 21-25 Mar 2016; Turin, Italy Best practices observed 18-22 April 2016; Liege, Belgium Seminar 8 June 2016; Belgrade, Serbia University management trained 20-25 June 2016; Coventry, UK 3 training 22-23 Sept; Novi Sad, Serbia 4 Admin staff trained

Project mobilities Project Mobility Date and place of the activity Number of participants for each partner institutions Activity main result achieved training 9-11 Nov 2016; Kragujevac, Serbia 2 Ethics committee members trained meeting 1-2 Dec 2016; Belgrade, Serbia Steering Committee meeting 15-16 Dec 2016; Coventry, UK Train the trainer/ supervision training for supervisors and students/ approaches to development for early career researchers 23-25 Mar 2017; Podgorica, Montenegro 1 Quality Assurance meeting 5-7 April 2017; Belgrade, Serbia 3 Train the trainer Ethics in Academia, Challenges in Research Ethics and Plagiarism Detection Tools 8-12 May 2017; Liege, Belgium Train the trainer HR excellence in research 23-26 May 2017; Turin, Italy Train the trainer on skills and competencies acquired in the field of soft skills

Future steps University centres and HR offices reinforced Complete action plan to obtain HR Excellence in Research logo Mentoring system adopted Strategy on continual training of researchers adopted Measures for enhancement of multidisciplinary in research Promotion procedures improved Plagiarism monitoring tools implemented Future steps

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION For further info please contact: delija.sh@gmail.com elvanaa@gmail.com