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Course "Environmental Policies: Planning and Implementation", 20-24 September, 2010 at Unesco-IHE, Delft
Aim of the course is to give an overview of tools on integration of environmental issues into planning and decision-making and to enhance knowledge of enforcement, monitoring and evaluation of environmental polices
Application for online courses at Unesco-IHE in progress
Unesco-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands offers opportunities to scientists from NEWEN partner Universities to follow selection of online courses.
NEWEN International Summer School ‘Environmental Monitoring and Assessment’ held on Lake Skadar/Shkodra
The Ecological Education Center in Virpazar, Montenegro was the site of the International Summer School held from 4 – 13 July 2010.
Research position for Environmental Analytical Chemistry Student from the Western Balkans
Research position for Environmental Analytical Chemistry Student for a short term stay at Institute for Environmental Studies IVM, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Report from workshop Training of Trainers on Curriculum Development, May 17-21, 2010, Wageningen
Professionals and young researchers from six Universities in the Western Balkans have been taking part in the Training of trainers workshop on Curriculum Development in Wageningen Center for Development Innovation.
Summer School on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment at Skadar Lake, Montenegro, 4-13 July 2010
Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) VU Amsterdam and University of Montenegro in Podgorica are organizers of this event.
Training of Trainers on Curriculum Development for Environmental Science Education; 17 - 21 May, 2010
The participants will be acquainted with the standards of the EU environmental science education system and curriculum and with approaches to adapt these in their local education systems.
Opportunity for Western Balkans scientists for a short stay in the Netherlands (application in February 2010)
The NEWEN Project offers the opportunity for scientists from the Western Balkans (WB) Universities to be financed for short stays in the Netherlands.
On line course: Technology selection for sanitation and municipal wastewater management in the Western Balkan
Objectives of the course are to provide analytical tools, substantive information and skills on how to select, plan and finance appropriate and environmentally sound municipal wastewater technologies.
Workshop on Lake Pollution Management in the Western Balkans, Tuzla 8-9 March 2010
In this workshop 24 participants from the Western Balkans will focus on an integrated approach to lake pollution management. Tools to develop a common ground and understanding for pollution management will be presented.
MSc study in the Netherlands & Western Balkan
Scholarships (18 in total) will be awarded to three students from each participating Western Balkan University to study at one of the three Universities/institutions in the Netherlands. This means that one candidate per country can study in Wageningen, one in Delft and one in Amsterdam.
Report from the workshop Regional Cooperation for Development and Restoration of Ecological Networks in the Western Balkan Region
Policy makers and researchers from the Western Balkan countries gathered in the mountain area Popova Shapka in Macedonia to discuss the current state of the art and the future perspectives of ecological networks’ development in the region
NEWEN Course Report: Hazardous waste management
NEWEN Course Report: Hazardous waste management Researchers and lecturers from the Western Balkans countries have been introduced to technical, managerial and legislative aspects of hazardous waste during the NEWEN training course, which took place at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands, from 21 to 25 September 2009.
Regional Cooperation for Development and Restoration of Ecological Networks in the Western Balkan Region
Workshop will be organized in Tetovo, Macedonia at 19-20 October, 2009. Organizers of this workshop are Wageningen International, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and University of Prishtina.
Hazardous Wastes Management, 21-25 September, 2009, UNESCO-IHE, Delft
Aim of the course is to provide up-to-date information about and to develop local environmental management plans for the handling and treatment of hazardous waste.
Report from the regional workshop on Urban Solid Waste Management in the Western Balkans
During the two day workshop in Durres, Albania (11-12 June 2009), educators, government officials and experts from the Western Balkans were brought together to present their views on the situation on solid waste management in their countries.
Report from the first NEWEN training
Young researchers and lecturers from six Universities in the Western Balkans have shared their ideas on conducting and designing research projects, during the first NEWEN training course: "Research Methodology in a multi-disciplinary setting"
NEWEN kick-off meeting in Delft on 13 November
With participance of Western Balkans project partners, the Dutch partners and some of the WB students and staff working at UNESCO-IHE, official kick-off meeting of the NEWEN project took place on Thursday 13 November 2008 at the premises of UNESCO-IHE in Delft.
Second Congress of Students of Environmental Protection of SEE
The SECOND Congress of Students of Environmental Protection of South Eastern Europe COSEP will be held from April 08-11, 2009, on Kopaonik Mountain, Republic of Serbia. COSEP is organised by the Faculty of Occupational Safety in Niš.
Workshop on Urban Solid Waste Management in the Western Balkans, 11-12 June, 2009, Durres, Albania
Workshop will inform participants, professionals and university staff from the Western Balkans, to the current EU environmental strategies concerning solid waste together with contemporary approaches in planning and implementation of plans in urban solid waste management.
Workshop on Modernization of Environmental Science Education, 13-20 May, 2009, Wageningen
Workshop will inform professionals, university staff and young scientist from the Western Balkan countries on the principles and evolution of environmental education and introduce contemporary approaches for developing and presenting high level environmental education programs.
Research Methodology in a multi-disciplinary setting: From topic to proposal
To be organized at Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands, in period of March 30- April 6, 2009.


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