Partnering for Excellence – Partnering for Europe (2023)
Published by the Academy of Sciences of Albania and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Joint Statement by the 7th Berlin Process Joint Science Conference
- Resaearch Infrastructures
- Science Policy
- Science Diplomacy
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This statement was adopted by the 7th Berlin Process Joint Science Conference. The meeting was held on 18 – 20 September 2023 in Tirana (Albania) and was organised jointly by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Academy of Sciences of Albania. It is the seventh annual conference of stakeholders of the science, education, research and innovation pillar of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans, involving 16 countries and the European Commission.
The 7th Berlin Process Joint Science Conference, titled “Partnering for Excellence – Partnering for Europe”, focused on three key topics:
- Assessing progress of Balkan and Southeast European higher education, research and innovation communities towards integration in European Union frameworks,
- Creating excellence in the Balkans through wise instruments and alliances, and
- Developing customised mobility schemes for students, researchers and professionals, including (re-)connecting the academic diasporas to their countries of origin.