Am 29.3.2019 wurden die Ergebnisse der vom ZSI durchgeführten Studie „Regionalinitative Frauenbeschäftigung - Studie zum Betreuungsbedarf und Betreuungsangebot (Kinder und Pflege) in der Region Obersteiermark...

The purpose of this questionnaire is to provide organisations with the possibility to check their know-how in five areas of EU funding and project management in which the Excellence-in-ReSTI project and...

The European project DOIT invites all young social innovators and makers from 14 to 16 years! Within our online action, we we will work on challenges on the topic "Living Together". We start at 25th of...

Das im Rahmen des Projekts SENSES entwickelte Online-Training ist ab sofort verfügbar. Es kann nach erfolgter Registrierung kostenlos genutzt werden: https://senses.ifka.hu/ Die Materialien vermitteln...

In the framework of the project “Facilitating macro-regional scope and link up to socio-economic actors of Research Infrastructure in the Danube Region - ResInfra@DR”, the Executive Agency for Higher ...

VertreterInnen der EU Kommission, der portugiesischen Regierung, von Städten,  Projekten und Initiativen sozialer Innovation diskutierten die Möglichkeiten und Notwendigkeiten, soziale Innovationen...

On Friday, March 8, the meeting “Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon Europe” took place on the premises of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna. As the current EU Research Funding Program...

We are happy to present Vol. 10 of the ResInfra@DR newsletter which showcases once again our joint efforts to strengthen the framework conditions for research infrastructures in the Danube region. The...

One of the principal objectives of the S4D4C project (coordinated by ZSI) is to increase the capacities of EU and EU Member State science diplomats and to offer relevant knowledge resources and training...

In the framework of the project “Facilitating macro-regional scope and link up to socio-economic actors of Research Infrastructure in the Danube Region - ResInfra@DR”, the Executive Agency for Higher ...

The award-winning film, GlobalCommunities: Our City, Our Say, follows the story of how research in social sciences is making a profound impact on the accessibility and maintenance of electricity ...

at the premises of Hotel Flackl which is located in Reichenau in the Rax-Mountain Region. The NewHoRRIzon social labs have created in the first workshops some co-create tailor-made pilot actions that...

After S4D4C’s 1st Global Meeting on Science Diplomacy took place in Madrid in December last year, we are now proud to announce that our “Madrid Declaration on Science Diplomacy” has been published! ...

Gender inequality is not self-correcting and this is why we have joined our forces!   We are: EQUAL-IST, LIBRA, EFFORTI, Baltic Gender, GENERA, PLOTINA and SAGE and via this ...

On January 30, the final event of the RI-LINKS2UA project titled "Fostering Research and Innovation in Ukraine - The Role of Science in the Ukrainian Innovations Development" was successfully held at ...

Three Open Innovation World Cafes  are scheduled in Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia  in spring 2019. Dates will be announced shortly. The objective through these events is to foster links between...

The RAISE project has the objective to enhance social enterprises competitiveness through improved business support policies. In order to improve these policies, the six regional partners involved in ...

Das Projekt Social(i)Makers zielt darauf ab, soziale Innovation in Zentraleuropa zu stärken. Mit der Social Innovation Academy haben wir 2018 ein transnationales Trainingsprogramm aufgelegt, das auf informative...

The meetings of the second Joint Call of the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) were held on 22-23 January in Bangkok, Thailand, which will result in the joint funding of projects in the...

The BLOOM project offers a 4 modules course starting on 4th of March 2019 and which is free to join. The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is built around five lesson plans dedicated to different STEM...

Despite tremendous progress that our societies have made in recent decades, equally challenging tasks remain. These societal challenges directly concern the way we interact with each other and our environment...

by Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez A truly global community of science diplomacy scholars and practitioners met on the occasion of S4D4C’s 1st Global Meeting, which took place 12-14 December at the headquarters...

Ponto - Grassroots Think Tank Austria ist ein neuer und vielversprechender Akteur in der Analyse von und Debattenbildung zu Europa- und aussenpolitischen Themen mit Sitz in Wien. Ponto bringt Ideen, Analysen...

The project is supported by DG Regional and Urban Policy and coordinated by Intrasoft International SA and involves further 5 partner institutions, among them ZSI. The kick-off with DG Regio took place...

The video about the Austrian EU Council Presidency Conference on 'Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda – Valuation of SSH in mission-oriented research', which was successfully...

Internationale Kooperation ist ein wesentlicher Aspekt gegenwärtiger wissenschaftlicher Wissensproduktion. Aus wissenschaftspolitischer Perspektive gibt es strategische Gründe, sowohl Kooperationsformen...

Maribor – the 2018 European Capital for Social Economy - was the perfect place for organising the last Social Innovation Traning by Made in danube and to contribute to create a common understanding on...

Representatives from social enterprises, intermediary and expert organisations participated in the 3rd stakeholder meeting. Katharina Handler and Irina Vana from ZSI gave an overview on the ongoing project...

Open Science is of increasing importance in both Horizon 2020 and the upcoming framework-programme Horizon Europe. However, many ambiguities about what Open Science means and how it affects applicants...

Die Ausschreibung richtet sich an Projektbetreiber/innen, die aktuelle soziale Probleme aufgreifen. Die Projekte müssen zum Einreichzeitpunkt bereits ausreichend umgesetzt, aber noch am Laufen sein. Einreichberechtigt...

On the 27th November the Multi-stakeholder group GEMSE, “Gemeinsam mehr Social Entrepreneurship” (Together more social enterprises”) presented their core positions to a wider audience. The informal network...

From December 5-6 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Ukraine and the RI-LINKS2UA project (Horizon 2020, coordinator ZSI) organised a practical workshop about the Horizon 2020 SME ...

The final meeting of the project EULAC Focus - Giving focus to the cultural, scientific and social dimension of EU – CELAC relations took place in Santiago de Chile from 4.-6. December 2018. The meeting...

During the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council conference on 'Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda' held on 28-29 November 2018 in Vienna, the UK Economic and Social...

During four dialogue workshops with policymakers, managers and stakeholders involved in the planning and operation of Research Infrastructures (RI) from across the Danube macro region, the ResInfra@DR...

Press Release Budapest, Vienna – The ResInfra@DR WP3 Concluding Consultation Meeting took place on 27 and 28 November in Budapest, Hungary. ResInfra@DR coordinator of the international project Felix...

Among the innovators competing in the 'Best Early Stage innovation' category of the Innovation Radar Prize 2018, our EU-funded project eCraft2Learn ranked number 5 in a European wide competition. This...

In the framework of the DOIT project and in cooperation with SERA (Social Services of the region of Liezen, Austria) and the ku:L (Cultural Association in Öblarn), children were adapting the DOIT monster...

Two Social Innovation training workshops were delivered by ZSI last week, respectively in Serbia and Croatia. The events were organised within the "Made in Danube" initiative and were run by Ms. Desiree...

The call for STSM (Short Term Scientific Missions) within COST TN1302 BESTPRAC is now open with a closing date for applications of December 10,  2018. All details of the call are available...

„Die großen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit können nicht allein durch Beiträge aus den Natur- und Technikwissenschaften gelöst werden. Auch Geistes-, Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften...

In the course of the "Danube Chance 2.0" project ZSI hosted its first Business Breakfast with the aim to discuss strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for the support of second-chance entrepreneurs ...

The first BLOOM newsletter is out, providing information on the H2020 project BLOOM; on its activities, results, elaborated materials and on activities within the growing European Bioeconomy Network. ...

The maker movement is gaining traction in recent years, and maker platforms like instructables.com are valuable repositories for maker education resources. However, in face of the vast amounts of non-...

eCraft2Learn invites you to follow up on a hands-on workshop for crafting and project based making, held as preconference activity. Workshop time and date: 09:30 – 17:30 on 22 Nov 2018 Workshop ...

This volume illustrates once again joint efforts to strengthen the framework conditions for Research Infrastructures in the Danube Region –  it provides you with news including a selection of publications...

With the help of an independent jury consisting of social innovation experts (among them Klaus Schuch, Scientific Director of ZSI), the Commission selected three projects as winners of the 2018 European...

In the framework of the MiniMaker Fair 2019 in Salzburg, ZSI and Salzburg Research cooperated in setting up a common stand for digital education and entrepreneurship. During 10th of November approx. 800...

Der Standard berichtete in der Ausgabe vom 7. November 2018 unter dem Titel "Über die Mission, die Welt zu ändern" über die Ausrichtung der österreichischen EU-Ratspräsidentschaftskonferenz "Impact of...

The Social Innovation Declaration (#SIDeclaration) has been signed by more than 500 people across Europe in a variety of sectors and countries. ‘Acknowledging the terrific work of the Social Innovation...