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• 2013-04-16

  6th International Black Sea Symposium 2013

  4-6 July 2013

  “Empowering Civil Society in the Black Sea region:

  a Tool for Innovative Social Change”

  In its sixth year, the Symposium builds on the success and positive impact of its previous five editions to bring together the next generation of stakeholders with an interest in the Black Sea area, introducing a new dimension, civil society, as a key element to economic growth, sustainable development and social change. The 6th IBSS will be held in Athens, Greece, on 4-6 July 2013.

  If you are interested in participating, you can download the Call for Participation and the Application Form

  The venue of the Symposium will shortly be announced. Please stay tuned!

  
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• 2013-01-17

  Join the ICBSS Network of Experts!

  ICBSS is expanding its database of potential candidates who can be called upon for long or short-term assignments as temporary consultants on a project basis.

  All applicants must possess as a minimum:

  • a recognised university degree (preference for advanced degrees);
  • excellent knowledge of English, including advanced writing, research and communication skills;
  • fluency in any other language will be considered an asset;
  • proven past experience in working with international donor agencies and proven ability to work in transition economies.

  To apply, please download and complete the CV form and email it at icbss@icbss.org

  Please note that in doing so you are not applying for a particular assignment. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your application. Your details will then be held in the database (only for temporary assignments) and you will be contacted if a suitable opening arises.

  ICBSS guarantees that all information submitted will be kept in the strictest confidence.

  
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• 2013-01-17

  ICBSS Events 2013

  > Armenian Atlantic Association (AAA) together with its youth branch Armenian Youth Atlantic Association (AYAA) will hosted a youth conference “The Black Sea Region:  Bringing future decision makers together in the changing world”, in Yerevan, on 14-15 March, 2013. The ICBSS is media sponsor of the event.

  > On 12 February 2013, ICBSS Director General, Dr. Zefi Dimadama, had a meeting with Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Head of the ESA Policies Dept. in the European Space Agency and Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Director of the European Institute of Law, Science and Technology (EILST), an affiliated Institute to the ICBSS.

  
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• 2012-01-16

  ICBSS Events 2012

  • The ICBSS DG, Dr. Zefi Dimadama, participated at the 27th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials, in Istanbul, on 13-14 December 2012.
  • Dr. Zefi Dimadama, met with the Rector of the University of Bucharest, Dr. Mircea Dumitru, and the  Vice-Rector Dr. Liviu Papadima, on 3 December 2012. Furthermore, during her visit in Bucharest, Dr. Dimadama participated as a speaker on “Black Sea region: a pivotal energy crossroad for East and West”, in the Romania Oil & Gas Conference that was held in Bucharest, on 4-5 December 2012.  Press Release available for download. 
  • Dr. Zefi Dimadama met with Mr. Rauf Zeyni, President of National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan, in Baku, on 21-23 November 2012. 
  • Dr. Zefi Dimadama, ICBSS DG, participated in the International Conference on “Energy Efficiency: Economic & Institutional Aspects and Perspectives”, that was jointly organised by the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan (SAM) and the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), in Baku, on 21 November 2012. Press Release available for download.
  • Now available for Download the new Xenophon Paper 12 here
  • Dr. Zefi Dimadama participated in the International Conference on “Energy Efficiency: Economic & Institutional Aspects and Perspectives”, that was jointly organised by the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan (SAM) and the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), in Baku, on 21 November 2012. 
  • The Alternate DG, Amb. David Kereselidze, participated at the Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials, in Istanbul, on 31 October- 1st November 2012.
  • In October (24-25), Ms. Anna Andricopoulou, ICBSS Project Manager, participated at the 5th Edition Black Sea NGO Forum “Participation and inclusion for responsible development” in Bucharest.
  • In October (16), the ICBSS organised a Workshop on “Black Sea Knowledge Institutions Turn Green”. The Workshop was organised within the framework of the research project “Green Cluster of Knowledge Institutions of the Black Sea: A Roadmap on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency for Research and Academic Institutions”, which is co-funded by the BSEC-Hellenic Development Fund (HDF) and coordinated by the ICBSS, aiming at transferring know-how and at enhancing capacity building and cooperation linkages in the fields of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources to research and academic institutions of the Black Sea countries and beyond. The Workshop aimed at further promoting the project’s outcomes and for this purpose, it successfully brought together representatives from the academic and research communities as well as, from the public and private sector. The establishment of a Network of “Green Cluster of Black Sea Knowledge Institutions”, that constitutes the flagship of the project, is committed to support regional partnership; to address the key energy challenges; to disseminate the project’s outcomes and to promote the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency practices in the Black Sea area.
  • ICBSS DG, Dr. Zefi Dimadama, participated as a speaker on “Black Sea Region: New Perspectives towards an Energy Roadmap” at the “Balkans Oil & Gas Summit” organised by International Research Networks, in Athens, 26-28 September.
  
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• 2012-07-18

  Green Cluster of Black Sea Knowledge Institutions

  Launching the Green Cluster of Black Sea Knowledge Institutions

  Welcome to the Green Cluster of Black Sea Knowledge Institutions, established under the BSEC-HDF research project “Green Cluster of Knowledge Institutions of Black Sea: A Roadmap on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency for Research and Academic Institutions”.

  The Green Cluster aims at supporting a regional partnership of academic and research institutions of the Black Sea countries, able to address the key energy challenges, disseminate the project’s outcomes and promote the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency practices in the Black Sea area.

  If your institution is interested in becoming a member of the Green Cluster, please sign the Joint Statement and send it to us at: icbss@icbss.org

  Read more to download the Joint Statement and the Members of the Green Cluster.

  
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• 2012-10-02

  Workshop on “Black Sea Knowledge Institutions Turn Green”

   

  The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)

  kindly invites you to the

  Workshop on “Black Sea Knowledge Institutions Turn Green”

  in Athens, on 16 October 2012

  TITANIA Hotel, 52 Panepistimiou Ave.

  
  The Workshop is being organized in the framework of the research project “Green Cluster of Knowledge Institutions of the Black Sea: A Roadmap on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency for Research and Academic Institutions”, which is co-funded by the BSEC-Hellenic Development Fund (HDF) and coordinated by the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS).

  
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• 2012-03-14

  5th International Black Sea Symposium 2012

  “The Black Sea region as an influential crossroad between East and West:    A path towards extroversion”

  Athens, Greece, 2 – 4 July 2012

  In its fifth year, the International Black Sea Symposium (IBSS) project builds on the success and positive impact of its previous four editions and brings together the next generation of stakeholders with an interest in the Black Sea area. The 5th International Black Sea Symposium on “The Black Sea region as an influential crossroad between East and West: a path towards extroversion” was held in Athens, Greece, from 2 July to 4 July 2012. The ICBSS welcomed young professionals and international experts, for an intensive course on Black Sea issues.The event’s working language was in English.

  Press Release available for download --->

  You will find the presentations of Amb. David Kereselidze, Mr. Zaur Shiriyev, Mr. Anthony K. Livanios, Mr. Spyros Kouvelis and Mr. Theodoros Tsakiris here

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  Subscribed Members only will have access to all Symposium Presentations available for download here

  Venue: Titania Hotel
  52, Panepistimiou Avenue
  Tel: +30 210 33 26 000

  
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• 2012-04-23

  “A Roadmap for awareness and implementation of energy efficiency and use of RES schemes in the Black Sea knowledge institutions”

  BLACK SEA KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTIONS TURN GREEN

  The Roadmap for awareness and implementation of energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources (RES) addresses “knowledge institutions” in the Black Sea countries that are willing to make a commitment to assess, manage and improve their energy performance, aiming at reducing their conventional energy use, using energy efficiently, introducing the use of renewable energy sources, mitigating the effects of climate change and, thus, saving costs. The term “knowledge institutions” refers to research and academic institutions, such as universities, academies of science and research centers. This roadmap is compiled in the frame of the research project “Green Cluster of Knowledge Institutions of Black Sea: A Roadmap on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency for Research and Academic Institutions”, which is co-financed by the BSEC-HDF Committee and coordinated by the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (Greece) with the participation of TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (Turkey) and National Research University – “Higher School of Economics” (Russia).

   

  You can download the full document here

  
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• 2012-03-20

  ICBSS-RIEAS

  Συζήτηση Στρογγυλής Τραπέζης «Παράνομη Μετανάστευση & Εμπορία Ανθρώπων στα Βαλκάνια και την περιοχή της Μαύρης Θάλασσας»
   

  Το Διεθνές Κέντρο Μελετών Ευξείνου Πόντου (ΔΙΚΕΜΕΠ), σε συνεργασία με το Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), διοργάνωσε με επιτυχία Συζήτηση Στρογγυλής Τραπέζης με τίτλο «Παράνομη Μετανάστευση & Εμπορία Ανθρώπων στα Βαλκάνια και την περιοχή της Μαύρης Θάλασσας», τη Δευτέρα 19 Μαρτίου, στην αίθουσα του Γραφείου του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου στην Αθήνα.

  
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• 2012-03-14

  Scholarship and Taiwan Fellowship

  Here you can find all the relevant documents about the Scholarship and Taiwan Fellowship.

  The establishment of the Taiwan Academy originates from the Republic of China President Ma Ying-Jeou’s cultural policy. Taiwan is the major Chinese cultural center where Confucianism, Buddhism, Zen, literature, architecture, arts and crafts, and traditional customs are promoted and preserved more completely as compared to the many regions influenced by Chinese culture. So far, a number of the Taiwan Academy Resource Centers have been established to disseminate information and organize seminars, workshops, and other activities that promote philosophy, literature, and arts. By doing so, the Taiwan Academy hopes to enhance cultural exchanges between Taiwan and the international community.

  
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• 2012-03-07

  Formal Visit to Tbilisi

   

  Within the framework of further promoting regional cooperation, ICBSS Director General, Dr. Zefi Dimadama, paid a visit to Tbilisi, as a special guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Dr. Dimadama was accompanied by ICBSS Alternate Director General, Ambassador David Kereselidze. The scope of the visit was to further promote bilateral cooperation in fields of common interest such as energy security, environmental protection and sustainable development with a view to establishing an extended network of collaboration within the BSEC Member States.

  
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• 2012-03-02

  Affiliation Agreement ICBSS and EILST

  Affiliation between the International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) and European Institute of Law Science and Technology (EILST)
   

  Dr. Zefi Dimadama, Director General of International Centre for Black Sea Studies, (ICBSS) and Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Director of the European Institute of Law, Science and Technology (EILST) signed an Affiliation Agreement, in Athens, on 24 February 2012, aiming at establishing and developing cooperation between the two organisations with a view to promoting and enhancing the dialogue in fields of common interest.

   

  
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• 2011-12-23

  EURA Newsletter

  European Urban Research Association (EURA)

  An International Network of Urban Scholars

  See more to download the EURA Newsletter Issue 29

  The aims of EURA:

  • To encourage international exchange and co-operation in relation to urban research
  • To stimulate and encourage interdisciplinary and cross-border urban research
  •  To contribute to urban policy debates.

  At a time when global forces are strengthening and localism struggles to reassert itself, there is a need to re-examine the place which cities take in the social and economic order and this is what the European Urban Research Association (EURA) aims to achieve. This web site provides information about the origins of EURA, its aims and objectives and its charter. It also gives information about past and present EURA events, including conferences and workshops.

  The official EURA website: http://www.eura.org

  
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• 2011-11-04

  Energy Cooperation and Environmental Protection in the wider Black Sea area

  The International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS) & the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CSS) completed the Round Table Discussion on "Energy Cooperation and Environmental Protection in the wider Black Sea area", that took place in Athens, Tuesday, 29 November 2011.
  
  

  
  Read more to download the Press Release, Dr. Zefi Dimadama's Welcoming Speech and Dr. Gulshan Pashayeva's Opening Remarks.
  
  
  
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• 2011-10-17

  Welcoming Note

  It is with great pleasure that I am welcoming you to our new interactive web platform, a useful tool for the exchange of valuable information and knowledge; aiming at strengthening cooperation in the wider Black Sea area.

  
  This new digital platform, designed by a professional web designer, emphasizes to the ease of use for all the guests and users. Guest visitors will be able to be informed about the Centre, our aims, goals, activities, projects, books and publications as well as future events. In addition, visitors will also be able to register on-line and gain access to a “members only” content section, create a users profile, upload articles, post comments on existing ones, access a discussion forum and an on-line document repository.
  
  Furthermore, the ICBSS Web GIS is a brand new interactive tool with main goal to diffuse statistical and indicator data for the countries of the Black Sea via the internet, and present them mainly as maps. Under these terms the expected audience should be familiar with the basic mapping functionalities and terminology, but special care is taken in order to present an application interface that is easily used by both experts and non-experts.
  
  Please keep in mind that the site is still on a trial base and some parts are under construction.
  
  Enjoy!
  
  Dr. Zefi Dimadama ICBSS
  Director General
  
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