Objective The project RESTCA-TERCE-NIPMSS is aimed at reinforcing the S&T potential of two emerging research centers, which are dealing with study of natural and industrial solid pollutants: (1) Mineralogy-Crystallography and Petrology-Geochemistry Departments of the Faculty of Mining and Geology, Serbia (UB-FMG) and Department of Geochemistry and Environmental Geology, Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZS) - by establishing strategic partnership among each other and with the Institute of Geosciences, Division of Mineralogy, University of Frankfurt, Germany (GUF). The major project objectives are: (i) strengthening the international co-operation networking and partnership between the UB-FMG, GUF and GeoZS and setting-up a brain-gain environment, (ii) improving material research standards at the UB-FMG by renewal and upgrade of the facilities, (iii) exploiting the RTD results of the GeoZS and UB-FMG and promoting them to national/regional centers of excellence, (iv) networking among the institutions from the European region of convergence and Western Balkan, (v) promoting the ideas of the EU 7th Framework Program, and (vi) counterbalancing the effects of ’brain drain’ in Serbia. These objectives are to be achieved within 36 months during which support and management actions organized in six Work Packages will be undertaken. These actions include (i) staff mobility in order to mobilize and reinforce the quality of human resources, (ii) purchase and renewal of the equipment, (iii) organization of lectures, short seminars and thematic workshops, (iv) opening two post-Doc positions, and (v) various dissemination and management activities. The RESTCA-TERCE-NIPMSS goals are to generate real scientific progress in the targeted research centers in Serbia and Slovenia without creating strong dependence. This is a step forward in harmonizing the scientific system in EU and in setting-up research-intensive clusters across Europe. Keywords Crystallography Environment Geology Industrial Industrial waste Microanalyses Mineralogy Programme(s) FP7-REGPOT - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research potential of Convergence Regions Topic(s) REGPOT-2007-3-01 - All thematic priorities’ domains of the FP7 Call for proposal FP7-REGPOT-2007-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU - RUDARSKO GEOLOSKI FAKULTET EU contribution € 589 193,60 Address DJUSINA 7 11000 BEOGRAD Serbia See on map Region Србија - север Београдски регион Београдска област Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vladica Cvetkovic (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN Germany EU contribution € 164 780,00 Address THEODOR W ADORNO PLATZ 1 60323 Frankfurt Am Main See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christoph Denecke (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEOLOSKI ZAVOD SLOVENIJE Slovenia EU contribution € 143 458,00 Address DIMICEVA 14 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marko Komac (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data