The SEENET-MTP Workshop JW2011 Scientific and Human Legacy of Julius Wess 27-28 August 2011, Donji Milanovac, Serbia

1. PHYSICS AND SOCIETY
Seenet-mtp: research and education
Balkan Forum-Perspectives of Regional Cooperation
In the frame of the Balkan Summer Institute
Donji Milanovac, 27-31 September 2011
Radu Constantinescu, University of Craiova, ROMANIA

2. SEENET MTP: From Science to the Cultural Networking…?
• The starting point: pure scientific network.
• After the first meetings of the scientific community, we realized
that South-Eastern European region is an interesting cultural and
spiritual geographical area and it needs more insight into its
complex social life.
• CONLUSION: To be efficient and to really influence the
scientific life of the region, the network had to put more efforts
dedicated to a larger acceptance of the principle “unity in
diversity”.

3. “Mediana”- Roman Emperor Constantin Residence, Naissus - Nis, 2009

4. “Cosmos, Culture, Education”-Sept. 2009

6. SEENET and the UNESCO SURVEY:
South East European Countries in Mathematics and Physics
• MAIN OBJECTIVES:
1) support SEE States in defining their policies for science
2) identify the potential of the research centres and institutes to take an active part
in regional and international scientific cooperation.
3) optimise the distribution of the future resources
• MAIN ACTIVITY: mapping of research centres established in the region.
• INVESTIGATED FIELDS: Mathematics and Physics (IN THIS PHASE)
• INVESTIGATED ASPECTS: Financial Profile; Research staff Profile; Research
Infrastructures; Performance Profile; Regional and international cooperation.
• RESULTS / CONCLUSIONS ON THE COOPERATION IN THE REGION :
1) cooperation in the region: less than 10% from the institutions’ partnerships;
2) USA and Germany appear as the two privileged scientific partners;
3) privileged cooperation according to the cultural, geographical or political
proximities: Romania with France, Serbia with Germany.

7. 2011-2013: strategy and main objectives
• Reinforce and extend the already established mobility for
researchers, graduate and undergraduate students
• Joint successful projects in European framework, as FP7
•Self-sustained Balkan/South-East European Research and
Education Network in Physics and Mathematics
•Promote the High quality in research and education
(SEENET MTP - Quality Assurance Provider)
• Reinforced interests for science in high schools by
promoting activities as “Science and Society”.

8. Thank you!