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Members of the Transfrontier Euro Institute Network (TEIN) from France, Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, visited Belfast on 5 and 6 November 2013 for the fourth meeting of the PAT-TEIN project, funded under the EU Leonardo Transfer of Innovation Programme. Partners are working together to adapting a Toolkit for Cross-border project management […]

CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was in Maastricht on 13 December to participate in an ‘Expert Panel’ on Instruments and capacity building for territorial monitoring and impact assessment, hosted by the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. This was the closing event of the EMR2020 project, funded under the EU INTERREG IVA programme, which has been developing a future strategy […]

From all the staff and Board Members of The Centre for Cross Border Studies. Note: We will be closed from Tuesday 24th December 2013 to Friday 3rd January 2013.

In line with its objective of providing a supportive framework for collaborative research and professional activities in teacher education in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) provides SEED FUNDING for projects such as research, conferences and exchanges which further this objective. The purpose of […]

Issue 5 of BORDER-ZINE was published today. Sign up to receive your copy or use the handy form on the right hand side of this page. In this issue: FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Call for SCoTENS North/South Research Projects, January 2014 – 2015 New EU Law allows for cross-border healthcare Border Roads to Memories & Reconciliation Project […]

The Building Change Trust commissioned an opinion piece by Andy Pollak and Brian Harvey of the Centre for Cross Border Studies: “The Potential for Cross Border Exchange and Learning in respect of change in the Community and Voluntary Sector.” [PDF 4068 KB] A well attended open seminar and debate was held in support of the report […]

In line with its objective of providing a supportive framework for collaborative research and professional activities in teacher education in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS) provides ‘SEED FUNDING’ for projects such as research, conferences and exchanges which further this objective. The application process […]

First Newsletter of the COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR POSITIVE PEACE PROJECT (CAPP) It focuses on the issue of sectarianism. It also contains details of the launch of the CAPP project. Download the CAPP-Newsletter [PDF 1219Kb] DECADE OF CENTENARIES – 1912-1922 Exhibition & Workshops The Southern Peace III Partnership is holding a series of exhibition and workshop […]

This page contains links to PDF documents listing all debates, Ministerial statements and questions from Parliaments – NI Assembly and Oireachtas (both the Dáil and Seanad) –  that have a cross-border focus. The links are ordered by date, most recent first. 2013 September NI Assembly [PDF 16Kb] NI Assembly – questions [PDF 29Kb] Oireachtas [PDF […]

European Border Regions in Comparison: Overcoming Nationalistic Aspects or Re-Nationalization? Edited by Katarzyna Stoklosa, Gerhard Besier Contents Part I: Territorial Disputes and Questions of Identity Part II: Cross-Border Co-Operation Part III: Perceptions of Borders and Border Regimes Part IV: Prejudices, Stereotypes and Nationalism Publishing: Dec 2013—US / Jan 2014—UK HB: 978-0-415-72589-9 | $125 / £80.00 […]

The Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) and the International  Centre for Local and Regional  Development (ICLRD) today launched their new project: ‘Towards a Border Development Zone’. This innovative research and conference project will explore the potential of a joint economic development approach across the whole Irish and Northern Irish cross-border region, from Derry to […]

The Centre for Cross Border Studies is seeking a Research and Policy Manager to take overall responsibility for the research and policy analysis functions of the Centre. In particular, this will involve a major role in developing and testing tools to be used in capacity-building training for cross-border cooperation and working closely with policy-makers and […]