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TEMPUS INFORMATION DAYAshgabat - 27 November 2010
Alba Chiara TiberiEducation, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency - Brussels
TEMPUS IV- BASIC FEATURES OF THE TEMPUS IV- BASIC FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME
OutlineOutline
Tempus programmeTempus programme
- Basic features- Basic features
- Types of actions- Types of actions
- Eligibility criteria and priority areas- Eligibility criteria and priority areas
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)Executive Agency (EACEA)
EACEA’s open call for external expertsEACEA’s open call for external experts
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BASIC FEATURES OF TEMPUS IV BASIC FEATURES OF TEMPUS IV
Objectives:
To support the modernisation of Higher Education (HE) in Partner Countries of the surrounding area, including Central Asia.
To establish an area of cooperation in HE between the European Union (EU) and the Partner Countries.
To favour voluntary convergence with the European Area for Higher Education.
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BASIC FEATURES BASIC FEATURES
Approach:
Institutional cooperation.
Bottom-up programme mainly implemented through calls for proposals seeking projects targeting reforms in higher education institutions and/or systems.
Strong involvement of national authorities.
Strong accent on dissemination, sustainability and exploitation of results.
Complements other EU mobility programmes (e.g. Erasmus Mundus).
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BASIC FEATURES BASIC FEATURES
Local Support:
National Contact Points (NCPs) in EU Member States
National Tempus Offices (NTOs) in Partner Countries (PCs)
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3 TYPES OF ACTIONS3 TYPES OF ACTIONS
Joint Projects: implemented at institutional level to reform curricula, improve university governance, create more links with society.
Structural Measures: implemented at national level for the development and reform of national higher education structures and systems in Partner Countries.
Accompanying Measures: dissemination and information activities (conferences, studies, exchange of good practice, National Tempus Offices, Higher Education Reform Experts, etc.)
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JOINT PROJECTS & STRUCTURAL MEASURESJOINT PROJECTS & STRUCTURAL MEASURES
Call for ProposalsCall for Proposals
GRANT SIZE = € 500 000 to € 1 500 000GRANT SIZE = € 500 000 to € 1 500 000
Minimum grant size for national projects from Montenegro and Kosovo: € 300,000.
Minimum co-financing: 10%
PROJECT DURATIONPROJECT DURATION = max 36 months= max 36 months
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ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPSELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS
National projects: (targeting 1 single Partner Country)
Multi-country projects: (targeting more than 1 Partner
Country)
minimum of 6 HE institutions minimum of 7 HE institutions
3 from the involved Partner Country
2 from each involved Partner
country (minimum 2 PC)
3 from 3 different EU countries 3 from 3 different EU countries
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ELIGIBLE APPLICANTSELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Joint Projects:
State-recognised public or private HE institutions (either in EU or PC)
Associations, organisations or networks of HE institutions
Structural Measures:
State-recognised public or private HE institutions (either in EU or PC)
Associations, organisations or networks of HE institutions
Rector/teacher/student organisations
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ELIGIBLE PARTNERSELIGIBLE PARTNERS
State-recognised public or private HE institutions (either in EU or PC)
Associations, organisations or networks of HE institutions
Rector/teacher/student organisations
Non-governmental organisations
Social partners and their training organisations
Private and public enterprises
Research institutions
Public administrations (Ministries, other national/regional/local administrations) or governmental organisations BUT with special conditions (eligible for reimbursement of travel costs and costs of stay only)
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ELIGIBLE PARTNERSELIGIBLE PARTNERS
Additional condition for Structural Measures
The Ministry/ies responsible for higher education in each Partner Country must be involved.
BUT special status (eligible for reimbursement of travel costs and
costs of stay only)
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Programme themesProgramme themes
Themes structured around the main components of the EU modernisation agenda for higher education.
Joint projects:
Curriculum reform
Governance reform
Higher Education and Society
Structural measures
Governance reform Higher Education and Society
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Programme themesProgramme themes
Curricular reform Modernisation of curricula: ECTS, 3 cycles, recognition of
degrees
Governance reform University management and student services Introduction of quality assurance Institutional and financial autonomy & accountability Equal access to HE Development of international relations
Higher Education and Society Training of non-university teachers Development of partnerships with enterprises Knowledge triangle education/research/innovation Training courses for public services (Min./ local auth.) Development of lifelong learning Qualifications frameworks
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Turkmenistan National Priorities – Joint Projects
Turkmenistan X
Engineering, Health protecion, Finances, Business, Information Technologies, Tourism, Pedagogy
X X X X X X X
Equ
al a
nd t
rans
pare
nt a
cces
s
to
hig
her
educ
atio
n
Dev
elop
men
t of
inte
rnat
iona
l rel
atio
ns
Dev
elop
men
t of
life
long
le
arni
ng in
soc
iety
at
larg
e
Qua
lific
atio
ns f
ram
ewor
ks
Dis
cipl
ines
Uni
vers
ity m
anag
emen
t an
d st
uden
t se
rvic
es
Intr
oduc
tion
of q
ualit
y
assu
ranc
e
Inst
itutio
nal a
nd f
inan
cial
au
tono
my
and
acco
unta
bilit
y
Tra
inin
g of
non
-uni
vers
ity
teac
hers
Dev
elop
men
t of
par
tner
ship
s w
ith e
nter
pris
es
Kno
wle
dge
tria
ngle
: ed
ucat
ion-
inno
vatio
n-re
sear
ch
Tra
inin
g co
urse
s fo
r pu
blic
se
rvic
es (
min
istr
ies,
re
gion
al/lo
cal a
utho
ritie
s)
National Priorities CURRICULAR REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Mod
erni
satio
n of
cur
ricul
a w
ith
3 cy
cle
stru
ctur
e, E
CT
S a
nd
degr
ee r
ecog
nitio
n
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Turkmenistan National Priorities – Structural Measures
Turkmenistan X X
Equal and t
ranspare
nt
access
to h
igher
education
Develo
pm
ent
of
inte
rnational re
lations
Develo
pm
ent
of
life
long
learn
ing in s
ocie
ty a
t la
rge
Qualifications f
ram
ew
ork
s
Univ
ers
ity m
anagem
ent
and
stu
dent
serv
ices
Intr
oduction o
f quality
assura
nce
Institu
tional and f
inancia
l
auto
nom
y a
nd a
ccounta
bility
Tra
inin
g o
f non-u
niv
ers
ity
teachers
Develo
pm
ent
of
part
ners
hip
s
with e
nte
rprises
Know
ledge t
riangle
: education-
innovation-r
esearc
h
Tra
inin
g c
ours
es f
or
public
serv
ices (
min
istr
ies,
regio
nal/lo
cal auth
orities)
National Priorities GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Central Asia Regional Priorities – Joint Projects
Central Asia (DCI)
XEducation/pedagogy, Law, Good governance, Water, Energy, Environment
X X X X X X X
Equal and t
ranspare
nt
access
to
hig
her
education
Develo
pm
ent
of
life
long
learn
ing in s
ocie
ty a
t la
rge
Qu
ali
ficati
on
s
fram
ew
ork
s
Tra
inin
g o
f non-u
niv
ers
ity
teachers
Develo
pm
en
t o
f
part
ners
hip
s w
ith
en
terp
rises
Kn
ow
led
ge t
rian
gle
:
ed
ucati
on
-in
no
vati
on
-
researc
h
Tra
inin
g c
ours
es f
or
public
serv
ices (
min
istr
ies,
regio
nal/lo
cal auth
orities)
Develo
pm
en
t o
f
inte
rnati
on
al
rela
tio
ns
Regional Priorities
CURRICULAR REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Mo
dern
isati
on
of
cu
rric
ula
wit
h 3
cycle
str
uctu
re,
EC
TS
an
d
deg
ree r
eco
gn
itio
n
Dis
cip
lines
Un
ivers
ity m
an
ag
em
en
t
an
d s
tud
en
t serv
ices
Intr
od
ucti
on
of
qu
ali
ty
assu
ran
ce
Insti
tuti
on
al
an
d
fin
an
cia
l au
ton
om
y a
nd
acco
un
tab
ilit
y
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Central Asia Regional Priorities – Structural Measures
Central Asia (DCI)
X X X X X X
Qu
ali
ficati
on
s
fram
ew
ork
s
Tra
inin
g c
ou
rses f
or
pu
bli
c s
erv
ices
(min
istr
ies,
reg
ion
al/
local
au
tho
riti
es)
Regional Priorities
GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Un
ivers
ity m
an
ag
em
en
t
an
d s
tud
en
t serv
ices
Intr
od
ucti
on
of
qu
ali
ty
assu
ran
ce
Institu
tional and f
inancia
l
auto
nom
y a
nd
accounta
bili
ty
Equal and t
ranspare
nt
access
to
hig
her
education
Develo
pm
ent
of
lifelo
ng
learn
ing in s
ocie
ty a
t la
rge
Develo
pm
en
t o
f
inte
rnati
on
al
rela
tio
ns
Tra
inin
g o
f non-u
niv
ers
ity
teachers
Develo
pm
en
t o
f
part
ners
hip
s w
ith
en
terp
rises
Kn
ow
led
ge t
rian
gle
:
ed
ucati
on
-in
no
vati
on
-
researc
h
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRIORITIESNATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRIORITIES
National projects (involving 1 single Partner Country)
Focus on the national priorities set for the Partner Country.
Defined by the Ministries of Education in close consultation with the European Union Delegations.
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NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRIORITIESNATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRIORITIES
Multi-country projects (involving more than 1 Partner Country)
Should focus on the regional priorities common to all PC within a specific region (extracted from strategic documents of European Commission).
Can also address a national priority provided that the priority is common to all participating PCs.
Cross regional cooperation: possible if the theme of the proposal is identified as a regional or national priority for all the participating PCs.
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At selection stage priority is given to: At selection stage priority is given to:
Project proposals that demonstrate a wide impact on higher education institutions and systems
Project proposals that involve a representative number of higher education institutions from a Partner Country
Structural Measures projects
Multi-country projects
Projects actively involving students, women, enterprises, social partners, research institutions, Ministries of Education, NGOs and other non-academic organisations
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Tempus & Erasmus Mundus Management by the Tempus & Erasmus Mundus Management by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
(EACEA)(EACEA) Executive Agencies were established by the European
Commission to implement and to manage programmes and projects.
They work under the supervision of the European Commission.
EACEA is fully operational since January 2006, when it took over the management of Erasmus Mundus
The Tempus programme is managed by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency since 1 April 2009
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Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)Agency (EACEA)
Budget 2010: ~613 millions euros
A single interlocutor for the whole project cycle
Calls for proposals Selection of proposals Contractualisation and funding Financial and content monitoring
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(EACEA)(EACEA)
Open call for external expertsEACEA
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Establishment of a list of experts from EU and Partner countries to assist in the framework of the management of the EU programmes in the fields of education.
Call for expression of interest published by the Agency
Deadline for the submission of applications: 30 June 2013
Update of the lists of eligible experts: twice a year
More information:http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/about/call_experts/
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Recruitment of external experts for the assessment of project proposals
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