GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS 2005 What’s new in Tempus ? Tempus.

GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS 2005

What’s new in Tempus ?

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Structure of the Guide

Part One: the main features of the programme

Part Two: describes in greater detail the activities financed by the programme and the requirements these involve

Part Three: sets out the national priorities and is only available on the Web

Part Four: provides guidelines for completing an application form

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The Tempus Programme

Western Balkans CARDS

Eastern Europe/Central Asia Tacis

Mediterranean region MEDA

The EU Programme designed to help the transition and reform process of the HE sector in the Partner Countries

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Types of Grants

15 DecemberJoint European Projects

15 February15 June15 October

Individual Mobility Grants

15 February15 OctoberStructural and Complementary Measures

NEW

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Overall changes to the Guide

Editorial changes

Clean-up of the glossary

Adaptation to recent developments (Status of Croatia, NTO Meda, electronic application forms,…..)

Clarifications (networks/organisations set up by universities, equipment, Turkey as IMG destination, general financial conditions,….)

NEW

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Overall changes to the Guide

New programme website

Overhead costs (calculation basis)

Maximum grant for SCM

Update of National Priorities (Multi-country projects, IMG)

Management of IMG (scholarships, June deadline cancelled)

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Curriculum Development

integrated student mobility;new teaching materials/tools

• New or up-dated curricula and courses

• New teaching methodologies

• Coherence with the Bologna Process

Reinforcing links with academic & non-academic sectors

Joint European Projects

University Management

• Reform governance and finance

• Reinforce management capacities

• Create or update central services

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Training Courses for Institution Building


Promote language and computer skills

• Provision of skills-based training to professionals

• Co-development of targeted training courses

• Focus on non-academic trainees from public & private sectors

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Minimum of one university from each Partner Country involved in the project

Minimum of two EU partners from different EU Member States (1 EU university and 1 EU university or non-academic institution or company)

NB : 2 or more faculties from the SAME university = 1 university

Consortium requirements

Joint European ProjectsNational and Multi-Partner Country Projects

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EUR 500,000 3 years project

EUR 300,000 2 years project

Funding Options

Co-financing of up to 95% of the eligible project costs, up to a maximum grant of:

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Eligible expenditure from Tempus Grant

1. Staff costs

2. Costs of stay and travel costs

3. Equipment costs

4. Printing and publishing costs

5. Other costs

6. Overheads

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Eligible expenditure

Thresholds for:

2. Staff costs (30%)

3. Equipment costs (30%)

4. Overheads (7%) - calculation basis operational

costs not grant! NEW

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Staff Mobility within JEPs

1. Teaching / training assignments EU > PC or PC > EU

2. Re-training & up-dating periods for PC staff > EU -

CC

3. Practical placements PC > EU - CC

4. Management & coordination meetings

5. Intensive courses for PC staff

6. Visits for dissemination purposes in the PC

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Student Mobility within JEPs

1. Study periods abroad – minimum 3 months

2. Practical placements – minimum 1 month

3. Participation in intensive courses – minimum 2

weeks

4. Targeted mobility within a University Management

Project

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academic quality

eligibility check

External academic assessors

decision

consultation

European Training Foundation

European Commission

ranking of applications

Partner Countries

European Commission services

technical evaluation


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Structural and Complementary Measures

Structural Measures

Development, acquisition and upgrading of skills and instrumentsnecessary for nation-wide - structural – reform

Support to its planning, preparation, undertaking and implementation.

Short-term“Top-down”

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Complementary Measures

build on well-established higher education programmes, coursesor actions at institutional level which are of nation-wide relevance for higher education reform

Short-term“Top-down”

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Minimum of one university from each Partner Country involved in the project

Minimum of two EU partners from different EU Member States (1 EU university and 1 EU university or non-academic institution or company)

NB : 2 or more faculties from the SAME university = 1 university

Consortium requirements

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Involvement of the Ministry of Education

Two Options:

1. Participation of the Ministry in the consortium

2. Written endorsement of a SCM proposal

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Target groups

Higher Education institutions

Teaching, decision-making and administrative staff

Public and private organisations involved in higher education

Enterprises

Civil society organisations

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Indicative duration of specific project activities

Seminars:

Conferences:

Training courses and worshops:

Training visits:

1 week

4 working days

2-4 weeks

1week

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FUNDING OPTIONS

Co-financing of up to 95% of the eligible project costs, up to a maximum grant of:

Structural Measures

Complementary Measures

€ 150,000 1 year project


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Eligible expenditure from Tempus Grant

1. Staff costs

2. Costs of stay and travel costs

3. Equipment costs – Structural Measures only

4. Printing and publishing costs

5. Other costs

6. Overheads (7%) - calculation basis operational costs not grant!


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structural/strategic relevance

eligibility check



decision

consultation


European Commission


Partner Countries




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prepare a new Tempus project

3

2

1

participate in a specific event

benefit/provide short training

EU

EUCC

EUCC

ON-LINE application ONLY!

EU

Tempus


1. Prepare a new Tempus project

2. Participate in a specific event

3. Provide or receive training/study period/dissemination

PC

PC

Invited to participate in the design of a project within an existing EU partnership

Attend a scheduled and evidently useful event;

Retraining/study periods, collaborations on a specific academic subject, dissemination

EU

EUCC Turkey!

PC

EU PC

EUCC Turkey!

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Application Deadlines

15 June 2005

15 October 2005

15 February 2006

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Eligible participants

Teaching staff

Practitionners/professionals are eligible as teaching staff !

Administrative and technical staff

Student association leaders

Education experts

Ministry officials

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Duration

Type 1 and 2: 1 week to 2 weeks

Type 3: 1 week to 8 weeks

Other than HE institutions can be hosting institutions!

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Funding options

Scholarship ! Contribution based on standard rates for travel costs and

costs of stay

Costs of stayEUR 700 per week up to max. EUR 5,000 per 8 weeks

Average travel costs

Actual costs

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content assessment

eligibility check


decision

consultation


European Commission




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Bologna Process

Creation of European Higher Education Space :

• Adoption of system of easily readable degrees

• Adoption of two-level system

• Establishment of ECTS

• Promotion of European dimension in quality assurance

• Facilitate mobility of staff & students

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Web Address

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/tempus/index_en.html

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