Http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/tempus TEMPUS INFORMATION DAY Ashgabat - 27 November 2010 Alba Chiara Tiberi Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

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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


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).


BASIC FEATURES BASIC FEATURES

Local Support:

National Contact Points (NCPs) in EU Member States

National Tempus Offices (NTOs) in Partner Countries (PCs)


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.)


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


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


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:



Rector/teacher/student organisations


ELIGIBLE PARTNERSELIGIBLE PARTNERS



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)


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)


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


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


Turkmenistan National Priorities – Joint Projects

Turkmenistan X

Engineering, Health protecion, Finances, Business, Information Technologies, Tourism, Pedagogy

X X X X X X X

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Qua

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Dis

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Intr

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National Priorities CURRICULAR REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

Mod

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3 cy

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stru

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Turkmenistan National Priorities – Structural Measures

Turkmenistan X X

Equal and t

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access

to h

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education

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of

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Develo

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of

life

long

learn

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Qualifications f

ram

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s

Univ

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ity m

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and

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serv

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Intr

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f quality

assura

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Institu

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auto

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Tra

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ity

teachers

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of

part

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public

serv

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min

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nal/lo

cal auth

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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

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access

to

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education

Develo

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of

life

long

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Qu

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Regional Priorities

CURRICULAR REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

Mo

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cycle

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Central Asia Regional Priorities – Structural Measures

Central Asia (DCI)

X X X X X X

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Regional Priorities

GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

Un

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Intr

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Institu

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Equal and t

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Develo

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lifelo

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Develo

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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.


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.


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


Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency


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


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


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)

Open call for external expertsEACEA


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/

call_experts_2007_en.php

Recruitment of external experts for the assessment of project proposals


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