TEMPUS INFO DAYS

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TEMPUS INFO DAYS
SARAJEVO 7 JUNE 2006
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• GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS 2005

Whats 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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Types of Grants
NEW
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Overall changes to the Guide
NEW
Editorial changes Clean-up of the
glossary Adaptation to recent developments
(Status of Croatia, electronic application
forms,..) Clarifications (networks/organisations
set up by universities, equipment, Turkey as IMG
destination, general financial conditions,.)
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NEW
Overall changes to the Guide
New programme website Overhead costs (calculation
basis) Maximum grant for SCM Update of National
Priorities (Multi-country projects) Management of
IMG (scholarships, June deadline cancelled)
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Joint European Projects National and
Multi-Partner Country Projects
Curriculum Development University
Management Training Courses for Institution
Building

• 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

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Funding Options Co-financing of up to 95 of the
eligible project costs, up to a maximum grant of
EUR 500,000
3 years project
EUR 300,000
2 years project
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Eligible expenditure from Tempus Grant
1. Staff costs 2. Costs of stay and travel
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) - change only of
calculation basis operational
costs
not grant! Overheads are allocated up to a flat
rat of 7 of the operational costs
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academic quality
External academic assessors
eligibility check
European Training Foundation
technical evaluation
ranking of applications
Consultation of delegations, NTOs, Ministries,
which are giving grades
Partner Countries
European Commission services
decision
European Commission
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Short-term Top-down

• Structural Measures
• Development, acquisition and upgrading of skills
  and instrumentsnecessary for nation-wide -
  structural reform
• Support to its planning, preparation, undertaking
  and implementation.

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Short-term Top-down
Complementary Measures build on well-established
higher education programmes, coursesor actions
at institutional level which are of nation-wide
relevance for higher education reform
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Consortium requirements

• 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

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Involvement of the Ministry of Education

• Two Options
• Participation of the Ministry in the consortium
• OR - AT LEAST -
• 2. Written endorsement of a SCM proposal by the
  Ministry

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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
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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
150,000 1 year project
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Complementary Measures
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Eligible expenditure from Tempus Grant
1. Staff costs 2. Costs of stay and
travel 3. Equipment costs Structural Measures
only 4. Printing and publishing costs 5. Other
costs 6. Overheads (7) - calculation basis
operational
costs not of the
grant!
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Structural and Complementary Measures
structural/strategic relevance
External academic assessors
technical evaluation
European Training Foundation
eligibility check
ranking of applications
Consultation of delegations, NTOs, Ministries,
which are giving grades
technical evaluation
Partner Countries
European Commission services
decision
European Commission
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prepare a new Tempus project
EU
1
participate in a specific event
ON-LINE application ONLY!
EU CC
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benefit/provide short training
EU CC
EU
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1. Prepare a new Tempus project
PC
Invited to participate in the design of a project
within an existing EU partnership
EU
2. Participate in a specific event
EU CCTurkey!
PC
Attend a scheduled and evidently useful event
3. Provide or receive training/study
period/dissemination
EU CCTurkey!
PC
Retraining/study periods, collaborations on a
specific academic subject, dissemination
EU
PC
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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
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Funding options
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Scholarship !
Contribution based on standard
rates for travel costs and costs of stay
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eligibility check
European Training Foundation
content assessment
External academic assessors
ranking of applications
European Commission services
Consultation of the NTOs
decision
European Commission
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Useful Links for further information
Tempus
Web Address with FAQ
NEW TEMPUS WEB SITE http//ec.europa.eu/tempus Li
st of just awarded projects http//europa.eu.int/
comm/education/programmes/tempus/news
en.html  List of running projects http//europa.e
u.int/comm/education/programmes/tempus/running
en.html