http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/tempus Jordan-EU Higher Education Cooperation Day 15 th Dec. 2010 TEMPUS IV- FOURTH CALL FOR PROPOSALS
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Jordan-EU Higher Education Cooperation Day15th Dec. 2010
TEMPUS IV- FOURTH CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Outline of the presentation
• Part I: Basic features of the Tempus programme• Part II: Results of the third call for proposals• Part III: Tempus in Jordan• Part IV: Fourth call for proposals• Part V: Tempus management by EACEA
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Part I Basic features of the Tempus
programme
BASIC FEATURES OF TEMPUS IV
Objectives: To support the modernisation of Higher Education in
Partner Countries of the surrounding area. To establish an area of cooperation between the
European Union (EU) and the Partner Countries. To favour voluntary convergence with the EU
developments in the field of Higher Education.
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BASIC FEATURES (II)
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 (III)
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 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, Higher Education Reform Experts, etc.)
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GRANT SIZE = € 500 000 to € 1 500 000
For both Joint Projects and Structural Projects.
Minimum co-financing: 10%
PROJECT DURATION = 24 or 36 months
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GRANT SIZE
ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS
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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 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 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 PARTNERS
Additional condition for Structural Measures
The Ministry/ies responsible for higher education in each Partner Country must be involved.
BUT special status.
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Programme themes
Themes structured around the main components of the 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 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 (Ministries / local auth.) Development of lifelong learning Qualifications frameworks
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NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRIORITIES
National projects (targeting 1 single Partner Country)
Focus on the national priorities set for the Partner Country.
Defined by the Ministries of Higher Education in close consultation with the European Union Delegations.
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Jordanian Priorities for Tempus IV
Joint Projects
Curricular reform:Modernization of Curricula• Engineering and
Technology• Health Sciences
Structural Measures Type 1
Governance reform: • Introduction of quality
assurance• Development of
international relations
Structural Measures Type 2 (Direct support to Ministries)Governance reform
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PRIORITIES
Multi-country projects (targeting more than 1 Partner Country)
Focus on the regional priorities common to all PC within a specific region.
Extracted from strategic documents of European Commission.
Can address a national priority which 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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Regional Priorities for Tempus IV
Regional Priorities
Region
CURRICULAR REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Modernisation
of curricula with 3
cycle structure, ECTS
and degree
recognition
Disciplines
University management and stude
nt servic
es
Introduction of quality assurance
Institutional and
financial
autonomy and
accountabili
ty
Equal and
transparent access to
higher education
Development of international
relation
s
Training of non
-university teachers
Development of
partnerships with
enterprises
Knowledge
triangle:
education-innovation-resear
ch
Training courses
for public
services (ministri
es, regional/
local authoriti
es)
Development of
lifelong
learning in societ
y at large
Qualifications frameworks
Southern Neighbouring Area
(ENPI South)
x
Law and good governance (including
human rights), health,
education, energy,
environment (including
climate change), transport,
information society,
business and entrepreneurshi
p, tourism
x x x x x x
Priority given to project proposals that:
Demonstrate a wide impact on higher education institutions and systems.
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 Higher Education, NGOs and other non-academic organisations
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Part II
Third call for proposalsOverview on the selection process and the
results
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Main steps in the selection process
Process monitored by a Selection Committee (EACEA, Commission)
• Reception of project proposals: 9 March 2010
• Eligibility check
• Evaluation of proposals against award criteria by independent experts (Each application assessed by two different experts) (peer review)
• Consultation on the shortlisted proposals EU Delegations, NTOs, and Ministries of Higher Education in Partner Countries
• Award decision
Total number of applications received
Received applications 450 proposals 90 (20%) PC co-ordinator (grant-holder)
Average budget size: € 950.000
Average consortium size: 13 partners
Breakdown of applications by target region (2010 vs 2009)
2010 2009
8%18%
39%
23%
12%
DCI
IPA
ENPI EAST
ENPI SOUTH
MULTI-RE-GIONAL
Breakdown of received applications according to type and thematic area
66
384
Structural Measures
Joint Projects
220
72
158
Curricular Reform
Governance Reform
Higher Ed-ucation and Society
Overview of selection progress by region
REGIONReceived
applicationsEligible
proposalsAbove the
50% threshold
Proposed for
consultation
Applications selected for
funding
Western Balkans 81 73 64 47 20
Eastern Neighbouring area including the Russian Federation
177 166 138 80 13
South Neighbouring area 103 93 71 50 22
Central Asia 35 27 18 10 3
Multiregional 54 41 27 17 6
TOTAL (Selection 2010) 450400
(88.88% of the total)
318(70.66% of the total)
204(45.33% of the total)
64(14.22% of the
total)
TOTAL (Selection 2009) 608495
(81.41% of the total)
377(62% of the
total)
204(33.55% of the total)
69(11.34% of the
total)
Overview of selection progress on target regions
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P roposedforconsultation
Projects selected for funding
* Figures cannot be added. Multi-regional projects are listed in each region concerned.
Region Total NationalMulti-
countryJP SM
IPA 21 14 7 15 6
ENPI East
19 7 12 16 3(including bilateral cooperation with Russian Federation)
ENPI South 23 11 12 19 4
DCI 8 17 6
2
TOTAL* 64 33 31 50 14
Number of successful applicants from EU Member States
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Participation of Higher Education institutions from EU Member States in selected projects
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Number of successful applicants from the Tempus Partner Countries
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Participation of Higher Education institutions from Partner Countries in selected projects
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Overview of the results of the third call for proposals
450 applications received – 400 eligible64 proposals recommended for funding
18 proposals have Partner Countries as co-ordinator (28% of the selected projects)
50 Joint Projects14 Structural Measures (22%)
31 proposals are multi-country (48%)33 proposals are natinal (52%)
€ 848.000 = average budget size14 partner institutions = average consortium size
Selection Results/Tempus IV
1st Call 2nd Call 3rd Call
Proposals recommended for funding
76 69 64
Proposals with Partner Country co-ordinators
18 (23,6%)
15 (21%)
18(28%)
Joint Projects 63 (82,8%)
50 (72,5%)
50(78%)
Structural measures 13 (17,2%)
19 (27,5%)
14(22%)
Multi-country projects 46 (60,5%)
34 (49%)
31(48%)
National projects 30(39,5%)
35(51%)
33(52%)
Part IIITempus in Jordan
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• Micro Finance• Renewable Energy• Cultural Heritage• Nursing Education• Industrial Integration• Quality Assessment• Open Learning• Management Training• Woman & Labor• Water Resources & Management• Wireless Communications• Biomedical Engineering• Historic Islamic Cities
Tempus Projects in Jordan 2003-2010
• ICT Learning• Archaeology• Inclusive Special Education• ICT & Media• Industry-Oriented IT Education• Water Desalination• Quality - Capacity Building• Student Services• Reorient Curricula for Sustainability• Public Policy & Child Rights• Internationalization of Higher
Education• Telecommunication Engineering
28 Joint Projects and 6 Structural Measures, covering wide range of subjects, such as:
Total Budget exceeded 12 Million Euros
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Czech
Republic
Denmark
France
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Spain
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Algeria
Egypt
Lebanon
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Syria
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Cooperation with Europe & Middle East
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Part IVFourth Call for proposals
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Indicative roadmap for selection process – 4th Call for proposals
Steps Date
Publication of Fourth Tempus IV Call for Proposals 15 October 2010
Deadline for submission of applications15 February 2011(12:00 noon Brussels time)
Expert assessment March - end April 2011
Consultation of Ministries of Education in Partner Countries, EU Delegation and National Tempus offices
May 2011
Award decision and publication of results End of June 2011
Preparation and signature of grant agreements July to September 2011
Start of eligibility period 15 October 2011
TEMPUS IV Indicative budget for projects selected under 4th Call: 48,7 € million
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Southern Mediterranean (ENPI South)
€ 11.4 million
Eastern Europe/Caucasus (ENPI East)
€ 11.4 million
Bilateral allocation for Russia(ENPI)
€ 4.5 million.
Western Balkans (IPA)
€ 12.4 million
Central Asia (DCI)
€ 9 million (€ 1.8 million
indicative per country)
Main changes:
1- Eligible countries:• Libya is a new eligible Partner Country
2- Relevance:• Priority given to project proposals involving institutions that are
new to the programme or have had limited participation in the previous calls for proposals
3- Financial conditions:• Institutional costs for student mobility are no longer eligible
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Novelties under the 4th Call for proposals
4- Mandates:• Scanned versions can be accepted• Ministries responsible for higher education in the Partner Countries may
submit an endorsement letter at submission phase, however a signed mandate will be required if the application is selected for funding
5- Sub-contracting:• Costs for subcontracting should not to be shown under “Staff costs” or
“Travel costs” but as “Other costs” or under “Printing a Publishing”.
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Novelties under the 4th Call for proposals
Applications will be submitted on-line using the eForm: An active version of eForm is now available on the Tempus website
On-line submitted eForm (including mandatory annexes) is considered to be the unique reference document for the submission deadline.
Mandatory annexes:- Declaration of Honour- Workplan and Budget Excel Table- Logical Framework Matrix
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Submission of the applications: E-form
Paper copy by post
Complete paper copy of the eForm to be sent by post, including the supporting documents signed in original, by the same deadline as the on-line submission 15 February 2011 (date of postmark).
Original supporting documents: • Declaration of honour by the legal representative of the applicant organisation• Budget (excel tables) and workplan• Logical Framework Matrix• Legal entity form• Bank identification form• Profit and loss accounts/ Balance sheet (if applicable)• Mandates: Scanned versions can be accepted
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Submission of the applications: E-form
Part V Tempus management by EACEA
Tempus Management by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Since 1 April 2009 the Tempus programme is managed by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency.
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.
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Fully operational since January 2006.
Management of European actions in the fields of:• Education and training• Citizenship• Youth • Audiovisual• Culture
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Budget 2010: ~613 millions euros
EACEAA single interlocutor for the whole project cycle
Calls for proposals Selection of proposals Contractualisation and funding Financial and content monitoring
Management of the Tempus programme
Under supervision of:
DG EuropeAid (for Southern and Eastern neighbouring area, Central Asia) and DG Enlargement (for Western Balkans)
DG External Relations and DG Education and
Culture closely associated
Management of the Tempus programme
Additional Information
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: 30th 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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