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Tempus Education and Culture National Tempus Office-Egypt Ministry of Higher Education برنامج اإلتحاد األوروبي لدعم التعليم العالي TEMPUS III – MEDA NTO - Egypt [email protected] www.tempus-egypt.com tempus-egypt.com Master of Science Course in Applied Environmental Geosciences and Water Recourses Management 2004 [email protected] 2 tempus-egypt.com Background TEMPUS is the European Community Programme for the development of Higher Education systems [email protected] 3 tempus-egypt.com Specific Objectives • Establishment of new courses or reform of former ones in the list of national priorities. • Help higher education institutions restructure and reform their management. • Encourage institutions to work together and set up networks, in a particular discipline. • Develop training and capacity building. • Provide higher education institutions with some basic materials. [email protected] 4 tempus-egypt.com Tempus Mechanisms • Joint European Projects (JEP) Curricula Development (CD) University Management (UM) Institutional Capacity Building (IB) Deadline for Application: 15 December • Structural and Complimentary Measures (SCM) Structural Measures (SM) Complimentary Measures (CM) Deadline for Application (ONLINE): 15 February & 15 October • Individual Mobility Grants (IMG) Preparation of a Joint European Project Proposal Participation in a Specific Event Retraining Period Deadline for Application (ONLINE): 15 February, 15 June & 15 October [email protected] 5 tempus-egypt.com Who can Participate • Any higher education institutions officially recognized by the national authorities ( public or private) • Industries, companies, professional organizations and social partners • All public authorities at local, regional and national level • Non governmental organizations (NGO’s) [email protected] 6 tempus-egypt.com 2005 News • Structural Measures Innovative projects emphasizing on Processes (Transfer of Know how, Aquisition of skills, etc.) Addresses issues such as Quality Assurance, Accreditation, recognition of Qualification, etc. • Complimentary Measures Responds to short-term needs for dissemination and transfer of good practice Projects that build on well-established programs Provide practical and theoritical foundation for reform policies in the form of training, seminars, etc. Projects SHOULD be Endorsed by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, and be a partner, IF POSSIBLE. [email protected] 7 tempus-egypt.com Egyptian Priorities 2005 • Joint European Projects • Priority will be given to the projects involving several Egyptian higher education institution. The following priorities apply: • Curriculum Development Biology and biotechnology Environmental sciences (including water resource management) Mechatronics and informatics Intercultural studies • University Management Establishment of E-management, total quality management and quality assurance system. • Training Courses for Institution Building No specific priorities • • • • • Structural and Complementary measures Establishment of National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Exchange of experience focusing on Bologna Process. Improving knowledge resources. Promotion of university-industry-society partnership aimed at establishing certified training centers for technical and vocational training. [email protected] 8 tempus-egypt.com Input (in Egypt) • EC Funding through the MEDA Partnership Agreement Allocated 11 Million Euro for 2003-2004 (Fully absorbed) Allocated 12 Million Euro for 2005-2006 [email protected] 9 tempus-egypt.com Financial Issues: Generalities • Application though Contractor (Grant Holder) • Procedure Application Evaluation Approval Contract Signature Money Istallments (70%, 20%, 10%) Reporting (Jan 15th/Y1, March 1st/Y2, Final) Final Accounting • Monitoring • Roles and Responsibilities • Bank Accounts [email protected] 10 tempus-egypt.com Ligible Funding • Mentioned and endorsed • Necessary for the implementation of the Project • During the Project Duration • Book Keeping (Here and there) • Examples [email protected] Staff Cost (30%), Academic & Administrative Equipment Cost (30%) Printing and Publishing Overheads (7%) Other Costs 11 tempus-egypt.com Illegible Funding • Money Investment • Loan financing, interests, etc. • Furniture, Cars, Research Equipment, Telephones, Mobile Phones, Security and Alarming Systems • Hospitalities • Fees of usage of equipment • Registration and Enrollment fees • Infra structure (Buildings, AC, etc.) [email protected] 12 tempus-egypt.com Equipment • Inventoried • General Buying Rules (<10K€, <50K€, etc.) • Tax and Custom exemption [email protected] 13 tempus-egypt.com Travel Cost • Travel Train Plane • Perdiem (full, half, etc.) • Inside or Outside • Travel Report [email protected] 14 tempus-egypt.com Staff Cost • • • • • < 30% of the total eligible costs Depend on the Activity not on the Grade Subject to all local taxes Paied in LE Local rates 800 – 1800, 600 – 1000 1000 – 2500, 1500 – 4000 • Staff Convention [email protected] 15 tempus-egypt.com How NTO can Help? • Letters for issuing visas • Letters for tax and customs exemption. • Consultation with equipment purchase if done locally. • Dissemination and promotion for projects activities and outcomes in HE sector in Egypt. (You are invited for the National TEMPUS Projects’ Forum NTPF-3 March 7th 2006) [email protected] 16 tempus-egypt.com Common Pitfalls • Duplication of resources within the same institution (go for more comprehensive and integrated equipments). • Sustainability threats. • Lack of integration among enhancement projects either within the same institution or across different institutions in the same field of specialization. • Inflation in staff cost in early stages of the project that cause shortage by the end of the period. [email protected] 18 TEMPUS Thank You National TEMPUS Office – Egypt www.tempus-egypt.com [email protected] +20 (2) 57 100 35 +20 (2) 34 572 96 +20 (10) 13 999 14