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International
Projects Service
Service des Projets Internationaux SPrInt
February 2007
Creation,
Missions and
Functioning
Présidence et Services Centraux
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The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
 Two main missions:
 Higher Education
 Research
 Second multidisciplinary University in France in students number:
25,963 students including 17,3 % foreign students
 Spreading on all the French Riviera
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A Powerful International Commitment
4882 foreign students and over 30 teachersresearchers are welcome every year at the University
460 international cooperation agreements (for
Training and Research) worldwide, among which:
Eastern Europe, Asia and Mediterranean Basin
countries, emerging countries (Brazil, India, China)
Summer University (accommodating up to 190
students)
Multilateral and Multilingual programs
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International Project Service
Service des Projets Internationaux (SPrInt)
I - Presentation
II - History
III - Organisation
IV - To do what ?
V - Activities
VI - Programmes and Projects managed
VII – Efficiency of the service
VIII – Possibilities for the service development
IX – Evaluation
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I- PRESENTATION
• Previously, this service was included as a Cell within the
International Relations Office, mainly in charge of students
exchanges and bilateral agreements.
• The Development of international projects is a part of the
international section of the four-year agreement 2004-2007
between the University and the State :
“The creation of a department to support international
cooperation projects proceeds of a will of the University of
Nice-Sophia Antipolis to value its know-how in the
international field by capitalizing the skills of education
engineering of its staff.”
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I- PRESENTATION
A Financial Specificity
Staff and activities of the Service are
mainly financed by international
grants and not by the University
funds
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II- HISTORY
Creation, in January 2003 of a
Cell for International Projects support within the
International Relations Office.
Created as an independent service at
central level the 5th of July 2006.
Previously made of 1 staff, 5 steps of development were necessary in
order to develop properly this new service and
give him a definitive goal.
It is now composed of 5 full-time staff under the responsibility of the
Adviser to the President for International Relations.
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III- ORGANISATION IN 2006-2007
Adviser to the President for International Relations:
Eric Gasperini
Director: Laurence Nélis-Blanc (Civil servant)
In charge of projects for Central Europe and Mediterranean
areas: Julien Gaertner (Paid by International funds)
In charge of projects for Eastern Europe and central Asia
areas: Magsud Safin (Paid by International funds)
In charge of accountancy: Valérie Saurent (Paid by International
funds)
Secretary: Francine Benchabane (Paid by University funds)
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III- ORGANISATION IN 2006-2007
President
University Councils
Adviser to the
President for
International Relations
General Secretary
Head of SPrInt
Secretary
Accountant
Project Engineer
for Mediterranean and
Central Europe
Project Engineer
for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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III- ORGANISATION
• Under the authority of the Adviser to the
President for International Relations, the service
participates together with the International
Relations Office to the definition and
implementation of the international policy of the
University and its actions.
• In the exercise of its missions, the service works
in close cooperation with all University members,
commissions and networks implied in
international cooperation.
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IV- To Do What ?
To inform, support and advise university members in order
to answer to the international calls for proposals, and to
set up and develop international cooperation projects.
The objective, included in the 2004-2007 agreement with
the State is:
- Construction of a big university centre widely open on
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the world
Reinforcement of the internationalisation and of his
attractiveness more particularly in the eastern Europe
Countries, the Mediterranean, China, India and
Brazil
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IV- To Do What ?
Areas of application of the projects set-up by
SPrInt :
Initial Education
Lifelong learning, Professional training
Institutional Development (Administrative
management and organisation of Universities)
Research/Training to research and technologies
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V- ACTIVITIES
A. Watch on the financing programs and
B.
C.
D.
E.
the calls for proposals
Instruction of the applications for the
President
Study of proposals and advices
Management and evaluation of the
projects
Diffusion and development of projects
outcomes
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1). Watch
A. Drafting of synthesis documents about
local, national, European and
international programmes and about the
calls for proposals related to these
programmes.
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2) Instruction of the applications
for the President
A. Information to Faculties and Departments:
teaching staff.
B. Technical evaluation of the projects.
C. Follow-up of selected projects at Faculty level
Currently, 9 projects are developed : 2
Tempus, 1 Erasmus Minerva, 3 Socrates
Erasmus (action 1), 1 Asia Link, 2 Interreg.
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3) Study and Advices
A. Selection of the projects proposals within
the University or by other partners
B. Technical advices to the project
coordinator (open calls for proposals,
criteria for an eligible proposal etc….)
C. Projects draft : from the conception to the
application form only when this service is
requested by the project coordinator.
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4) Management of the International
projects
A. Management of activities: Preparation,
organisation.
B. Grant management : follow-up and
control of expenses.
C. Drafting of progress reports.
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4) Management of the International
projects
List of the current projects managed by SPrInt :
Tempus Programme
1). 2003 : MEICTSRU – Modernization of education in ICT at South Russian
Universities (3 years) – RUSSIA
2). 2003 : ISDRIM – Integration and Structuring of International Relations
Offices in Macedonia (2 years) – MACEDONIA
3). 2003 : MAC – Master in Aroma Chemistry, Perfumes and Cosmetics (3
years) – EGYPT
4). 2005 : ECDLforUA – European Computer Driving Licence for Ukrainian
Administrators (2 years) - UKRAINE
5). 2005 : HERBS – Higher Education Reform of Biological Sciences (3
years) - SERBIA
6). 2005 : KYRLIBNET – Resource Sharing network of academic and
research libraries of Kyrgyzstan (3 years) – KIRGHIZSTAN
7). 2006 : INTERPOL – International Relations Policy for Regional
Integration Promotion (1 an) – MACEDONIA-SERBIA-MONTENEGRO
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4) Management of the International
projects
Programme INTERREG/INTERACT
1). INTERFORM – European Network for training and
research about cross-border practices (3 years) –
France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Swiss, Spain
Programme ERASMUS 1 (Joint study programme
development)
1). IMM – On line International Master in Multimedia
(2 years) - Romania, Lithuania, United Kingdom, France,
Hungaria, Slovakia
Total : 9 Projects managed by SPrInt at central level
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5) Diffusion and Development of
projects outcomes and cooperation
actions
A. Maintenance of an information system about
international cooperation on the University web
site
B. Production of documents for the
communication about University projects
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VII – Efficiency of the service
Example of Tempus programme for the 2005 JEP and 2006 SCM
calls for proposals:
6 Tempus Projects have been submitted through
4 were successfully received: rate of 66%.
SPrInt.
5 Tempus Projects have been submitted at Faculties or Departments levels.
None was received: rate of 0%.
Tempus success rate is around 20% for JEP and SCM.
Total Grants Amount
managed by the service
(including previous projects): 1.700.000 €
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VII – Efficiency of the
service
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Project Proposals
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4
Proposals selected
by the European
Commission
Tempus average rate
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2
1
0
Projects
supported
by SPRINT
Projects
developed
by
Faculties
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VII – Efficiency of the service
Example of Tempus programme :
For the last Tempus call for proposals in December 2006,
8 projects have been submitted through SPrInt.
Other programmes :
SPrInt is actually working on new projects in the frame
of the Edu-Link Programme, Erasmus Mundus External
Cooperation Window, Erasmus Mundus (Action 1, 2, 3
and 4) but also in the frame the AUF and Foreign affairs
ministry programmes.
The objective is to work on a various kind of
programmes but of course to give the priority to
programmes that will bring more funds to the SPrInt.
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VIII – Possibilities for the service development
SPrInt has developed
a specific expertise in
international projects
application
submission and
management
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This expertise can be
applied to other
services :
Research
International study
programmes
development
Cultural projects
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IX – Evaluation
SPrInt is a young service well developed but
which has to face with Structural Problems:
Without the support of university funds, the
service has to ensure his own financial
sustainability.
The sustainability of the service depends on
International programmes continuity and on his
success in each application.
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IX – Evaluation
Do current SPrInt projects fit with the University objectives ?
1.
SPrInt develops projects regarding to the four year agreement objectives.
2.
SPrInt is working in partnership with universities involved in the PRES (Regional
Centre for Research and Higher education) : Genoa, Turin, Toulon. Cross-border
partnership is a priority when we have to build a project consortium.
3.
SPrInt is trying to use the strong points of the University for the call for proposals:
competitiveness Centre, Doctoral Schools, Aromas centre for the Tempus MAC
project, Communicating reassured solutions for Tempus ECDL project.
4.
SPrInt is also an important tool for the University integration : information from
projects developed at faculty level is available and the central service can involve
all the university members in the project : easiest communication, transparency,
quality of the information…
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IX – Evaluation
Is the University staff satisfied by this
service ?
Background is unfortunately too short to
measure this issue, but of course we hope
so.
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INFORMATIONS
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Web Site
International Portal
Projets-Programmes
http://portail.unice.fr/jahia/page2164.html
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