Transcript Folie 1 - University of Novi Sad

Information Session
University of Novi Sad
20 November, 2007
TEMPUS IV
What is the Lisbon Agenda?
The aims of the Lisbon Agenda in the area of higher education
are :
– To modernise Europe’s Universities
– To boost Europe’s Universities as substantial reservoir of
knowledge
– To foster the potential as drivers of innovation of EU
Universities
In order to get more growth, and more and better jobs in the
European Union
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What is the Bologna Process?
The Bologna Process Aims to create a European Higher Education
Area by 2010
Bologna declaration: a series of reforms in order to
– Make EHEA more compatible and comparable in order to
increase the mobility of students and scholars
– Enhance the competitiveness and the attractiveness of the
HE system in the globalised world
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What is the Bologna Process?
The three priorities of the Bologna Process are :
 Introduction of a three cycle system
 Quality assurance
 Qualifications and recognition of periods of studies
The Commissions aims to support with the help of Tempus and
Erasmus Mundus in respect to neighbouring countries
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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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To promote voluntary convergence with EU higher education
developments deriving from the Lisbon agenda and the
Bologna process
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To support partner countries in the reform and
modernisation of their higher education systems
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Programme-wide priorities in line with EU higher education
modernisation agenda: curricular reform, governance
reform, higher education and society
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BASIC FEATURES (I)
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Geographical coverage: 27 partner countries in the
Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean
and Central Asia
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Bottom-up programme mainly implemented through
calls for proposals complemented by structural
measures targeting directly higher education systems
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Strengthened dialogue with educational authorities in
partner countries
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BASIC FEATURES (II)
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Programme focusing on institutional cooperation
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Strong involvement of national authorities in the
definition of priorities, in the selection of projects and
in impact assessment
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Reinforced involvement of EC Delegations in
programme implementation
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Reinforced networks of National Contact Points in EU
Member States and National Tempus Offices in partner
countries
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NEW ELEMENTS (I)
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Reinforcement and better focusing of national and regional
priorities
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Three programme components: Joint Projects, Structural
Measures, Accompanying Measures
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Joint Projects implemented through calls for proposals
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Structural Measures (33% to 50% of funding)
implemented through calls for proposals and through direct
support provided to Ministries of Education in partner
countries based on the analysis of local situation and needs
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Reinforcement of regional cooperation (thematic regional
and/or sub-regional networks
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NEW ELEMENTS (II)
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Significant increase of average project size
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Increased size of university consortia
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Institutions from partner countries as applicants and grant
holders
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Reinforce exploitation and dissemination of project results /
Strengthen the dissemination of good practice through
studies, conferences and networking events
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Role of National Tempus Offices in partner countries as
promoters of reform and modernisation
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How to apply in Tempus IV
Who?
What?
How?
When?
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WHAT?
PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
 Joint Projects at institutional level (national or
multi-country) [available to consortia, supported by ministries]
 Structural Measures targeting higher education
systems (national or multi-country) [available to
consortia, supported by ministries and/or direct grants to ministries]
 Accompanying Measures* (conferences,
dissemination activities, support to National
Tempus Offices, studies) [*internal Commission use]
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PRIORITIES
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Programme-wide priorities defined around the EU
higher education modernisation agenda (3 blocks)
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Multi-country projects to be in line with
programme-wide priorities
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National priorities defined with EC delegations and
Ministries of Education
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Strict adherence to national priorities for national
projects
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Block 1: Curricular reform
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Introduction of three cycle system
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ECTS and recognition of degrees
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Modernisation of curricula. (set national priorities
for academic disciplines)
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Block 2: Governance reform
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University management
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Student services
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Quality assurance
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Institutional and financial autonomy and
accountability
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Access
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Development of international relations
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Block 3: Higher education and society
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Partnerships with enterprises
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Training of non-university teachers
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Training courses for public services
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Qualification frameworks
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Grant type:
Joint Projects
Curricular reform
Academic discipline 1
Governance
reform
Governance
reform
Academic discipline 2
Academic discipline 3
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Grant type:
Structural Measures
Consortia proposals
Curricular reform
Direct
grant to
ECTS
Governance reform
3 cycles
Ministry of
Education
Higher education & society
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GRANT SIZE AND PROJECT DURATION
GRANT SIZE:
€ 500,000* min
€ 1,500,000 max
* Minimum grant size for countries with annual budgets below € 1
million: €300,000 (Albania, Montenegro, Central Asia, Southern
Caucasus)
PROJECT DURATION:
24
36 months
[Above apply to both Joint Projects and Structural Measures]
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WHO?
APPLICANT ORGANISATIONS
Joint Projects
• State-recognised higher education institutions
• Associations or networks of higher education institutions
Structural Measures
• State-recognised higher education institutions
• Associations or networks of higher education institutions
• Public authorities (ministries or national/regional
administrations)
• National or international rector, teacher or student
organisations
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PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
For both Joint Projects and Structural Measures
• State-recognised higher education institutions from the EU or
the partner countries
• Associations or networks of higher education institutions
• Public authorities (ministries or national/regional
administrations)
• National or international rector, teacher or student
organisations
• Non-governmental organisations
• Social partner or their training organisations
• Chambers of commerce, chamber of labour or other public or
private professional organisations
• Private or public enterprises
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ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS (JP & SM)
National projects
 At least two higher education institutions, each from
a different EU Member State
 At least one academic or non-academic partner from
a third EU Member State
 At least three higher education institutions from the
partner country (in the case of Montenegro, Kosovo and
FYROM one institution is sufficient)
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ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS (JP & SM)
Multi-country projects
 At least two higher education institutions, each from
a different EU Member State
 At least one academic or non-academic partner from
a third EU Member State
 At least one higher education institution from each
partner country
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Additional Conditions for
Structural Measures Projects
 The Ministry of Education must either
directly participate in the project or
 formally endorse the projects’ objectives and
activities
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HOW?
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
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Centralised programme management foreseen by Executive
Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture in Brussels
under joint leadership of Commission Directorates-General
responsible for education and external relations
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Executive Agency responsible for entire project cycle
including contract and payments
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PRIORITIES GIVEN TO PROPOSALS THAT:
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Involve a representative number of higher education
institutions from a partner country
Involve non-academic consortium members
Promote interregional cooperation activities
Demonstrate that they actively involve students or
their organisations
Demonstrate a strong institutional and individual
capacity building process
Demonstrate a wider impact on higher education
institutions and systems
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WHEN?
INDICATIVE TIMETABLE FOR LAUNCH
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End 2007- beginning 2008: Publication of first call for proposals
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Spring 2008: Deadlines for the submission of proposals
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June - July 2008: Evaluation procedure
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Aug - Sept 2008: Consultation procedure
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October 2008: Selection panel
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November 2008: Publication of results
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December 2008: Contracting and pre-financing
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