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EC PROJECTS
BACKGROUND, STRATEGY
AND RESULTS
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PROJECTS
• Information Project on Higher Education Reform II:
Lisbon Strategy and Bologna Process
• Tempus IV: Promotion of European Higher:
Education Reforms in the Tempus countries
• Tempus Joint European Project: PRIUM PRomoting
a Model of Integrated University in the FYR of
Macedonia
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HE Reform II: Details
• Contract Period: 06.12.07– 05.12.08
• Budget: € 277,000 (UNICA € 58,400)
• Consortium members: UNICA-BESACA
• Main objectives:
– Assisting National Bologna Experts through
materials, case studies and two training
seminars.
– Virtual Community of Bologna Experts.
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HE Reform II: Seminars
Two training seminars:
1. ‘Universities and Lifelong Learning: Opening up for the
Knowledge Society’
University of Vienna, 25-26thMarch, 2008
80 participants
http://vienna2008.bolognapromoters.net/
2. ‘European Qualifications Framework, Learning Outcomes
and Labels for ECTS and Diploma Supplement’
Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
30thJune -1stJuly, 2008
130 participants
http://madrid2008.bolognapromoters.net/
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HE Reform II: Seminars
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HE Reform II:
Seminars’ evaluations
Vienna and Madrid training seminars: Statistics
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HE Reform II: Next steps
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Awarness-raising about the Bologna Process
amongst stakeholders in the 27 EU Member States,
the EEA countries and one Candidate Country
Development and dissemination of the Virtual
Community as a main information and
communication platform for Bologna Experts
Materials
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Publication of 10 papers on the Bologna objectives 2010
Development of the EC HE Reform website
Brochures and casebooks on Bologna Process objectives
Contract renewal with the EC
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TEMPUS IV: Details
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Contract Period: 20.12. 2007 – 19.12. 2008
Budget: € 140,000 (UNICA € 51,700)
Consortium members: UNICA-BES
Main objectives:
– Raising awareness about EU Higher Education
policies and modernisation process,
– Promoting convergent reforms in the Tempus partner
countries
– Integration of Tempus Experts into the Virtual
Community of Bologna Experts.
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TEMPUS IV: Seminars
Two training seminars:
1. ‘Contribution of the Bologna Process: Principles and
Instruments’
Vrije Universiteit Brussel,14-15thApril, 2008
40 participants
http://brussels2008.bolognapromoters.net/
2. ‘Promoting Higher Education Reforms: Quality through
Modernisation of Universities’
University of Zagreb, 16-17thJune, 2008
70 participants
http://zagreb2008.bolognapromoters.net/
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TEMPUS IV: Seminars
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TEMPUS IV:
Seminars’ evaluations
Brussels and Zagreb training seminars: Statistics
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TEMPUS IV: Next steps
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Provision and dissemination of updated information
about EU Higher Education Policies
Thematic support to the Higher Education Reform
Experts (HERE)
Support National Tempus Offices on the
organization of events
Maintenance of mechanisms of information,
communication & coordination
Integration of Tempus HERE in the Virtual
Community of Bologna Experts
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Challenges of both projects
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Late signature of the contracts and subsequent time pressure;
Heavy workload concentrated on this first part of the contracts period;
Difficulties to schedule seminar dates at such short notice;
Finding trainers and speakers available at short notice and preparing them;
Short notice for invitations, in some cases visa issue problems, and
subsequent lower number of participants;
Little time to gather presentations and prepare seminar documents;
The UNICA Secretariat was moved twice in 2007-2008;
Creation of a new position.
Given the circumstances, UNICA has managed to organise four successful
seminars. Indeed, the evaluations sent back to the UNICA Secretariat
are mainly positive as previously depicted in the graphics. The proposal
of contract renewal states the EC perception of the work done.
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TEMPUS JEP - PRIUM
• Contract Period: 01.10. 2007 – 01.10. 2009
• Budget: € 209,045 (UNICA € 13,215)
• Consortium members: UNICA
(coordinator)
- Ss. Cyril & Methodius University in Skopje
- St. Kliment Ohridski University in Bitola
- University of Vienna
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Brussels Education Services
• Main objective: Promoting an Integrated
Model of University in the FYR of Macedonia
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TEMPUS JEP-PRIUM:
Fields of Action
• University Governance and Financing Reform
• Strengthening of Strategic Management Capacities
• Strengthening of Central University Services
Each aspect is dealt by a specific team lead by academic
experts from the 4 universities involved.
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TEMPUS JEP-PRIUM:
Work Packages
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WP 1: State of the Arts in Macedonian Universities in
the three fields
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Kick-off in Skopje, 3rd March 2008
Meeting with the EC, 10-11th March 2008
Site visit University of Vienna, 29-30th May 2008
Site visit Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 9-10th September 2008
WP 2: Exchange of Best Practice Seminar with the
participation of different UNICA universities
Skopje,12-13th November 2008
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WP 3: Drafting a new model structure
WP 4: Evaluation of the draft new model structure
WP 5: Information Sessions
WP 6: Proposal for an Integrated University Model in
FYRoM
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TEMPUS JEP-PRIUM:
Challenges
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Delay in the concession of the bank guarantee;
Subsequently the general start-up activities
were also held up;
Difficulties to schedule events dates at such
short notice;
A formal request for a modification of the
project’s eligibility period and the reasons for
this request were sent to the EC on 10th
December 2007;
Eventual approval for the extension of the
project’s eligibility period after the approval of
the second interim report.
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Erasmus Mundus Action IV
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Contract Period: Two years starting in November 2008
Budget: € 262,800 (UNICA to be calculated)
Consortium members: Coordinator UNICA
Formal partners:
– Youth Agora
– Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
– ESN Tallinn
– Tallinn University
– University Pierre and Marie Curie
– Asociación Orión, Network of Latin American, Caribbean and European Universities
and NGOs
– Brussels Education Services
Non-formal partners:
– University of Vienna
– University of Cyprus
– University of Zagreb
– Stockholm University
– Sapienza University of Rome
– ESN Rome ASE
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Erasmus Mundus Action IV
Main objectives:
– To develop a Mobility Information Platform that provides
the necessary information to access all opportunities of
personal and professional growth offered by the study
experience in the EHEA
– To make the mobility experience in the EHEA richer and
more successful,
– To encourage more students from all over the world to
study in the EHEA
– To strengthen cooperation between universities and
students organizations.
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EC Projects
Outcomes for UNICA
• Increase visibility and credibility of the Network;
• Driving force in the development of the Bologna
Process;
• Face-to-face relations with the European
Commission and lobbying;
• Integration of universities from Central and
Eastern Europe into the EHEA;
• Support members in co-operative projects;
• New UNICA staff for the projects’ management.
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EC Projects
UNICA Funding
Total funding EC projects 2008-2010
– Approx. € 1.200,000
– UNICA share approx. € 250,000 / 21%
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