CEEPUS at a glance

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CEEPUS at a glance 1. CEEPUS:What's in a name?implementation. In order to avoid setting up CEEPUS is an acronym fornew administrative bodies, the National "Central European Exchange ProgramCEEPUS Offices are integrated into already for University Studies".existing structures, usually national agencies. 2. Whois a member?5. Whatabout finances? Current membercountries:Albania,Austria,With CEEPUS, there is no transfer of funds: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,There is an internal currency of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia,"1 scholarship month" instead. Each country Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, thepays its INCOMING students and teachers and Slovak RepublicandSlovenia.has to pledge at least 100 scholarship months Prishtina/Kosovois also participating.per academic year. The CEEPUS agreement  alsospecifies that these grants be 3. Whatis the legal basis?comprehensive grants linked to the local cost The legal basis for CEEPUS is an internationalof living. Agreement signed by the member states andSo far, experience has shown that this system is open for accession.works very well. 4. Whatis the organizational structure? CEEPUS is based on lean management. The6. Whichforms of cooperation are highest ranking decision making CEEPUS bodysupported? is the Joint Committee of Ministers that meetsThe main activity of CEEPUS are university once a yearand takes all strategic decisions.networks operating joint programs ideally Coordination, evaluation, programleading to joint degrees. CEEPUS covers development and advertizing are the mainmobility grants for students and teachers in tasks of the Central CEEPUS Office (consistingthis framework. of only two persons). Each country has a National CEEPUS Office in charge of national 7. CEEPUS:what are its main objectives? The main objectives of CEEPUS are to  contribute tomerging theEuropean Higher Education Area and European Research Area  useregional academic mobilityas astrategic toolto implementBologna objectives  enable cooperation with SEE, the UkraineandMoldavia [e-mail] www.ceepus.info