Tempus

European Commission Directorate-General For Education And Culture

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Guide for applicantsPart 1General informationPart 2ActivitiesPart 3Priorities 2002-2003Part 4Guidelines and forms
Education policy
Relations with non-member countries
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Directorate-General for Education and Culture
TEMPUS
Guide for applicants
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European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture
"Cooperation on higher education strengthens and deepens the whole fabric of relations existing between the
peoples of Europe, brings out common cultural values, allows fruitful exchanges of views to take place and
facilitates multinational activities in the scientific, cultural, artistic, economic and social spheres." Council
Decision, Tempus III, 29 April 1999.
Tempus, established in 1990, is one of the most venerable of the many programmes managed by the European
Commission. The aim of the programme is to promote the development of higher education systems in a number
of third countries ('Partner Countries') through balanced cooperation. The programme does this by encouraging
institutions in the European Union Member States and the Partner Countries to engage in structured cooperation
through the establishment of 'consortia'. These 'consortia' implement joint projects with a clear set of objectives.
Such projects may receive financial support for up to three years. Tempus also supports individuals working in
higher education institutions by providing grants to help them work on specified activities in other countries.
In an era of globalisation and the transfer to the knowledge economy, the Tempus programme is one of the
ways in which the European Union is seeking to respond to the challenge of a changing geo-political and socio­
economic environment, and thus to enhance and enrich the dialogue among countries and civilisations. This
dialogue can be seen as an essential factor in bringing peoples closer, promoting understanding between them
and improving their perceptions of each other. φ
TEMPUS
Guide for applicants
PART 1
General information
European Commission European Commission
Directorate-General
Education and Culture
http://europa.eu.inl/comm/dgs/education_culture TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE 3
PART ONE: THE MAIN FEATURES OF TEMPUS 5
What is Tempus?
What does Tempus do?
How does Tempus work? 6
Who is involved? 7
Who manages Tempus, and how is it financed?
How are projects selected and how are they monitored? 8
The broader context 10
Equal opportunities2
Part I - Page 1 About this Guide
This Guide has been designed to address several audiences. For ease of reference, the
various parts have been colour coded.
It is hoped that all essential information can be obtained from the paper-based version
of the Guide. However, the electronic version of the Guide [http://www.etf.eu.inl/
Tempus] provides links to a great deal of additional information and also allows poten­
tial applicants the possibility of downloading and completing application forms.
Part One (yellow) is addressed to the general reader who would like to know the main
features of the Tempus programme. This part is expected to be pluri-annual and to
cover the period 2002-2006.
Part Two (grey) is designed to give the interested reader more specific information. It
describes in greater detail the activities financed by the Tempus programme and their
requirements. This part is expected to be pluri-annual and to cover the period 2002-
2006.
Part Three (blue) sets out the eligibility conditions for participating countries and insti­
tutions and the national priorities agreed between the European Commission and part­
ner countries. It is expected that this part will be updated annually so that all priorities
reflect current needs.
Part Four (white) is addressed to those who have decided that they would like to par­
ticipate in the programme. It provides application forms and guidelines for completing
the application form. This part is expected to be pluri-annual; it will be updated if sig­
nificant changes are needed.
Any comments you might have about this Guide and/or any suggestions as to how it
might be improved would be most gratefully received. Please write to the European
Commission at DG EAC, B-7 8/49, rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels.
Part I - Page 3 How to access further information and the forms electronically
Information on the programme and documents for downloading may be obtained
at the following websites:
• http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/tempus/index_en.html
• http://www.etf.eu.int/Tempus
Part Four of the Guide for applicants (Guidelines and Application Forms) may be
downloaded from:
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or requested in printed form from:
• [e-mail]
Part I - Page 4 Part one: The main features
of Tempus
What is Tempus?
Tempus is one of a number of European Community programmes designed to help the
process of social and economic reform in the Partner Countries:
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The Tempus programme focuses on the development of the higher education systems
in these countries through the most balanced cooperation possible with the partners
from all the Member States of the European Community. The programme is based on
the understanding that higher education institutions are of particular importance for
the social and economic transition process as well as cultural development; they are
also pools of expertise and of human resources and provide for the training of new
generations of political leaders.
The first Tempus programme lasted from 1990 until 1994. The programme was con­
solidated and renewed for the 1994-1998 and 1998-2000 periods and, again, for the
2000-2006 period. It has become customary to refer to these periods of the pro­
gramme as "Tempus I", "Tempus II", "Tempus II bis" and "Tempus III".
What does Tempus do?
The Tempus programme is designed to help in the transition and reform processes
through a range of mechanisms addressed to the higher education sector (note; within
Tempus, the term "university" indicates all types of state recognised higher education
institutions):
• Helping to establish new courses, or in reforming old ones. Tempus can help in
establishing a new university syllabus in law, for example, or a medical institute to
establish a new course. It can facilitate the introduction of modern, student-
focused teaching methodologies;
• Helping educational institutions to restructure. Tempus can help universities to
reform, say, a law faculty, or to introduce modern techniques for university man­
agement and academic planning;
Part I - Page 5 • Encouraging institutions (academic and non-academic) to work together in a par­
ticular discipline. For example, Tempus can help institutions to set up networks on
gas and oil engineering technology;
• Helping higher education institutions to assist the transition process in the wider
social, economic and political community outside the strictly-defined academic
field - for example, by developing, organising and delivering training courses for
customs officials;
• Providing material aid, but only, it should be stressed, in so far as it is needed to
achieve the objectives of Tempus-funded projects. Tempus can help, for example,
in reconstituting libraries, with subscriptions to academic journals, purchase of
computers and other teaching materials.
It should be noted that the Tempus programme does not support research.
How does Tempus work?
The Tempus programme works in three distinct but inter-linked ways:
• By providing financial assistance in the form of grants;
• By encouraging cooperation between institutions and between countries;
• Byg exchanges, of individuals and of know-how, between the Member
States and the Partner Countries, and between the Partner Countries themselves.
The Tempus programme awards two sorts of grants:
• To groups of universities cooperating together - 'consortia' - over two or three
year periods to achieve objectives set out in structured projects, known within the
Tempus programme as Joint European Projects;
• To individuals - for example, professors, lecturers, members of staff, ministry offi­
cials - in order to help them to travel to other countries for work related to a par­
ticular reform process. Within the Tempus programme this sort of assistance is
known as an Individual Mobility Grant.
Financial assistance is provided in accordance with the rules and regulations set out in
a number of basic documents:
• This Guide for Applicants;
• The Contract governing the agreement between the European Commission and
the consortia (available on: http://www.etf.eu.int/Tempus);
• The detailed Guidelines issued together with the contract (available on:
http://www.etf.eu.int/Tempus).
Part I - Page 6