How to Prepare a Good Tempus Proposal

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How to Prepare a Good Tempus Proposal

• Dr. Said Hammad
• Princess Summaya University

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Presentation Outline

• Objective of the talk
• Summary of our project
• Main factors in writing a Tempus Proposal
• Own Perspective on what was hard in writing the
  proposal
• Own Perspective on some mistakes to avoid

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Objective of the talk

• In this talk we try to give a hands on experience
  on how to write a strong tempus proposal from
  various aspects. We will also outline some of the
  difficulties we faced and some of the mistakes
  and how to avoid them. Whenever appropriate we
  will use our proposal as an example.

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Summary Of Our Project

• JEP31005-2003Open Learning Models and
  Technologies
• Its main objective is to produce 8 online Masters
  degree courses in computer science along with the
  associated online environment.
• Grant Holder University Of Alicante (Spain)
• Project Coordinator Dr. Abdel-Alah Ayyoub Arab
  Open University.
• Consortium additionally includes PSUT, UJ,
  AIESEC, IDEC, ORT.

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Main factors in writing a Tempus Proposal

• A project with well defined outcomes that match
  the national priorities set forth by TEMPUS for
  the partner country which in our case was
• CD Curriculum Development
• UM University Management
• IB Training Courses for Institution Building

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Main factors in writing a Tempus Proposal

• A consortium that is
• In line with the rules of TEMPUS
• the roles of each member are well thought of, and
  matches the goals of knowledge dissemination from
  EU countries to partner countries.
• Grant holder should be a University in EU
  countries.

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Main factors in writing a Tempus Proposal

• A logical frame work matrix and a work plan that
  
• Shows how the main outcomes will be satisfied.
• Clearly shows the intermediate outcomes, who is
  responsible and the duration.
• Reasonable in terms of duration and consistent
  with the overall division of tasks.
• Clear indicators of progress.

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Main factors in writing a Tempus Proposal

• A Budget that is
• In line with the rules of TEMPUS with appropriate
  division of budget headings
• The budget items match the overall project goals
  and the work plan.
• Consistent with the division of tasks
• Leave some administration cost for the Grant
  holder.

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Main factors in writing a Tempus Proposal

• In summary a well written consistent proposal
  that shows a clear understanding of the overall
  goals and regulations of Tempus.
• Note that filling out the online Tempus form and
  understanding the regulations is by no means a
  trivial matter. It is a good share of the overall
  effort for the project.

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Difficulties we faced in writing our Proposal

• Finding an appropriate consortium. We didnt have
  access to a database of potential partners so we
  did it through numerous emails.
• I think the first thing to do after formulating
  an idea of a project is to contact interested
  partners.
• Rules and regulations and how to write a proposal
  that will satisfy the goals while not violating
  these rules.

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Mistakes to avoid

• If we had to do it all over..
• We would be more careful in the budget headings
  and how the budget will be spent. It is very hard
  to change after the proposal is submitted and
  approved.
• We were lucky in finding a suitable consortium
  but try to contact the potential consortium
  members well in advance.
• Read the Rules and guidelines very carefully and
  take your time to understand all of what is
  written.

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A status update of our project.

• We established an online conference for the whole
  consortium.
• Plans for 3 courses are in the approval process.
• LMS identified and the other VLE components
  identified/being built
• We are inline with work plan and LFM.

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Questions