TEMPUS IV

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TEMPUS IV

• Yasser Elshayeb, PhD

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TEMPUS is the European Community Programme for
the development of Higher Education in Partner
Countries
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Basic features (i)

• Establishment of new courses or reform of former
  ones in the list of national priorities
• Help higher education institutions to restructure
  and to reform their management
• Encourage institutions to work together and set
  up networks, in a particular discipline
• Training and capacity building
• Provide higher education institutions with basic
  materials

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Basic features (ii)

• Strong involvement of national authorities in the
  definition of priorities, the selection of
  projects and during impact assessment.
• Strong linkage with EC Delegations in partner
  countries (liaising with authorities, selection
  of projects).
• Programme supported by a network of National
  Contact Points in EU Member States and National
  Tempus Offices in partner countries.
• Bottom-up programme mainly implemented through
  calls for proposals complemented by structural
  measures targeting higher education systems.
• Strong accent on dissemination and exploitation
  of results.

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Partners

• All EU Member states (27)
• Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM,
  Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo
• Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia,
  Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
  Uzbekistan
• Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco,
  Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia

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TEMPUS III (2002 2007)

• 23 Million Euro
• 52 JEP
• 12 SCM
• 173 IMG
• Tempus is considered in Egypt as
• A Catalyst for the reform
• Contributer to Quality
• Contributer to LLL
• Contributer to Partnership with Europe

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TEMPUS IV

• First call January 2008
• Deadline for application April 2008
• Overall Budget 50 Million Euros for more than 80
  project in 27 countries
• 7 Projects in Egypt
• 2009 Call for Proposal
• Launched on January 26th 2009
• Deadline Tuesday 28th April 2009

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Two Types of Projects

• Joint Projects, implemented at institutional
  level to reform curricula, improve university
  governance, create more links with society.
• Structural Measures, implemented at national
  level for the development and reform of national
  higher education structures and systems in the
  partner countries (Ministries are now associated
  partners can only be paid for travel costs and
  per diems)

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Joint Projects

• 1) CURRICULAR REFORM
• Adapt, modernise and restructure existing
  curricula with a focus on content, structure,
  teaching methods and the use of new teaching
  materials.
• Establish study programmes with a double or
  multiple degree or a joint degree
• Establish links with the labour market.
• 2) GOVERNANCE REFORM
• modernise the capacity, management and governance
  of higher education institutions
• promote a quality assurance culture

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Joint Projects

• 3) HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
• Strengthen the role of higher education
  institutions in society at large
• Address the "knowledge triangle" of education,
  research and innovation (project must not focus
  on research)
• Encourage links between higher education
  institutions and the labour market

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Structural measures

• 1- Governance reform (licensing, accreditation,
  qualification frameworks, quality assurance,
  autonomy)
• 2- Higher education and society (links between
  different sectors of education, with the world of
  work, capacity building for public
  administration)

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Program Priorities

• Priorities and project types are defined around
  the EU higher education modernisation agenda
  (curriculum reform, governance, links with
  society).
• National priorities defined by the Ministries of
  Education for both Joint Projects and Structural
  Measures (selected from the overall programme
  priorities).
• Regional Priorities for multi-country projects
  are now introduced (based on EU strategies with
  partner countries)
• Strict adherence to national priorities for
  national projects (involving one single partner
  country) and regional priorities for
  multi-country projects.

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Priority to

• Involve a representative number of higher
  education institutions from a partner country.
• Involve non-academic consortium members.
• Promote regional cooperation
• 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- emphasis on Structural
  Measures

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TEMPUS IV Priorities Egypt

• Joint Projects
• Curricula Reform
• Modernization of Curricula
• ECTS and Recognition of Degrees
• Disciplines Joint degrees, Social Sciences,
  Applied Sciences, Teaching Technology
• Higher Education and Society
• Training of non-University teachers
• Training Courses for public services

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TEMPUS IV Priorities Egypt

• Structural Measures
• Governance Reform
• Introduction of Quality Assurance
• Development of International Relations
• Higher Education and Society
• Training of non-university teachers
• Development of partnership with enterprises
• Knowledge Triangle
• Development of lifelong learning in society
• Qualifications framework

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Project Size

• Joint Projects
• One Country Project
• Three Universities
• Three European Universities from three different
  countries
• 500,000 1,500,000 Euro for three years
• Multicountry project (regional)
• At least two universities from each country
• Three European Universities from three different
  countries
• 500,000 1,500,000 Euro for three years
• Regional Priorities HAVE to be respected
• Structural Measures
• Same conditions as Joint projects
• Ministry of Higher Education as an Associated
  Partner or Endorsing the project

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Fund to finance what?

• Staff costs (max 40) for academic and admin
  staff
• Travel and subsistence
• Equipment (max. 30) and supplies
• Printing and publishing
• 7 administrative costs
• At least 10 co-financing

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TEMPUS IV 2008 CallLessons learned
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First Call

• Out of 530
• 13 Structural Measures (new parameters,
  ambitious objectives, need more coordination with
  national authorities)
• 87 Joint Project (most familiar interesting
  for academics)
• 52 Joint Projects curricular reform
• 42 National projects (i.e. involving only 1
  Partner Country)
• 58 Multi-country projects (i.e. involving more
  than one Partner Country. JEP 2006 10 Multi
  Country)

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First Call (2008)

• Joint Projects Curriculum Reform academic
  disciplines balanced between soft
  sciences/humanities hard sciences.
• Structural Measures few submitted, difficult aim
  of reforming HE at national level, need strong
  support and involvement from ministry responsible
  for HE
• High regional and cross-regional cooperation in
  multi-country proposals even among partner
  countries in politically difficult situations

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Results
First Call Selection Statistics

• 530 proposals (average grant 1 m )
• 85 not eligible (new parameters)
• 262 passed academic assessment (50)
• 160 passed technical assessment (30)
• 126 in consultation (24) (avg 1 m budget, 10
  partners)
• 76 projects funded (overall success rate 15)

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Participation of EU member states
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2008 Calls Results for Egypt

• 7 Projects selected
• About 4 Million Euro
• All Joint Projects
• 3 National Projects (only Egypt)
• 4 Regional Projects

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Technology Management Integrated Modeling in
Natural Resources A University-Enterprise
Win-Win Partnership

• Ain Shams University Grant Holder
• Assiut University, EG
• IHE-UNESCO, NL
• Exeter University, UK
• Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg,
  Germany, DE
• SEKEM Development Foundation, EG
• Universidade do Algarve , PT
• The General Company for Research of Ground Water
  (REGWA), EG
• Sohag University, EG
• National Authority for Remote Sensing Space
  Sciences NARSS, EG 

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University Chair on innovation

• Graz University of Technology Grant Holder
• Delft University of Technology , NL
• Politecnico di Milano, IT
• United Nations Industrial Development
  Organisation (associated partner, co funding
  organisation), AT
• Sekem Development Foundation, EG
• RD Manager, Industrial Modernisation Center, EG
• Aleppo University, SY
• University Hassan II, MA
• University of Sfax, TN
• Saint Joseph University, LB
• Cairo University, EG 

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Strengthening Institutional Capacity in Arab
Countries

• University of Alicante Grant Holder
• Universidad Miguel Hernandez, ES
• MA'TAH UNIVERSITY, JO
• Leadership Agenda, UK
• Accreditation Agency for Degree Programmes in
  Engineering, Informatics, the Natural Sciences
  and Mathematics ASIIN, DE
• Directorate General of Higher Education, LB
• Supreme Council of Universities, EG
• Higher Education Accreditation Commission
  -Ministry of Education-, JO
• Accreditation and quality assurance Commission
  -Ministry of Education Higher Education, PS
• Ministery of National Education, MA
• Association of arab universities, JO
• Beirut Arab Univerty, LB
• Modern University for Business and Science, LB
• Alexandria University, EG
• Helwan University, EG
• Princess Sumaya Unverisity , JO
• University of Newcatle, UK 

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International Accreditation of Engineering Studies

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of
  Belgrade
• The Ministry of Education and Sport of the
  Republic Serbia, RS
• Technische Universität München , DE
• German University in Cairo, EG
• Technical University of Munich, RS
• ASIIN Consult GmbH, DE
• Imperial College London, UK
• Technical University of Munich, DE
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , ES
• Robotina d.o.o. , SI
• University Karlsruhe (TH), DE
• Mihajlo Pupin Institute, RS
• Informatika , RS
• IvDam Process Control doo, Rep office of EMERSON
  Process Management for Serbia, Montenegro,
  Macedonia and Republic of Srpska, RS
• University of Kragujevac, RS

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Enterprise University partnership

• The American University in Cairo Grant holder
• Freie University Berlin, DE
• Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), AT
• Linkoping University, SE
• Politecnico di Torino, IT
• Investors Association of 6th of October City, EG
• Assuit University, EG
• Helwan University, EG
• Science and Technology Development Fund- Ministry
  of Higher Education, EG
• Egyptian Patent Office, EG
• Cairo University, EG

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Masters of Engineering in Sound and Vibrations

• Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)
• Ain Shams University, EG
• Aalborg University, DK
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), BE
• LMS International NV, BE
• Braunstein Berndt GmbH, DE
• Nile University, EG
• Elaraby Group, EG
• Helwan University, EG
• Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, EG
• Housing Building National Research Center
  (HBRC), EG
• Mechanical Electrical Research Institute,
  National Water Research Center , EG
• Acoustical Society of Egypt, EG
• Arab Academy for Science and Technology and
  Maritime Transport , EG

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Formation et réseau transmed en endoscopie et
chirurgie

• Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille - France
• Université de Chieti - Gruppo Otologico Piacenza
  - Roma , Italie
• Université de Crète, Héraklion - Crète
• Entreprise Storz, Tuttlingen - Allemagne
• Université d'Alger - Algérie
• Université Tunis El Manar -Tunisie
• Université d'Alexandrie - Egypte
• Université Ain Shams, Le Caire - Egypte
• Université Saint Joseph, Beyrouth - Liban
• Université Libanaise, Beyrouth - Liban
• Entreprise SPA Audio Medica International, Alger
  - Algérie

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2009 Call

• Ceiling for staff costs is reintroduced (40 of
  indirect costs)
• Partnership requirements are simplified
• Co-financing increased to a minimum of 10
  (instead of 5)
• Regional priorities are introduced
• Ministries of Education become associated
  partners in projects (can not be applicants or
  full partners)

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2009 Calls Budget

• Southern Mediterranean (ENPI South) 11.4
  million (no fixed country allocations).
• Eastern Europe/Caucasus (ENPI East) 11.4
  million (no fixed country allocations).
• Bilateral allocation for Russia 8 million.
• Western Balkans (IPA) 17.7 million (country
  allocations).
• Central Asia (DCI) 4.5 million

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Deadline for Application 28 April 2009

• Thank you for your attention