Project Name PostMortem

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Second TEMPUS Day2nd October, 2005 Overview of
TEMPUS Projects in JordanbyProfessor Ahmad I.
Abu-El-HaijaNTO CoordinatorPrincess Sumaya
University for TechnologyAmman Jordan
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Jordan, a country with a rich and deep heritage
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What is TEMPUS?

• TEMPUS is a European Community programme designed
  to support the development and restructuring of
  higher education systems in Europe and Partner
  Countries in the Mediterranean region, Western
  Balkans, Russia, the Caucasus countries and the
  Central Asian Republics.
• Balanced Cooperation
• TEMPUS focuses on the development of the Higher
  Education systems through balanced cooperation
  between institutions in the European Union and in
  the Partner Countries.

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Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

• TEMPUS was extended to the Mediterranean region
  in 2002, in the framework of the
  Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, launched at the
  1995 Barcelona Conference.
• The Barcelona Declaration
• Development of Human Resources
• Promotion of mutual understanding between
  cultures
• Exchange between civil societies

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Establishing the National TEMPUS Office (NTO) -
Jordan

• Based upon mutual understanding between the EC
  and the Jordanian Government, and the
  recommendations of the Minister of Higher
  Education and Scientific Research, Minister of
  Planning and International Cooperation, and the
  Minister of Finance, the  Council of Ministers
  adopted a Decision in its meeting on 2nd March
  2004 to Establish the National TEMPUS Office -
  Jordan, to assist in the development of the
  Higher Education Sector"

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Responsibilities of the NTO Jordan

• The Office is engaged in the following
  activities, among others
• Facilitate implementation of projects and
  overcome any obstacles.
• Monitor the progress of on-going projects and
  report to EC.
• Disseminate information and assist institutions
  in issues related to TEMPUS programmes and
  activities.
• Assist MoHESR in defining priorities for TEMPUS
  projects.
• Liaise with local authorities regarding TEMPUS
  projects.
• Assist the European Commission in projects
  selection.
• Liaise with the EC Delegation and European
  Cultural Attaches/Development Officers in Amman
  regarding on-going and future projects and other
  activities.

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TYPES OF GRANTS

• Joint European Projects
• Curriculum Development
• University Management
• Training Courses for Institution Building
• Structural and Complementary Measures
• 3. Individual Mobility Grants

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Main Activities

• Past ..
• Jordan National TEMPUS Day, 9th Oct. 2004
• TEMPUS Projects Review Day, 5th Feb. 2005
• Workshop on How to Write TEMPUS proposals, 7th
  May 2005
• Coming..
• TEMPUS Projects Review Day, Feb. 2006
• University Enterprise International Conference,
  April 2006 (Organized by the EC, hosted by the
  Ministry of HESR, and with the assistance of
  NTO Jordan)
• Meeting with staff who were granted IMGs
• Several monitoring visits (the first starts in
  two days!).

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Joint European Projects Involving Jordan
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Joint European ProjectsInvolving Jordan
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Structural Complementary Measures
ProjectsInvolving Jordan
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Statistics - Joint European Projects European
Partners
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Statistics - Joint European Projects MEDA Partners
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Statistics - Joint European Projects Involved
Jordanian Universities
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Statistics Structural Complementary
Measures European Partners
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Statistics Structural Complementary
Measures MEDA Partners
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Statistics Structural Complementary
Measures Involved Jordanian Universities
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Statistics Individual Mobility Grants European
Partners
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Statistics Individual Mobility Grants Involved
Jordanian Universities
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Notes regarding Projects involving Jordan

• Number of projects in JEP SCM is limited by
  budget.
• Number of IMGs depends upon interest efforts
  of faculty members.

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TEMPUS Funding MEDA Countries 2005 - 2006
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MEDA Population
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Erasmus Mundus
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Joint European ProjectsMicro-Finance at the
University
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Educational Centre in Renewable Energy the
Efficient Use of Energy at JUST
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Establishing A Teaching Centre for Cultural
Heritage
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Partnership to Enhance Nursing Education
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Training of Industrial Systems Integration
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Quality Assessment - MEDA Region
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Open Learning Models and Technologies
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Modern Management Training Program in EGYPT,
MOROCCO, JORDAN LEBANON
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Femmes, Travial Et Formation (Women and Labor)
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Curricula Development for Integrated Water
Resources Management
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Center for Wireless and Internet Technologies
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Biomedical Centre of Excellence
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Rehabilitation of Historic Islamic Cities (RHIC)
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ICT Learning Pentagram (ICT - LP)
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Structural Complementary Measures
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Structural Complementary Measures
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Structural Complementary Measures
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Individual Mobility Grants
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Individual Mobility Grants
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Individual Mobility Grants
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Individual Mobility Grants
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Thank You...

• NTO Contact Information
• Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
  Research
• P.O. Box 138, Al-Jubaiha,
• Amman 11941 Jordan
• Tel 962 - 6 - 53 55 825, 962 - 7 - 77 21 22 00
  (Mobile) Fax 962 - 6 - 53 37 836
• Email tempus_at_mohe.gov.jo,
• Web site www.tempus.org.jo