1. Programma TEMPUS: Le opportunità della nuova call for proposals 1 INFO DAY ERASMUS MUNDUS Roma, 17 gennaio 2013

2. 2 Participation of the EU Member State organisations in selected projects Applicants Partners

3. 3 Eligible Countries Western BalkansSouthern Neighbouring area Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, occupied Palestinian territory, Tunisia Eastern Neighbouring areaCentral Asia Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russian Federation Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

4. Curricular reform Modernisation of curricula: ECTS, 3 cycles, recognition of degrees Governance reform University management and student services Introduction of quality assurance Institutional and financial autonomy & accountability Equal access to HE Development of international relations Higher Education and Society Training of non-university teachers Development of partnerships with enterprises Knowledge triangle education/research/innovation Training courses for public services (Ministries/local authorities) Development of lifelong learning Qualification frameworks 4 PROGRAMME THEMES

5. Applications Received 676 proposals 146 (21.5%) PC applicants 5 Total number of applications received 2012 2011

6. 6 Number of projects by target regions REGION Applications received Eligible proposals Above 50 points threshold Proposed for consultation Proposed for funding Western Balkans9584594623 South Neighbouring area150109956031 Eastern Neighbouring area: Regional + Russian Federation 2872592117138 Central Asia524730199 Multiregional927744257 TOTAL676576439221108 Rates in 2012: 85.20% (from total received) 64.94% (from total received) 32.69% (from total received) 16% (from total received) Rates in 2011: 90.86% (from total received) 67.23% (from total received) 33.14% (from total received) 11,80% (from total received)

7. Main reasons for rejection on eligibility criteria 2012 Out of 676 receive projects, 100 were rejected for not complying with eligibility criteria: Applicant NOT a higher education institution or association of HEIs (non-governmental organisations; foundations, faculties, departments research centres or other university components; international organisations cannot count for HEIs) Legal documents NOT signed by the Legal Representative of applicant organisations Minimum number of higher education institutions NOT respected Ministry of education NOT included in Structural Measures projects Minimum or maximum grant size NOT respected

8. National projects: (targeting 1 single Partner Country) Multi-country projects: (targeting more than 1 Partner Country) minimum of 6 higher education institutions minimum of 7 higher education institutions 3 from the involved Partner Country*2 from each involved Partner country *(minimum 2 PC) 3 from 3 different EU countries 8 ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS *Except for Kosovo and Montenegro, where one higher education institution is sufficient.

9. State-recognised public or private HE institutions (either in the EU or PC) Associations, organisations or networks of HE institutions Rector/teacher/student organisations Non-governmental organisations Social partners and their training organisations Private and public enterprises Research institutions Public administrations (Ministries, other national/regional/local administrations) or governmental organisations BUT with special funding conditions (only their travel costs and costs of stay can be reimbursed by the Grant) 9 ELIGIBLE PARTNERS (2)

10. GRANT SIZE 500 000 to 1 500 000 500 000 to 1 500 000 Minimum co-financing: 10% PROJECT DURATION 24 or 36 months 10

11. Eligibility criteria Formal submission requirements Grant size and duration Applicant, Partners and Partnership requirements (number of partners, status of the grant applicant & partners, etc.) National & regional priorities It does not matter how well the project has been designed if it does not fulfil the eligibility criteria: this will lead to the automatic rejection of the proposal

12. AWARD CRITERIA Five award criteria defined in the Call 1.Relevance (25%) 2.Good quality partnership (20%) 3.Quality of the projects content and methodology (25%) 4.Dissemination & Sustainability (15%) 5.Budget and Cost-effectiveness (15%)

13. Following the experts assessment, the Evaluation Committee may give preference to: Structural Measures projects Multi-country projects, when cooperation is relevant and justified by detailed analysis of common needs and objectives and the choice of the countries coherent with the objectives proposed 13 PREFERENCE

14. Indicative roadmap for selection process – 6th Call for Proposals 14 StepsDate Publication of Sixth Tempus IV Call for Proposals Second half of November 2012 Deadline for submission of applications 26 March 2013 Expert assessmentApril – June 2013 Consultation of Ministries of Education in Partner Countries, EU Delegation and National Tempus offices Mid-July – end-August 2013 Award decisionSeptember 2013 Notification of applicants & publication of resultsOctober 2013 Preparation and signature of grant agreementsOctober-November 2013 Start of eligibility period1 December 2013 (tbc)

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