1. TEMPUS III Guide for applicants NEW

2. Web addresses TEMPUS III

3. The programme provides financial assistance to the partner countries (grants) through inter-institution cooperation at the level of Higher Education. Network activities and exchanges of individuals are possible. Two types of grant: one call three calls 15 February 15 June 15 October 15 December Joint European ProjectsIndividual Mobility Grant

4. TEMPUS III ETF NCP NTO DG Education and Culture EU Member States TIP Tempus Committee Europe Aid on-site in Tacis on-site in CARDS on-site in EU technical assistance Partner countries Experts Project consortium DG External Relations management policies

5. TEMPUS III academic quality fits priorities eligibility check technical evaluation external academic assessors decision consultation European Training Foundation European Commission ranking of applications Partner countries European Commission services technical evaluation Joint European Projects

6. TEMPUS III content assessment eligibility check technical evaluation external academic assessors decision consultation European Training Foundation European Commission ranking of applications European Commission services Individual Mobility Grant

7. TEMPUS III MARAPR MAYFEBJANJUNSEPOCTNOVDEC Joint European Projects 15 DEC

8. TEMPUS III Individual Mobility Grant MARAPR MAY 15 FEB JAN 15 JUN SEP 15 OCT NOVDEC Y 1 Y 2

9. TEMPUS III Curriculum DevelopmentUniversity Management Joint European Projects create or adapt curricula and courses. introduce methodologies and/or models prepare or up-date teaching materials integrated student mobility; set up of laboratories reform governance and finance reinforce management capacities create or update central services equipment and connections; links to the external world

10. TEMPUS III Joint European Projects T. C. Institution BuildingMultiplier Projects support administrative and institutional structures short track courses for the non-academic sector organize centers for further education promote language and informatics skills give sustainability to good practices and results dissemination of results of previous projects create synergies through the networks widen the range of beneficiaries

11. TEMPUS III Individual Mobility Grant prepare a new Tempus project 3 2 1 participate in a specific event benefit/provide a short training EU 15 EU 25 EU 15 invited to participate in the design of a project within an existing EU partnership attend a scheduled and evidently useful event; NB: fees of any kind cannot be granted retraining/study periods, collaborations on a specific academic subject, dissemination

12. TEMPUS III more user frendly more attention to the content less but clearer rules closer to the users “TEMPUS III”