Tempus Programme

Call for Proposals

On 05/12/2012 the Call for Proposal EACEA/35/12, Tempus IV - Reform of higher education through international university cooperation, has been published in the framework of The Tempus Programme.

The fourth phase of the Tempus programme covers the period from 2007 to 2013. The objective of the Tempus Programme is to support the modernisation of higher education in the EU's surrounding area.

The priorities of this Tempus Programme’s call for proposals is to promote multilateral cooperation among higher education institutions, authorities and organisations from EU Member States and partner countries, with the focus on the reform and modernisation of higher education.

The two principal eligible actions for cooperation through this Tempus call for proposals are:

- Joint Projects: projects with a ‘bottom-up’ approach aiming at modernisation and reform on an institutional (university) level. Joint Projects aim at transferring knowledge between universities, organisations and institutions from the EU and from the partner countries as well as between partner country entities as appropriate.

- Structural Measures: projects seeking to contribute to the development and reform of higher education systems in partner countries, as well as to enhance their quality and relevance and to increase their voluntary convergence with EU developments. Structural Measures will be interventions designed to support structural

Eligible participants within this Tempus Programme’s call for proposal:

- applicants for Joint Projects must be State-recognised, public or private higher education institutions or associations, organisations or networks of higher education institutions dedicated to the promotion, improvement and reform of higher education.

- applicants for Structural Measures must be legal entities as stipulated above for Joint Projects or national or international rector, teacher or student organisations.

Institutions and organisations which may participate as partners/co-beneficiaries in the Tempus programme range from higher education institutions and organisations through to non-academic institutions and organisations such as non-governmental organisations, companies, industries and public authorities.

Applicants must be registered in one of the following countries:

- 27 Member States of the European Union and Croatia

- 16 countries of the Western Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia) and Kosovo (*),

- 16 countries in the Southern and Eastern neighbouring area of the European Union (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Tunisia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and the Russian Federation,

- 5 Central Asian Republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The total budget available for this Tempus Programme’s call for proposal amounts to € 129,8 milion.  The financial contribution from the European Union cannot exceed 90 % of the total eligible costs. A co- financing of a minimum of 10 % of the total eligible costs is needed.

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current Tempus Programme’s Call for Proposals is 26 March 2013.

Further information on the current Tempus Programme’s Call for Proposals is available at: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/tempus/funding/2012/call_eacea_35_2012_en.php