Commission proposes to amend TEMPUS III
The European Commission has amended the proposal for the third phase of the TEMPUS programme for trans-European cooperation in higher education. The programme, which was originally launched in 1990 for a period of four years, will complete its second phase in 2000. This proposal would extend the programme for a further period of six years from 2000 to 2006. The aim of the programme is to promote the development of higher education systems in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union through cooperation with EU Member States, in line with the guidelines and general objectives of the PHARE and TACIS programmes for economic and social reform.