Call for proposals on reform of higher education through international university cooperation under the Tempus programme
The European Commission has published a call for proposals on reform of higher education through international university cooperation under the Tempus programme. Tempus is the European Union's programme which supports the modernisation of higher education in the EU's surrounding area. It promotes institutional cooperation that involves the European Union and partner countries and focuses on the reform and modernisation of higher education systems in the Partner Countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region. The current phase of the Tempus programme is running from 2007 to 2013. Since its inception in 1990, university cooperation under the Tempus programme has contributed successfully to institution building between the academic worlds of the European Union and partner countries. The purpose of this 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 instruments for cooperation through this call are: - joint projects: Projects with a grassroots 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 designed to support structural reform of higher education systems and the strategic framework development at national level.To see the official call announcement, please consult: OJ No C 321 of 4 November 2011(opens in new window)