1. Introduction to
TEMPUS Program IV
5th Call 2011-2012
Speaker: Angelo Davaris
Slides Editing: Anax Fotopoulos

2. What is TEMPUS?
Tempus is the European Union’s programme which
supports the modernisation of higher education in the
Partner Countries of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the
Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region, mainly
through university cooperation projects

3. What is TEMPUS?
In addition to promoting cooperation between
institutions, Tempus also promotes a people-to-people
approach. Tempus provides support to consortia of
institutions composed mainly of universities or
university associations. Non-academic partners can also
be part of a consortium.

4. Regions Affected
• EU Countries
• Caucasus
• Central Asia
• Eastern Europe
• Middle East
• North Africa
• Western Balkans

5. Objectives
The specific objectives of Tempus are as follows:
To promote the reform and modernisation of higher education in the
Partner Countries;
To enhance the quality and relevance of higher education to the world of
work and society in the Partner Countries
To increase the capacity of higher education institutions in the Partner
Countries and the EU
To assist them in opening up to the world of work and the society at large in
order to:
overcome inter-country fragmentation in the area of higher education and inter-
institutional fragmentation in the countries themselves
enhance inter-disciplinary thinking and working within and between faculties and
universitiesarity and trans-disciplinarity between university faculties
enhance the employability of university graduates
make the European Higher Education Area more visible and attractive to the world

6. Priority Themes
Curricular Reform
Governance Reform
Higher Education and Society

7. Curricular Reform
Modernisation of curricula in
academic disciplines identified as
priorities by the Partner
Countries, using the European
Credit Transfer System (ECTS),
the three cycle system and the
recognition of degrees

8. Governance Reform
University management and services for students
Introduction of quality assurance
Institutional and financial autonomy and
accountability
Equal and transparent access to higher education
Development of international relations

9. 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,
regional/local authorities)
Development of lifelong learning in society at large
Qualifications frameworks

10. Budget
Minimum: 0,5m €
Maximum: 1,5m€
Statistically from “Tempus IV – Fourth
Call”, proposals between 700k-1,2m Euro accepted

11. Selection Policy about Greece

12. Selection Policy about Greece
For 2011:
Number of Proposals
Accepted with Greece 0/14
as Coordinator
Number of Proposals
Accepted with 9 /77
Greece as Partner

13. What we suggest?
Avoid to write a proposal with TEI Piraeus as
coordinator
Find a coordinator from Germany, United Kingdom or
France
Activate your existing contacts from other
universities both from EU and TEMPUS countries

14. Do you have an idea?
Work as one team with the office of European Programmes
& International Relations in proposal deposition
Let us help you by:
Communicating with other universities and TEMPUS national
agencies
Creating the time plan
Creating the budget plan
Bureaucratic Procedures
Giving directions through our experience
(or else “How to tell Europe what they want to hear” e.g.
Europe 2020 framework – A European strategy for smart,
sustainable and inclusive growth)

15. The end
For more information regarding to
TEMPUS Programme do not hesitate
to contact us.
Mail: eu3@teipir.gr Office A015,
Tel: +30 210 538 1415 Hours 14:00-17:00