TEMPUS explained

The TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies) is a program that encouraged higher education institutions in the EU Member States and partner countries to engage in structured cooperation through the establishment of "consortia". The "consortia" implemented Joint European Projects (JEPs) with a clear set of objectives to promote exchanges and mobility of teaching staff and trainers. Such projects could receive financial aid for two or three years. Tempus also provided Individual Mobility Grants (IMGs) to individuals working in the higher education sector to help them work on certain specified activities in other countries.^[1]

TEMPUS was adopted on 7 May 1990 by The Council of the European Communities.^[2]

As of 1 January 2014, Tempus-like activities, namely capacity building activities, became part of a new cooperation programme called Erasmus+. These activities involve former Tempus member countries, in addition to countries from Latin America, Asia and Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.^[3]

Member states

Participating countries of TEMPUS included:

• The 27 member states of the European Union.

Partnership countries (organized by region) include:

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Central Asia

• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

Africa

• Algeria
• Egypt
• (under negotiations)
• Morocco
• Tunisia

Example projects

• Tambov State Technical University's Centre for International Specialist Training (CIST) runs a specialist training course, "English for Students, Lecturers and Administrators of Technical Universities", developed within the framework of TEMPUS.^[4]
• According to 2013 figures of the Minister of Education between 1993 and 2013 40% of Ukrainian higher education establishments have participated in TEMPUS projects.^[5] In 2008, TEMPUS opened offices in both Jerusalem and Ramallah.

See also

• Bologna Process
• European Higher Education Area
• European Research Area
• Erasmus Programme

Further reading

• Ayoubi, R.M. and Massoud, H. K. (2011). "Questioning the Role of Internationalization in the Nationalization of Higher Education: the Impact of the EU TEMPUS Programme on Higher Education in Syria", European Journal of Higher Education, Vol 1, Issue 4, pp. 352–368. (Taylor and Francis, indexed by ERA)

External links

• TEMPUS website of the European Commission

Notes and References

1. Syrquin, Ari (16 July 2008). "What's New in the EU: Tempus office opens in Jerusalem". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
2. Web site: Trans-European mobility for university studies (TEMPUS) . 2024-02-13 . CORDIS European Commission . en.
3. . "The future of the Tempus programme". EU. Retrieved 12 Jan 2015.
4. Shelenkova, Irina and Mishchenko, Elena (2012. "Innovative Language Curricula at Tambov State Technical University". Saratov State Technical University, International Conference on Information Technologies, International Conference on Information Technologies 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
5. http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/40-of-ukrainian-universities-participate-in-eu-tempus-program-within-20-years-says-education-minister/ 40% of Ukrainian universities participate in EU Tempus program within 20 years, says education minister