The TEMPUS programme – Trans-European mobility scheme for university studies – is a EU programme supporting the modernisation of higher education in the partner countries of the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. It contributes to creating an area of cooperation in the field of higher education between the European Union and partner countries surrounding the European Union.it.
The first Call for Proposals under the new phase of the programme, Tempus IV, is now open for cooperative projects under two actions types, Joint Projects and Structural Measures, from partnerships comprised of higher education institutions, enterprises, ministries, NGOs, associations etc., from the EU and the partner countries. The indicative total budget for this Call amounts to approximately € 51 million in total, and for individual projects from €0.5 to €1.5 million. The deadline for the electronic submission of proposals is 28 April 2008.
For more information, see
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tempus/index_en.html