TEMPUS APPLICATION TEMPUS APPLICATION ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

The experts’ approachThe experts’ approach

1. GENERALITIES1. GENERALITIES

Assessment procedure: 2 experts/ Assessment procedure: 2 experts/ application, 1 lead expertapplication, 1 lead expert

Basic advice: read the yearly call and Basic advice: read the yearly call and application form carefully.application form carefully.

Seek ballance EU / Third countriesSeek ballance EU / Third countries Avoid the « rag-bag » type of projectAvoid the « rag-bag » type of project 3 pitfalls: exclusively EU conceived 3 pitfalls: exclusively EU conceived

project, exclusively TC conceived project, project, exclusively TC conceived project, recycling of old stuff.recycling of old stuff.

2. THE APPLICATION PROPER2. THE APPLICATION PROPER

Need analysis and rationaleNeed analysis and rationale ConsortiumConsortium Project descriptionProject description Results and activitiesResults and activities Dissemination and sustainabilityDissemination and sustainability Monitoring and evaluationMonitoring and evaluation Supporting materialSupporting material

NEED ANALYSIS AND NEED ANALYSIS AND RATIONALERATIONALE

Analyse the needs carefully (not Analyse the needs carefully (not assumptions but demonstrable facts): 3 assumptions but demonstrable facts): 3 possible layerspossible layers• Country and/or regionCountry and/or region• HE sectorHE sector• Specific institutionsSpecific institutions

Argue the relative or absolute innovationArgue the relative or absolute innovation Genesis and preparation of the projectGenesis and preparation of the project

CONSORTIUMCONSORTIUM

Why these partners?Why these partners? Specific, complementary competencesSpecific, complementary competences Explicit justification of sub-contracted Explicit justification of sub-contracted

experts or organisationsexperts or organisations

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONPROJECT DESCRIPTION

ObjectivesObjectives• Relevant (v. need analysis)Relevant (v. need analysis)• Realistic, feasibleRealistic, feasible

Working methodsWorking methods• Precise descriptionPrecise description• Appropriate to operational objectivesAppropriate to operational objectives

RESULTS AND ACTIVITIESRESULTS AND ACTIVITIES

Clear and detailedClear and detailed Related with the target groups (identified Related with the target groups (identified

and when relavant quantified)and when relavant quantified) Justification and cost efficiency of planned Justification and cost efficiency of planned

ressource acquisitionressource acquisition

DISSEMINATIONDISSEMINATION

Diversity of toolsDiversity of tools Timeliness Timeliness Related with diverse targetsRelated with diverse targets

SUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABILITY

More than a mere statement of intentionsMore than a mere statement of intentions Political / institutional dimensionPolitical / institutional dimension Financial sustainabilityFinancial sustainability Possible extension to larger networksPossible extension to larger networks

MONITORING AND EVALUATIONMONITORING AND EVALUATION

Monitoring: usually in-houseMonitoring: usually in-house Evaluation: for such high budget projects, Evaluation: for such high budget projects,

external evaluation is advisable (who, external evaluation is advisable (who, how, when?)how, when?)

How are monitoring and evaluation results How are monitoring and evaluation results to be used?to be used?

All partner institutions need to be involvedAll partner institutions need to be involved

SUPPORTING MATERIALSUPPORTING MATERIAL

Test of relevance and consistencyTest of relevance and consistency Logical framework matrixLogical framework matrix Workplan Workplan