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TEMPUS

Mobility Programme for University Studies) is an external assistance program of the European Union. Its goal is to promote the modernization of higher education systems in partner countries (neighboring countries of the EU) by enhancing cooperation between higher education institutions in EU member states and partner countries. The Tempus program provides funding to encourage interaction and balanced cooperation between higher education institutions in partner countries and in European Union member states. The program is an annual competition, meaning that grants are awarded based on participation in Calls for Proposals and a multi-level evaluation of applications submitted in the prescribed format.

The Tempus program finances inter-university cooperation in the development and improvement of curricula, university management, interaction between academics and civil society, partnerships between education and business, and structural reforms in higher education.

Until 2009, the Tempus program was coordinated by the Directorates of the European Commission for Education and Culture, Enlargement, and External Assistance. Starting from the second competition of the fourth phase of the Tempus program, this function has been performed by the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency, which has a mandate from the European Commission to manage and coordinate the program’s projects.

The Tempus program is the longest-running, with its first phase beginning in 1990:

  • Tempus I – 1990-1994
  • Tempus II – 1994-1998
  • Tempus IIіbis – 1998-2000
  • Tempus III – 2000-2006
  • Tempus IV – 2007-2013

Participation of USUST in Tempus

  • Architecture and sustainable urban development based on eco-humanistic principles and the latest technologies without losing its identity (530197-Tempus-1-2012-1-IT-TEMPUS-JPCR)
  • Regional sustainable development based on eco-human synergetic interaction (543651-Tempus-1-2013-1-AT-TEMPUS-JPCR)
  • Master: “Interoperability/Safety/Certification” on international railway transport in Ukraine and Central Asia (144563-TEMPUS-2008-FR-JPHES)
  • Communication and information technology for improving safety and efficiency of traffic flows: EU-RU-UA Master and PhD programs in intelligent transport systems (517374-TEMPUS-1-2011-1-RU-TEMPUS-JPCR)
  • Master of infrastructure and operation of high-speed railway transport in Russia and Ukraine (530281-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-FR-TEMPUS-JPCR)
  • Modernization of postgraduate studies on security and resilience for human and industry-related domains (543968-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-EE-TEMPUS-JPCR)
  • Building university-enterprise partnerships for competence-based learning in Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine (516613-TEMPUS-1-2011-1-BE-TEMPUS-JPHES)
  • Modernization of higher engineering education in Georgia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan in line with technological challenges (530244-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-SE-TEMPUS-JPCR)
  • Supporting innovation by improving the regulatory and legislative framework for higher education in Ukraine (530158-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-SE-TEMPUS-SMHES)
  • Centre of excellence for young scientists (544137-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-SK-TEMPUS-JPHES)
  • Promoting the internationalisation of higher education institutions in the Eastern Neighbourhood through cultural and structural adaptation (544125-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-AM-TEMPUS-SMGRS)
  • Higher engineering education for environmentally sustainable industrial development (543966-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-JPCR)