CELEX: 51993PC0132
Language: en
Date: 1993-03-30
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION adopting the second phase of the Trans-European Cooperation Scheme for Higher Education (TEMPUS II)

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                            COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                         COM(93)132 final
                                                                         Brussels, 30 March 1993
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                                                   Amended proposal for a
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                                                      COUNCIL DECISION
                                      adopting the second phase of the Trans-European
                                          Cooperation Schéma for Higher Education
                                                         (TEMPUS II)
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                                 (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                                                    of the EEC-Treaty)
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On 9 March 1993 the European Parliament approved the European
   Commission's proposal for a Council Decision adopting the second
   phase of the Trans-European Co-operation Scheme for Higher Education
   (TEMPUS II, 1994 - 1998) subject to certain amendments.
2. Following the opinion of the European Parliament, the Commission
   accepted in the plenary session of the Parliament six amendments
   which have been incorporated in the revised Commission proposal.
3. The Commission respects the Parliament's wish that TEMPUS II should
   not only provide an important contribution to the development of a
   marlcet economy in Central and Eastern European countries but should
   also pay particular attention to the development of a democratic
   society in those countries. The Commission agreed that particular
   emphasis should be laid upon democratic education within curriculum
   development. Moreover, it agreed that structural development within
   the programme should focus on the development of internal democratic
   and administrative structures within higher education institutions as
   an important contribution to the development of a democratic society
    in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the social reform
   process as a whole. These aspects have been taken into consideration
   by the Commission in the revised text of the 2nd and 12th recitals
   and in Art icle 2.
4. The Commission agreed that particular emphasis should be laid upon
   the positive effect of the TEMPUS programme in promoting cultural
   exchange between the eligible countries and the European Community as
   well    as social   and socio-economic cohesion. The       Commission,
   therefore, accepted the respective amendments of the Parliament for
   the 5th and 13th (new) recitals in order to give greater emphasis to
   those important aspects of the programme.
5. The Commission agreed that, in the interest of cost-effectiveness,
   Joint European Projects should preferably be linked to existing
   networks funded in the framework of the ERASMUS, COMETT and LINGUA
   programmes and, therefore, accepted the Parliament's amendment to the
   annex to the Council Decision (Annex/Joint European Projects, para.
   1, third subpara.). However, the Commission also believes that there
   are other benefits to be derived from such links apart from the
   quest ion of cost.
6. The Commission accepted the substance of the two European Parliament
   amendments relating to the objectives of TEMPUS II and to the
   dialogue with the eligible countries on national strategies and
   pr ior it les.
    In order to take into account the concerns expressed by Parliament in
   this respect, the Commission proposes to amend Article 4 on the
   objectives of TEMPUS II and to introduce a new Article 4 (bis) on the
   dialogue with the eligible countries.
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   The revised Article 4 now reflects more clearly the aim of TEMPUS II.
   The Commission shares the European Parliament's view that TEMPUS ll
   should help to establish a democratic society and should contribute
   to    the   economic,   social,    socio-economic,   democratic   and
   administrative reform process in those countries, in particular,
   through support of structural reform of higher education institutions
   and curriculum development.                        t
   The Commission also agrees with the European Parliament on the need
   for a continuing dialogue with the eligible countries on the
   formulation of national strategies and the setting of national
   priorities in order to maximise the impact of TEMPUS II on their
   economic, socio-economic and democratic reform. The new Article 4
   (bis) encapsulates the substance of Parliament's proposal to define
   national priorities and strategies on the basis of consultations
   between the Commission and the competent authorities in the eligible
   countries.
7. The revised Article 4 no longer includes Youth activities since the
   Commission believes that these activities do not fit in well with the
   overall objectives of TEMPUS II. However, the Commission proposes to
   continue Youth activities as a very small part of TEMPUS, based on
   the reference in the Annex to the Council Decision under "Individual
   grants and complementary activities", in the absence of a more
   appropriate framework for such activities between the Community and
   Central and Eastern Europe.
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                                        Amended proposal for a
                                           COUNCIL DECISION
                     adopting the second phase of the Trans-European
                           Cooperation Scheme for Higher Education
                                              (TEMPUS II)
                                          C0M(92) 407 f i n a l
Original text                                      ABfiQSted-lJULL
First r é c i t a i                                First        recitai
Unchanged                                          Unchanged
Second r e c i t a l                               Second r e c i t a l
Whereas experience gained in the                   Whereas experience gained in the
management of the Phare programme of               management of the Phare programme of
aid to central and eastern Europe                  aid to central and eastern Europe
points to the need to adapt and                    points to the need to adapt and
 further diversify forms of assistance             further diversify forms of assistance
according to national needs and                    according to national needs and
 priorities for structural reform and              priorities for reform of the higher
 to adopt where possible a multiannual             education systems concerned and of
 approach to the programming of aid;               the structure (and legal status) of
                                                   higher education establishments and
                                                   to adopt where possible a multiannual
                                                   approach to the programming of aid;
T h i r d and f o u r t h r e c i t a l            T h i r d and f o u r t h r e c i t a l
Unchanged                                          Unchanged
Fifth      recital                                 Fifth recital
Whereas     coopération   in    higher             Whereas        cooperation    in higher
education ifi conducive to closer                  education reinforces and consolidates
economic     and cultural    relations              the whole network of relations
between the different peoples of                    between the different peoples of
Europe;                                             Europe. promotea common cultural
                                                   values, allows fruitful exchanges of
                                                    ideas and facilitates multinational
                                                   activities         in   the scientific,
                                                   cultural. soçio-ftconotajc, .artistic
                                                    and rftfftircJffll gpherftsr
 S i x t h t o eleventh r é c i t a                S i x t h t o eleventh r e c i t a l
 Unchanged                                          Unchanged
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Original text                                    Amended text
Twelfth r e c i t a l                             Twelfth r e c i t a l
Whereas the Ministers of Education of             Whereas the Ministers of Education of
certain Republics of              the former      certain Republics of             the former
Soviet Union have expressed their                 Soviet Union have expressed their
wish to participate in Tempus as an               wish to participate in Tempus as an
 appropriate        instrument       for    the   appropriate        instrument       for    the
 transformation         of     their     higher   transformation         of     their     higher
 education systems in the context of              education systems in the context of
 economic reform and recovery and that            social       reforms,       which     include
 the     first     three     years     of   the   economic reform and recovery and
 implementation of the Tempus Scheme              democratically              administrative
 have generated appropriate experience            reforms, and whereas the first three
 and insight into the problems of                 years of the implementation of the
 higher education transformation which            Tempus        Scheme      have      generated
 are directly         relevant      for these     appropriate experience and insight
                                                  into the problems of higher education
 Republics;
                                                  transformation which are directly
                                                  relevant for these Republics;
 Thirteenth             recital                   Thirteenth              recital
 Unchanged                                         Unchanged
 T h i r t e e n t h r e c i t a l new             T h i r t e e n t h r e c i t a l new
                                                   whereas Tempus II can be regarded as
                                                   a programme which will promote social
                                                   and socio-economic cohesion between
                                                   the Community and the countries of
                                                   central       and    eastern     Europe    and
                                                   thereby reveal Europe as a community
                                                   of values:
  Four teent h r e c i t a l                       Fourteenth r e c i t a l
  Unchanged                                        Unchanged
  Article 1                                        Article 1
  Unchanged                                        Unchanged
  Article 2                                        Article 2
  Tempus II shall concern the countries            Tempus II shall concern the countries
  of    central       and    eastern      Europe   of     central      and     eastern     Europe
  designated as eligible for economic              designated as eligible for economic
  aid by Regulation (EEC) No. 3906/89              aid by Regulation (EEC) No. 3906/89
  and the Republics of the former                  and the Republics of the former
  Soviet Union as defined in Regulation            Soviet Union as defined in Regulation
  (EEC, Euratom) No. 2157/91.              These   (EEC, Euratom) No. 2157/91.              These
  countries      shall      be    referred    to   countries       shall     be    referred    to
  hereinafter         as      'the      eligible   hereinafter         as      'the     eligible
  countries'.        Participation shall be        countries'.        Participation shall be
  decided by the national authorities              decided by the national authorities
  in agreement with the Commission in              in agreement with the Commission in
  the      context       of     the     national   the       context     of      the    national
  programming of Community assistance              programming of Community assistance
  for economic reform.                             for social and economic reform.
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 ordinal                   text                                      Amended t e x t
  Article 3                                                          Article 3
  Unchanged                                                          Unchanged
 Article 4                                                           Article 4
                            Objectiva
                                                                     The objectives of TEMPUS          II are to promote,      as part of   the
 In the broader context of economic and social reform, the           overall     objectives    and   guidelines    of   the  PHARE  and   TACIS
 objective» of Ttmput II en Out following:
                                                                     programmes     in the context of economic and social reform,           the
 a) to promote the structural development and to facilitate the      development     of   the higher    education   systems   in the  eligible
     adaptation of higher education systems in the eligible          countries, through as balanced a co-operation as possible with
     countries, in particular through cooperation and interaction
     with partners in the Member Stat** of th* European              partners from all the Member States of the European Community.
     Community taking into consideration the priorities laid         Specifically,      TEMPUS   II  seeks   to  help   the  higher  education
     down by each of the eligible countries:                         systems of the eligible countries to address:
 b) to help address specific manpower and skill shortages
     during economic reform and
                                                                     (a) issues of curriculum development and overhaul in priority
 c) to promote exchanges of young people between the                      areas;
     Community and the eligible countries.
                                                                     (b) the reform of higher education structures and Institutions
                                                                          and their management;
In realising the dbjtcli— of the Tempus II Scheme the
Commission shall ensure respect of the Community's general           (c) the development of skill-related               training to address
policy on equal opportunity for men and women. The same                   specific higher and advanced level skill shortages during
shall apply for disadvantaged groups, such as handicapped. In             economic reform, in particular through improved and extended
addition, account shall be taken of the need to ensure that as            links with industry.
many regions as possible are able to participate in the Scheme
                                                                     In realising the objectives of TEMPOS II, the Commission shall
                                                                     ensure    respect    of  the   Community's    general   policy  on  equal
                                                                     opportunity     for   men  and   women.     The   same  shall  apply   for
                                                                     disadvantaged groups, such as those with handicaps.
  Article 4 fbis^                              (new)                 Article 4 (bis)                    (new)
                                                                      Dialogue with eligible eouatriea
                                                                      The Conmission shall agree with the competent authorities in each
                                                                      eligible country detailed objectives and priorities for the role
                                                                      of TEMPUS II in the national strategy of economic and social
                                                                      reform, on the basis of the programme's objectives and the
                                                                      provisions of the Annex, and in accordance with, in particular:
                                                                      (a)   (i)   the overall objectives of the PHARE programme;
                                                                           (ii)   the overall objectives of the TACIS programme, with
                                                                                  particular reference to its sectoral focus;
                                                                      (b) each eligible country's policy          for economic,   social and
                                                                           education reform;
                                                                      (c) the need for an appropriate balance to be struck between the
                                                                           selected priority areas and the resources allocated to
                                                                           TEMPUS II.
   A r t i c l e 5 to a r t i c l e                        10         A r t i c l e 5 to a r t i c l e          10
   Unchanged                                                          Unchanged
   Annex - ' J o i n t European P r o j e c t s '                     Annex - ' J o i n t European P r o j e c t s
   para. 1 . t h i r d subpara.                                       para. 1 . t h i r d subpara.
   Such       projects           may     be     linked,         as    Such projects should preferably be
   appropriate, to existing networks,                                 linked, in the interests of cost-
   notably those funded in the framework                              effectiveness . to existing networks,
   of the Erasmus, Comett and Lingua                                  notably those funded i n the fsamework
   programmes,               or       to       the        other       of the Erasmus, Comett and Lingua
   assistance             programmes           focused          on    programmes,         or     to      the    other
   related          aspects         of      economic          and     assistance       programmes        focused     on
   social reform.                                                     related      aspects     of     economic     and
                                                                      social reform.
   Rest o f Annex                                                     Rest o f Annex
   Unchanged                                                          Unchanged
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