TEMPUS APPLICATION ASSESSMENT The experts’ approach
1. GENERALITIES Assessment procedure: 2 experts/ application, 1 lead expert Basic advice: read the yearly call and application form carefully. Seek ballance EU / Third countries Avoid the « rag-bag » type of project 3 pitfalls: exclusively EU conceived project, exclusively TC conceived project, recycling of old stuff.
2. THE APPLICATION PROPER Need analysis and rationale Consortium Project description Results and activities Dissemination and sustainability Monitoring and evaluation Supporting material
NEED ANALYSIS AND RATIONALE Analyse the needs carefully (not assumptions but demonstrable facts): 3 possible layers Country and/or region Country and/or region HE sector HE sector Specific institutions Specific institutions Argue the relative or absolute innovation Genesis and preparation of the project
CONSORTIUM Why these partners? Specific, complementary competences Explicit justification of sub-contracted experts or organisations
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Objectives Relevant (v. need analysis) Relevant (v. need analysis) Realistic, feasible Realistic, feasible Working methods Precise description Precise description Appropriate to operational objectives Appropriate to operational objectives
RESULTS AND ACTIVITIES Clear and detailed Related with the target groups (identified and when relavant quantified) Justification and cost efficiency of planned ressource acquisition
DISSEMINATION Diversity of tools Timeliness Related with diverse targets
SUSTAINABILITY More than a mere statement of intentions Political / institutional dimension Financial sustainability Possible extension to larger networks
MONITORING AND EVALUATION Monitoring: usually in-house Evaluation: for such high budget projects, external evaluation is advisable (who, how, when?) How are monitoring and evaluation results to be used? All partner institutions need to be involved
SUPPORTING MATERIAL Test of relevance and consistency Logical framework matrix Workplan