Press Release: European Union allocates new funding to boost higher education projects and improve teaching across the European Neighbourhood and Russia

The Commission has announced it would allocate €47 million to support higher education projects in the European Neighbourhood countries and Russia under the Tempus Programme. The new funding will improve teaching, learning methods and teaching material, as well as boost quality assurance and management of higher education institutions in the partner countries.

The decision will also enable enhanced networking and joint projects and partnerships to be set up between higher education institutions in the EU and European Neighbourhood countries. The money allocated under the Tempus Programme will support approximately 60 multilateral partnerships, aiming at modernising curricula, teaching methods and management of the colleges, schools and universities in the neighbouring countries.

ESO: Background Information: Website: The Tempus programme http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-the-tempus-programme/

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