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Evaluating the Tempus Programme: Higher Education Development in Central and Eastern Europe

Barbara Kehm

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This article focused on a recent evaluation of the European TEMPUS programme and reflects upon dome structural, quantitative, and qualitative findings of the study. While the TEMPUS Programme can be characterized ad being very successful, the evaluation nevertheless unearthed a number of problems. The pure numbers and facts presented for the quantitative and structural development of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe are quite impressive. They are contrasted with an assessment of the administration of the Programme, ad well ad the quality of cooperation between Central and Eastern European partners and Western partners. In her conclusions the author point out a number of issues which should be taken into consideration for decisions about the future direction and profile of the TEMPUS Programme.

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This article focused on a recent evaluation of the European TEMPUS programme and reflects upon dome structural, quantitative, and qualitative findings of the study. While the TEMPUS Programme can be characterized ad being very successful, the evaluation nevertheless unearthed a number of problems. The pure numbers and facts presented for the quantitative and structural development of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe are quite impressive. They are contrasted with an assessment of the administration of the Programme, ad well ad the quality of cooperation between Central and Eastern European partners and Western partners. In her conclusions the author point out a number of issues which should be taken into consideration for decisions about the future direction and profile of the TEMPUS Programme.

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This article focused on a recent evaluation of the European TEMPUS programme and reflects upon dome structural, quantitative, and qualitative findings of the study. While the TEMPUS Programme can be characterized ad being very successful, the evaluation nevertheless unearthed a number of problems. The pure numbers and facts presented for the quantitative and structural development of higher education in Central and Eastern Europe are quite impressive. They are contrasted with an assessment of the administration of the Programme, ad well ad the quality of cooperation between Central and Eastern European partners and Western partners. In her conclusions the author point out a number of issues which should be taken into consideration for decisions about the future direction and profile of the TEMPUS Programme.

Key concepts: TEMPUS, Political science, Quality (philosophy), Point (geometry), Economic growth, Geography, Law, Economics

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