SOCRATES

ERASMUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional contract

Academic year 2000/2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application form for an Institutional Contract (IC) 2000/2001

 

NEW applications

RENEWAL applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgement of receipt:

Each coordinator will receive confirmation of the receipt of documents by E-mail where possible, otherwise by fax. Should your institution not receive an acknowledgement of receipt by 1.1.2000, you can either consult the TAO intranet website (www.socrates-youth.be) or request confirmation from the SOCRATES & YOUTH TAO by fax (+32/2/233 01 50) or E-mail (icform@socrates-youth.be).
This page should be the front page of your application submitted to the TAO

PART A: Information on the applicant institution

 

Please read p. 13 to 14 of the Instructions and choose the appropriate type of application:

Please indicate whether your project is:

 

·         a NEW application

(no grant(s) awarded for 1999/2000)

 

·         a RENEWAL of an accepted 1998 application (grant(s) awarded for 1999/2000)

 

 

 

Application RENEWALS ONLY

Please give the full and accurate reference of your institutional contract for 1999/2000.

56020-IC--98-1-RO-ERASMUS

 

A.1        Declaration

 

Please read pp. 13 and 14 of the Instructions carefully. Note that you need to provide an original signature and stamp on each of the five copies of your IC application.

 

Any application not bearing the original signature of the Head of Institution will be subject to a request for complementary information which can have consequences on its processing

 

 

“I, the undersigned, certify that the information contained in all parts of this application is full and correct to the best of my knowledge. Written agreements have been reached with the relevant authorities of all institutions mentioned in any part of this institutional contract application. These institutions have also included their participation in the stated activities in their respective applications. Any failure to do so on their part will exclude them from financial support for their participation in the activities proposed in this application.

No incoming SOCRATES/ERASMUS student covered by this application will be required to pay tuition fees by my institution. My institution will give full academic recognition to all its students who successfully complete an agreed SOCRATES/ERASMUS programme of study at a partner university abroad.

 

I have sent a complete paper copy of this application to my National Agency.

 

Place:        CRAIOVA              Name:       MIRCEA IVANESCU                      Date (dd/MM/yy):        12 / 11 / 99

 

Original signature of the head of the institution (contractor)                     Original stamp or seal of the institution

 

 

 

 

A.2        Identification of the applicant institution*

 

Please read carefully p. 13 of the Instructions before completing this section.

 

Full OFFICIAL title of the institution in the national language

UNIVERSITATEA DIN CRAIOVA

Translation of this title in English (PREFERABLE)

UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA

ERASMUS ID code of the institution (Inst_Code.: e.g. F PARIS333)

RO CRAIOVA01

Type of institution

*In case the application is submitted by a group or consortia of institutions, please provide for each institution the information requested in A.2 above, by creating your own separate file and append it to part A of the paper version of your application.

 

 

A.3        Budget application

 

Important

For all CD (CDI, CDA, EM, ILC) grant applications you should only indicate your institution’s share of the total project grant whether as coordinator or partner, in the table below.

 

 

SOCRATES-ERASMUS grant application for individual activities

Number of activities

 

OMS

Support for Organising the Mobility of Students

 

EUR 12000

TS

Teaching Staff assignments of short duration

 

EUR 90300

PV

    Preparatory Visits

 

EUR      

ECTS

European Credit Transfer System

 

EUR 10000

ETF

European Teaching Fellowship

     

EUR      

CDI

Number of CDI applied for as Coordinator and grant share request for your institution

     

EUR      

 

Number of CDI applied for as Partner and grant share request for your institution

     

EUR      

CDA

Number of CDA applied for as Coordinator and grant share request for your institution

     

EUR      

 

Number of CDA applied for as Partner and grant share request for your institution

1

EUR 5000

EM

Number of EM applied for as Coordinator and grant share request for your institution

     

EUR      

 

Number of EM applied for as Partner and grant share request for your institution

     

EUR      

ILC

Number of ILC applied for as Coordinator and grant share request for your institution

     

EUR      

 

Number of ILC applied for as Partner and grant share request for your institution

1

EUR      

IP

Number of IP applied for as Coordinator and total IP grant request

     

EUR      

 

TOTAL SOCRATES-ERASMUS grant application for 2000/2001

(all activities, including CD project partnership)

EUR 117300

A.4        Contractor - Legal representative/Head of the institution

(this information will form the basis on which any agreement is drafted)

 

Last and first name of the legal representative of the institution (person empowered to sign)

(Last name)     IVANESCU

(First name)     mircea

Title (optional)

(e.g.Prof., Dr, etc.)

prof

Department/unit

FACULTY OF AUTOMATICS

Official job title within the institution

RECTOR

Sex

Legal address of the institution

Street

Post code & town

Country & region

13 A.I.CUZA

1100                                                         CRAIOVA

RO                                                          DOLJ

Phone (including country and area codes)

+40  / 51 / 41.43.98

Fax (including country and area codes)

+40  / 51 / 411688

E-mail address

rector@alpha.comp-craiova.ro

 

(The TAO prefers the systematic and intensive use of E-mail.)

 

 

 

A.5        General coordinator - contact person

(person responsible for overseeing Erasmus activities within your institution)

 

All correspondence by post, fax or E-mail will be sent to this person. It is therefore essential that the information given is complete and up to date. The TAO must be notified of any changes in this information as soon as possible.

 

Last and first name of the coordinator - contact person in the institution

(Last name)      CONSTANTINESCU

(First name)     radu

Title (optional)

(e.g. Prof., Dr, etc.)

prof.

Department/unit

FACULTY OF PHYSICS

Official job title within the institution

READER

Sex

Correspondence address of the general coordinator

Street

Post code & town

Country & region

13  A.I.CUZA

1100                                                         CRAIOVA

RO                                                          DOLJ

Phone (including country and area codes)

+40 / 51 / 415077

Fax (including country and area codes)

+40 / 51 / 415077

E-mail address

rconsta@central.ucv.ro

 

(The TAO prefers the systematic and intensive use of E-mail.)

 

Preferred language of correspondence

(choose from FR / EN / DE only)

 

A.6        Statistical data on the applicant institution

 

Please refer to p. 14 of the Instructions before providing the following data on your institution:

 

The figures required relate solely to higher education.

 

Foundation year of your institution

1947

 

Number of students enrolled in 1998/99 on higher education courses

Part-time

4015

Full-time

15235

Number of graduates in 1998/99

3147

Number of teaching staff (full-time equivalent) in 1998/99

(staff under contract to your institution and for whom teaching is a main activity)

1100

Number of administrative staff (full-time equivalent) in 1998/99

950

Number of these administrative staff members who worked directly in international/external relations in 1997/98 (full-time equivalent)

15

 

Please indicate all the subject areas that are taught at your institution:     

 

 

Please select the subject areas in which ECTS

is currently being implemented/used :

 

01  AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

 

01  AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

02  ARCHITECTURE, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

 

02  ARCHITECTURE, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

03  ART AND DESIGN

 

03  ART AND DESIGN

04  MANAGEMENT

 

04  MANAGEMENT

05  EDUCATION, TEACHER TRAINING

 

05  EDUCATION, TEACHER TRAINING

06  ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY

 

06  ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY

07  GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY

 

07  GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY

08  HUMANITIES

 

08  HUMANITIES

09  LANGUAGES AND PHILOLOGICAL SCIENCES

 

09  LANGUAGES AND PHILOLOGICAL SCIENCES

10  LAW

 

10  LAW

11  MATHEMATICS, INFORMATICS

 

11  MATHEMATICS, INFORMATICS

12  MEDICAL SCIENCES

 

12  MEDICAL SCIENCES

13  NATURAL SCIENCES

 

13  NATURAL SCIENCES

14  SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

14  SOCIAL SCIENCES

15  COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

 

15  COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

16  OTHER AREAS OF STUDY

 

16  OTHER AREAS OF STUDY

A.7        European Policy Statement

 

 

COMPULSORY for NEW applications ONLY (for which no grant was awarded for

1999-2000)

 

Please read p. 14 of the Instructions carefully.

Your European policy statement must contain precise and detailed information on the following points (maximum two to three pages):

 

·        description of general plans for the strategic development of your institution over the medium term, taking account of

*         the range of degree courses on offer (European and international aspects included)

*         research (European and international aspects included)

*         policy on teaching staff (European and international staff included)

*         policy on foreign languages

·        a description of your plans for European and international cooperation and how they fit into your institution's strategic development plan (above) (do not forget to include all activities presented under section A.8 below).

·        a definition of the tangible, quantifiable aims of your international cooperation activities, to be achieved within a set period of time

·        a description of the general context, to give a clearer insight into the activities for which assistance is requested within the current application; this European policy statement may be used to explain any factor involved in the activities of your application which is not discussed elsewhere in the form

·        a detailed description of your institution's initiatives to provide and/or obtain additional grants in support of these aims

·        the method planned by the institution in the framework of its European cooperation activities for addressing such European policy issues as the full participation of disadvantaged people (specifying the nature of the disadvantage: geographical location, socioeconomic circumstances, disability, etc.), equal opportunities for women and men, the adoption of quality control and evaluation measures for cooperation activities, action to combat racism and xenophobia, social and economic cohesion, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Please append the information requested to section A.7.

A.8        Participation in other SOCRATES Actions and/or other European cooperation programmes

              Please read carefully p. 14 of the Instructions.

 

 

A.8.1      ERASMUS Thematic Network

 

Ø       As specified under section II.B.14 of the 1999 Addendum to the 1998 SOCRATES Guidelines, if your institution wishes to initiate a new Thematic Network (TN) application for the academic year 2000/2001, it should submit, on behalf of the partnership, an Expression of Interest, as an annex to this IC application.

 

Please refer to the appropriate section of the 1998 SOCRATES Guidelines for Applicants and the TN website (http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg22/socrates/tnp/index.html) for the general objectives of the Thematic Networks, the types of activities a project may comprise and the eligibility criteria. The Rules on Eligible Expenditure refer to the financial aspects applicable to TN.

 

Ø       Thematic Networks are subject to a two stage Selection Procedure: Stage 1 – Expression of Interest, and Stage 2 – Full Application.

 

Ø       A form IS NOT required for the submitting of a TN Expression of Interest (faxed or e-mailed versions of an Expression of Interest ARE NOT accepted). This should contain the following information:

-                      name of applicant

-                      title, postal address, telephone, fax, e-mail of applicant’s institution/organisation

-                      title of project

-                      discipline/theme

-                      countries involved

-                      number of institutions involved in each country (with list of these institutions in annex)

-                      timetable envisaged

-                      estimation of budget and envisaged SOCRATES grant for year 1 (of a maximum of 3 years project)

-                      reasons for creating a Thematic Network

-                      brief description of the project (maximum 2 pages).

 

Candidates who are shortlisted to Stage 2 of the selection procedure will be invited to submit a Full Application for which a Form will be provided by the European Commission.

 

The deadline for the submission of a Full Application will be 1st April 2000.

 

Ø       If your institution is currently coordinator of or partner in one or more of the existing Thematic Network(s), please indicate the name of the network(s), the subject area(s) concerned, the contract reference number (if known), and whether your institution is TN coordinator or partner.

 

Specify (in ten lines maximum per network) your institution's contribution to the activities implemented and the role played by these activities within your European cooperation strategy.   

 

 

 

A.8.2      Other SOCRATES Actions (Adult Education, Comenius, Lingua, Open and Distance Learning, etc.):

If your institution is currently coordinator of or partner in a project funded through another SOCRATES actions than ERASMUS, please indicate the name of the Action, title of the project, reference number of the project (if known).


A.8.3      Other European Programmes

If your institution is currently coordinator of or partner in any other European programme in the field of education, training or research (e.g. Leonardo da Vinci, the Fifth Framework Programme for research and technological development, Jean Monnet Projects, Tempus, Phare, Tacis, Alfa, etc.) please indicate the name of the programme, title of the project, reference number of the project (if known).

 

 

 

 

Please append separately the information requested to sections A.8.1, A.8.2 and A.8.3.