• Progress report on revised application
• Action List
• First Networks Forum, Dublin
• Membership position
• ESF application
• Contact address
• Revised Proposal (v 2.0)
• Participants list at 1st October
• SOCRATES' Criteria for Networks

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In December, the proposal will be submitted in the first phases of the selection process. We expect to hear back within a few weeks (early February) if we are to proceed to the second and final stage. This will involve

• a much more detailed plan of activities

• precise details over costs and budgetary control over the first year

• details for evaluation activity

• evidence of institutional support from all participants.

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• Check that your name is on the list of participating institutions (page 6 - 7): if not, please confirm whether or not that you wish to be a member of the proposal

• Read through the proposal, and send me any comments or suggestions for changes (please identify the section and paragraph you are referring to). The notes on page 8 about the criteria that SOCRATES applies to Networks may be helpful.

• Think about other potential members: refer to the list on page 6 - 7 for where we are weak. We do not really need any further Swedish or UK partners at this stage, but we would be stronger if we had more members from most other countries (particularly Portugal, France, Germany, Spain and Italy). Other members would preferably be in institutions other than your own (it is the institution, not the individual, that is counted).

• Check the personal information details on the separate sheet in this mailing: is it correct? Please amend and return. E-mail addresses are particularly useful, but please ensure that yours is noted correctly (differentiate 1 and I, 0 and O, - and _).

Thanks.

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A report will be put on the Network's web-site pages soon after the event, together with suggestions for changes that we may need to make to the current version of the submission in order to better our chances of success.

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1 - 3 members
Austria (1) Belgium (2) Cyprus (1) Netherlands (1) Denmark (1) Ireland (1) Finland (1) Greece (2) Iceland (1) Luxembourg (1) Malta (1) Norway (3) Poland (0) Portugal (0) Romania (0) Czech (1)

4-5 members
Spain (2) Sweden (4)

6 -8 members
France (2) Germany (3) Italy (2) UK (8)

Can you help find new institutions to participate in the low-participation areas?

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Tel: + 44 171 607 2789; fax: +44 171 753 5420; e-mail a.ross@unl.ac.uk

Web Site address: http://www2.unl.ac.uk/~hxjzrossa/network.html

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Networks seek to

• assess the quality of co-operation

• assess curriculum innovation through comparison, notable towards the development of a European dimension

• promote discussion on improving teaching and the application of good practice

• foster joint programmes and specialised courses

Indicative Types of Activity

identifying needs from a European perspective, which implies

• providing an overview
• considering various different definitions in terms of academic content
• identifying elements of a European dimensions
• contributing to a definition of quality criteria
• demonstrating the relationship between content and objectives and the demands of the professional/economic environment in Europe

  helping apply research findings in the area

  integrating findings into higher education curricula, through developing, testing and dissemination of teaching and pedagogic materials, and promoting innovative approaches

• Teaching staff at higher education institutions
• Administrative staff at higher education institutions
• Teacher trainers
• Educational associations
• National, regional and local education authorities
• Enterprises
• Other researchers

Eligibility and Selection criteria

Participants must be located within the European Economic Area (15 states of the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).

Applications must involve all countries eligible to participate in SOCRATES.

Criteria:

rationale of the project: clarity of objectives and groups addressed, pertinence of topics and activities chosen
• balanced yet varied representation in terms of countries, regions, types of institutions

• quality of management arrangements for the project (commitment, balanced involvement of the partners, precise work plans and budget, clarity of co-ordination)

• projects potential contribution to innovation/experimentation and enhancement of quality

• potential short/medium/long term impact in European countries; general added value in European terms

• clarity and consistency of general design and concept of the project, likelihood of attaining desired goals

• quality of proposals for monitoring and evaluation, especially its impact at local/national/European levels

• quality of arrangements for dissemination of project results

• extent to which new technologies are used imaginatively, and adapted to objectives and target groups

• emphasis placed on the European dimension in education

• extent to which the project will result in new teaching materials/curriculum demonstrates added value for partner institutions in terms of combining their respective expertise

• demonstration of the precise importance of SOCRATES support

Eligible Costs

• travel, subsistence and other costs related to meetings to prepare and organise projects personnel costs (including administration/co-ordination) [Thematic Networks not subject to 20% maximum rule]

• expenses relating to new communication and information technologies essential for the implementation of the project

• costs related to preparation, production, translation and non-commercial dissemination of project outcomes

• costs involved in evaluating the project

• costs related to the dissemination of information