Proposal of joint european project CHAIN-E

to coordinate student mobility.=1 weeks3.6 Staff training periods to perfect the teaching methods; intensive courses on credit transfer methods.= = = =4 weeks3.7 Expending of the library resources of partner universities.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks3.8 Provision of project participants with an access to the computer databasesOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks3.9 Creation of a computer database of educational programs, curricula and teaching aids in Economics.OOOOOOOOOOOOO13 weeks3.10 Organization of inter-university seminar on internationalization of higher economic education.X3 days3.11 Publishing of 3 issues of Newsletter on internationalization of higher education.XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 weeks4. A network of branches of the Regional Centre for Students Exchanges (RCSE).OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks4.5 Organization of meetings, conferences, seminars on the exchange of experience.XX2 weeks4.6 Establishing of direct links between the ECTS coordinators of the Ural consortium and the European universities, participation in the work of the ECTS ALUMNI AssociationOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks4.7 Publishing activities (Newsletters, see Outcome 3 Activity 3.11).XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 weeks5. 7 academics deliver lectures at the universities-participants (see Outcome 3).XXX== = =OOOOOXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX27 weeks5.1 Elaboration of new study courses and their methodological provision. XXX== = = = =XXXXXXXX17 weeks5.2 Organizational and informational support of the outgoing lecturers.XXX== = =OOOOOXXXXXX18 weeks5.3 Publishing activities (Newsletters, see Outcome 3 Activity 3.11).XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 weeks6. Project management.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks6.1 Annual planning of the activities and of budget (RBAP).OOOO4 weeks6.2 Annual report on done activities to the Tempus Department of the ETF.OOOO4 weeks6.3 Weekly holding of operating workshops with liaison-officers of Ural Consortium.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks6.4 Coordinating Council meetings of managers of works on the project in Ural universities (monthly)XXXXXXXXXXXX12 days6.5 The Ural Rectors Council meetings: The intermediate results and perspectives of the project activities (every half-year)XX2 days6.6 Holding of coordinating workshops of representatives of all consortium universities.O1 day6.7 Participation of representatives of consortium universities in the annual coordinating conference of ETF Tempus- Department (Turin, Italy). SECTION V: FINANCIAL ASPECTS

V.1. OVERALL FINANCIAL TABLE

Organizational grantMobility grantTotalStaff costsEquip-mentPublish-ing printingOther costs Over-headsCost of stay Travel costsTotal grantYear 1Tempus funding11 90026 00035 0006 0006 500*132 18049 500267 080Other sourcesYear 2Tempus funding11 9004 00020 0006 0006 500*144 88048 500241 780Other sourcesYear 3Tempus funding12 1104 00022 50016 0006 500*170 53059 500291 140Other sourcesTotalTempus funding35 91034 00077 50028 00019 500447 590157 500**800 000Other sources* This amount corresponds to the number of flows indicated in the mobility tables V.7 of this application form. ** This equals the sum of all individual outcomes and management costs. V.2. STAFF COSTS

Academic tasksAdministrative Amount requestedConsortium personnelExternal experts(if any)tasksfrom Tempus (ECU)1998/9900Language courses Translations Administration1040 ECU 1600 ECU 9260 ECU119001999/0000Language courses Translations Administration1040 ECU 1600 ECU 9260 ECU119002000/0100Language courses Translations Administration1040 ECU 1800 ECU 9270 ECU12110Total003591035910 V.3. EQUIPMENT COSTS IN THE PARTNER COUNTRY

EQUIPMENTInstitutionTotal amount requested from Tempus1998/99 4 IBM compatible PCs 3 040 ECU 4 laser jets 4 320 ECU 4 copying machines 4 640 ECU 4 binding machines 2 400 ECU 5 fax machines 5 000 ECU 5 fax\modems 3 600 ECU software 1 000 ECU 4 typerecorders Dansound AV30 1 200 ECU 1 typerecorder Dansound AV40 + CD 450 ECU 1 codoscop 350 ECU 3-6 3-6 3-6 3-6 2-6 2-6 2-6 3 3 3260001999/00 software 1 000 ECU access to the databases 1 000 ECU services for the equipment 1 000 ECU books, magazines 1 000 ECU 2-6 2-6 2-6 2-640002000/01 software 1 000 ECU access to the databases 1 000 ECU services for the equipment 1 000 ECU books, magazines 1 000 ECU 2-6 2-6 2-6 2-64000Total equipment costs34 000

V.4. PUBLISHING AND PRINTING

TYPE OF PUBLICATION AND N° OF COPIES (indicative)Total amount requested from Tempus (ECU)1998/99 information packages of 5 consortium universities (300 copies in Russian + 200 copies in English) 25 000 ECU 3 issues of Newsletter (1000 copies in Russian + 500 copies in English) 4 500 ECU printing materials for the conference (250 copies) 2 000 ECU methodic materials (6 sets 200 copies) 3 500 ECU35 0001999/00 information packages of 5 consortium universities (300 copies in Russian + 200 copies in English) 10 000 ECU 3 issues of Newsletter (1000 copies in Russian + 500 copies in English) 4 500 ECU printing materials for the conference (250 copies) 2 000 ECU methodic materials (7 sets 200 copies) 3 500 ECU20 0002000/01 information packages of 5 consortium universities (300 copies in Russian + 200 copies in English) 10 000 ECU 3 issues of Newsletter (1000 copies in Russian + 500 copies in English) 4 500 ECU printing materials for the conference (250 copies) 2 000 ECU methodic materials (7 sets 200 copies) 3 500 ECU symposium materials (300 copies) 2 500 ECU22 500Total publishing costs77 500 V.5. OTHER COSTS

TYPES OF EXPENDITURETotal amount requested from TempusOther costs1998/99 Organization and holding in Ekaterinburg of the 1st annual regional conference on the problems of economic education, with the European partners taking part. 5 000 ECU Photocopying of documents and expenditures for materials connected with the measures under the project 1 000 ECU6 0001999/00 Organization and holding in Ekaterinburg of the 2nd annual regional conference on the problems of economic education, with the European partners taking part. 5 000 ECU Photocopying of documents and expenditures for materials connected with the measures under the project 1 000 ECU6 0002000/01 Organization and conducting in Ekaterinburg of the 3rd annual regional conference on the problems of economic education, with the European partners taking part. 5 000 ECU Photocopying of documents and expenditures for materials connected with the measures under the project 1 000 ECU organization and conducting of the international symposium devoted to the results of student exchanges 10 000 ECU16 000Total other costs28 000

V.6. OVERHEADS

TYPES OF EXPENDITURE Fixed rate costs 2.5% of the total grantTotal amount requested from TempusOverheads1998/99 Administrative, post, phone etc. expenditures6 5001999/00 Administrative, post, phone