Proposal of joint european project CHAIN-E

WW. 91.05/01.01/BO41 between the Commission of the European Communities

in Brussels and Institute of National Economy in Rome, Italy.

In 1994-1998 the USVPU actively cooperates with Flemish community,

heading a consortium of 4 Ural universities, which work with the Ghent

University within the framework of the bilateral and multilateral

agreements, and USVPU, besides in the framework of Tempus (Tacis) JEP

URAL (T.JEP - 10094-95 RF). In a course of the JEP URAL fulfillment the

Regional Office for International Cooperation was created in the USVPU

and equipped with the modern equipment. The employees of the Regional

Office have gained necessary qualification upon training periods at the

European universities and are capable to execute administrative

solutions of the coordinator of the project.

Now under G. Romantsev's power the agreements have been made and the

connection with universities and colleges of Munich, Kempten, Wiadrin

(Frankfurt – on Maine) (Germany), Tyantsyn (China), Ulan-Bator

(Mongolia) has been adjusted.

The decision making process envisaged

In accordance with the management structure of the project the solutions

are subdivided on strategic and operating ones. The strategic solutions

can be connected to a measurement of the long-term plans of work, role

and responsibility of the partners, resource allocation of the project

with the purpose of increase of quality of works, optimization of the

resource expenditures. Such solutions are made by the coordinator of the

project as agreed with the Rectors Council and with bearing in mind of

judgements of other interested persons supporting the project

financially, and organizationally.

The operating solutions are made within the framework of the annual

Revised Budget and Activity Plan (RBAP) and are directed to the

realization of the scheduled activities. They are made at the project

managers’ level, level of the involved faculties and departments

managers, managers of international cooperation services. If the

solutions affect interests of other partner universities, their

coordination with Coordinating Council is carried out. If these

solutions cause a modification of the works scheduled terms and/or of

resources, it is required to coordinate these solutions with the

coordinator of the project. The conditions of the coordination of the

solutions with Tempus Department are determined by the Contract.

MANAGEMENT TABLE

Reference N°: 6 Description of the outcome: Management of the

project

|Description of the activities: | |Year |

|6.1. Annual planning of the activities and of | |1 |2 |3 |

|6.2. Annual report on done activities to the | |1 |2 |3 |

|6.3. Weekly holding of operating workshops with| |1 |2 |3 |

|teleconferences with the contact persons of the| | | | |

|6.4. Coordinating Council meetings of managers | |1 |2 |3 |

|of works on the project in Ural universities | | | | |

|6.5. The Ural Rectors Council meetings: The | |1 |2 |3 |

|intermediate results and perspectives of the | | | | |

|6.6. Holding of coordinating workshops of | |1 |2 |3 |

|participating in the consortium which will be | | | | |

|6.7. Participation of representatives of 8 | |1 |2 |3 |

|universities-participants of the project in the| | | | |

|annual coordinating conference of ETF Tempus- | | | | |

|6.8. Purchasing and installation of modern | |1 | | |

|universities of the Ural Consortium: 5 Faxes | | | | |

|Inputs (allocated from the Tempus budget): | |Year |

|1. Financing of travel and stay in Ekaterinburg| |1 |2 |3 |

|of European participants of the conference (see| | | | |

|2. Financing of purchasing of 5 Faxes and 5 | |1 | | |

|3. Financing of travel and 2-days stay in Turin| |1 |2 |3 |

|of 1 participant from each university going to | | | | |

|4. Financing of photocopying of the documents | |1 |2 |3 |

|and costs for materials immediately connected | | | | |

|5. Financing of waybills. | |1 |2 |3 |

|6. Financing of administrative activity. | |1 |2 |3 |

Inputs (allocated from outside the Tempus budget:

1. Provision of staff for management of the project, including the managers

and technical executors.

2. Granting by universities of means of the communications.

3. Granting by universities of premises and office equipment.

Total Tempus funding required (including related mobility flows) over

project duration:

ECU 35620

3.3. Quality Control

Internal monitoring

The operating control includes obligatory planning of all kinds of

activity at both the level of administrative structures and executors and,

accordingly, reports on the scheduled activity fulfillment. Both short-term

and long- term planning will be carried out. For realization of internal

monitoring of the project with the purpose of an evaluation of timeliness

and qualities of fulfillment of works all participants should declare the

regular reports on fulfillment of activity to university-coordinator of the

project. It will allow inspecting an expenditure of financial resources and

fulfillment of the plans of works.

External evaluation

The general reports will annually be declared in Tempus Department for a

qualitative and quantitative evaluation of efficiency of activity under the

project with the external experts.

The activity under the project will be discussed on annual conferences

and seminars with a participation of the European experts. It will allow to

make the necessary adjustments to the project activity in time for

maintenance of due quality.

It is possible to assume that the Tacis Coordinating Unit situated in

Ekaterinburg also can act in a role of the observers and experts of the

project activity.

Except kinds of monitoring of quality, timeliness and expediency of the

project activities, and also rational use of financial resources from the

part of the project coordinators and of the Tempus Department, it is

necessary to take into account monitoring from the part of other persons

interested in development and effective outcomes of the project. First of

all, organizations managers who sign the letters of endorsement of the

project and guarantee additional financial and organizational support: the

rectors of universities - participants of the project, chiefs of the

Central Bank of Russia, chiefs of the Parliament committee on Economy of

Sverdlovsk Area, and Nuffic as well. The regular publication of the plans

of activity under the project and outcomes of their fulfillment in

Newsletters will allow all interested persons to inspect process of the

project development and its efficiency.

IV.4. WORKPLAN:

WORKPLAN Year 1998 - 1999 (November 1 - October 31)

|Outcomes/activities |NOV |DEC |JAN |FEB |MAR |APR |MAY |JUN |JUL |AUG |SEP |OCT |Duratio|

| | | | | | | | | | | | | |n |

Activities carried out both in the partner country and in the EU: O

Activities carried out in the partner country: X

Activities carried out in the EU: =

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