TEMPUS III: Trans-European cooperation scheme for higher education, 3rd phase 2000-2006

The Commission's amended proposal takes up 10 of the 15 amendments put forward by the European Parliament during its December 1998 plenary session. The amendments in question include: - within the programme of joint activities between TEMPUS III and other Community programmes or actions with an educational or training dimension, provision is made to encourage interactions and strengthening the added value of Community action, - giving TEMPUS III a new objective so that the programme facilitates the adaptation of higher education to the new socio-economic and cultural imperatives in the eligible countries, - guaranteeing the equal access to the programme of all groups of citizens. The amended proposal does not, however, incorporate the Parliament's proposal to provide for credits for the creation of European chairs in the eligible countries.�