EC has issued a restricted call for grant proposals aimed at enhancing the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s (MEHE) capacity in planning, implementing and monitoring of the education sector reforms in the country.
The current grant scheme entitled ‘Support to the Lebanese Education Reform: Improving retention/achievement of students and citizenship education’ is launched in order to provide the necessary capacity building and technical support to MEHE in order to be able to execute the Education Sector Development (ESD) plans and deliver the results expected under the EU Agreement of December 2010. More specifically, support MEHE in implementing educational reform including conducting educational studies where needed, building the capacities of the implementing agencies and the management of reform.
This grant scheme is foreseen to be accompanied by rehabilitation and equipping of the Teacher Resource Centres which bear the responsibility for professional development of teachers.
Sectors or themes
– Prevention of class repetition and drop-out (including budgeting financing of such schemes)
– Education for active citizenship (including budgeting financing of such schemes)
Global Objective
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Lebanese education sector through enhancing Ministry of Education’s capacity in planning, implementing and monitoring of the education sector reforms.
The call for proposals is divided into two lots with the same overall objective but some different specific objectives
Applications must concern only one of the following lots:
Lot 1: Support to MEHE in the execution of the ESDP programme no 2: ‘Improving Retention and Achievement’
Specific objective:
Improve quality of education and the learning environment in public schools (cycles 1&2) with a focus on retention and achievement and set-up an effective coordination, monitoring and evaluation scheme
Lot 2: Support to MEHE in the execution of the ESDP programme no 7: ‘Citizenship Education’
Specific objectives:
1. Establish an enabling learning environment that fosters active citizenship behaviours among Lebanese students and increase governance
2. Introduce an effective citizenship education programme to the Lebanese public schools (cycle 1& 2)
Indicative allocation of funds by lot:
Lot 1: Support to MEHE in the execution of the ESDP programme no 2: ‘Improving Retention and Achievement’
Indicative amount per lot: EUR 2,600,000
Lot 2: Support to MEHE in the execution of the ESDP programme no 7: ‘Citizenship Education’
Indicative amount per lot: EUR 1,200,000
Location
Actions must take place in Lebanon. Some activities, e.g. training, study tours etc., may take place in the European Union or the Neighbourhood zone as stipulated in the basic act of the ENPI Regulation
Duration
The planned duration of an action may not exceed 30 months.
Note> This is a restricted Call for Proposals. In the first instance, only Concept Notes must be submitted for evaluation. Thereafter, applicants whose Concept Notes have been pre-selected will be invited to submit a Full Application Form
Last date for submission of concept notes is October 3, 2011
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