Socrates programme transnational cooperation projects final report

SECTION 2 – Declaration of expenditure

Table 2.1 : Overview of expenditure

	Approved budget	Community Grant	Actual expenditure (these figures must be equal to totals in other tables)
Type of cost	Costs (€)	(€)	Costs (€)
1. Staff costs	€264,055	€132,027 €386,750 €1,700 €2,000 €25,500 €41,245	€709,766
2. Direct costs
2.1 - Travel and subsistence	€773,500		€360,778
2.2 - Equipment and materials	€3,400		€3,400
2.3 - Sub-contracting, consultancy and other external services	€4,000		€4,795
2.4 – Other costs	€51,000		€121,650
Subtotal for Direct costs	€831,900
3. General costs	€82,491		€78,721
TOTAL	€1,178.446	€589,223	€1,279,110

Beneficiary’s comments:

Please note and explain any significant divergences from the approved budget, and add any explanation and other relevant comments.

General Please see attached Excel tool, as supplied by the EACEA. It should be explained that we did not use the financial tables within this document but instead used an Excel tool recommended and supplied by the EACEA. We have completed the summary of expenditure (above) but the complete data are held within the Excel tool. Staff Costs We have an enormous contribution in kind for Staff Costs from the partners. (€580,821.260) This reflects the unique strength of the MEDINE network and the way that the team has worked together and given up so much of their time to contribute to this excellent project. It also shows that we could not have achieved the aims of the project given the allowance for Staff Costs. We have spent (from the grant of €132,027.00) €128,7028.190, and received contributions in kind of €580,821.260 total: €709,529.450. Other Costs The expenditure in Other Costs spread between the Direct Costs heading has had approval as acceptable under the rules of the contract. Exchange rates used: When calculating any expenditure we have used the European Commission’s website: http://ec.europa.eu/budget. We used the monthly rate applicable to the month that the expenditure took place.

Section 3: Description of project activities, products and results

This section describes the activities of the project. It is divided in three sections.

Please remember that the Final Report covers all the activities and results for the whole project duration.
Please ensure that your replies refer to the specific criteria, priorities and educational frameworks relating to the Action and project involved.
Please refer to the Handbook, in particular Chapter V.iv.4.

SECTION 3 – Description of Project activities, products & results

3.1 - Outcomes and results
Please describe the concrete outcomes, networks, products and results of the project; the conclusions and recommendations of internal & external evaluations; and the dissemination activities undertaken and their impact on the specific target group(s). (max 1 page, no more than 2000 characters).

The MEDINE project was divided into five Task Forces, working concurrently and liasing to ensure complementary outcomes. Each Task Force conducted research into and produced several outcomes. . Task Force 1: Tuning Project for Medicine produced a learning outcomes/competence framework for medical degrees in Europe, which includes generic and discipline-specific outcomes. Task Force 2: Academic Recognition of Qualifications conducted a survey to establish current implementation of ECTS, resulting in a web-based manual of good practice for implementation of ECTS. Task Force 3: Quality Assurance published the European Specifications for the WFME Global Standards for Quality Improvement in Medical Education, throughout its continuum and conducted a survey among European Authorities about existing quality assurance, including accreditation of medical education programmes. Task Force 4: Transparency developed The MedEdCentral online international database for medical education, an arena for debate as well as information and survey activity. Task Force 5: Research developed a tool for use by medical schools to benchmark against peer institutions to establish relative research environments offered to students.