Tempus is one of a number of European Community Programmes designed to help the process of social and economic reform and / or development in the Partner Countries. The Tempus programme focuses on the development of the higher education systems in these countries through cooperation with institutions from the Member States of the European Community.
Source: www.etf.eu.int

Tempus website: http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc70_en.htm