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Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding. Deakin University (Deakin) and Bangalore University. by Prof. N. Prabhudev Vice-Chancellor Bangalore Unviersity Bangalore. Content. Background Agreement Effective Date and Duration of Agreement Areas of Co-Operation Activities and Projects

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Memorandum of Understanding

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  1. Memorandum of Understanding Deakin University (Deakin) and Bangalore University by Prof. N. Prabhudev Vice-Chancellor Bangalore Unviersity Bangalore

  2. Content • Background • Agreement • Effective Date and Duration of Agreement • Areas of Co-Operation • Activities and Projects • Legal Effect of this Agreement • Confidentiality • Intellectual Property • Use of Name and Logo • Standards of Performance • Termination

  3. Background • Deaking and BU desire to work in a spirit of cooperation to establish an academic link between the two institution. Deakin University (Deakin) Geelong Waterfront Campus (F)Gheringhap StreetGeelong Victoria 3217Australia Bangalore University (BU) Jnana Bharathi CampusBangalore - 560 056 Karnataka, India

  4. AgreementEffective Date and Duration of Agreement • This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) shall take effect on the date it is made and shall continue for a period of #5 years.

  5. AgreementAreas of Co-Operation • The parties will discuss opportunities for cooperation in the following areas with a view to developing and carrying our collaborative activities of common interests: • Academic staff cooperation on collaborative research, lectures and conferences in areas of common interest • General academic collaboration including the exchange of educational resource materials and publications that are of mutual interest Contd..

  6. AgreementAreas of Co-Operation • Assessment of units for advanced standing for academic programs offered at each institution • Development and implementation of student exchange programs. • Staff exchange • Identification of special short-term academic programs and projects of mutual benefit to both institutions Contd …

  7. AgreementAreas of Co-Operation • Development of arrangements to enable students of each Institution to articulate at pre-determined exit points into award programs offered by the other institution, which may include Deakin establishing a staff Development Fund for the benefit of BU academic staff who visit Deakin for research or academic development purposes. The Fund would be resourced by Deakin allocating proportion (not exceeding 10%) of the international student tuition fees it receives from students in their first year of on-campus enrolment who articulate into its courses or programs from BU, would be managed by Deakin and would be used at the dicretion of BU towards capacity building or research programs; and

  8. AgreementActivities and Projects • Collaborative activities or projects between the parties will be subject to further agreement detailing the parties responsibilities and obligations and the conditions relating to each activity or project and compliance with applicable law including without limitation, the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000.

  9. AgreementLegal Effect of this Agreement • This MOU outlines the framework of a working relationship between the parties. Except as expressly noted, it is intended to constitute a contract, but is built on goodwill and binding in honour only. No partnership or joint venture is created by this MOU, and neither party can commit the other financially or otherwise to third parties.

  10. AgreementConfidentiality • Each party shall keep confidential all information or material acquired or produced in connection with this agreement and shall not without prior written consent use or disclose or otherwise make available this information or material ion any form to any person. This provision shall be binding upon the parties and shall survive the termination or expiry of this agreement.

  11. AgreementIntellectual Property • Ownership of Intellectual Property shared by the parties pursuant to this agreement will remain with the contributor or creator. All such material should be treated as confidential and not for public circulation unless specifically agreed otherwise by both parties. This provision shall be4 binding upon the parties and shall survive the termination or expiry of this agreement.

  12. AgreementUse of Name and Logo • Neither party shall use the name or logo, or any variation thereof of the other party without first obtaining its written consent.

  13. AgreementStandards of Performance • The parties agree that all obligations under this MOU and any agreement resulting from this MOU shall be performed in a manner protective of and consistent with both parties reputation for excellence and integrity in education, research and scholarship

  14. AgreementTermination • Either party may terminate this MOU by providing a minimum of six months written notice to the other party.

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