Agreement on General Cooperation

between

the University of Macau

Macao SAR, The People’s Republic of China

and

------(name of partner-university and country)

In order to promote further cooperation between the Macao Special Administrative Region of The People’s Republic of China and ------(name of country), the University of Macau, with its location at Administration Building, N6, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China, hereby represented by its Rector, Wei Zhao, and ------(name of partner-university), with its location at ------, hereby represented by ------, join in the following agreement on educational and academic cooperation.

The two universities will endeavor to cooperate in teaching and research in areas of mutual interest.

To the extent feasible both universities will encourage contact and cooperation between their faculty members, departments, and research institutions, and pursue inter alia the following forms of cooperation:

1.  Visits of staff to deliver lectures, hold seminars and discussions, teach courses, conduct research and supervise student studies;

2.  Visits of students to attend courses and carry out studies;

3.  Joint development of teaching programs; and

4.  Collaboration of faculty and students in research projects.

Themes of joint activities and the conditions for utilizing results achieved and arrangements for specific visits, exchanges, and other forms of cooperation will be developed mutually for each specific case.

Both parties understand that all financial undertakings relating to activities will be separately negotiated and subject to specific contracts.

Hereupon the signatures of the representatives of both universities will follow in the hope of promoting mutual friendship and cooperation. The present agreement is in effect for (agreed of years, and in compliance with the Laws of UM) from the date of signing, and it can be terminated by either party giving at least ninety days’ notice to the other.

For and on behalf of For and on behalf of

the University of Macau (Name of partner-university)

______

Professor Wei ZHAO (Name of President)

Rector President