Cultural cooperation agreement between Prof. Marco Pacetti, Rector of the Universita degli Studi di Ancona, authorised to draw up and sign the present document by the Academic Senate on 30 November 1999 and

Prof. Rector of University Habana - Cuba

deeming the development of direct cultural and scientific co-operation to be mutually advantageous to both Institutions and in order to strengthen such co­operation, agree on the following issues:

Article 1

Research co-operation shall commence in the field/s of Pharmacology of Natural Extracts

Co-operation shall be carried out through:

a) exchange of teaching, researching and technical personnel for workshops, seminars conferences and common research;

b) exchange of students within integrated study programs;

c) exchange of information, documentation and scientific publications;

d) use of complex technical scientific apparatus.

Article 2

Medical insurance for travelling scholars will be provided according to the current norms of the host country. All partners must be sure that visiting scholars have with them form issued by their own country, or a similar document. In case there are no international agreements for medical insurance, the lost institution will provide an ad hoc medical insurance policy.

Article 3

This agreement shall be in force for two years once signed by both parties. It can be renewed one more year upon presentation of both a scientific and a financial balance sheet as well as of a budget estimate.

Article 4

Settlement of controversies concerning the interpretation and fulfilment of the agreed terms and conditions shall be entrusted to an Arbitration Court composed by three members one appointed respectively by each party, and the third chosen by mutual consent.

Article 5

The agreement will be signed in four originals, two in Italian and two in English. Each Institution will keep a copy in each language.

Rector of University of Ancona Rector of University of Habana





Prof.Ing. Marco Pacetti