Fremework agreement:

 Agree upon the following:

Art1



The Univesity of Ghana, Legon and the University of Ancona are proposed through

the present convention:

- to promote and upgrade the scientific culture by means of a research co­operation in all the fields of both Institutions;

- research co-operation shall commence in the field/s related to the of physiology

of cultivable algae or aquatic plants

Art.2

In order to achieve the aims of art.1 the aforementioned institutions will jointly develop a programme of work and exchange and shall seek funds to draw up the necessary budgets; in order to guarantee, in equal measure, the interests of each

party.

Art.3

The agreement tends to promote activities of exchange between the two structures in order to develop the collaboration in the field of research. The students can participate to such programs of exchange only for extraordinary and motivated requirements when such requirements cannot be satisfied by the inter-university co­operations which are realised by the European Union and other institutions.

Art.4

The expenses for the provisions mentioned in art.2 are divided as follow






a) the sending University covers the travel expenses of the scientists; the"receiving" University covers the subsistence expenses;

b) the expenses for conventions, agreed research and instruction programs are equally divided;

c) the expenses can be differently divided if the scientists are funded by third party

funding;

d) long term exchanges (one semester or one academic year) shall be covered by special agreements.Art.5

The receiving University can stipulate an appropriate insurance policy to assure scientists in case of accident.

Art.5

The receiving University can stipulate an appropriate insurance policy to assure scientists

Art.6

Within the present agreement each structure elects his own promoter ( or representative). The two representatives have to decide the research program and the relative source of funding (see art. 1 and 2 ) and to verify the realisation of the mentioned aims.

The representative, of the University of Ancona is Prof Mario GIORDANO and for University of Ghana, Legon is ____________.

Art.7
The resolution of possible controversies about the interpretation and the execution of the present agreement will be assigned to an arbitrate College composed of a member designated from each party and one chosen up on common agreement.

Art.8
The present agreement is effective for 1year. since its coming into force; before the expiration, in case of mutual consent between the two structures, the agreement will be renewed in writing for three years.

Done and signed .in Ancona the_________ and in _________ the ____________in two originals.



The Rector of the University of Ancona



The Rector of the University of Ancona The Rector of the University of