EXECUTIVE PROTOCOL OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME “LA SAPIENZA” (ITALY) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF … (…)

The … (choose among: Faculty, Department, Inter-Departmental Centre, Institute) of … of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, and the … (choose among: Faculty, Department, Centre, Institute) of … of the University of …, in order to put into practice the General Agreement signed on …, as well as considering the development of cultural and scientific cooperation to be of mutual advantage to both Universities and desiring to reinforce such cooperation, agree on the following points:

Art. 1: Scientific and educational cooperation shall be undertaken in the field(s) of:
a)	(in capital letters) …;
b)	…;
c)	…;
Such cooperation shall be carried out on the basis of equal and mutual advantage, reserving the opportunity to define, through mutual consent, further fields of activity. Furthermore, this consent will take into consideration the budget available at that moment in time and the experience acquired by the interested scholars from both Universities.

Art. 2: In order to achieve the objectives set out in the above-mentioned first article, scientific and educational cooperation may be implemented in the following ways:
a)	exchange of visits by scholars;
b)	participation in research programmes;
c)	organization of scientific meetings, seminars and courses on subject(s) laid
	down in the agreement;
d)	exchange of scientific information and scientific papers.

Art. 3: To implement the afore-mentioned points, it is possible to promote a reciprocal exchange of scientific staff between both Universities, in accordance with the available budget. The contracting parties undertake to cover the cost of round trips undertaken by their own scholars (visiting professors). Stay costs shall be covered by the host University, in accordance with applicable norms and regulations in force in both the University and in the host country. The exchange of scholars, within the conditions stated above, shall, in all circumstances, be based on a condition of reciprocity.

Art. 4: Two months before the presumed starting date of planned activities, the respective scientific scholars involved in the project in both Universities shall make contact, exchanging all the necessary information about procedures, times and everything required for the effective execution of the programme.
The respective scientific scholars responsible for the project are Prof. … in the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and Prof. … for the University of ….

Art. 5: The Universities shall ensure, in the form they deem most suitable, emergency health services for visiting scholars, with the exception of chronic diseases and prostheses.

Art. 6: Each contracting party shall ensure, in compliance with its respective laws and regulations, any kind of assistance and facilitations for scholars temporarily residing on its territory, allowing them to perform the assigned tasks under the provisions of this agreement.

Art. 7:.	 This executive protocol shall remain in force for one year and under approval by both parties, it shall be renewed for an equal period. It will be expired within the termination of the General Agreement.

Art. 8: An arbitrators council, made up of a member chosen by each contracting party and a jointly chosen one, shall resolve any eventual controversy concerning the interpretation and application of this agreement.

Drawn up in Rome (Italy) in two original copies in English language, both having the same legal validity.

Rome, __________________			_________, ___________________

            UNIVERSITY OF ROME				UNIVERSITY OF …
                    “LA SAPIENZA”			…………………………………..

            FACULTY (or DEPARTMENT,			  FACULTY (or DEPARTMENT,
       INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CENTER,			   CENTER, INSTITUTE) OF ……
                  INSTITUTE) OF ……

             THE DEAN OF FACULTY		  	       THE DEAN OF FACULTY		
(or THE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT,          (or THE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT,
OF INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CENTER,                    OF CENTER, OF INSTITUTE)
                   OF INSTITUTE)

Prof. ______________________________		Prof. ___________________________