1. Vice-Rector’s Office for International Relations and Development Cooperation
Agreements and Calls

2. Summary Management of International Agreements
- Formal co-operation instruments
- University-wide international agreements
- Secretary General’s Office: agreements records
Elaboration and Management of Calls
Mobility Management
- UGR mobility programmes
- International mobility: general procedure
- Erasmus Agreements

3. Magagement of International Agreements
► Institutional strategic alliances (at different levels: University-wide, School, Department, research group, etc.) ► Bilateral or multilateral ► Clear purposes and specific outcomes >< simple expression of interest

4. Formal co-operation instruments about:
►General agreement (MoU) ►Mobility (student, faculty and staff) ►Student placements ► Joint actions (seminars, conferences, other events) ► Joint reseach iniciatives ► Joint or double degrees ►Financial cooperation (external financing for projects, actions or knowledge transfer) ► Network cooperation

5. Who signs international agreements at UGR?
UGR Statutes >> RECTOR,
on his own initiative
or after a proposal of a School,
Department,
foreign institutions, etc.
The Rector can DELEGATE to
other Vice-Rectors,
School representatives, etc.

6. University-wide International Agreements
INITIATIVE AND NEGOCIATION: MEMBERS OF UGR OR FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS
WHO SIGNS? RECTOR (if not delegated)
POSITION/ SERVICE IN CHARGE: THE SECRETARY GENERAL
FORMAT and TEMPLATES:
GENERAL AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (EXCHANGE, JOINT ACTIVITIES, ETC.)
PROCEDURE:GENERAL PROCEDURE

7. University-wide Agreements
NORMAL PROCEDURE:
PROPOSAL: submitted to the Secretary General’s Office
(by any member of faculty, School, Department, etc.) or from the other institution ↓
REPORTS: verified through reports from services involved
(required by the SG’s office to those units involved)
APPROVAL (Secretary General)
Rector’s signature
Original copy: scanned, filed and uploaded by the SG’s office to the web

8. Secretary General’s Office: Agreement Records

9. UGR Mobility Programmes
► STUDENT EXCHANGE UNDER BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Outside the EU = Out of Erasmus mobility scheme:
Latin America
Eastern European Countries
Arab countries
Northern America
Australia and New Zealand
Asia
Student exchange: non-degree
Language assistanships
Short-term training stays
Language students who complement their studies with UGR regular classes

10. International Mobility: General Procedure
PROPOSAL submitted to the Secretary General’s Office (as a rule, by IRO, as well as by the Schools or staff interested in the promotion of mobility) ↓
REPORT FROM THE VICE-RECTOR OFINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(as services involved in mobility management)
APPROVAL (Secretary General)
Rector’s signature
Original copy: scanned, filed and uploaded by the SG’s office
- contact data, -cooperation prospects,
-history and nature of the relationship of the promoter and foreign institution ↓
Student exchange balance for geografical area+
Evaluation by the team and advisory council (strategic importance)

11. Erasmus Agreements SPECIAL PROCEDURE
INITIATIVE AND NEGOCIATION: INTERNAL SCHOOL DECISION
WHO SIGNS? SCHOOL’s AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE (VICE-DEAN FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS)
SCHOOL LEVEL: FOR A SUBJECT AREA OR DEGREE (ASCRIBED TO THE SCHOOL)

12. Erasmus Agreements Requirements
DURATION OF CONTRACT IN ACADEMIC YEARS
NAME AND CODE
NAME OF THE CONTACT PERSON
of both institutions
INCOMING AND OUTGOING STUDENT MOBILITY
(subject area and code, number of students, months)
Teaching/staff mobility (TS by subject areas, staff by department/faculty if possible)
Optional: language requirements for incoming students/staff

13. Mobility Management The School (or IRO for university-wide agreements)
ensures that all data is correct ▼
The School submits the information about all agreements for the next academic year to IROC
Agreement data is introduced in the mobility IT application
Call for exchange

14. Elaboration and Management of Calls
Elaboration and management of calls aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, teaching and research staff and administrative and support staff

15. Elaboration and Management of Calls
- Description of mobility: period, duration, studies - Programme’s characteristics: regulations and obligations - Selection criteria and requirements objective, transparent and public - Procedure on-line or paper-based

16. Thanks for your attention!
Vice-Rector’s Office for International Relations and Development Cooperation