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Agreement for Scientific or Technological Cooperation between FAPESP and Cardiff University Versão em português
The SÃO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION, hereinafter referred to as FAPESP, established by the Law nº 5.918, of October 18th, 1960, with headquarters at Rua Pio XI, 1500, Alto da Lapa, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, enrolled in CNPJ/MF under nº 43.828.151/0001-45, herein represented, according to Article 11, “a” of Law nº 5.918, combined with its General Rule approved by Decree n° 40.132, of May 23, 1962, by its President, Professor Marco Antonio Zago; and CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM, an educational establishment with administrative offices at 30-36 Newport Road, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF24 0DE, established by Royal Charter in 1884, represented in this act by its President and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Colin Riordan, hereinafter referred to as CARDIFF.
CONSIDERING FAPESPand CARDIFF both hereinafter referred to as “Parties”.
CONSIDERING the importance of promoting cooperation in scientific and technological research between Cardiff, United Kingdom, and the state of São Paulo, Brazil, wishing to strengthen this cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit;
CONSIDERING theneed to strengthen the links between the scientific and innovation communities of both countries and also to encourage new forms of collaboration between their research institutions;
WISHING to promote collaboration initiatives in scientific research and technological development in priority areas of interest to both parties, fostering bilateral cooperation;
Agree as follows:
1. Purpose
Through this Cooperation Agreement, the Parties will implement scientific and technological cooperation between researchers from Cardiff, United Kingdom, and from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, through the joint funding of research projects.
2. Methods of Collaboration
The Parties will promote said collaboration, observing their international obligations and domestic laws and other existing regulations, through mechanisms such as:
a) Implementation of joint research projects on issues of common concern, exchanging knowledge and results;
b) Organization of scientific and technological seminars, specialized workshops, symposia and other scientific meetings of mutual interest, to promote interactions between institutions and research groups relevant to both Parties, with the goal of identifying future areas for cooperation;
c) Activities of scientific exchange that help prepare the ground for the development of cooperative research projects between teams from the state of São Paulo and from Cardiff, including, but not limited to, scientific exchange visits, workshops and bilateral scientific seminars;
d) The Parties shall consider proposals that contribute to the basis for a joint research proposal.
3. Scientific and Technological Areas
Areas of interest can be specified jointly by the appointed Steering Committee, in the calls for research proposals.
4. Implementation
a) The Parties will establish one or more actions according to Clause 2 and in accordance with the scientific relevance and the national legislation in each country of the Parties and their own budget availability.
b) The Parties will appoint two representatives, one from each Institution, to serve on a Joint Steering Committee responsible for the continuation of this Agreement and for drafting the call for joint proposals (“Calls for Proposals).
c) The Parties may agree to host delegation meetings, workshops, correspondence and other procedures, as applicable.
d) Each Party will receive and review the proposals according to its own criteria and rules. After the revision of the proposals, the Parties will decide which proposals will be supported.
e) The Parties may establish joint procedures for the submission and review of the proposals in case of mutual interest, through a decision by the Joint Steering Committee.
5. Funding
a) For each of the research projects that are approved, Cardiff will assume the funding of research teams from Cardiff, and FAPESP of the research teams from the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in all cases according to their national rules and regulations and budget availability.
b) The amount of funding necessary to support Collaborative Research Projects will be defined by the Joint Steering Committee in each Call for Proposals.
6. Intellectual Property
a) The Parties agree that when the actions taken by virtue of this Agreement result in products of commercial value and intellectual property rights, they will be regulated by national legislation and international conventions in force. Participants should also observe the Intellectual Property Policy of the Party responsible for the funding of their team.
b) In the case of joint ownership of Intellectual Property, the relevant parties will in good faith endeavor to establish a joint ownership agreement regarding the allocation and terms of exercising that joint ownership, taking into account the relevant contributions of the Parties.
7. Term
a) This Agreement shall be valid for a period of 5 (five) years from the date of its signing and may be extended by mutual agreement between the Parties in a written amendment to this Agreement.
b) Either Party may terminate this Agreement by a six months’ advance written notice.
c) The termination of this Agreement shall not bring harm to the implementation of projects and programs already approved or which had already started, in which case the Parties should keep their budget for the projects and programs during the term of their validity.
8. Communications
Any notice to be served to either of the Parties by the other shall be made in writing and shall be sent to the following addresses:
(a) FAPESP:
Rua Pio XI, 1500 – Alto da Lapa
CEP 05468-901 – São Paulo / SP – Brasil
E-mail: dc@fapesp.br
Att.: Scientific Director
(b) CARDIFF:
International Office, Cardiff University,
McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road Cardiff CF24 0DE – United Kingdom
E-mail: internationalpartnershipsandvisits@cardiff.ac.uk
Att: Prof Omer Rana
9. Modifications
This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the Parties and made official by Addenda.
10. Miscellaneous
a) Each Party covers its own administration costs regarding its contribution to the Call for Proposals, unless otherwise jointly decided.
b) This Agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the budget of the Parties and the applicable laws and regulations of their respective countries.
c) The Parties shall maintain the highest ethical and legal standards in funding research under this Agreement.
11. Dispute Resolution
The Parties agree that this Agreement is produced in good faith, so that any dispute or divergent interpretation in relation to its implementation, execution and compliance will be resolved jointly by them and shall be in writing. If no agreement is reached between the Parties, this document will be terminated without liability to the Parties that should agree how to conclude the actions in progress to date of notification of termination by either party.
Once this instrument has been signed the Parties shall conclude the agreement with the effective date indicated herein in two original copies, in Portuguese and in English, both texts having the same effect, in accordance with their respective national legislation.
Agreement signed on August 9, 2023.