Establishing a Cooperative Agreement

Source: https://ufic.ufl.edu/Agreements-CoopProcedures.html Parent: https://ufic.ufl.edu/

Please follow the steps below to establish a cooperative agreement:


NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT	- Based on the agreement template (available on this website), the UF academic manager negotiates the terms of the agreement with the partner institution. * All agreements must be "for the benefit" of a specific college/department at UF. Agreements are typically not university-wide but between two colleges / departments.
COLLEGE APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT	- Academic manager prepares the Letter of Approval based on the template (available on our website). - Academic manager submits the Letter of Approval with the agreement to the UF Department Chair & College Dean to obtain their approval and signatures.
SUBMISSION OF AGREEMENT	Academic manager submits to UFIC: - The Letter of Approval and agreement signed by Dept. Chair & College Dean. - An outline of proposed activites to be carried out under the agreement. - Translated Agreement and the notarized Affidavit of Translation (dual-language agreements only). - Attachment A to include the contact information for both parties.
SIGNATURE OF AGREEMENT	- The Dean of the UF International Center signs two original agreements on behalf of UF President, so that each institution may have an original on file. - UFIC sends two original signed agreements to the partner institution for signatures. - The partner institution signs both original copies of the agreement, returns one to UFIC, and retains one for its files.
AGREEMENT ACTIVATION	- Upon receipt by UFIC of the fully-executed agreement from the partner institution, the agreement is activated and an electronic copy is forwarded to the academic manager. - UFIC stores legal original of the agreement for UF reference and includes it on UFIC website listing.

If you have question or require more information, contact Susanne Hill at 352-273-1500 or shill@ufic.ufl.edu.