How to conclude a cooperation agreement

The procedure for drawing up a cooperation agreement between BNTU and a foreign organization:

Stage 1. Preparation of a draft contract

Prepare a draft agreement (memorandum) on the basis of a standard cooperation agreement between the BNTU and a foreign organization , if the draft agreement (memorandum) is initiated by a foreign organization, it is necessary to coordinate with the Department of International Programs, Exchanges and Protocol (67 Nezavisimosti Ave., room 125; +375 (17) 350-67-91, e-mail: icd@bntu.by).

Contact the
Department of International Programs, Exchanges and Protocol of the
Faculty of International Cooperation (FIC) for advice

Minsk, Independence Ave. 67, room. 125
tel. +375 (17) 350-67-91 icd@bntu.by
 

Step 2: Obtain management approval

After preparing the draft agreement (memorandum), it is necessary to write a memorandum addressed to the rector of BNTU Kharitonchik S.V. , which should contain the justification for the need to conclude an agreement (memorandum), information about a foreign organization, indicating the coordinators from both parties, the purposes of concluding an agreement (memorandum), the subject and duration, as well as the results expected from the implementation of the agreement (memorandum). With a positive resolution of the management, the contract (memorandum) is sent to the Republican Institute of Higher Education (hereinafter referred to as the State Educational Institution "RIHSh") for examination. 
 Examination of contracts is carried out in order to:

• Improving the quality of contractual work in educational institutions within the framework of international cooperation in the field of education;
• Assessment of the compliance of the terms of the concluded contracts with the interests of the educational institution of the Republic of Belarus;
• Prevention of the facts of concluding contracts that do not comply with the norms of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus;
• Compilation and updating of the list of agreements of educational institutions concluded within the framework of international cooperation in the field of education. 

Stage 3. Coordination in the State Educational Institution "RIVSH"

For approval in the State Educational Institution "RIVSh" it is necessary to obtain a visa for the head of the structural unit, the dean of the Federal Migration Service and the legal department on the contract (memorandum), if financial issues are reflected in the contract, a visa of the chief accountant is required. An endorsed (in the legal department and accounting department, if there is a financial component) agreement and a memorandum with justification for the need to conclude an agreement must be submitted to the Department of International Programs, Exchanges and Protocol (67 Nezavisimosti Ave., room 125; +375 (17) 350-67 -91, e-mail: icd@bntu.by).