Second Colloquium on Joint Degrees

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Second Colloquium on Joint Degrees Quality
Assurance Agency 14 March 2006 Kathleen Kwan,
Associate, Education Public Law 01223
222424 kathleen.kwan_at_mills-reeve.com
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• Good Practice on Contract Negotiation for
  Transnational Higher Education
• Observatory on Borderless Higher Education

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Due diligence

• Learning the context political, economic,
  social
• Who is to be the other party?
• Timing
• The scope of questions
• Legal status
• Financial context/money laundering
• References

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Due diligence

• Litigation
• Adverse publicity
• Insurance

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Due diligence

• Information flow
• Health and safety
• Quality assurance
• Government permits

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Contract issues

• Models of collaboration
• Governance

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Contract issues

• Rights and responsibilities
• Intellectual property
• The Financials
• Working with local laws

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Contract issues

• Dispute resolution
• Termination no fault/premature
• Boilerplates (the stuff most dont read)
• Schedules

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Post contract issues

• Amendments
• Liability
• Contract management

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