Research / Academic Agreements
Research / academic agreements establish the general or detailed intent for UT Dallas to collaborate with a comparable international institution. These initiatives enhance not only UT Dallas’ visibility, but also provide a framework for sharing of ideas, culture, and values between UT Dallas community members and their international counterparts.
Research / academic agreements must meet the Principles for Establishing International Partnerships
Agreements of Cooperation or Memoranda of Understanding
Recommended for an initial or general partnership. Agreements of cooperation or memoranda of understanding state the intent between UT Dallas and a comparable international institution to cooperate in teaching and research activities of mutual interest.
Affiliation Agreements
Recommended for a detailed partnership. Affiliation agreements can serve as a foundation for future program agreements between UT Dallas and a comparable international institution. Affiliation agreements often include details about collaborative research projects, exchange of publications, collaborative academic development and other activities as mutually agreed.
Degree Program Agreements
Recommended to articulate the transfer of credits from a foreign partner institution to UT Dallas based on the guidelines of the current UT Dallas graduate and undergraduate catalogs. Degree program agreements require 1) the satisfaction of admission and graduation requirements at UT Dallas and 2) the transfer of credits from the foreign partner to an existing UT Dallas degree program. The agreement must include a clear sequence of courses from the foreign university to UT Dallas, including course numbering system, grading system, and equivalency of courses between the foreign university and UT Dallas.
Research Agreements
Recommended to protect rights to intellectual property developed during the course of a specific research collaboration. The terms of collaboration allows the participation of students to pursue research in foreign destinations / institutions, especially in those destination / institutions with which UT Dallas does not have an affiliation. Note: The template may be obtained from the Office of Research upon request. The review and approval of these terms of collaboration are subject to the Office of Research’s guidelines.
To propose a research / academic agreement, consult the Guidelines for Establishing Research / Academic Agreements.
For more information regarding research partnerships, contact Brian Scott, Research Contracts Specialist, Office of Sponsored Projects, at 972-883-4552.
For more information regarding academic partnerships, contact Serenity King, Assistant Provost for Policy and Program Coordination, at 972-883-6749.