Collaboration Proposal Form1

Section 1 - To be completed by the Sponsor

This form brings together key information to support the approval of a proposed collaboration. There are accompanying guidelines to help steer you through the process and prompt you to key issues to consider in the development of any collaborative arrangement. The guidelines also provide the basis for developing your business plan. Please note that not all of the issues below will be relevant to each proposal. For example, where the proposal involves an extension of a current agreement such as adding a new programme, you are not required to provide detailed information on the partner institution (e.g. due diligence checks). The partner institution will be deemed to be an approved partner. Please read the guidelines before completing the form.

Following your initial discussions within the School/Research Institute, you should complete the form as far as possible - the Business Development Manager can provide support with this – and depending on the level of approval you should submit the form to either the relevant staff in the College or the staff in the Academic Collaborations Office. Where Stage 3 (Senate) approval is required the form will be submitted to the Collaborations Group for consideration. A flowchart summarising the approval process can be found here.

Sponsor College/School/Research Institute

Sponsor contact name 2

Contact e-mail and telephone number

Please include copies of the following:

a copy of the Risk Assessment Form business plan any other supporting documentation

A SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL3

Provide a brief summary of the proposal including information on the following:

Name of Award

Proposed Partner Institution(s)

1 This form does not cover staff or student mobility arrangements which are administered at College level in liaison with RIO.2 It will normally be the lead academic in the School or Research Institute who will manage the collaboration.3 There can be differences in terminology between institutions, particularly overseas, so it is important that there is a clear understanding of the nature of the arrangement between all parties. The definitions normally accepted within the University and the UK are outlined in the Glossary.

Nature of Award

Proposed Mode of Delivery

Proposed Student Numbers

Rationale

Timescale

Management of Arrangement

Constraints

Impact on Staff

Impact on University Services/SRC

Other Schools/Research Institutes Involved

Contact Made to Date

UoG Partnership Tier

Outcome of Risk Assessment

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ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

RESOURCE AND STUDENT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

[Note: If a partner institution is already approved you should still confirm that the resources and student support arrangements are appropriate to the arrangement and how the relevant staff will be vetted. Where there is a third party involved in the arrangement you should confirm that you have visited this third party and assessed the quality of the facilities.]

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

GENERAL

B DUE DILIGENCE CHECKS

B1 Institution

[Note: Where a partner institution is already approved please skip to section B2]

B2 Financial (Including costs to be considered in developing your Business Case)

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[Note: Where a partner institution is already approved the financial viability of the partner institution will already have been determined in the initial approval process. Therefore you should focus here on the financial viability of the collaboration].

Please confirm whether the proposal has the support of the relevant International Dean.

YES/NO

If no, please provide further explanation.

C SIGNATURES

Signed bySponsor: _______________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________

Required for Stage 2 Approval

Signed byHead of School: _______________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________

Signed byDean of Learning & Teaching/Graduate Studies: _______________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________

Required for Stage 3 approval

Signed byHead of College: _______________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________

Last updated: 12 February 2016

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