Basic Terminology
Foreign Entity: Refers to any foreign legal entity (governmental, semi-governmental, or private) licensed and recognized in its country, provided joint cooperation relations exist between that country and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Local Entity: Refers to any national legal entity within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (governmental, semi-governmental, or private) that the University of Jeddah intends to establish joint cooperation with.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): A formal, legally non-binding document defining areas of cooperation and frameworks for joint work. It entails no financial obligations and serves as a preliminary step for executive programs.
Cooperation Agreement: A formal binding document organizing the cooperative relationship and defining mutual obligations, responsibilities, and rights between the two entities.
Executive Program: A formal non-binding document focusing on specific activities (scientific, research, or training). It is approved internally without external approvals if based on a previous MoU or agreement.
Basic Rules
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Agreements must achieve direct/indirect interests for the university and observe regulatory procedures. |
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Compliance with Cabinet decisions and indicative models for international projects is mandatory. |
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Authorization is required before any official signs or initials an agreement representing the Kingdom. |
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Original copies are kept by the National Center for Documents and Archives; the university keeps authenticated copies. |
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Arabic versions must be linguistically identical to the foreign text to ensure integrity. |
Basic Documents (Required for Submission)
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Draft project (Arabic & English). |
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Indicative model for studying agreement attachments. |
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Approval letter from the Legal Department. |
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Translation approval from the Language Institute. |
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University Council decision notification letter. |
Forms:
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Indicative model for studying agreement attachments |
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Arabic Memorandum of Understanding |
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English Memorandum of Understanding |
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Guidelines for filling out the indicative model |
