【正文】 s degree Section 23 Access to master39。s thesis Section 17 Supplementary courses Section 18 Assessment, grading system and pass requirements for the master39。s degree Section 3 Admission requirements Section 4 Standard period of study, scope of studies, credit points Section 5 Assessment process and assessment deadlines Section 6 Academic Board Section 7 Examiners and assistant examiners Section 8 Recognition of grades and credits for course work, assignment to a more senior specialisedstudy semester Section 9 Cancellation, failure to appear, withdrawal, cheating, disruption of examinations II. Master39。 If sentences are redundant between the agreement and the annexes, the main philosophy is described in the agreement and a feedback to the annexes is mentioned. General Agreement Layout 1. Description of the programme 2. Organization . Legal Framework . Coordinating institution . The board (students included) . Taskforce mittee 3. Principles mutually agreed upon within the Consortium . Advertising and public relations . Student application form . Criteria for admission . Selection procedure . Enrolment of students . Academic progress and examination of students . Mutual recognition within the consortium and the final degree . Quality assurance . Administrative and financial issues . Confidentiality . Intellectual property rights 4. Studentconsortium agreement . Student scholarships . Students’ rights and responsibilities 2 . Mobility within the work Services offered (to be removed) . Services offered . Alumni association . Acmodation . Insurance obligations . Prevention and security 5. Faculty Exchange 6. Action and cancellation 7. Application of law and dispute resolution Annex 1 Example of Degrees and Diploma Supplement given Annex 2 Internal Regulations for administrative procedures, exams, degree award Annex 3 Annual report of budgetary matters 3 Explanations to be provided in the agreement 1. Description of the programme It is a summary in half a page explaining the main objective, the length, the target group, the mobility scheme and the role of the partners. It explains the petences or qualifications acquired and the format of the degrees awarded. The web site should be given 2. Organization . Legal Framework The agreement should describe how the programme is officially accredited: national frameworks, accreditation agencies (national or European associations, international programmes). The agreement should inform about the length of the validity of such a framework. To be very clear, each university should add the name of their legal authority responsible for the official framework: who is responsible, when it has been decided and for how long. . Coordinating institution Who is the coordinator, how he is nominated, for how long and a description of his main responsibilities. . The board (students included) The Consortium will appoint a Board and the agreement should describe several points Each partner should nominate a local academic coordinator from amongst the academic staff teaching in the programme, who is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of their home Universities are met. In addition Administrative representation: Each University could nominate at least one administrative representative of the institution able to implement a joint procedure for managing the joint programme efficiently and to advise the Board. Student representatives: Registered students could elect their representatives Details should be specified regarding : How many times a year the board has meetings what kind of points should be discussed, such as o Overseeing programme development and delivery, including quality assurance of the programme o Monitoring student achievement, progression and evaluation, including student feedback o Reporting to the European Commission and other donors on grants awarded for cooperation projects How decisions are to be taken ( by consensus , by a simple majority vote, other solutions?) Who prepares the agenda, when is it sent to the partners, who will write the minutes of the meetings? Who is responsible for keeping accurate records of all meetings and decisions of the Board? Other details should be put in annexes in an “internal regulations” 4 . Taskforce mittee In some consortium, there is a need to define task forces. In the a