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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND AND THE RUSSIAN FOUNDATION FOR BASIC RESEARCH

The Academy of Finland and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (hereinafter referred to as the Parties) recognizing the importance of international co-operation in the field of science have concluded the following Memorandum of Understanding with object to promote and develop the possibilities of scientific co-operation of scientists in both countries:

ARTICLE I
The Parties shall, within their spheres of competence, promote and support co-operation between scientists, science institutions and universities of both countries in all fields of basic research, including the humanities, social sciences and economics.
The Parties encourage to flexible co-operation, which should be based on direct contacts between scientists and research teams of both countries.

ARTICLE II
The Memorandum of Understanding may include the following forms of collaborative activities:

  1. The Parties shall inform each other of their main activities and aims to exchange information and experience of evaluation of science and financing procedures.
  2. Co-operation in the field of evaluation procedure:
    • The Parties shall organize a Finnish-Russian conference on the evaluation procedures in both countries.
    • The Parties shall encourage scientists to work as experts in the field of evaluation of scientific projects.
    • The Parties shall encourage their peers to take part in the evaluation of scientific projects proposed by the other Party.
    • On the request Party shall provide the list of peers who can be used by the other Party for finding foreign evaluators in the defined fields of science.
    • The Parties shall inform each other of the peers used as experts in evaluating the proposals.
  3. The Parties shall encourage and support scientific co-operation in joint research projects conducted by scientists of both countries.
  4. Other co-operative activities as may be mutually agreed upon.

ARTICLE III
The collaborative activities to be carried out under the Memorandum of Understanding should meet the following requirements:

  • All collaborative activities must be of high scientific standard and beneficial to the advancement of science.
  • Each collaborative activity should be significant, from a scientific point of view, and as a bilateral co-operative project, performed on a basis of mutuality and equality.
  • Scientists of each country should take part in their capacities as individuals.

ARTICLE IV
The Memorandum of Understanding shall be implemented in conformity with the Joint Guidelines for Implementation of the Memorandum which are to be established by the Parties and which form an integral part of this Memorandum.

ARTICLE V
The Memorandum of Understanding is subject to the budgetary appropriations available to each Party and the applicable laws and regulations of each side.

ARTICLE VI
This Memorandum shall come into force upon signature by both Parties. It shall continue to be valid unless either Party notifies the other of its intention to terminate the Memorandum. Such notification shall be made in writing at least six months in advance.
Termination of this Memorandum will not affect activities already jointly approved or in progress under the terms of this Memorandum.

ARTICLE VII
This Memorandum may be amended by mutual agreement through exchange of letters.
This Memorandum of Understanding has been enacted in two identical English originals, both equally valid.

Done in Helsinki on April 13, 2000

Reijo Vihko, Professor
President
Academy of Finland
Mihail V. Alfimov, Professor
President
Russian Foundation for Basic Research

   
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