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Under the framework of its internationalization policy, UCAB embraces AUSJAL as an opportunity to enhance academic exchange, to develop a common vision of problems in Latin America and to work on providing solutions for national and regional development according to the philosophy of inter-institutional cooperation.
Based on the above, and within the purpose of assuring real, active, and permanent participation of UCAB in AUSJAL activities, the following guidelines have been established.
UCAB will incorporate the AUSJAL projects to its planning process and to its institutional activities in the areas of research, extension, and service. The participation of UCAB in AUSJAL activities will depend on the available financial and human resources.
The units and staff members willing and capable of undertaking these projects voluntarily will be proposed as candidates to the AUSJAL Representative who will present a petition to the University President for their appointment as AUSJAL peers.
Participation in AUSJAL projects will not imply hiring of new personnel unless the project includes external funding and it will represent a temporary contract.
These peers will be responsible for defining the scoop and objectives of UCAB’s participation and for evaluating the needed actions and resources. These responsibilities must be included on the annual work plan of these staff members, and approved by their superior.
The financial resources required for the activities of UCAB peers in AUSJAL projects will be funded by their respective units, except for travel expenses to attend meetings of the peer networks as these will be funded by the Secretariat of International Relations.
The past and current activities as well as the partial or final results of UCAB peer’s participation in AUSJAL projects will be periodically communicated to the rest of peers and the liaison representative in the semester meetings of AUSJAL Committee.
The AUSJAL Representative will coordinate the required logistics in order to disseminate these results to the academic community.
