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Universit de Sherbrooke GENERAL CONVENTION FOR CO-ADVISING FOR THE DOCTORAL THESISThe following information is grouped below as follows: Characteristics of the General Convention for co-advising for the doctoral thesis, Conditions and considerations, and the Procedure at the Universit de Sherbrooke; Responsibilities of the Quebec-based thesis director towards the doctoral student; Official co-advising convention from the Universit de Sherbrooke (Version officially adopted by the Advisory committee at its meeting of November 14, 2006); Appendix: Template of a protocol of agreement for the protection of intellectual property rights 2006-11-14 - Official versionCharacteristics of the General Convention for co-advising for the doctoral thesis, Conditions and considerations and the Procedure at the Universit de Sherbrooke1.CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION FOR CO-ADVISING FOR THE DOCTORAL THESIS1.1The doctoral student and his or her research directors must sign a co-advisory convention that must then be approved by the appropriate authorities in each establishment. 1.2The doctoral student must register at both university establishments and carry out his or her work, alternating in each institution. 1.3The doctoral student pays his or her registration and tuition fees only to the university that he or she is attending. 1.4The doctoral student works under the supervision of two research directors and must meet the requirements of the two institutions concerned, including scholarly activities and the examination of the synthesis. 1.5The doctoral student prepares a single thesis that is defended at only one of the partner establishments, the identity of which will be determined in the convention. 1.6The thesis jury is made up of five members: each establishment names two members to the jury including the thesis co-director, while the fifth member, who comes from the outside community, is jointly designated by the two parties. In the case of a disagreement over the fifth member, the decision belongs to the person responsible for doctoral studies at the establishment of record.1.7The doctoral student receives two degrees, a doctorate (or Ph.D.) from the partner university and a Ph.D. from the Universit de Sherbrooke. On these are inscribed the co-advising process, the name of the second program and the name of the second establishment.2.CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS2.1The co-advising function must be based on already established collaboration between the two faculties, departments or programs concerned, or between the two research directors.2.2The protection of the intellectual property rights of the persons involved in the co-advisory process, therefore in common research, constitutes a fundamental issue which in itself can become the subject of a specific agreement. That is why the convention form is followed by an agreement protocol that permits the addition of specific provisions relative to the protection of intellectual property rights. 2.3The co-advisory process is more than a simple co-direction: it implies registering in two doctoral programs leading to the acquisition of two different degrees. Because of this situation, the doctoral student must respect the regulations in force at both establishments. 2.4The co-advisory process requires considerable financial resources, both from the doctoral student and the research directors. They must also be able to assume the costs of travel, food and lodging for their annual trip and the other costs related to the thesis defence (travel, food and lodging for at least two members of the jury). The university pays no costs related to the co-advisory process. 3.PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING A CO-ADVISORY CONVENTION3.1The research directors must define, as exactly as possible, the program of doctoral studies (studies, seminars, examination of synthesis, etc.), the periods of residence at the Universit de Sherbrooke and register the doctoral student in the co-advisory convention for the thesis. This program and the established timetable must then be approved by the faculty committee for graduate studies. The conditions should be the same as those that apply to the regular doctoral students who are not involved in the co-advisory process.Examination of the synthesis or the equivalent is mandatory for all students. The presentation of the thesis and the evaluation procedure must conform to the rules in force at the Universit de Sherbrooke.Any waiver must first be approved by the faculty committee for graduate studies.3.2To the degree that is possible, the residence period for the doctoral student at the Universit de Sherbrooke must be about half the total duration of the doctoral program; it should be at least three full-time semesters. The doctoral student must therefore pay the equivalent of three semesters of full-time student tuition. 3.3The doctoral student must be officially admitted to the Universit de Sherbrooke, in the same manner as any other student, with a file that includes the required documents demanded for admission, submitted to the office of the registrar. Particular attention must be paid to the various documents required of an international student. These papers must be carefully checked when it affects international applicants. 3.4The doctoral student must enroll on a full-time basis, without interruption, at the Universit de Sherbrooke and the partner institution. When he or she is not attending the Universit de Sherbrooke, the student must arrange with the program director to make sure that the student registration is in good order at the beginning of each semester.3.5The doctoral student must pay his or her tuition by semester at the Universit de Sherbrooke when studying at that institution. Since tuition can be paid in other countries on a yearly basis, it may occur that for a semester when a student is attending the Universit de Sherbrooke, the tuition fees have already been paid in the other country concerned. In this case, in accordance with the co-advisory convention, the partner institution will credit the doctoral student with the part that has been already paid in the other country. 3.6The doctoral student and the Quebec-based thesis director must complete the co-advisory convention form, available from the office of the vice-dean of research at each faculty and on the universitys Website in the section: Agence des relations internationales and in the page indicated as: tudes.3.7The co-advisory convention must be drawn up in five original copies as quickly as possible, no later than the end of the first year of registration. It is the responsibility of the doctoral student to obtain the signatures of the thesis director at the Universit de Sherbrooke and the vice-dean for research of the faculty committee for graduate studies and deposit duly signed copies with the Agence des relations internationales of the Universit de Sherbrooke.3.8The signatures of the doctoral student and the research director signify that both parties agree to assume the costs incurred by the co-advisory process. 3.9The signature of the vice-dean of research on the co-advisory convention signifies that doctoral student has been definitely admitted into the program of studies that was approved by the faculty committee for graduate studies.3.10It is the responsibility of the Agence des relations internationales to obtain the signatures of the partner establishments and that of the vice-rector for institutional relations at the Universit de Sherbrooke.3.11It is the responsibility of the Agence des relations internationales to distribute a duly signed original example to the following persons: the doctoral student; the vice-dean of research who has signed the document; the registrar; the person responsible for doctoral studies in the partner establishment; the head of the partner establishment.3.12 It is also the responsibility of the Agence des relations internationales to transmit a copy of each co-advisory convention completed for an international student to the Programme des tudiants internationaux des Services la vie tudiante, Pavillon la vie tudiante (Sherbrookes international student life program).For all additional information, please contact the secretary or the vice-dean of your faculty, or the Agence des relations internationales. RESPONSIBILITIES of the QUEBEC-BASED THESIS DIRECTOR towards the DOCTORAL STUDENT in the context of a co-advisory convention between an establishment of higher education and the Universit de SherbrookeA.In the letter in which you indicate your agreement in participating in a co-advisory convention, you must attach a request for admission form for international students, available from the office of the registrar.B.We remind you that the doctoral student will return his or her admissions form directly to the office of the registrar and not to you. It is the office of the registrar that will send the admissions letter and the relevant information about the legalities involved in staying in Quebec to the doctoral student. C.Please send the name of the doctoral student, his or her appropriate personal information as well as the details of the semester when the student will attend the university, to the secretary of your faculty so that he or she may add the student to the faculty mailing list for the purpose of transmitting the necessary information for the smooth functioning of the students program at the university, notably obtaining the student ID card and being able to register in the different cultural and sports activities to which the student is entitled, etc.D.As soon as the doctoral student arrives at the university, he or she should be reminded to go to the Programme des tudiants internationaux, at the Services la vie tudiante (international student life services), with all the necessary papers so that his or her stay at the university and in Quebec will go smoothly. IV2006-11-14 - Official versionCo-advising convention for a doctoral thesis between an establishment of higher education and the Universit de SherbrookeCO-ADVISING CONVENTION FOR A DOCTORAL THESISBETWEENAN ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATIONANDTHE UNIVERSIT DE SHERBROOKEGENERAL REMARKS The present document, an official form of the Universit de Sherbrooke, is offered to those who are responsible for science programs and university relations in other institutions as a guide to facilitate the establishment of a co-advisory convention for a doctoral thesis between an establishment of higher education and the Universit de Sherbrooke for each doctoral student who desires to prepare his or her thesis on a co-advisory basis. It is preceded by a few preliminary pages which describe the various characteristics of the convention that applies to co-advising for a doctoral thesis, the conditions and considerations, and the procedure to follow for the establishment of a doctoral thesis co-advising convention. It should be read by the various persons who wish to establish a co-advising convention so that they may sign with the full knowledge of its contents. It includes the points that must be part of the co-advising convention as well as those that guarantee the good and smooth functioning of the procedure. It is up to each thesis director who is involved in the co-advising process to make sure that the contents of the form sent from another country is comparable to the one used by the Universit de Sherbrooke. Particular attention must be paid to make sure that there is a clear mention of the periods of residence at the Universit de Sherbrooke.THE PRESENT CONVENTION HAS BEEN CONCLUDED BETWEENEstablishment (name of establishment)Represented by Mrs., Mr. (first and family names, title)ANDThe Universit de Sherbrooke,Represented by _ (Jocelyne Faucher, vice-rector for international relations) THE PRESENT CONVENTION CONCERNSMrs., Mr. (first and family names) (University student number)born on _ at , (date) (city, country)of nationality.ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESARTICLE 1 - Registration (The doctoral student must register in both establishments). The doctoral student is registered1) at (name of the partner establishment)in a DOCTORAL PROGRAM (specialty)starting in the university year (date) AND 2) at the Universit de Sherbrookein a Ph.D., program (title)starting in thesemester (date) Registration and tuition feesThe doctoral student will pay his or her registration fees and tuition in only one of the partner establishments, usually the one where the studies and research are carried out, according to the periods determined in the article that follows. ARTICLE 2 Duration of study The planned duration of the study period and the research work of the doctoral student is normally three years. It may be extended by a specific agreement between the two establishments, through a joint proposal of the two directors or the thesis director. The doctoral student carries out his or her academic work and research, alternating between the two establishments, the periods of time to be determined by mutual agreement between the two directors or thesis directors according to the following procedures: predetermined periods in the partner establishment: indicate the years and tick off the appropriate months when the doctoral student will be attending the partner establishment. YearJan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec. predetermined periods in the Quebec-based establishment: indicate the years and tick off the appropriate months when the doctoral student will be attending the Quebec-based establishment. PLEASE NOTE! The residence period of the doctoral student at the Universit de Sherbrooke must be at least three full-time semesters. YearJan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec. PLEASE NOTE!Any change to a predetermined period must be made in writing and sent to the office of the registrar. The thesis subject submitted by the doctoral student is (complete title): The protection of the thesis subject as well as its publication, exploitation and protection of the results from the work of the doctoral student are subject to the rules in force and assured according to the specific procedures of each of the countries engaged in the co-advisory process.When required, the provisions relative to the protection of intellectual property rights will be the subject of a specific appendix to the present convention.ARTICLE 3 Social coverage and civil responsibilityThe social coverage and civil responsibility of the doctoral student will be assured in the following conditions: in the partner establishment, the doctoral student benefits from: during his or her stays at the Universit de Sherbrooke, the doctoral student benefits from: PEDAGOGICAL PROCEDURESARTICLE 4 Thesis directorsThe doctoral student carries out his or her academic studies and research under the joint responsibility of a thesis director in the partner establishment and a thesis director at the Universit de Sherbrooke, the two directors having already established some form of collaboration. In the partner establishment (name of the establishment)the thesis director is Mrs., Mr. (first and family names, title) At the Universit de Sherbrooke,the thesis director isMrs., Mr. (first and family names, title)The two thesis directors agree to fully exercise the function of advisor for the doctoral student. They jointly exercise the authority in _ and at the Universit de Sherbrooke for such a function.ARTICLE 5 The teaching and learning program Teaching activities for the doctoral st