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Cooperation Agreement for the Implementation of a Joint Doctoral Supervision (“Cotutelle de thèse”)

between the University of Zurich (UZH), [Name and address of the department] (hereafter referred to as “University of Zurich”) and the [Name and address of the university/institution] (hereafter referred to as “partner institution”).

§ 1 – Subject of Agreement and Applicable Regulations

The present cooperation agreement specifies the conditions of implementation of a joint doctoral degree at the two designated partner institutions.

[Name of the doctoral candidate] (hereafter referred to as “doctoral candidate”) prepares a doctoral thesis in the subject of

Title of the thesis:

Within the scope of this joint doctoral degree, the doctoral candidate is subject to all regulations of both partner institutions and is bound to fully comply with them in order to obtain the doctoral degree. This requirement particularly applies to the provisions regarding the admission to the doctoral studies, the preparation, acceptance and publication of the doctoral thesis as well as the oral examination, provided that such an examination is required by at least one of the partner institutions.

In case of the University of Zurich, the regulation for doctoral studies of the Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion («Verordnung über die Promotion an der Theologischen und Religionswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Zürich (Promotionsverordnung)», 8.3.2010). In case of the [Name of the partner institution] the regulation for doctoral studies [title of the regulation] of the [date] is legally binding.

§ 2 – Enrollment and Tuition Fees

The doctoral candidate has to comply with the admission requirements for the doctoral studies of both partner institutions according to their respective regulations in force. The doctoral candidate has to enroll at both partner institutions for the whole period of the doctorate.

The doctoral candidate pays tuition fees to the . On the other hand, the will waive tuition fees for the doctoral candidate. Concerning the University of Zurich, the doctoral candidate has to pay the tuition fee for the first semester of enrollment at the UZH, even though he/she is exempted from the fee for the rest of the period of the doctorate.

§ 3 – Insurance

The doctoral candidate is obligated to be insured against illness and accident for the entire duration of the doctorate, according to the national legislation of the respective host country. The University of Zurich provides no insurance coverage whatsoever.

§ 4 – Doctoral Thesis Supervisors

The doctoral thesis is prepared under the joint supervision of

Prof. Dr. , University of Zurich

and of

Prof. Dr. , [partner institution]

§ 5 – Research Stays

The doctoral candidate has to complete research stays at both partner institutions during the joint doctoral degree. The supervisors of the doctoral thesis jointly determine these research stays. The repartition of the research stays between the two partner institutions have to be well-balanced.

In all cases, the doctoral candidate has to spend at least 12 months or approximately one third of his doctoral study at the host institution and two third at the home institution, starting from the formal acceptance of the topic of the doctoral thesis by the supervisors until the day of the defense of the doctoral thesis.

Repartition of Research Stays

Date	University
until
until
until
until
until
until

§ 6 – Language

The doctoral thesis will be written in [language].

The summary of the doctoral thesis will be written in [language].

During the doctoral examination the doctoral thesis will be discussed in [language].

§ 7 – Doctoral Examination

In case a joint oral doctoral examination is foreseen by at least one of the partner institutions, the examination will take place for both partner institutions at the [University/institution and country].

The doctoral examination has to take place no later than [month], [year].

The oral doctoral examination has to be taken under the supervision of an examination board. The examination board is to be constituted in equal parts by academic representatives of both partner institutions, including both of the doctoral thesis supervisors and according to the regulations in effect at the date of the enrollment for the joint doctoral degree of both partner institutions.

The examination board therefore consists of [number] members for each university.
Each partner institution pays for the expenses incurred by the oral doctoral examination and its examination board (at the University of Zurich, those costs are at the expense of the corresponding institutes).

§ 8 – Exchange of Information and Documents

The two partner institutions mutually exchange all information and documentation that is necessary for the implementation of the joint doctoral degree through the supervisors of the doctoral thesis. This particularly refers to the regulations, stipulations and procedures concerning the deposit and publication of the doctoral thesis.

§ 9 – Deposit, Designation and Publication of the Doctoral Thesis

The details about deposit, designation as a doctoral thesis from both partner institutions and publication are regulated according to the partner institutions’ regulations in force at the time of the enrollment of the doctoral candidate (see article 1).

§ 10 – Doctoral Diploma

After the formal completion of all requirements necessary to obtain the doctoral degree according to doctoral regulations of both partner institutions (see article 1), the partner institutions award the doctoral degree. Each partner institution issues a doctoral diploma for the same doctoral thesis. The text of the diploma must specify that the obtained degree is a joint doctoral degree (“Cotutelle de thèse”) between the University of Zurich and [partner institution].

The title of the diploma of the University of Zurich is Doktor*in (Dr. ).

The title of the diploma of [partner institution] is .

The diplomas awarded for the doctoral thesis of this joint doctoral degree do not entitle the doctoral candidate to hold two doctoral titles. At the University of Zurich the diploma can only be issued once the diploma of [partner institution] is available.

§ 11 – Duration and Extension of the Doctoral Research Period

The research period for the doctorate has started on [Date of the formal acceptance of the topic of the doctoral thesis (initial acceptance) at the University of Zurich] and is ending on the day of the doctoral examination (according to Article 7). Any extension must be jointly approved and stipulated in written by the doctoral thesis supervisors of both partner institutions.

§ 12 – Validity

The present cooperation agreement for the implementation of a joint doctoral degree comes into effect with the signature of both partner institutions as well as the countersignature of the doctoral candidate. It remains in force until the awarding of the doctoral title by both partner institutions.

The doctoral candidate agreement is considered terminated if one of the universities, one of the supervisors or the doctoral candidate withdraws from this agreement in written form or if the doctoral candidate does not fulfill the above-mentioned provisions. All signing parties from both partner institutions must be notified. The official termination date will be the date when both partner institutions have received the notice of the withdrawal.

In case one of the supervisors of the doctoral thesis resigns from his/her function, the doctoral candidate has to find a replacement within one semester with the assistance of the resigning supervisor. If no other supervisor can be found, both partner institutions declare the cooperation agreement as terminated after this time period. The resigning supervisor notifies the end date of his/her function as a supervisor to all signing parties in written form.

Any modification of the subject matter of the agreement has to be set out in writing and agreed upon by both partner institutions. Amendments concerning the plan of the research stays (article 5), the place and final date of the examination (article 8) and similar matters have to be in accord with the general regulation for doctoral studies of both universities (see preamble) and are signed by both supervisors and the doctoral candidate. They are issued in three original copies, which are distributed by the doctoral candidate to the competent office of each partner institution with copies to the supervisors.

Issued in three original copies.

University of Zurich	[Partner institution]
................................................... Prof. Dr. [Name of the Dean TRF] Dean, TRF (University of Zurich) Date:	................................................... Prof. Dr. [Name of the responsible person] [Function of the person responsible] Date:
................................................... Prof. Dr. [Name of the Supervisor] Supervisor of Doctoral Thesis Date:	................................................... Prof. Dr. [Name of the Supervisor] Supervisor of Doctoral Thesis Date:
I hereby agree with the present cooperation agreement: [Name of the doctoral candidate] ................................................... Date: