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1325 Dokument imqiegħed fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra tad-Deputati fis-Seduta Numru 92 tat-12 ta’ Maru 2018 mill-Ministru għall-Edukazzjoni u x- Xogħol.

___________________________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING *4615.

L-ONOR.
L-ONOR.

THERESE COMODINI CACHIA staqsiet lill-Ministru għall- Edukazzjoni u Xogħol: Jista’ l-Ministru jpoġġi fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra kopja tal-Memorandum of Understanding iffirmat mill-Institute of Education kemm ma’ entitajiet Maltin kif ukoll ma’ dawk barranin?

06/03/2018 ONOR.

EVARIST BARTOLO: Ninforma lill-Onor.

Interpellant li l-MOUs iffirmati mill- Institute for Education qed jitqiegħdu fuq il-Mejda tal-Kamra.
Seduta Numru 92 12/03/2018 PO 4615 Memorandum of Understanding MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ("MOU") 1.
Parties 1 (5) Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, 2029188-8, ("Haaga-Helia") Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki, Finland Contact person: Jouni Ahonen and Ministry of Education and Employment Great Siege Road, Floriana VLT 2000, Malta Contact Person: Francis Fabri and The University of Malta, by means of its Faculty of Education Msida MSD 2080, Malta Contact Person: Alfred J Vella and Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology MCAST Main Campus, Triq Kordin, Paola PLA 9032, Malta Contact Person: Vince Maione and Institute for Education Martin Luther King Road Pembroke PBK1990, Malta Contact Person: Joanne Grima Memorandum of Understanding 2 (5) and Institute for Tourism Studies ITS Main Campus, Balia San Gorg, San Giljan ST J 3300, Malta Contact Person: Claire Briffa Hereinafter individually referred to as "Party and collectively as "Parties".
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Scope and Purpose of MOU In recognition of their common interests in developing bilateral relations and being convinced that cooperation between the institutions contributes to cultural enrichment, scientific progress, and the consolidation of friendship, Haaga-Helia and the Ministry of Education and Employment, The Faculty of Education (University of Malta), Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, Institute for Education and Institute of Tourism Studies have agreed to co-operate in accordance with the following general principles and conditions under which the cooperation will be pursued.
The general aims of this co-operation are to: Build human capital within the secondary school system in Malta in harmony with Malta's new education system (My Journey: Achieving through Different Paths) by 2019 Develop system capacity at school level in terms of systems, processes and procedures Share expertise on domain related to education and training amongst education and training institutions In particular, this co-operation shall provide training paths in VET and Applied areas for: existing trainers and people from the industry as from June 2017 deployed teachers as from September 2017 pre-service education as from September 2017 Concrete joint activities are always subject to separate negotiations and agreements provided that it is understood that j oint activities as referred to herein this MOU do not presuppose and/or require that all signatories would have to enter the separate and distinct agreements.
However and for the sake of clarity, this MOU does not create any obligation for the Parties to enter into definite legally binding agreements.

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!_ Nothing in this MOU or any arrangement contemplated by it will be construed as establishing or implying any partnership between the Parties, and nothing in this MOU will be deemed to constitute either of the ~~~es as the agent of the other Party or to authorize the other Party to bind, @act In th;;e ~ Memorandum of Understanding 3 (5) Any party wishing to enter into a separate agreement shall not, in any manner whatsoever, act to the detriment of this MoU and/or prejudice the spirit of collabroation between all the Parties to this MoU.
Furthermore any separate agreement undertaken between any Party to this MoU shall safeguard the rights and interests of all stakeholders, including, inter alia, of officials, employees, trainers, teachers, pupils and students of all the Parties to this MoU Parties agree that they do not have any financial obligations towards each other which derive from this MoU.
Each Party will be responsible for its own costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this MOU.

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Intellectual Property Rights ("IPR") All Parties retain all their immaterial property rights and other related rights (including but not limited to confidential information, know-how, patents, copyrights, design rights, rights relating to computer software, and any other industrial or intellectual property rights) to their own materials.
No IPR or other related rights are assigned with this MOU.

If any assignment and/or transfer and/or subrogation and/or exchange of any IPR or other related rights is necessary that shall have to be separately regulated (governed) by virtue of a distinct (further) agreement between the Parties.

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Confidentiality Each Party (the "Recipient") will treat all Confidential Information of the other Party (the "Owner") as confidential and, except as may be permitted by law, the Recipient will not disclose any Confidential Information without the Owner's prior written consent.
The "Confidential Information" means any information relating to the business or operations of the Owner which comes into the Recipient's possession and which the Owner regards, or could reasonably be expected to regard , as confidential, whether or not such information is reduced to a tangible form or marked in writing as "confidential" but excludes: (a) information which is disclosed to any professional advisers of the Parties; (b) information ordered or required to be disclosed by an applicable law or competent judicial, governmental or other authority; (c) information which the Parties have agreed in writing is no longer confidential; and (d) information which, at the time of disclosure, was in the public domain, unless the same occurs as a result of any breach of confidentiality clause by the Recipient.
The Parties shall comply with the confidentiality obligation during the term of this MOU and for 3 year(s) thereafter.

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Liability The Parties are not liable to each other for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages (including without limitation any damages for loss of business profits, business interruption , or loss or ~ ~~ Memorandum of Understanding 4 (5) corruption of or damage to data).

Limitation of liability does not cover damages caused by intentional or gross negligent acts.
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Miscellaneous Provisions No amendments or variations to this MOU will be effective unless made in writing and signed by all Parties or their respective representatives who are duly authorized for that purpose.

This MOU is for the benefit of the Parties and is not intended to benefit or to be enforceable by any third party.
Neither Party may assign, in whole nor in part, the rights and obligations derived from this MOU to a third party, except with the expressed prior written consent of the other Parties.

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Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution This MOU is governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Malta.

In case of dispute or difference between the Parties arising out or in connection with this MOU, the Parties shall first endeavor to settle it amicably.
If the Parties are not successful in their dispute negotiations, the dispute shall be finally settled by an arbitration held in Helsinki, Finland in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Finland Chamber of Commerce.

The language of the arbitration shall be English.

The number of arbitrators shall be one.

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Termination This MOU shall remain in force from the date of the signature by all the Parties for a fixed period of 5 years unless the MOU expires and/or is terminated owing to any of the following reasons -wh ichever occurs first: by a Party giving 60 days' notice to the other Parties in writing or at any time when mutually agreed by all the Parties or when replaced by the signed agreement of all the Parties.

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Signatures This MOU is written and signed in two identical copies in English having equal force.

The Parties warrant that the persons undersigning this MOU are authorized to sign for the organization they represent.
P lace - - - - - - - - - - Date _____________ _ Memorandum of Understanding 5 (5) Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science JouniAhonen Vice President Ministry for Education and Employment Joseph Caruana Permanent Secretary University of Malta Alfred J. Vella Rector Malta College of Arts , Science and Technology Silvio Debono President Board of Governors Institute for Education Joanne Grima Chief Executive Officer Institute of Tourism Studies Claire Briffa Director for Corporate Services ( MCAST Institute for Education MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MALTA COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION FALLING UNDER THE MINISTRY FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN A PROCESS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, hereinafter referred to as 'MCAST' and the Institute for Education falling under the Ministry for Education and Employment, hereinafter referred to as 'lfE', desirous of developing a collaborative initiative in the various areas of vocational education and training (VET) and its deployment within the Maltese education system conscious that such collaboration may contribute to the improvement of vocational education and training (VET) on a national level have agreed upon the following: Page 1 of 5 ( ARTICLE 1 Scope 1.1 The Parties shall collaborate in order to help support the deployment of vocational education and training (VET) in schools.
This will be achieved through a number of activities that will be coordinated by both parties in view of their expertise in the particular area selected.

A separate agreement shall be signed for every activity to be undertaken resulting out of this MoU ..
ARTICLE 2 Mutual Obligations of the Parties 2.1 MCAST and lfE shall cooperate in a spirit that is honest and open; 2.2 Each party to this Memorandum shall be liable for its own acts and omissions and shall be required to act only within its powers and constitution; 2.3 All activities pursuant to the implementation of this Memorandum must comply with applicable Maltese legislation; 2.4 The identified strands for development are to be mutually agreed upon; 2.5 Both parties will nominate a liaison person/s to develop and coordinate specific activities agreed upon.
Page 2 of 5 ( ARTICLE 3 Obligations of Both Parties 3.1 MCAST will provide technical expertise to lfE related to vocational studies of VET subjects that are presently being taught in schools and also those that intend to be taught at a later stage 3.2 MCAST will give teachers teaching VET subjects and Applied Subjects in schools the possibility to attend evening courses on the particular VET subject.
MCAST will endeavour to minimise any applicable fees in such instances; 3.3 MCAST will endeavour to film and edit a number of hours of lecturing to be uploaded as part of a blended learning course for lfE.

MCAST will endeavour to minimise any applicable costs in such instances ; 3.4 lfE and MCAST shall share resources of an academic nature between them; 3.5 lfE will offer opportunities to MCAST staff to follow any professional development opportunities offered by lfE which may be relevant to MCAST staff.
ARTICLE 4 Provision of Information 4.1 The parties to this Memorandum shall provide each other with such information as may be necessary, and may be requested by the other party, to enable the effective operation of this Memorandum.

All Data Protection legislation must be adhered with.

~ Page 3 of 5 e ' ( 4.2 Each party shall keep confidential any information that it receives from the other party which is marked 'confidential' or which is notified as confidential by any one of the parties.
4.3 The parties shall not make any public announcement or statement or publish or release any information concerning any proposed activity or pursued collaboration without the prior written approval of both parties.

ARTICLE 5 Period of Validity of the Memorandum of Understanding 5.1 This Memorandum will start running with immediate effect from its date of signature.
It shall remain valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of signature; 5.2 This Memorandum may be reviewed at any time upon written request by either party; 5.3 Any addition, variation or amendment to any of the provisions of the Memorandum or any appendices thereto shall only be made with the written consent of both parties.
Page 4 of 5 • ( ARTICLE 6 Dispute Resolution 6.1 Any disagreement that may arise from the interpretation or application of this MOU shall be resolved by negotiations and consultations between the Parties.

ARTICLE 7 Termination of Memorandum of Understanding 7.1 This Memorandum may be terminated by any one of the parties by giving the other party three months' written notice, unless an earlier termination is mutually agreed upon.

Such termination is to become effective from the following academic year.
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;- .L.vt f ~ President Board of Governors Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology Page 5 of 5 ( ' MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES AND THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION FALLING UNDER THE MINISTRY FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN A PROCESS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES The Institute for Tourism Studies, hereinafter referred to as 'ITS' and the Institute for Education and Employment, hereinafter referred to as 'lfE', for Education falling under the Ministry desirous of developing a collaborative initiative in the area of vocational education and training (VET) and its deployment within the Maltese education system conscious that such collaboration may contribute to the improvement of vocational education and training (VET) on a national level have agreed upon the following: ARTICLE 1 Scope 1.1 The Parties shall collaborate in order to help support the deployment of vocational education and training (VET), mainly Hospitality in schools.
This will be achieved through a number of activities including development of accredited modules , training and assessment of teachers and providing opportunities of internship for teachers and students.

Such activities will be coordinated by both parties in view of Page 1 of 4 ( their expertise in the particular area selected.

A RTI CLE 2 Mutual Obligations of the Parties 2.
1 ITS and IFE shall cooperate in a spirit that is honest and open; 2.2 Each party to this Memorandum shall be liable for its own acts and omissions and shall be required to act only wi thin its powers and constitution; 2.3 All activities pursuant to the implementation of this Memorandum must comply with applicable Maltese legislation ; 2.4 The identified strands for development are to be mutually agreed upon; 2.5 Both parties will nominate a liaison person/s to develop and coordinate specific activities agreed upon .
ARTICLE 3 Obligations of Both Parties 3.1 ITS will provide technical expertise to IFE related to hospitality and to those applied subjects in this area that intend to be taught at a later stage 3.2 ITS and lfE wi ll collaborate on the development and delivery of learning programmes aimed at upskilling educators working in the area of hospitality and related applied subjects in schools and at ITS; Page 2of 4 % ( 3.3 IFE and ITS shall share resources of an academic nature between them; 3.4 lfE will offer opportunities to ITS staff to follow any professional development opportunities offered by lfE which may be relevant to ITS staff; 3.5 lfE will collaborate with ITS to develop accredited learning programmes for educators and ITS staff related to Hospitality and any Applied Subject in the area.
ARTICLE 4 Provision of Information 4.1 The parties to this Memorandum shall provide each other with such information as may be necessary, and may be requested by the other party, to enable the effective operation of this Memorandum.

4.2 Each party shall keep confidential any information that it receives from the other party which is marked 'confidential' or which is notified as confidential by any one of th e parties.
4.3 The parties shall not make any public announcement or statement or publish or release any information concerning any proposed activity or pursued collaboration without the prior written approval of both parties.

ARTICLE 5 Period of Validity of the Memorandum of Understanding 5.

1 This Memorandum will start running with immediate effect from its date of signature.

It shall remain valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of signature; Page3of4 ~ ( .
5.2 This Memorandum may be reviewed at any time upon written request by either party; 5.3 Any addition, variation or amendment to any of th e provisions of the Memorandum or any appendices thereto shall only be made with the written consent of both parties.
ARTICLE 6 Termination of Memorandum of Understanding 6.1 Thi s Memorandum may be terminated by any one of the parties by giving the other party three months' written notice, unless an earlier termination is mutually agreed upon but not before finishing any professional development already in progress.

Such termination is to becomes effective from the following academic year.
Signed on: Mr Pierre Fenech CEO Institute for Tourism Studies Ms Joanne R. Grima CEO Institut e for Education Pa ge 4 of 4 ( Institute for Education MIHISTRY FOR EOUC.A.
TION AND EMPLOYMENT ® I MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE NATIONAL LITERACY AGENCY AND THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OF LITERACY TRAINING INITIATIVES The National Literacy Agency, hereinafter referred to as 'NLA' and the Institute for Education, hereinafter referred to as 'lfE', desirous of developing a collaborative initiative wh ich has the aim to improve the quality of the design and delivery of training opportunities for educators; conscious that such collaboration may contribute to the increase and development of further continuous professional development opportunities for educators; have agreed upon the following: ARTICLE 1 Scope 1 .1 The parties shall collaborate to identify the literacy training needs of educators and to ensure that all literacy training modules, awards and/or courses offered by the lfE are in line with the National Literacy Strategy for Al l in Malta and Gozo (2014) .
ARTICLE 2 Mutual Obligations of the Parties 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The NLA and the lfE shall cooperate in a spirit that is honest and open.

Each party to the Memorandum shall be liable for its own acts and omissions and shall be required to act only within its powers and constitution.

All activities pursuant to the implementation of this Memorandum must comply with applicable Maltese legislation.

The identified strands for development are to be mutually agreed upon.
( ARTI CLE 3 Obligations of NLA 3.1 3.2 The NLA will collaborate with the lfE by contributing with its expertise and human resources for the development of modules, awards and/or courses, both accredited and non-accredited, pertaining to literacy.

A representative of the NLA shall be included in Selection Boards pertaining to the appointment of experts for the design and delivery of literacy modules, awards and/or courses.

ARTICLE 4 Obligations of lfE 4.


1 4.2 4.3 The lfE will consult and liaise with the NLA to identify the train ing needs of educators in all areas pertaining to literacy.

Frameworks that include literacy shall be reviewed by the NLA to ensure courses offered by the lfE are aligned with the National Literacy Strategy.
The literacy component in all accredited and non-accredited programmes will be reviewed by the NLA at application stage prior to the dissemination of an expression of interest ARTICLE 5 Provision of Information 5.1 5.2 5.3 The parties of this Memorandum shall provide each other with such information as may be necessary, and as may be requested by the other party, to enable the effective operation of this Memorandum.

Each party shall keep confidential any information that it receives from the other party.
The Parties shall not make any public announcement or statement or publish or information concerning any proposed activity or pursued release any collaboration without the prior written approval of all parties involved.

ARTICLE 6 Period of Validity of the Memorandum of Understanding 6.1 6.2 6.3 This Memorandum of Understanding will start running with immediate effect from its date of signature.

This Memorandum may be reviewed at any time upon written request by either party.
the Any addition, variation or amendment to any of the provisions of Memorandum or any appendices thereto shall only be made with the written consent of both parties.

( ARTICLE 7 Termination of Memorandum of Understanding 7.1 This Memorandum may be terminated by any one of the parties by giving the other party three month's written notice, unless an earlier termination is mutually agreed upon.

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course in progress needs to be completed before termination comes into effect.
Signed on: 281 h November, 2017 Mr David Muscat Chief Executive Officer National Literacy Agency s anne Gnma Chief Executive Officer Institute for Education Witnessed by cretary and Employment