Agreement for the Funding of 
N. __XX__ Scholarship(s) for 
the International PhD Program in 
Strategic Enginering
	
XXXIX CYCLE

BETWEEN

Università degli Studi di Genova, DIEC (VAT Code 00754150100.) legally based in Via Vivaldi 5, 16126, Genova (GE), Italy, in the person of Prof. Alberto Quagli, Director of DIEC Department whose seat is established at the same address, resolution of the Department Board 

AND

(Name of the Institution) _ZZZZ_________________________ (Tax Code                    ) registered address in (city) ______________, Via____________________________, Registered Capital €. ___________________________, Company Register with the Court of ____________ n. _______, represented by ________________, born in ________________ on __________, acting as_____________________, resolution of the Management Board on ___________.

WHEREAS

- the Ministerial Decree n. 226 of 14/12/2021 regulating the setting up and the implementation of the PhD courses 
- the University established the International PhD Program in Strategic Engineering at the Department DIEC for the academic year in the framework of the XXXIX Cycle, lasting 3 years;
- (Name of the Institution) _ZZZZ_____________________ is interested in developing and implementing the research activities for which the PhD Program has been started up as mentioned above 

THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS

ARTICLE 1

The preamble is an integrant and essential part of the herein Agreement and it is binding for the Parties.

ARTICLE 2

1. Università di Genova, administrative headquarters for the International PhD Program in “Strategic Engineering” undertakes to activate n.XX PhD grants funded by _ZZZZ______________________.

2. The call for the above-mentioned PhD place(s) is regulated by the rules, requisites, procedures and criteria pursuant to the law in force.

3. The University will supply the above-mentioned scholarship(s) to the successful candidates with the best position in the ranking that have been assigned (a) specific scholarship(s).

4. The scholarship, whose minimum amount is regulated by national law, will be paid     in monthly instalments.

ARTICLE 3

1. The Institution_ZZZZ___________________________ commits itself to pay the University per each place granted:

a)	the total amount of € 61.059,96 (equal to € 20.353,32 for each academic year) to be allocated to fund the scholarship for the International PhD Program in Strategic Engineering;

b)	the total amount of € 3.873,00 (€ 1.291,00 per each year) as contribution for the PhD to be allocated to the DIEC
 ____________________________________________________________________;

c)	the total amount of € 4.950 (equal to € 1.650 per each year) as budget for the research activity carried out in Italy; for the activities carried out abroad, the amount will be increased by 10% of the total sum of the scholarship;

d)	surcharges of 50% for 6 month training period abroad according to the current legislation.

2. The annual amounts as per paragraph 1 include the amount of the scholarship assessed at the date of the herein agreement by the national regulations and the INPS tax (National social welfare Institution tax) to be borne by the financing institution.

3. The Institution _ZZZZ___________________________ undertakes to deposit to the University possible dues in order to cover the increasing of the scholarships, operating expenditure and social security contributions deriving from the application of National Rules and Regulation.

4. The Institution shall remit to the University the contribution as per letters a), b) and c) of the first paragraph of this article as follows:
a)	lump sum payment at the moment of the formal signing of the agreement of 4’950 Euro; 
or
b) prepaid instalments, equal to the number of the years the Phd is organised in. The first instalment shall be paid at the moment of the formal signing of the agreement and the others within April of each year. In this case, the Institution shall arrange for suretyship or for a specific insurance policy stipulated with a leading private insurance company in order to cover the instalments payment.

5. The instalment(s) must be paid via bank transfer on the current account n. IBAN ____________________ DIEC [or by pagoPa, following payment notices sent to the Enterprise].

6. The dues as per paragraph 1, letter d) as well as those as per paragraph 3 related respectively to the increase for a period abroad and for any possible adjustments of the scholarship for its increase and/or for the management, shall be remitted to the University within thirty (30) days from the notice received from the university administrative offices. The increase of the afore-mentioned dues comes into effect as of the adjustment established for the scholarships become effective.

7. The resources obtained by the Department within the framework of the herein agreement and not used because of a withdrawal or exclusion of the PhD student, will not be restored. They will be allocated to the DIEC Department to fund PhD scholarships for future cycles or scientific research projects in joint cooperation with ZZZZ Institution, if possible, or to improve and promote the quality of the Strategic Engineering PhD Courses that will be started-up.

ARTICLE 4

1. The awarding of the scholarship does not imply any working relationship with the University nor any other welfare coverage, and will not result in any evaluation useful in terms of career progression or development.
2. Social security arrangements are regulated by the relative applicable law.
3. Once given the grant, the candidate is subject to all obligation and penalties established by the applicable law in force for the people enrolled in PhD courses.

ARTICLE 5

The University undertakes to provide its facilities and to arrange for the administrative management of the people enrolled in the PhD course.

ARTICLE 6
 
The regulation of the call for application, the admission exam, the PhD courses and the obligation the students are subjected to, are determined by the specific laws in force.

ARTICLE 7

The duration of the herein agreement is of 3 years from the year of the beginning of the course and in any case until the end of the PhD course.

ARTICLE 8

The Parties agree to amicably settle any dispute that may arise from the interpretation and implementation of this agreement. Where no agreement can be reached, the Judicial Court of Genoa will preside over any dispute.

ARTICLE 9

Stamp tax, registration tax and any other taxes related to the herein agreement are borne to the Institution __ZZZZ______________________.
The registration of this agreement shall be done if used according to the Presidential Decree n. 634/72.

Genoa, February 26, MMXXIII

THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIEC DEPARTMENT 	THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INSTITUTION	
		
Prof. Alberto Quagli	___________________________________