International Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding

All partnership agreements "sunset" after five years with no definitive outcomes. They can can be renewed, but require an activity report and correspondence with your agreement facilitator. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in particular, requires a tangible exchange or sharing of resources. This can include faculty, research, student, or fiscal resources, but in all cases partners will need broad university support.

MOU's ensure that faculty/staff seeking to develop sustainable, multi-faceted partnerships for their departments and colleges receive the full support of the appropriate administration throughout USF. An MOU requires further paperwork (for example, letters of support for grant proposals or a crosswalk of coursework receiving institutional credit). Should a general agreement expand into this kind of deeper and sustainable partnership and you wish to pursue an MOU, you will need to arrange a meeting with USF World leadership for further consultation. USF World will then work with your college administration and other units to establish further institutional support. Please email internationalagreements@usf.edu to schedule a meeting.