MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN UNIVERSITY ANTWERPEN AND DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

The parties to this agreement

1.UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN, Faculty of Arts,an autonomous educational institution under public law, established by the Flemish Decree of 4 April 2003 and having its administrative offices at Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium, duly represented by Prof. dr. Filip Lardon, Vice-Rector, who entrusts the execution of this agreement to Prof. dr. Luc Duerloo.

2. TheDALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,duly represented by Prof.Jia Zhenyuan, President, who entrusts the execution of this agreement to Prof. Chen Hongjun, Dean, duly

representingSchool of Foreign Languages, Dalian University of Technology.(hereinafter jointly referred to as the"Parties" or "Partner Institutions"and singularly as a"Party" or "Partner Institution".)

recognise the mutual benefits to be gained through the establishment of this Memorandum of

Understanding("MoU")and agree to the following:

1. Purpose of the MoU

The purpose of this MoU is to promote academic exchange and cooperation of mutual interest

in accordance with the respective needs and objectives of the Parties. This MoU establishes a framework for the negotiation of the proposed cooperation between the Parties. The specific

details of each form of cooperation will be agreed upon in separate sub-agreements.

2. Areas of cooperation

The areas of cooperation may include, but are not limited to:

(a) the exchange of students;

(b) the exchange of teaching and/or administrative staff;

(c) the development of collaborative research projects;

(d) the organisation of joint academic and scientific activities, such as courses, lectures,

seminar or conferences;

(e) the exchange of scientific, academic and technical information and academic material,

and other information of mutual interest for which each Party holds intellectual property

rights.

The cooperation between the Parties may occur in the field of humanities offered at the Partner Institutions.