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Key questions (ELRHA p. 25-27):

What are the benefits and costs of formalizing the relationship through a written agreement?

• Example of benefits (e.g. shared document with objectives and expectations on each side, gives weight to a collaborative partnership, formal framework for managing funding, costs and other inputs etc.)
• Example of costs (e.g. negotiation time for staff involved, administration time for meetings, financial and accounting staff time etc.)

What type of formal document is appropriate?

• Introduction of different possibilities such as MoU versus project agreement

What does an agreement need to cover?

• Check list on what the document should include
• Practical issues to agree on e.g. costs, VAT, intellectual property rights, security, data and future use.