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Export control and sanctions compliance (vientivalvontaja pakotteiden noudattaminen) .  \nA process to check that partnerships comply to laws and regulations, align with our values and strategy, and do not put our reputation at risk.  \nAim: To identify potential opportunities and risks early in the process . To enhance responsible partnerships .  \nWhat are responsible partnerships?  \nResponsible partnerships is about…  \n• Values  \n• Ethical principles (research ethics and integrity; power dynamics)  \n• Compliance  \n• Compliance with laws and regulations, e.g. export control and sanctions  \n• Global responsibility and sustainability (e.g. links to SDGs)  \n• Equity, diversity and inclusion  \n• Assessing the opportunities and challenges related to international collaboration  \n• Shared interest? Win-win for all?  \n• Balance between competition and cooperation  \n• Being aware of barriers and risks, and having an ability to mitigate them  \n• Dealing with unintended consequences, negative or positive  \n• No one size fits all -differences will always be there  \nAcademic partnership types  \nCollaboration intent (MoU), general collaboration  \nStudent exchange, mobility  \nJoint/double degree programmes  \nTeaching collaboration  \nEducation export  \nNetwork partnerships  \nProject partnerships  \nResearch collaboration/projects  \nAssessing international collaboration  \n• Why and how does the collaboration take place?  \n• Identify benefits and expected impact  \n• Ensure transparent collaboration forms  \n• Seek legal advice when necessary  \n• Ensure balance in collaboration  \n• Analysing the relationship: Who is collaborating?  \n• Which institutions, which levels? Is a formal agreement needed?  \n• Political, social, cultural context of the partner country  \n• Legal context  \n• Institutional autonomy  \n• Legal status of the partner university  \n• Ethical aspects  \n• Avoiding violation of accepted ethical standards  \nShih, T., Gaunt, A. & Östlund, S. (2020) . Responsible internationalisation: Guidelines for reflection on international academic collaboration. Stockholm: STINT, 2020.  \nWhat is due diligence and why it is important?  \nWhat is due diligence?  \n• identifying, evaluating and verifying all available information on a new partnership opportunity (or a major change in a current one)  \n• tool to assess risk  \n• setting out the rationale for the partnership  \n• exploring the operational detail  \n• building and sharing a business case with the appropriate decision-making bodi","cbCain2mI7JoYtqd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain2mI7JoYtqd","pdf",1043950,26,"English","# Session content\n## Key terminology\n## What are responsible partnerships?\n## Academic partnership types\n## Assessing international collaboration\n## What is due diligence and why it is important?\n## Why is due diligence needed?","[{\"question\":\"What key terminology is introduced in the session for responsible partnerships and due diligence?\",\"answer\":\"The session covers terms such as Code of Conduct, research integrity, ethical principles, and (legal) compliance, including mandatory adherence to areas like export control and sanctions.\"},{\"question\":\"What does due diligence mean in this context, and what is its primary aim?\",\"answer\":\"Due diligence is defined as a process to check that partnerships comply with laws and regulations, align with values and strategy, and avoid reputational risk. 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