{"id":107,"date":"2022-08-26T16:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:04:37","slug":"about-mcom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/office.iium.edu.my\/ola\/about-mcom\/","title":{"rendered":"About MCOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"107\" class=\"elementor elementor-107\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1ed362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1ed362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4175adf\" data-id=\"4175adf\" 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initial\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">All memoranda shall be deliberated in the MOU\/MOA Technical Committee for their recommendation to the UMC on the approval of all memoranda entered by the University.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">MEMORANDA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><p>Types of memoranda involved are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Memorandum of Understanding;<\/li>\n<li>Memorandum of Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Research Collaboration Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Contract Research Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Licensing &amp; Commercialisation Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual Property Arrangement Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Outright Sales Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Student Exchange Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Internship Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Translation &amp; Publication Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Translation Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Publication Agreement; and<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notwithstanding the above, the MOU\/MOA Technical Committee does not deliberate the following memoranda:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Service Level Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Non-Disclosure Agreement,<\/li>\n<li>Letter of Intent;<\/li>\n<li>Leasing Agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Any agreement involving procurement process; and<\/li>\n<li>Any agreement involving IIUM lands.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">MCOM MEMBERS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" 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