AGREEMENT FOR THE COOPERATION IN EDUCATION BETWEEN
THE COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY OF MADRID
AND
(COLLABORATING ENTITY)
In Madrid, on the (day) of (month), (year).
This Cooperation Agreement is made by and between Ms. Lucila Finkel Morgenstern, as the Rector’s
Delegate for Continuing Education, External Internships, and Employability, acting in the name of and
on behalf of the Complutense University of Madrid (hereinafter UCM), pursuant to the authority
granted by the Rector in the Rectoral Resolution of June 16, 2015 and published by the Official
Gazette of the Madrid Autonomous Community on July 31, 2015.
(in the event the representative acts on behalf of a company)
And, Mr./Ms. (name), (position), acting as the legal representative of (name of the company),
(hereinafter, short name if applicable], with Tax Identification Number (number) and registered
address at (street, number, zip code, city).
(in the event the representative acts on behalf of a public entity)
And, Mr./Ms. (name), (position), acting in the name of and on behalf of (name of the institution), with
Tax Identification Number (number), pursuant to the authority granted by (appointment details).
Both parties to this agreement recognize herein the legal capacity of all those intervening as
representatives and represented individuals, companies and entities, as explained above, to execute
this Agreement and hereby state as follows:
WHEREAS
I.Aims of the UCM.
The UCM aims to bring academic training closer to the surrounding social and professional reality by
creating relationships with external institutions so that students can complete their education through
a period of practical training, in which they can put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired.
II.
Statutory aims of (collaborating entity)
(Collaborating entity) aims to (detail of the statutory purposes of the company/institution)
III.Applicable Law
College Education Act (Ley Orgánica de Universidades) num. 6/2001 of December 21 (published by
the Official Gazette (BOE) on December 24), as amended by Law on Homologation of Curriculum,
College/University Degrees and Doctorate studies, num. 4/2007 of April 12, which divides the
education at university level in three stages, being Degree Studies, Master’s Studies and Doctorate
Studies, and grants the Universities with the authority to create Non-official programs.
Royal Decree num. 592/2014, of July 11, regulating external internships to be fulfilled by college
students. (BOE July 30).
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Royal Decree num. 1393/2007, of October 29 (published in the BOE on October 30), as amended by
Royal Decree num. 861/2010, of July 2, regulating official college degrees, and the option to include
external internships to the curriculum.
Royal Decree 1791/2010, of December 30 (BOE, December 31), approving the Statute of the
University Student.
Royal Decree 1493/2011, of October 24, (published in the BOE on October 27), regulating the terms
and conditions by which the participants of internship programs funded by public or private entities or
organisms, are to be included in the General Social Security Plan, as well as “Additional Provision
number 26 of Law 18/2014 of October 15, approving urgent measures for growth, competitiveness
and efficiency”, by which a special credit is granted for Social Security contributions for external
internships to be fulfilled as part of the curriculum by college and vocational education students.
General UCM requirements for passing the Degree and Master’s Programs approved by the UCM
Governing Council, UCM requirements for the Final Project for their Degree (BOUC, July 30, 2012),
amended in a Resolution by the Governing Council on September 23, 2014 (BOUC, January 3, 2014)
and the requirements for the Final Project of the Master’s Degree (BOUC November 15, 2010), or any
other regulation that might be applicable.
Continuing Education Regulations, passed by the Governing Council on November 18, 2004 as
published by BOUC on January 27, 2005, and Non-official Degrees Regulations, passed by the
Governing Council on March 27, 2012, as published by BOUC on April 18, 2012 and partially amended
in a Resolution by the Governing Council on September 23, 2014 (BOUC, October 3, 2014).
The National Agency for the Assessment of Quality and Credentials (ANECA) VERIFICA program,
responsible for evaluating curricula proposals for college degrees designed in accordance with the
European Higher Education Area, recommends that “in the event of professionally oriented Degree
and Master’s degrees, it shall be specially important to plan adequate professional internships, as well
as the establishment of collaboration agreements with companies and other institutions for the
realization of those internships.”
CLAUSES
FIRST.- PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT.
The purpose of this Agreement is to regulate the conditions for UCM students doing external
internship programs, or the completion of a Final Project for their Degree/Master’s (hereinafter
TFG/TFM) with regards to any education program offered by UCM, both official and non-official,
according to the specific conditions relevant for each category, as established by their curriculum, in
(Collaborating Entity).
SECOND.- GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT.
A. OFFER FROM (COLLABORATING ENTITY)
(name of collaborating entity) shall offer internship positions in the frequency and quantity as
it shall deem appropriate, and describe the specific conditions offered for each position.
B. CATEGORIES OF EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS.
The external internships shall be either part of the curriculum or extracurricular.
a) The curriculum internships are established as the academic activities that are part of the
relevant Curriculum.
b) The extracurricular internships are those that students may do on a voluntary basis
during their education and that are not part of the official Curriculum, even though they share
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the same goals as the curriculum internships. Notwithstanding, when applicable, they shall be
included in the European Diploma Supplement, pursuant to the applicable legislation.
C. DURATION OF INTERNSHIPS.
a) The external curricular internships shall have the duration established by their
curriculum, pursuant to the terms established by provision 12.6 of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of
October 29 regulating official college degrees.
In the case of Non-official degree internships, their duration shall be determined by the
training activity proposal approved by the corresponding Commission.
b) The external extracurricular internships shall preferably have a duration of not more
than 50% of the academic year, notwithstanding what the Universities shall establish, while
maintaining the suitable progress of the academic activities performed by the student.
D. FULFILLMENT AND COMPLETION OF THE INTERNSHIPS AND TFG/TFM.
1. The timetable for the internships or the TFG/TFM will be established according to their
characteristics and the availability of the collaborating entity. The timetables shall be
compatible with the academic, educational, representation and participation activities of
the student at the UCM. With respect to the duration of the internships, these will not
exceed the maximum limit established in the applicable regulations.
2. Students will have to abide by the internal rules of (collaborating entity) and follow the
directions received by the person in charge. The students shall perform the assigned tasks
diligently, and for that purpose they will observe professional secrecy during their stay
and once it has concluded. In case of absence, the student will be required to provide a
justification to the responsible UCM centre. The rules for leaves of absence will be agreed
on by the tutors of both parties.
3. Either party will be allowed to terminate the internship under duly justified circumstances.
If the collaborating entity deems it appropriate, the UCM will arrange for the admission of
a new student who will start his or her internship as soon as possible.
4. In the event that any of the signatory parties to this agreement, or the students, desire to
use the partial or final results of their activity at the collaborating entity, either partially or
totally, in an article, conference, thesis, memoir, etc. they shall request in writing the
approval of the other party, who shall respond with authorization, reservations or
disapproval in less than 45 days. If no reply is received in this period it shall be
understood that a tacit authorization for dissemination has been granted.
In any event, in both publications and patents, the authors of the work will always be
mentioned, and for patents they will designated as the inventors.
E. THIRD PARTY CIVIL LIABILITY AND ACCIDENTS INSURANCE.
Every UCM student registered for any of the official or non-official degrees is covered by third
party civil liability insurance.
This School Insurance will cover students under 28, who are registered for the official studies
of each of the UCM centres and are up to date in their tuition payment. The coverage period
shall be the academic year. The coverage is valid for Spanish territory, according to the
principle of territoriality established in the General Social Security Act.
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For students over 28 or those registered for the UCM non-official degrees, the Entity
Responsible for the Degree shall make sure that the student is covered by an accident
insurance policy and any other polices that may be required by law.
In the event that the internship is completed outside of Spanish territory, the UCM, through
the applicable entity, shall make sure that the student is covered with medical and repatriation
insurance.
F. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID.
(collaborating entity) may provide for a monthly stipend or student aid. In no case will such
aid shall be considered a salary or remuneration for the activity, since no contractual
relationship exists.
G. APPLICABLE LAW.
The participation of the (collaborating entity) in the internship program shall not imply any
other obligations beyond those stipulated in this Agreement. Given the educational status of
the external academic internship, the performance of the internship shall in no case give rise
to any obligations related to an employment contract and the program cannot be used as a
substitute for regular job positions.
In addition, and in the event that the student joins the staff of the collaborating entity at the
end of his or her studies, the internship period shall not be counted for the purposes of
seniority within the company, nor shall it serve as the trial period, except when the applicable
collective agreement expressly stipulates otherwise.
When the internship takes place in Public Agencies, Public Entities and any other Public
Institution, it shall not be considered for merit points when opting for public employment, nor
shall it count toward seniority or be considered a recognition of previous services.
THIRD.- OBLIGATIONS OF UCM (THROUGH THE RELEVANT UCM CENTER OR ENTITY IN
CHARGE OF THE ACADEMIC DEGREE).
1. Create, for each intern, an Addendum to this Agreement (based on the template attached
hereto) including the following information: student personal data, degree, start and
finish dates of the internship, entity where the internship will take place, calendar and
timetable, as well as the name of the academic tutor and the tutor at the collaborating
entity. In addition, the Student Addendum shall include the education program, which
shall include the explanation of the education goals and competences to be attained by
the student, and the training activities that they will complete. The entity responsible for
the degree will resolve any questions that may arise during the completion of the
internship or the TFG/TFM.
2. Appoint an academic tutor, who will monitor the correct development of the education
program, and will work with the tutor at the collaborating entity regarding any related
issues or those functions establish by regulations.
3. May propose the appointment of the designated internship tutor from the Collaborating
entity to be recognized as honorary “External Internship Collaborator”, pursuant to the
conditions established by the UCM Governing Council. The responsible person at the
relevant UCM centre will be in charge of handling the administrative aspects for this
recognition. The centre shall then communicate the proposal to the Office of the Vice
Rector.
FOURTH.- OBLIGATIONS OF (COLLABORATING ENTITY)
1. Allow the students to be able to sit for their exams, since the entity is collaborating with a
university training program.
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2. Appoint a tutor, who shall be responsible for the training of each student and for the
assessment of their stay, providing to the academic tutor or responsible person of the
internship at the corresponding UCM center where the student is registered the final
report on the internship performance of the student, which will have to state the amount
of time spent at the internship, total hours and work performed.
3. In the event of stays for the completion of the TFG/TFM, the student must have a
responsible person or tutor in (collaborating entity) who will act collegially with his tutor
at the University, always with the approval of the appropriate Commission's Degree or
Master’s Coordinator and in accordance with the general rules of TFG / TFM and the
specific regulations adopted for the degree. At the end of the TFG/TFM, the tutor will
issue a reasoned report and will forward it to the Commission's Degree or to the Master’s
Coordinator.
4. States that is able to provide with the required resources and services in order to allow for
the completion of the planned training activities, in observance of all criteria related to
universal access and design for all people, as established by Law 51/2003 of December 2,
regulating equal opportunities, non-discrimination and universal access for the disabled.
5. Comply with and enforce compliance of the relevant Health and Safety rules established
by the selected work centre, and inform, train and make sure that the students comply
with and respect those rules.
FIFTH.- DATA PROTECTION AND TRANSPARENCY.
With regard to personal data, in the fulfilment of their activities pursuant to this Agreement both
entities shall comply with the mandatory provisions of the Data Protection Act num. 15/1999 of
December 13, and Royal Decree 1729/2007 of December 21, which approves the Regulations for
implementing Act 15/1999.
This Agreement is governed by article 8.1.b) of Act num. 19/2013 of December 9, the Transparency,
Access to Public Information and Good Governance Act.
SIXTH.- START DATE AND DURATION.
The duration of this Agreement shall be five years and shall become effective on the day of its
signature. It may be extended with the express agreement of both parties, which shall be executed in
writing one month prior to its expiration.
Any party may terminate this Agreement with prior notice to the other party one month in advance of
the desired termination date or the relevant extension date.
SEVENTH.- DISPUTES.
Any disputes arising with respect to the interpretation, development, amendment, resolution, and
effects related to the application of this Agreement, shall be resolved by agreement between the
parties concerned, and in the event that no agreement is reached, the disputed issues shall come
under the jurisdiction of the relevant Contentious Administrative Court.
And in witness thereof, the parties sign this Agreement in duplicate, on all of the pages, in the place
and on the date specified at the beginning of this agreement.
FOR THE COMPLUTENSE
UNIVERSITY OF MADRID,
BY (COLLABORATING ENTITY)
Lucila Finkel Morgenstern
(Representative of company
/institution)
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STUDENT ADDENDUM
CURRICULAR EXTERNAL/EXTRACURRICULAR/NON-OFFICIAL DEGREE
ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP
This Addendum is attached to and made part of the Internship Agreement signed by Universidad
Complutense Madrid and …, on ……, … , 201..
STUDENT:
DEGREE:
ECTS CREDITS:
TOTAL HORAS:
EMAIL:
START
DATE:
HOURS OF INTERNSHIP:
(daily)
COMPANY OR INSTITUTION WHERE THE
INTERNSHIP WILL BE PERFORMED:
FINANCIAL AID (euros per month):
NIF OR NIE:
END
DATE:
DAYS OF THE
WEEK:
TUTOR AT COLLABORATING ENTITY:
ACADEMIC TUTOR:
ACADEMIC PROGRAM:
EDUCATION GOALS:
ACTIVITIES TO BE COMPLETED:
The student signatory herein, states his or her willingness to complete the internship, pursuant to the
Agreement referred to above, and observing applicable law. In addition, the student undertakes to
observe the strictest confidentiality over all and any information that he or she may have access to during
the internship regulated by this Agreement.
And in witness thereof, this Agreement is signed in triplicate, in Madrid, on ……., …., 201…
Responsible for internship from
the entity issuing the degree;
Signature of tutor at the
Collaborating entity
Student signature:
Signed:
Signed:
Signed:
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