Articulation and International Partnerships
Marketing and International
University of Canberra
Articulation Agreement
On
Bachelor of Information Technology
Between
Da Nang University of Technology
And
University of Canberra
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Introduction
This agreement for articulation is
the UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA (ABN 81 633 873 422), a body corporate established by
the University of Canberra Act 1989 of the Australian Capital Territory having its campus
located at University Drive, Bruce in the Australian Capital Territory Australia;
(“UC”)
and
the DANANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY in Vietnam, a public university of Vietnam,
having its office at 54 Nguyen Luong Bang Street, Da Nang City, Vietnam.
(“DUT”)
RECITALS:
A.
In recognition of the excellent education and management resources of both parties,
UC and DUT agree to enter a collaborative agreement to facilitate the articulation of
DUT’s students to UC to complete a UC accredited course.
B.
Students will initially undertake 2 years of study of Bachelor of Information Technology
at DUT University in Vietnam and will complete the final 1.5 years at UC in Australia.
C.
As detailed in Annexure A, UC will hereafter recognise approved subjects completed
at DUT and will grant appropriate credit into the UC Bachelor of Information
Technology degree. Students who successfully complete their study at UC will be
awarded the UC Bachelor of Information Technology .
D.
Students who complete their studies at UC will graduate with an internationally
recognised UC degree within a relatively short time frame. Alternatively, students who
continue their education in Vietnam will graduate with the designated bachelor’s
degree of DUT.
The Parties AGREE to the following terms and conditions:
1.
Objectives
1.1
To obtain a UC degree, students must undertake 1.5 years studies, consisting of two
academic sessions (semesters) per year at UC, in addition to their previous studies at
DUT.
1.2
Students will be enrolled as DUT students and conduct their study at DUT for the first
2 years (hereafter referred to as the DUT Phase). In the second stage of the program,
successful applicants will be enrolled as UC students and complete their study at UC
for 1.5 years (hereafter referred to as the UC Phase).
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1.3
DUT students will receive a maximum of 36 credits (see Annexure A) for their study in
the DUT Phase into their study for the UC Bachelor of Information Technology.
Students need to successfully complete another 36 credits at UC to be awarded the
designated degree. Detailed articulation arrangements are contained in Annexure A.
2.
Academic Requirements and Degree Awarded
2.1
DUT Phase
2.1.1
Students entering the collaborative program must have successfully completed the
National University Entrance Examination of Vietnam.
2.1.2
Students are to complete DUT subjects within 2 years (see Annexure A).
2.1.3
Students who do not meet the minimum UC academic or English language entry
requirements after the completion of the DUT phase, or who fail to obtain Australian
student visas will be able to continue at DUT for their final years and, if successful, be
awarded a degree by DUT University.
2.2
UC Phase
2.2.1
DUT students must have successfully completed the DUT Phase and all designated
DUT units with an average mark of 60 percent.
2.2.2 DUT students must also meet the English language requirements set out in 2.3 below.
2.2.3. If DUT students have successfully completed all DUT units, they will be granted
advanced standing equivalent to 36 UC credits into the UC Bachelor of Information
Technology degree program.
2.2.4
DUT students must successfully complete another 36 credit points study at UC before
being awarded the Bachelor of Information Technology degree of UC.
2.2.5
Students who complete the UC phase successfully will be awarded the degree of
Bachelor of Information Technology by UC.
2.3
English Requirements for UC:
2.3.1
Students must attain an IELTS (Academic) level of 6.5 or 6 across all bands to qualify
for direct entry into the Bachelor of Information Technology.
2.3.2
Students with an IELTS of 6.0 but UNDER 6.0 across all bands are required to
complete 10 weeks of ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas
Students) at University of Canberra English Language Institute and assessed from
that course as having attained a standard equivalent to IELTS 6.5 before starting their
degree program.
2.3.3
Students with an IELTS 5.5 are required to complete 20 weeks at ELICOS at
University of Canberra English Language Institute and assessed from that course as
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having attained a standard equivalent to IELTS 6.5 before starting their degree
program.
2.3.4
Students with an IELTS 5.0 are required to complete 30 weeks at ELICOS at
University of Canberra English Language Institute and assessed from that course as
having attained a standard equivalent to IELTS 6.5, before starting their Degree
programs.
3.
Credit Transfer
3.1
UC has evaluated the DUT Bachelor of Information Technology and agrees to
recognise the validity of units completed by DUT students and to honour the credit
transfer of these units to the UC Phase during the term of this Agreement and up to
two years thereafter.
3.2
Any changes to either the DUT or UC degree will be notified to the other Party, and
where required, renegotiated in terms of articulation.
3.3
Students who have successfully completed the DUT Phase (36 credits) have up to 2
years to apply for admission to UC to complete the UC Phase.
4.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the terms of this Agreement, DUT and UC shall have the following duties and
responsibilities.
4.1
DUT will:
4.1.1
Ensure the program is operated in accordance with Vietnam laws and regulations.
4.1.2
Provide UC with DUT unit descriptions, unit outlines and the course design for
articulation purpose before the commencement of the joint program.
4.1.3
If DUT is going to promote this program to its students, DUT should act in accordance
with the requirements of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
which binds Australian universities and their agents. These obligations are set out in
Annexure B to this agreement. All marketing material produced by DUT must be
approved in writing by UC’s Marketing and International Office prior to distribution or
publication.
4.1.4
Process applications and facilitate the enrolment of students into the DUT Phase of
the program.
4.1.5
Ensure quality control of student candidates and all DUT units in accordance with UC
requirements.
4.1.6
Coordinate and facilitate UC staff visits to DUT.
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4.2
UC will:
4.2.1
Reserves the right to vary Unit content within the Course to maintain its relevance
and currency.
4.2.2
Assess the DUT units for equivalence in level and relevance of content against UC
units and provide adequate credit transfer into the UC Bachelor of Information
Technology degree.
4.2.3
Provide general, but not financial, support for the marketing of the joint program at
DUT.
4.2.4
Process student applications, provide Offer Letters and enrol applicants who have
successfully completed the DUT Phase of study, and who make application to study
at UC; Students can apply in the last semester of the DUT phase.
4.2.5
Award the Bachelor of Information Technology degree to each eligible student and
prepare testamurs and transcripts for those students.
4.2.6
Coordinate and facilitate DUT staff visits to UC.
5.
The Awards
All UC awards are accredited by the University of Canberra, audited by the Australia’s
University Quality Agency (AUQA) and registered with the Commonwealth Register of
Institutions and Courses of Study for International Students (CRICOS). The University
of Canberra is registered with CRICOS and carries the provider number 00212K.
6.
Policies
Unless otherwise specified, the policies guiding the DUT Degree courses will be those
of DUT. The Directory of Policies, Procedures, Advice and Information on DUT
Academic Matters is available at:
http://www.dut.edu.vn
Unless otherwise specified, the policies guiding the UC Degree courses will be those
of UC. The Directory of Policies, Procedures, Advice and Information on UC Academic
Matters is available at:
http://www.canberra.edu.au/uc/policies/acad/acpol.html
7．
Intellectual Property (IP)
Materials developed by each organisation for their respective course shall remain the
property of the organisation that develops them. All information and material supplied
by UC and DUT in accordance with or pursuant to this agreement shall be treated as
confidential by the recipient, its employees, staff, researchers and students. Each
party agrees not to use any such information or material except in accordance with
provisions of the agreement and not to disclose any such information or material to
any unauthorised person.
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8.
Commencement
This agreement shall commence on the last day (“Commencement Date”) in which all
the following events have occurred:
9.

the signing by UC of this agreement,

the signing by DUT of this agreement, and

the approval by relevant government department if necessary.
Period of the Agreement
This Agreement shall come into effect on the Commencement Date. It shall continue
for a period of THREE years unless terminated earlier in accordance with this
Agreement and shall be renewable thereafter subject to the mutual written agreement
of both Parties.
10.
Variation to Agreement
10.1
Changes to the units listed in Annexure A and the details of specified credit may be
agreed in writing from time to time by direct consultation between academic staff of
both institutions. Where academic amendments are made they are to be drawn up in
schedule form and noted by the respective Heads of School of each University.
10.2
Any variation to this agreement must be in writing, by way of a Deed of Variation, and
agreed by both parties prior to the variation becoming effective.
11.
Termination of Agreement
11.1
Either party may terminate this agreement by giving the other party 6 months notice
in writing. On notice of termination DUT shall not recruit additional students to
courses covered by this agreement.
11.2
The parties agree that any students who have already enrolled in the DUT - UC
collaborative program at the time that notice of termination is given by a party shall be
given the opportunity to complete their course within what is considered a practicable
and reasonable time frame for a student at that stage of the degree.
11.3
Termination of the agreement should not affect the duties or responsibilities of either
party to recruited students or the relationship between both parties during the relevant
period along the following lines:
11.3.1 Students admitted to the DUT Phase at the time of termination will be, upon
successful completion of the DUT Phase at the given time, eligible to apply to
complete the UC Phase if they meet all admission, visa and English language
requirements (as stipulated in this Agreement); and
11.3.2 If they successfully complete the UC Phase, they will be awarded the UC Bachelor of
Information Technology degree.
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12.
Confidentiality
12.1
DUT and UC acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement are to be
treated as Confidential Information.
12.2
The confidentiality obligations under this clause shall survive and continue beyond
the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
The performance of the Agreement shall be administered by:
The Dean of Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering at UC
Name:
Telephone number:
Fax number:
Email:
Prof. Dharmendra Sharma
+61-2-62012153
+61-2-62015231
dharmendra.sharma@canberra.edu.au
The Assistant of International Collaborative Training Program at DUT
Name:
Telephone number:
Fax number:
Email:
Dr. Tuan Van Pham
+84 511 3841292
+84 511 3842771
v.t.pham@ud.edu.vn
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Signed for and on behalf of
University of Canberra
Signed by:
Dated:
Witness signature:
Witness name:
Signed for and on behalf of
Danang University of Technology
Signed by:
Dated:
Witness signature:
Witness name:
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Annexure A
Advance Standing proposal for “Articulation Agreement on Bachelor of Information
Technology between Danang University of Technology and University of Canberra”
The following units taught during the first 2 years at DUT will be recognised by UC as shown
in the following table:
Credit available at UC
For
the
following
undertaken at DUT:
studies
Unit title
Code
Level
Credit
points
(Note: while not direct matches with
the UC BIT units, these are
appropriate introductory subjects)
Introduction to Information
Technology
Discrete Maths
Open Elective 1
Database Design
Software Technology 1
Professional Practice in IT
Open Elective 2
Software Technology 2
Open Elective 3
Open Elective 4
IT Elective 1
IT Elective 2
4478
1
3
Introduction to Information Technology
6698
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Discrete Maths
Mathematic Analysis
Database Systems
Object-Oriented Programming
IT Document Writing and Presentation
Probabilities and Statistics
Data Structures
Digital Signal Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Compiler
Algorithm Analysis and Design
5915
4483
7722
7170
The following is an example of a typical Bachelor of Information Technology study program
with 36 credit points granted into the UC Phase assuming entry at 6.5 IELTS.
First Semester at UC (July)
Information Systems in Organisations
Designing Human-Computer Interaction
System Software
Security and Support in IT
Third Semester at UC (Jul)
Object Oriented Software Design
Distributed Systems Technology
Second Semester at UC (Feb)
Systems Analysis and Modelling
Web Design and Programming
Systems Project and Quality Management
Document & Workflow Management
Information Technology Project (6cp)
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Flow diagrams for language training leading to entry into UC Bachelor of Information
Technology Program
IELTS 6.5
IELTS 6.0
IELTS 5.5
IELTS 5.0

Semester 1
4 units at UC

10 weeks
specialised
English
Language
Program.

20 weeks
specialised
English
Language
Program

30 weeks
specialised
English
Language
Program

Semester 2
4 units at UC

Semester 1
4 units at UC

Semester 1
4 units at UC

Semester 1
4 units at UC

Semester 3
3 units at UC

Semester 2
4 units at UC

Semester 2
4 units at UC

Semester 2
4 units at UC

Graduation

Semester 3
3 units at UC

Semester 3
3 units at UC

Semester 3
3 units at UC

Graduation

Graduation

Graduation
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Annexure B
ESOS ACT REQUIREMENTS
UC is subject to the provisions of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
(Cth) (‘the ESOS Act’). The ESOS Act imposes certain requirements on UC in relation to
overseas students, including that UC ensures that organisations with which it collaborates
also comply with the ESOS Act provisions. This schedule sets out the provisions with which
DUT must comply.
In performing its obligations under this agreement, DUT must:
1
Perform its obligations under this agreement observing the highest standards in
honesty, quality of service and ethics and in accordance with the standards
particularly described in 3.
2
If UC asks DUT to do so, give UC any information UC considers reasonably
necessary to assess and monitor DUT’s credentials to act as its representative.
The University may use or disclose that information to any person it reasonably
considers necessary to allow it to check DUT’s credentials properly. However, UC
will not use that information for any other purpose.
3
Abide by the Code, a copy of which has already been provided. DUT agrees that it
has read and understood the Code and has already familiarised itself with the
content of the Code. UC undertakes to notify DUT of any changes to the Code and
DUT will be bound by those changes. Specifically DUT undertakes:

to market UC’s education and training services with integrity and accuracy;

to provide full, free and accurate information about UC, its courses of study
and facilities, based only on official information that UC provides to it;

to recruit students in an honest, ethical and responsible manner;

to ensure that all necessary evidence and documentation accompanies a
prospective student’s application or acceptance of offer;

to advise prospective students that they are required to provide to UC accurate
contact details, including updates of these details as necessary;

to observe guidelines, rules or codes that UC imposes concerning recruitment
of students;

not to publish information that is misleading, inaccurate or damaging to UC or
another Australian tertiary institution;

not to guarantee or imply the availability of employment to prospective
students while they are enrolled with UC;

not to guarantee or imply immigration or residency opportunities for
prospective students while studying or after graduation in Australia;

to inform prospective students that students coming to Australia on a student
visa must have a primary purpose of studying and must study on a full-time
basis and that any school-aged dependants accompanying them to Australia
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will be required to pay full fees if they enrol in either government or nongovernment schools;

to provide to prospective students comprehensive and accurate information
about living costs in Australia;

to accept no inducement for and make no promises about admission to UC;

to represent itself in a way that upholds DUT’s and UC’s dignity and reputation
and the reputation of Australian international education and training;

where any prospective student does not meet UC’s admission standards to
promptly advise them that they do not;

not to charge directly or indirectly any fee to students or any other person for
recruitment services or activities connected with recruitment services without
first seeking UC’s written permission;

give to all prospective students a copy of UC’s current policy concerning
refunds (note this policy changes from time to time. UC undertakes to notify
DUT about any changes); and

not promise or imply to any prospective student anything that is contrary to
UC’s policy concerning refunds of fees.
In order to safeguard UC’s academic standards, and to ensure that international students are
able to benefit fully from its academic Courses, UC requires all prospective students to satisfy
similar admission requirements to those expected of Australian prospective students, and to
demonstrate adequate English language ability (both spoken and written). Accordingly, DUT
acknowledges and agrees that:
1
UC’s published admission requirements are non-negotiable, and DUT must not use
its position to promise special consideration to any prospective student;
2
the final decision whether to admit a prospective student is UC’s decision alone,
and no person can be guaranteed admission;
3
it is DUT’s responsibility to advise prospective students honestly if they do not meet
UC’s admission standards, and DUT must not accept an application from them if
they do not; and
4
it has no authority whatsoever to commit UC to accepting any prospective student
who does not meet UC’s admission requirements.
For the purposes of this agreement:
Code
means the National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers
of Education and Training to Overseas Students, established pursuant to Part
4 of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000, as amended from
time to time; and
prospective student means a person who seeks to apply to become a student of UC.
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