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Institute of Macromolecular
Chemistry AS CR, v.v.i.

Heyrovského náměstí 2
162 06 Praha 6
Czech Republic

Last Update: March 2010

Status of the Participant of the UNESCO/IUPAC Postgraduate Course in Polymer Science

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

1. The course participant is considered as a foreign guest of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic under a special regimen.
2. The course is organized under the sponsorship of UNESCO and IUPAC.
3. As a rule, the course starts on October 1 and ends on July 31 the following year.
4. The official language is English.
5. The Institute reimburses the daily expenses of the participant. The reimbursement is paid on the basis of a preliminary budget in monthly payments and is calculated according to the days of presence in the Czech Republic.
6. The Institute provides and pays for the accommodation for the course participants.
7. Basic health insurance is provided by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic according to special regulations.
8. The Institute reimburses the proven costs for obtaining visa in Czech crowns, paid by the participant.
9. The Institute provides a free course of English for the participants at the Department of Languages of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
10. The Institute organizes a lecture course in English for participants on research in general and on special topics of polymer science. The lecture course starts usually in January and it lasts until the end of June.
11. The Institute makes it possible for the course participants to take part in the scientific events of the Institute, such as lectures, colloquia and symposia.
12. The Institute provides a special training for the participants by research work on a research project supervised by a senior researcher with the use of available methods and equipment. As a part of the training the participant uses library and its services.
13. The Institute makes it possible for the participant to publish the results as a coauthor together with the leader of the project and those who participated in the research.
14. Presentation of the results obtained in the frame of the research project is a part of the course. The participant usually presents the results in a lecture at a seminar before he/she leaves.
15. The Institute can afford the participant two weeks off at the most (ten working days) throughout the course for travels outside the Czech Republic. In such a case, the scholarship will be adequately lowered (see item 5).
16. It is obligatory for the participant to get acquainted with the rules of the Institute on work safety and health protection.
17. The Institute issues the Certificate about finishing the Postgraduate course for the participant.
18. The participant is obliged to keep the valid regulations of the Institute, in particular those regarding the attendance, purposeful spending of hours of work, laboratory work safety and economy. Furthermore, the participant is obliged to participate regularly in the lecture course as well as in language and professional training, to inform his/her supervisor about the obtained results. Unless he/she obtains a written permission of the Director of the Institute to present his/her results, he/she will keep secrecy about the unpublished results for five years after finishing the course.
19. The Director of the Institute is entitled to terminate the stay of the participant at the Institute if he/she seriously violates this Statute, hotel rules or the law of the Czech Republic.