Interested institutions should prepare and submit to the Director General of UNESCO – under the signature of the executive head of the institution- a detailed project proposal according to the project outline in Annex 1.
It is important to note that a UNITWIN project is established between UNESCO and the institution and not with the individual intellectual.
In the case of an NGO, the project proposal is submitted by its President and/or the executive head of the secretariat. of the NGO.
When the project proposal concerns the establishment of an inter-university network, it can be submitted either by the heads of all institutions involved, or by a single institution which takes the lead, acts as the focal point and ensures the development of the network. When this is the case, the respective participating institutions should provide a letter of commitment to the proposed network, signed by the head of the institution.
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