The scientific co-operation of Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Latvia with R.O.C. (Taiwan) is based on and implemented according to the Guidelines for the Programme on Mutual funds signed in August 2000 by Prof. Cheng-I Weng, Chairman, National Science Council of Taiwan, Mr Kornelijus Platelis, Minister of Education and Science, Republic of Lithuania and Mr Karlis Greiskalns, Minister of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia.

   Programme Goals

   The Programme provide primarily scientific co-operation between the three countries. Understanding between the three countries should be promoted and tightened by this programme. The programme goals run as follows:

• Initiation and promotion of joint research projects with the participation of the scholars of all three countries. Associated with the joint research projects a mobility programme is being integrated. Young researchers shall in particular gain from this mobility programme. They should be able to work within the framework of the joint research project at the institutes of partner countries. Moreover, the joint research projects should provide the opportunity to establish industrial contacts in the three countries.
• Promotion of joint symposiums. They will serve the exchange of the research situation in certain special areas. Joint symposiums should serve the scientists to find future co-operation partners for joint research projects. Participants from industry are welcome to join joint symposiums. The costs, however, are to be covered by themselves.
• Support of guest lectures with the aim to give access to mutual understanding of regional science. For example, offering lectures in Riga and Vilnius in culture, economics, politics, social sciences focusing on Taiwan and East Asia. On the other hand, offering lectures in Taiwan in the culture, economics, politics, social sciences focusing on Baltic countries.

   Implementation and Co-ordination

• The proposals of the joint research projects are to be prepared according to application forms, submitted and signed jointly by the participating institutes. The proposals are to be reviewed independently by experts of the three countries. The results are to be discussed in annual meeting by the committee that will make a final decision. The committee is the administrative body for the cooperation. It consists of nine members from three countries.
• The proposals of the guest lecture programme will be submitted by the scholars. During the annual meeting of the committee there will be the decision on the acceptance of guest lectures starting the upcoming year.
• May 31 will be the deadline for the acceptance of proposals. In October the committee will hold its annual meeting. The project will start on January 1st.
• The proposals must be submitted to the National Science Council, Bonn office (Wissenschaftszentrum Ahrstrasse 45D 53175 Bonn Germany). The office will be the co-ordination pool for the proposals and for the annual meeting of the committee. The copy of the proposal should be submitted to respective National Contact Point.

   Funding

   Joint funds will cover the costs for the joint projects that have been approved, cover as well material costs, costs for assistance staff and mobility programmes. Travel and living costs of guest lecturers will also be covered.

The administrative costs as well as the travel and living costs for joint symposiums will also be covered by the funds.

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