EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC F…

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines
and the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, desirous
of
developing further their mutual cooperation in the fields of culture
and
education have decided, in accordance with Article 8 of the
Agreement on
Cultural Cooperation between the Republic of the Philippines and the
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, signed in New York on 8 October
1974 to conclude the
present executive programme of cooperation for the
years 1985 – 1987.

  I. EDUCATION

ARTICLE I

The Czechoslovak Party shall
offer each year to the Philippine Party, two (2) scholarships for
scientific
specialization studies at Czechoslovak universities. The Philippine
applicants
shall be licensed and/or practicing professionals in the field of
agriculture,
veterinary, technical, medical, pharmacological, economic, social,
chemical, or
natural sciences. In sending its
applicants the Philippine Party shall follow “Information on the
Studies
for Foreigners at Schools in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic,”
which
shall be forwarded to the Philippine Party through diplomatic
channel

ARTICLE 2

The Philippine Party shall allow
applications of two (2) Czechoslovak candidates annually for
scholarships in
scientific specialization studies at Philippine universities,
according to the
rules of these universities. The
Czechoslovak applicants shall be licensed professionals.

ARTICLE 3

Upon the request of the Philippine Party, the
Czechoslovak Party shall receive one or two (1-2) specialists on
education for
a study sojourn for a period of 14 days each and upon the request of
the
Czechoslovak Party, the Philippine Party shall receive one or two
(1-2)
specialists on education for a study sojourn for a period of 14 days
each. Conditions shall be agreed upon through
diplomatic channels.

ARTICLE 4

Both Parties shall exchange publications and
special materials in the field of education.

II. CULTURE

ARTICLE 5

The Czechoslovak Party shall
receive each year one observer to the International Festival of
Music Prague
Spring and the Bratislava Music Festival for a sojourn of two weeks.

ARTICLE 6

The Czechoslovak Party shall receive one observer
to the Bratislava Biennale of Illustrations held in 1985 and 1987
for a sojourn
of 7 days.

ARTICLE 7

Within the validity of the present Executive
Programme both Parties shall exchange art exhibitions.

The Czechoslovak Party shall
send in 1985 the exhibition “Wood in Traditional Culture”
supplemented by a small exhibition of “Blue Prints” from the
collections
of the Ethnographical Institute of the Slovak National Museum in
Martin. The exhibition shall be accompanied by one
expert for the period of 10 days.

The character of the other exhibition shall be
agreed upon through diplomatic channels.

ARTICLE 8

Both Parties shall exchange
music soloists and small theatre groups, music or folklore groups
for a period
of 14 days. The number of persons shall
be agreed upon through diplomatic channels.

ARTICLE 9

Both Parties shall exchange one specialist in the
field of amateur artistic activities for a study sojourn of 14 days.

ARTICLE 10

Both Parties shall consider the
possibility of exchanging four (4) specialists during the validity
of the
present Executive Programme in the field of culture
(music, theatre, creative arts, literature, archeology)
for a study sojourn for a period of 14 days each.

ARTICLE 11

Both Parties shall consider the
possibility of exchanging one specialist in the field of zoological,
gardens,
national parks and protection of nature for a study sojourn for a
period of 14
days.

ARTICLE 12

Both Parties shall encourage the exchange of
publication and information between the central libraries of the two
States.

ARTICLE 13

Both Parties shall encourage the exchange of
publications and information the field of protection of cultural
monuments.

ARTICLE 14

The present programme
does not exclude the implementation of further exchanges agreed upon
between
the two sides through diplomatic channels.

IIII. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 15

The sending of persons under Articles 3, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10 and 11 of the present Programme shall be
covered as follows:

The sending of the scholarship holders under
Articles 1 and 2 of the present Programme shall be
covered as follows:

The sending of exhibitions under Article 7 of the
present Programme shall be covered as follows:

The present Executive Programme
will enter into force on the day of its signature and its validity
ends 31
December 1987.

Done in Manila on 2 August 1985
in two original copies in the English language.