Common use of Context and Background Clause in Contracts

Context and Background. The signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding entitled ‘PARTICIPATION IN THE EUCLID EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK (OPEN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE PARTICIPATING EUCLID PARTIES REGARDING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK DEFINED HEREIN), also referred to as ‘the EUCLID MOU’; ▪ Having considered the fact that the Euclid University Consortium was formed in 2005/2006 by means of international agreements between the Université Libre Internationale (Brussels, Belgium) / Université Libre du Burkina, the University of Bangui (Central African Republic), and the Ministry of Education of Chad / University of N’Djamena, under the High Stewardship of the Ambassador of the Central African Republic in Washington, D.C., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and administered by the International Organization for Sustainable Development; ▪ Having considered the governmental-ministerial and intergovernmental accreditation or recognition granted to ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s programs and joint-degree issuance protocol by the Minister of Education of the Republic of ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Al-Farouk and confirmed by a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the International Organization for Sustainable Development ; ▪ Having considered the high level of interest expressed by many governments and government officials regarding the programs offered; ▪ Noting that government officials from various countries have already benefited from ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s programs with full or partial scholarships; ▪ Desiring to ensure that the educational programs offered by this international framework should be globally recognized; ▪ Seeking to promote the Sustainable Development of their nations, especially by promoting accessibility to higher education; ▪ Having referred to the statutes and programs of the Academy of European Law (▇▇▇.▇▇▇) as a model of international cooperation in the field of specialized education; ▪ Desiring to take advantage of an international academic think-tank able to function as an advisory resource to the Participating Parties;

Context and Background. The signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding intergovernmental agreement entitled ‘PARTICIPATION IN THE EUCLID EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK Participation in the Euclid Educational Framework’ (“OPEN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE PARTICIPATING EUCLID PARTIES REGARDING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK DEFINED HEREIN”), subsequently updated under the designation “UPDATED FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT REGARDING THE PARTIES’ PARTICIPATION IN EUCLID AS CONSTITUTED AND DEFINED HEREIN,” also referred to as ‘the EUCLID MOU’; Agreement;’ ▪ Having considered the fact that the Euclid University Consortium was formed in 2005/2006 by means of international agreements between the Université Libre Internationale (Brussels, Belgium) / Université Libre du Burkina, the University of Bangui (Central African Republic), and the Ministry of Education of Chad / University of N’Djamena, under the High Stewardship of the Ambassador of the Central African Republic in Washington, D.C., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and administered by the International Organization for Sustainable Development; ▪ Having considered the governmental-ministerial and intergovernmental accreditation or recognition granted to ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s programs and joint-degree issuance protocol by the Minister of Education of the Republic of ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Al-Farouk and confirmed by a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the International Organization for Sustainable Development Development; ▪ Having considered the high level of interest expressed by many governments and government officials regarding the programs offered; ▪ Noting that government officials from various countries have already benefited from ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s programs with full or partial scholarships; ▪ Desiring to ensure that the educational programs offered by this international framework should be globally recognized; ▪ Seeking to promote the Sustainable Development of their nations, especially by promoting accessibility to higher education; ▪ Having referred to the statutes and programs of the Academy of European Law (▇▇▇.▇▇▇) as a model of international cooperation in the field of specialized education; ▪ Desiring to take advantage of an international academic think-tank able to function as an advisory resource to the Participating Parties;