1 Introduction

This Agreement sets out the relationship between GLOBAL COLLEGE and its students. It is intended to provide a framework through which GLOBAL COLLEGE and its students can work together to create a positive environment for learning and academic achievement.

2 Agreement

The standard enrolment conditions for students at GLOBAL COLLEGE are set out below. These conditions comprise part of the Agreement between you and GLOBAL COLLEGE about your programme of study or research (“your programme”). The other parts of the Agreement are:

• any documents referred to in these conditions;
• any document setting out GLOBAL COLLEGE offer to you (whether the offer is made directly by GLOBAL COLLEGE or indirectly by another authorised agency);
• the enrolment form you have to complete when you arrive at GLOBAL COLLEGE (which includes an intellectual property agreement).

The Agreement between you and GLOBAL COLLEGE starts when you tell GLOBAL COLLEGE in writing that you accept the offer of a place on your programme.

If the Agreement between you and GLOBAL COLLEGE is inconsistent with any other document prepared by or on behalf of GLOBAL COLLEGE, the Agreement will prevail. The Agreement comprises the entire understanding between you and GLOBAL COLLEGE about your programme and replaces any other undertakings or representations.

3 Criminal convictions

When you apply to GLOBAL COLLEGE, you must disclose any unspent criminal convictions. GLOBAL COLLEGE will consider whether such convictions are compatible with membership of GLOBAL COLLEGE and, in particular, with a place on your programme. For some programmes such as Social Work, disclosure of spent convictions may also be required.

4 GLOBAL COLLEGE's obligations

GLOBAL COLLEGE will provide you with the tuition and learning support associated with your programme, subject to these conditions, with reasonable care and skill. GLOBAL COLLEGE will make all reasonable efforts to deliver your programme as described in GLOBAL COLLEGE's prospectus for the appropriate academic year.

However, GLOBAL COLLEGE must manage its resources efficiently and shall be entitled:

• to alter the timetable, location, number of classes and method of delivery of your programme, provided such alterations are reasonable;
• to make reasonable variations to the content and syllabus of your programme;
• to discontinue your programme, (for example, because a key member of staff is unwell or leaves GLOBAL COLLEGE);
• not to provide your programme, or to combine it with others, if GLOBAL COLLEGE reasonably considers this to be necessary, (for example, because too few students apply to join the programme for it to be viable).

GLOBAL COLLEGE will make available to you such learning support facilities and other services as it considers appropriate, but may vary what it provides from time to time, (for example, GLOBAL COLLEGE may think it desirable to change the way it provides Library or IT support).

5 Your obligations

You must comply with your obligations under these conditions and, in accordance with any reasonable instructions issued to you from time to time by or on behalf of GLOBAL COLLEGE, you are required to:

• attend compulsory lectures, courses, tutorials, examinations and other activities which form part of your programme, subject to absence for medical or other agreed reasons;
• submit by required deadlines course work and other assignments required for your programme, subject to exceptional circumstances such as illness;
• reach the level of academic attainment required for your programme by the faculty board;
• behave appropriately while on GLOBAL COLLEGE’s premises;
• be adequately prepared for any activity which you are required to undertake as part of your programme outside GLOBAL COLLEGE, at all times conducting yourself in a proper manner;
• comply with any professional standards applicable to your programme;
• abide by any special conditions relating to your programme set out in the prospectus, or otherwise notified to you by GLOBAL COLLEGE;
• provide your faculty office with an emergency contact name and details which GLOBAL COLLEGE may use at its discretion;
• notify your faculty office of any changes to the information which you have submitted on application or enrolment; for example, if you change your address.

6 Fees and payment

It is your responsibility to make sure your tuition fees and all other expenses relating to your programme are paid. The tuition fees will be as stated in fee regulations supplied to you and as reviewed and revised each academic year. You are bound by GLOBAL COLLEGE’s regulations on the payment of fees, refunds in the event of termination of your studies and the consequences of non-payment, as amended from time to time. These are set out in the Rules and Regulations for Students booklet and on GLOBAL COLLEGE’s website.

7 Academic rules and regulations

You must comply with all relevant regulations relating to your programme, as amended from time to time. These are available in the Rules and Regulations for Students booklet, in the faculty and departmental handbooks and on GLOBAL COLLEGE’s website. They include the following:

• relevant statutes, ordinances and regulations;
• faculty rules on academic progress and the consequences of poor academic performance;
• regulations on suspension or extension of studies;
• examination regulations;
• health and safety regulations relating to your programme;
• codes of practice on research conduct and misconduct;
• GLOBAL COLLEGE’s intellectual property policy;

8 Other GLOBAL COLLEGE rules and regulations

You must comply with all other relevant rules and regulations of GLOBAL COLLEGE, as amended from time to time. These are available in the Rules and Regulations for Students booklet and on GLOBAL COLLEGE’s website. They include the following:

• health and safety regulations;
• student disciplinary regulations and codes of proper behaviour, (which include GLOBAL COLLEGE’s right to suspend or exclude a student in exceptional circumstances on disciplinary grounds);
• computing regulations;
• regulations on investigation of computers;
• library regulations;
• regulations on equal opportunities, discrimination, bullying and harassment and dignity at work and study;
• data protection information for students and data protection guidelines;
• provisions relating to confidential information;
• regulations on freedom of speech;
• public interest disclosure policy (whistleblowing);
• grievance and complaints procedures;
• use of student ID/library/swipe cards;

9 Insurance

You should insure your personal belongings before coming to GLOBAL COLLEGE, unless this insurance is already provided in your hall of residence. In certain circumstances, you may also be required to take out other types of insurance - for example, health insurance while on overseas placement.

10 GLOBAL COLLEGE's liabilities

GLOBAL COLLEGE cannot accept responsibility, and expressly excludes liability, for:

• any loss or damage to your property, including damage to any motor vehicle or cycle, while on GLOBAL COLLEGE premises, unless caused by the negligence of GLOBAL COLLEGE or its employees;
• death or any personal injury suffered by you, unless caused by the negligence of GLOBAL COLLEGE or its employees.

Although GLOBAL COLLEGE will try to ensure that computer equipment and software available for your use has reasonable security and anti-virus facilities and protections, you use such computer equipment and any software provided by GLOBAL COLLEGE at your own risk. GLOBAL COLLEGE shall not be liable for loss or damage suffered by you as a result of the use of any computer equipment or software provided or made available by GLOBAL COLLEGE, including any contamination of software or loss of files.

11 Termination of Agreement

This Agreement will end automatically, subject to your rights of internal appeal, if your studies with GLOBAL COLLEGE are terminated as a result of:

• action taken against you in accordance with GLOBAL COLLEGE’s disciplinary or fitness to practise procedures;
• a decision of the faculty board, based on your academic performance;
• non-payment of fees, in accordance with GLOBAL COLLEGE’s regulations on payment of fees.

In addition, GLOBAL COLLEGE may end this Agreement by written notice to you in the following circumstances:

• if, between accepting an offer and starting your programme, there is a change in your circumstances which, in the reasonable opinion of GLOBAL COLLEGE, makes it inappropriate for you to study on your programme;
• if GLOBAL COLLEGE becomes aware of information about you which it did not know before (for example, unspent criminal convictions) which, in the reasonable opinion of GLOBAL COLLEGE, makes it inappropriate for you to study on your programme;
• if, in the reasonable opinion of GLOBAL COLLEGE, you have failed to provide GLOBAL COLLEGE with all relevant information, or have supplied false or misleading information, relating to your application for your programme.

12 Requirements on termination of this Agreement

If at any time this Agreement terminates:

• GLOBAL COLLEGE shall be entitled to refuse to enrol you on your programme (if, at the date of termination, you have not already enrolled);
• GLOBAL COLLEGE shall be entitled to require you to stop studying on your programme and to leave GLOBAL COLLEGE immediately (if, at the date of termination, you have enrolled);
• you are required to return to the faculty office the Student Identification Card issued to you on enrolment, together with all property owned by GLOBAL COLLEGE;
• you must pay all outstanding fees immediately;

Any action taken by GLOBAL COLLEGE under the above provisions will not restrict its ability to take any other action against you to which it may be entitled. Provided the action taken to terminate the Agreement is in accordance with these conditions or GLOBAL COLLEGE's procedures, GLOBAL COLLEGE will not be liable for any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result.

13 Notices

Any notice made under this Agreement shall be in writing. Letters will be addressed to you at your term time or home address as appropriate, at the last address you gave to your faculty office (not to a tutor or to your department). Letters shall be deemed to have been properly served when delivered by hand to that address, or 48 hours after being posted to that address if sent by pre-paid first class post. Good service may also be given by email, to the last email address you gave to your faculty office.

14 General

If any provision of these terms and conditions is or becomes illegal, invalid, void or unenforceable, that shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the other provisions.

Neither you nor GLOBAL COLLEGE shall be liable to each other for any failure or delay in performing obligations, if the failure or delay is due to any cause beyond that party's reasonable control, for example fire, flood or industrial dispute.

15 Third parties

The parties to this Agreement do not intend that any of its terms will be enforceable by any person not a party to it, by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

16 Law and jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of Greece and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Greece.