OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ADVISER
About MCOM
Contact Info
Level 3, Muhammad Abdul Rauf Building,
International Islamic University Malaysia,
P.O. Box 10,
50728 Kuala Lumpur.
+603-6421 2946 / 5801
+603-6421 4165
legaladviser@iium.edu.my
About MCOM
BACKGROUND
All Memoranda need to be deliberated in the University Management Committee (UMC) for the approval. In order to simplify the process, UMC in its meeting no. 15/2019 dated 16th October 2019 has decided that all the memoranda are required to go through Office of the Legal Adviser (OLA) and Deputy Rector (Responsible Research & Innovation) for them to be deliberated and approved accordingly. Hence, in its meeting no. 17/2019 dated 20th November 2019, the Memorandum Assessment and Evaluation Committee (MCOM) for delegation of authority to decide on the Memoranda.
MEMORANDA
Document recording the terms of a contract or other legal details such as:
- Memorandum of Agreement,
- Memorandum of Understanding,
- Research Agreement,
- Collaboration Agreement,
- Licensing & Commercialisation Agreement,
- Outright Sale Agreement,
- Exchange Student Agreement,
- Internship Agreement,
- Industrial Agreement
and others.
However, MCOM does not deliberate on some other memoranda including but not limited to Service Level Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Letter of Intent and Leasing Agreement.
MCOM MEMBERS
Chairman
Office of the Legal Adviser (OLA)
Members
- Representative from Office of the Rector
- Representative from Office of the Deputy Rector (Responsible Research and Innovation) [ODRRRI]
- Representative from Office of the Deputy Rector (Internationalisation and Global Network) [ODRI&GN]
- Representative from Office of the Deputy Rector (Academic and Industrial Linkages) [ODRAIL]
- Representative from Finance Division
Secretariat
Officer in charge of MOU/MOA Unit, OLA
FUNCTIONS
MCOM is authorized to approve or reject any agreements intended to be entered by the University.
Responsibilities of the MCOM are as follows:
- to receive complete documents and draft memorandum from Office of the International Affairs, Office of Industrial Links, Research Management Centre, Office of Deputy Rector (Student Development & Community Engagement) or any office that may be assigned from time to time;
- to evaluate and assess the viability / feasibility etc. of the intended project;
- to conduct due diligence practices and transparency including checking on the nature of the agreements, assessing the business viability, research sustainability and associate risk management on every collaboration and/or project entered by the respective K/C/D/I/O to ensure the University’s interest is safeguarded and protected at all times before any decision can be made; and
- to approve on all agreements entered by the University.