The Collaborating Centres
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OIE Collaborating Centres are centres of expertise in a specific designated sphere of competence relating to the management of general questions on animal health issues (for example epidemiology, risk analysis, etc.). In its designated field of competence, they must provide their expertise internationally (see OIE Mandate and Internal Rules for Collaborating Centres).
GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS FOR OIE COLLABORATING CENTRE STATUS
Applications shall be submitted in accordance with Article 1 of the Internal Rules and should include the following information:
• Name of applicant institution.
• Postal address.
• Name of Director of the institution.
• Name of proposed contact point for the Collaborating Centre.
• Email and telephone contact details.
• Website (if any).
• Proposed name of the Collaborating Centre and its sphere of competence.
• Summary of recent activities within the sphere of competence as an international centre of research, scientific expertise, standardisation and dissemination of techniques ;
• Summary of recent activities within the sphere of competence on harmonisation of international surveillance and control of animal diseases;
• Recent provision of expert consultancy, or scientific and technical training for the OIE or OIE Member Countries and Territories other than the one in which the proposed Centre is located.
• Recent international scientific meetings organised by the proposed Collaborating Centre;
• List of currently active scientific and technical studies in collaboration with other laboratories or organisations;
• List of recent publications of international significance within the proposed sphere of competence.
• Career summaries and relevant expertise of scientists who will work within the proposed Collaborating Centre.
The application will be processed by OIE in accordance with Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Internal Rules
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