How Do They Apply to Research Institutions?

Export controls present a special challenge to research institutions because they demand that national security and the necessary safeguards it mandates be reconciled with the traditional concept of unrestricted academic freedom, which includes the right to publish freely research findings within an unfettered global academic community. 

· U.S. Export Controls -- Why the growing concern with universities?

· Key Issues for University and Non-Profit Research

o What is a “Deemed” Export?

o Applicability of the following exclusions:

à Fundamental Research Exclusion

o Public Domain Exclusion

o Educational Instruction Exclusion

 

Examples of Export Control Applications to University Research

 

             Reasons Why Certain Exports are Controlled

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