Establishing and maintaining or not maintaining partnerships at institutional level is a decision to be made by the Executive Board. The choice as to how collaboration with academic partners is given form within these partnerships, as well as the content of the academic education provided, fall under the academic freedom of the staff of academic institutions, as defined by the .
As previously mentioned in , the Executive Board is working with the deans and in consultation with the participational bodies on developing a policy line to assess partnerships with knowledge institutions. A Partnerships Advisory Committee in the process of being established will provide advice in this regard. A group of quartermasters is currently working on elaborating the assessment framework, scope, and modus operandi of this advisory committee. The aim is to establish this committee before the start of the next academic year.
