ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS 1.1. The name of the Network shall be "COMSTECH Inter-Islamic Network on Virtual Universities" abbreviated as CINVU; 1.2. For this document, unless specified otherwise, the following terms and conditions shall have the meanings ascribed to them as: 1.2.1. "OIC" stands for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; 1.2.2. "COMSTECH" stands for the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation Ministerial Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation; 1.2.3. "Member States" means any representative from Virtual Universities in OIC Member States and COMSTECH (Full members) and other Countries (Observer members) which is a member of the CINVU per Article 6; 1.2.4. "Virtual Universities" refers to all the universities, including online, electronic, open, distance and virtual universities, which are based on technological and IT based infrastructures and knowledge engineering and management; 1.2.5. "General Assembly" means the General Assembly of the CINVU comprising representatives of the Member States as per Article 8 of this Statute;

1.2.6. "The Executive Committee" consists of the Representatives of CINVU Member States including CINVU Secretary General, the number of which to be decided by the General Assembly; 1.2.7. “Host Country” means the Country of the Islamic Republic of Iran that hosts the headquarters, offices and permanent secretariat of the CINVU Network; 1.2.8. "MSRT" means the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Government of I.R. of Iran that is the host; 1.2.9. “Secretary General”, means the Secretary General of the CINVU Network.