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Article 5 

(1) A Central CEEPUS Office shall be established in Vienna. The Central CEEPUS Office shall have such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions. The Central CEEPUS Office, its staff and representatives of the Contracting Parties to the Central CEEPUS Office shall enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary for their functions. 

(2) The Secretary General of the Central CEEPUS office shall be elected by a two thirds majority of the Joint Committee of Ministers for a period of five years upon proposition by the Republic of Austria. The Secretary General may be recalled before the end of his/her term by unanimous decision of the Joint Committee of Ministers. 

(3) The necessary infrastructure, including the salaries of the Secretary General and the staff, of the Central CEEPUS Office shall be financed by the Republic of Austria. Each Contracting Party is entitled to dispatch additional staff to the office at their own expense. 
The Secretary General shall lay down the rules of procedure of the Central CEEPUS Office and notify the Joint Committee of Ministers thereof. 

(4) The Central CEEPUS Office shall serve solely as a coordinating and evaluating facility, whereas the Contracting Parties shall retain full power over their national budget designated for mobility and exchange actions described in Annex I. 

(5) The Central CEEPUS Office shall furthermore: 

• be responsible for the development of a joint public relations strategy for the programme and advise the Contracting Parties on informative issues; 
• publish information on the Contracting Parties´ universities in order to promote academic mobility among them; 
• take over responsibility for the preparation of an annual progress report and carry out the overall evaluation of the CEEPUS II programme; 
• submit proposals for further programme development; 
• be responsible for preparation and organisation as well as keeping the minutes of the meetings of the Joint Committee of Ministers; 
• upon request support the implementation of the decisions agreed upon by the Joint Committee of Ministers.