The U.S. federal government has numerous laws and regulations overseeing the exporting of items, materials, technology, software, information and data to foreign countries and foreign persons.
Scope:
Activities related to the teaching, research, and service missions at UW–Madison.
Policy:
It is the policy of UW–Madison to fully comply with U.S. export control laws. Even though openness in research and free dissemination of research results are core values at UW–Madison that are institutionalized in research policy, export control laws can still apply to many activities related to the teaching, research, and service missions at UW–Madison. These activities include research with proprietary industry technology, international shipments of advanced scientific equipment and biological materials, participating in international research collaborations, space-related research, international travel, use of computer software with encryption features, and interactions with restricted parties.
Each UW–Madison employee and student, and other persons involved in research on campus have the obligation to determine how export controls might apply to their activities and to work cooperatively with the university export control management structure to ensure export control compliance.
Violation of export control laws can potentially lead to severe criminal and/or civil sanctions for the individual who violates the law or the university.
