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Dear Edinburgh Napier University,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

I would like to be provided with the following information:

(1) For the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 and information available for 2020/21, I would like to be provided with details on accepted donations (worth over £10,000), gifts (worth over £10,000), grants (worth over £10,000) and research funding (worth over £10,000) that have come from Chinese individuals, Chinese companies, Chinese charities, Chinese government departments/agencies, and other Chinese organisations.

For each donation, gift, grant and research funding, I would like the following information:
- Provide the name of the Chinese individual/company/charity/government department/agency/organisation that gave the donation/gift/grant/research funding
- The date the university accepted such donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The sum and description of the accepted donation, gift, grant and research funding
- A description of what the donation, gift, grant and research funding was used for

(2) Also, for the financial years 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 and information available for 2020/21, I would like to be provided with details on donations (worth over £10,000), gifts (worth over £10,000), grants (worth over £10,000) and research funding (worth over £10,000) that have come from Chinese individuals, Chinese companies, Chinese charities, Chinese government departments/agencies, and other Chinese organisations which have been rejected by the university.

For each rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the following information:
- Provide the name of the Chinese individual/company/charity/government department/agency/organisation that gave the donation/gift/grant/research funding
- The date the university rejected such donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The sum and description of the rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The reasons why the donation, gift, grant and research funding was rejected

I would like to receive the information electronically. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request. Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Jenna Corderoy

Freedom of Information, Edinburgh Napier University

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Dear Jenna Corderoy,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Acknowledgement

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information and confirm that a response will be prepared under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

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Please let me know if you require your response in an alternative format.

Further information is available from the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner at:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS

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If you have any queries please contact me quoting the reference number given above.

Yours sincerely,

Governance and Compliance Services
Edinburgh Napier University
6th floor Sighthill Campus
Edinburgh
EH11 4BN
E: [Edinburgh Napier University request email]
http://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/univers...

Edinburgh Napier University is a registered Scottish charity. Registration No. SC018373
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Dear Ms Corderoy,

 

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to your request embedded within the attached response document, in blue
text for ease of reference.

 

Unless otherwise stated, Edinburgh Napier University reserves copyright in
all information provided under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Although the information is available under the legislation
this does not mean that the University has waived its copyright and
therefore the information must not be reproduced in any way or made
available in whole or in part without the written permission of the
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the University to request a review within forty working days of receipt of
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the decision that you wish to have reviewed. 

 

Should you wish to request a review, please address your request to:

 

David Cloy

University Secretary

Governance & Compliance

Edinburgh Napier University

Room 5.B.18 Sighthill Campus,

Sighthill Court,

Edinburgh EH11 4BN, or email: [1][email address]

 

Your review will be undertaken by staff not involved in the original
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Information Commissioner. If you wish to do so, you must appeal to the
Commissioner within six months following the date of receipt of the review
notice. The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows:

 

The Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9DS    

Email: [2][email address]

Tel: 01334 464610

Online: [3]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Governance and Compliance Services

Edinburgh Napier University

Floor 6 Sighthill Campus 

Edinburgh

EH11 4BN

8: [4][Edinburgh Napier University request email]

[5]http://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/univers...

Edinburgh Napier University is a registered Scottish charity. Registration
No. SC018373

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