Office of Export Controls

Breadcrumb

Office of Export Controls

Export controls compliance requires a proactive, university-wide commitment, and every individual plays a role in ensuring the security and integrity of the University鈥檚 export controls program. It is important that faculty, staff听and students understand their obligations, especially since export controls have grown in breadth and complexity in recent years."

鈥擯hil Distefano, Chancellor

听View full memo:

CU Boulder鈥檚 Commitment to Export Control

Research and Export Controls

Foreign Collaborations

Shipping Items to Foreign Destinations

International Travel

Data, Device and System Security

Visas, Visitors and Online Education

Training and Hot Topics

Definitions and FAQs

听听
Welcome to CU Boulder's Office of Export Controls

Export controls听increasingly shape the way in which university researchers can engage with technology in a global science environment. CU Boulder specializes in areas of research that can be implicated by export controls, including satellite and space technologies, advanced semiconductors, unmanned aerial systems, quantum science, and biological pathogens and toxins. Violating export controls, even inadvertently, can trigger severe penalties, which can accrue to both individuals and the University. Now, more than ever, it is important for University researchers and administrators to be aware of their responsibilities, and to seek guidance and support where there is doubt.

Most of the research conducted at CU is in the realm of basic and applied science, and thus not usually subject to export controls. However, the University is growing its portfolio of restricted research, and the federal laws on the topic are changing rapidly. Notably, export controls are not limited to the physical export of equipment or software: "Deemed exports鈥� include dissemination of technical information to foreign persons, whether it occurs within or outside the US. This can happen in the context of presentations, emails, personal conversations, and site tours, as well as through training foreign research personnel. In some cases, it may be necessary to apply for an export license, or to create a听Technology Control Plan, to identify, seek approval,听and limit the scope of foreign engagement in campus research.听Licenses听and TCPs can take considerable time to develop, so research staff should contact the OEC as early as possible if you think one or both of these may be required.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions or would like to report suspicious activity.

Office of Export Controls
exportcontrolshelp@colorado.edu

Ongoing听Concerns for University Engagements with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

Due to the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. response through sanctions and enhanced export controls, and the Colorado Governor鈥檚 supporting executive order, CU Boulder鈥檚 Office of Export Controls (OEC) views any engagements with Russia, Belarus and Russian occupied regions of Ukraine, as extremely high risk. OEC will reassess and modify, or terminate, current CU engagements as appropriate, and will recommend avoiding future engagements where there is a direct or indirect connection to Russia or the Russian government鈥攊ncluding any entity identified as being 鈥渟tate-owned鈥� or having a military support function.听 Click the above link to learn about three areas听where the most significant concerns are materializing, and as such will be the focus for university involvement.

麻豆视频