Advisory bodies

Ethics Committee The Ethics Committee aims to ensure that standards of integrity, honesty and technical quality are observed and promoted in the activities of the Organisational Units and Research Units, in order to protect and guarantee the dignity and integrity of the human person at the various stages of their constitution and development. The Ethics Committee is a multidisciplinary team made up of eleven members: a President, a Vice-President and nine other members. Disciplinary Committee The Disciplinary Commission, a body provided for in the UPB’s Student Disciplinary Regulations, is the advisory body that supports the President in disciplinary matters, pronouncing and issuing opinions within the scope of disciplinary action. It is made up of eleven members (five from among the teaching staff of each Organic Unit, two from among the non-teaching staff and four students) nominated by the President for the duration of their mandate. Quality Council The main functions of the Quality Council are to review and express an opinion on the Quality Policy and the guidelines of the Quality Assurance and Management System, to ensure that the quality assurance processes are articulated with the strategic plan and the activity plans and that they are aligned with the benchmarks defined by the national and European quality assurance systems for higher education, and also to check the final wording of the Quality Manual. Innovation Ecosystem Coordination Committee (Soon) Commission for Gender Equality, Inclusion and Diversity The Commission for Gender Equality, Inclusion and Diversity is a multidisciplinary and independent body, of an advisory nature, which aims to ensure the observance and promotion of a culture of equality, inclusion and diversity of the members of the UPB community, in order to guarantee the dignity and integrity of the human person, the conditions for equal treatment and opportunities, the promotion of inclusion and diversity of the student, teaching, research and non-teaching bodies in all UPB activities and positions. The Commission is also responsible for ensuring compliance with gender non-discrimination, reconciling professional and family life and combating forms of gender-based violence. The Commission comprises a multidisciplinary team made up of one member per organic unit, a student representative appointed by the Academic Association, as well as a representative from the Central Services and another from the Social Welfare Services, including a President, a Vice-President and an equal number of other members. For further information, please contact cigid@ipb.pt.