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Code of Ethics

One of the fundamental goals of the faculty is to contribute to the intellectual and ethical development of students and to open up new horizons in scientific research and education. In accordance with this commitment, the institution develops its identity as a research and educational faculty of high international level, strives to create optimal conditions for education and prepares its graduates to represent the highest level of personal and professional quality and humanism. The staff and students of the faculty are proud members of the academic community, honoring its tradition, history and position in the Slovak and European university education space. The faculty permanently strengthens the integrity of the academic environment, in which all persons are treated equally and with respect and the fundamental rights and freedoms of everyone are respected, regardless of work and functional classification, gender, ethnic origin, religion, field of study, form, method or level of study

The FNS Code of Ethics and Ethics Board   [.pdf]

The  CU Code of Ethics  [.pdf]

Within the framework of ethical principles, members of the academic community undertake to adhere to generally known and respected moral principles based on human rights and decent behavior. In the spirit of these ideological values, they are guided by ethical principles, which are mainly honesty, responsibility, decency, fairness, justice and truthfulness, tolerance, solidarity, helpfulness, non-discrimination.

At the same time, a member of the academic community of the FNS, among other things:

  • maintains his personal moral integrity, demonstrates truthfulness in his thoughts, words and deeds without the intention of misleading other people; 
  • is loyal to the university, honors and respects its name, history, traditions, values. He/She is aware that by his behavior he represents the CU externally; 
  • communicates with dignity at all levels of academic life and creates an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust and belonging; supports cooperation and initiative; 
  • honors, respects and complies with generally binding legal regulations and internal regulations of CU and the FNS;
  • honors and respects freedom of thought, freedom of speech and critical thinking, independent research, free exchange of opinions and information; applies a different opinion correctly and constructively; 
  • honors the principles of collegiality and academic cooperation; 
  • adheres to the rules of political neutrality on academic grounds,
  • demonstrates moral integrity, i.e. a high level of personal moral qualities, which are a prerequisite for adhering to professional standards of honesty, competence and justice and at the same time natural authority and dignity,
  • does not commit personal humiliation, immoral behavior and pressure,
  • applies objectivity, impartiality, justice and transparency in the assessment of study results;
  • respects the main principles of scientific research activity, including compliance with recognized criteria of science; 
  • honors and respects the rules of objectivity of research and the search for truth while respecting the specifics of the given field; 
  • is open to team collaboration and professional discussion, communicates in a factual and open manner with correct argumentation, supports creative dialogue; 
  • does not disparage scientific procedures and respects other scientific opinions, as well as the plurality of scientific and creative disciplines;
  • is personally responsible for the procedures, credibility, originality and results in scientific research activities; rejects unscientific procedures and approaches in scientific research activities; 
  • performs professional assessments or expertise with full responsibility, impartiality, maintaining maximum objectivity; 
  • does not allow conflict of interest, bias, purposeful distortions or influencing of one's person by external interests when performing expert and assessment activities.
  • ensures the protection of copyright and other intellectual property rights; 
  • respects the relevant and internationally recognized publication rules - authorship and co-authorship of a scientific publication, including co-authorship and student participation - for presenting and publishing the results of educational, scientific research and artistic activities; does not publish in an ethically questionable manner, does not appropriate the results of the work of others; 
  • cites correctly and correctly according to internationally recognized rules for citing the information sources used; 
  • does not tolerate the creation of obstacles to the publication of the results of scientific research and artistic activity
  • does not tolerate plagiarism in scientific research and artistic activities and in the disclosure and publication of their results; 
  • respects generally recognized ethical rules for the application of the results of scientific research activities into practice and for the transfer of technologies.