Appeals
Appeals can be lodged against the final assessment of the course achievements (with the exception of the final examinations and the final thesis defence) and against procedural irregularities (mid-term reports, the examination, the final thesis defence).
To appeal, he/she must apply in writing to the Disputes Committee of the Faculty of Physics. The appeal must include:
- the applicant's name, programme of study, email address provided by the University and telephone number;
- the grounds for disagreement with the final grade obtained in the course/module, or the specific violation of the procedure for taking the examination or defending the final thesis, and the circumstances proving that the violation occurred;
- a specific request from the applicant;
- the applicant's signature.
An appeal against the final mark may be lodged no later than 7 calendar days after the date of publication of the mark. In the case of an examination taken at the end of the examination period, the appeal must be lodged at the latest within 7 calendar days of the last day of the examination as specified in the timetables, i.e. in the case of an examination taken on the last day of the examination period, if the student's work has been corrected and the grade published within 5 days, the student has 2 days to lodge an appeal.
An appeal for procedural irregularities may be lodged no later than 3 working days after the date of the mid-term report, the examination/assessment or the defence of the final thesis. Appeals must be reasoned, which means that the appeal must contain all the reasons for disagreeing with the marking of the assessment or examination, or for the procedural irregularities ('I think' is not an argument). Otherwise, the appeal is rejected.
The decision of the Board of Appeal on the marking of the examination/assessment is final. Other decisions of the Board may be appealed to the Central Board of Disputes within seven calendar days of the date of service of the decision.
Disputes
The Disputes Committee of the Faculty of Physics shall also consider applications from students concerning disputes related to research and study activities between students of the University and other members of the community.
Any student of the University who believes that his/her rights are being violated may submit statements to the Commission. The Commission shall only deal with applications concerning members of the University community working at the Faculty.
The statement may be submitted no later than one month from the date on which the violation was committed or came to light.
In order to submit a petition, a person must apply in writing to the Disputes Committee of the Faculty of Physics. The statement must include:
- the name of the applicant, the main programme of study, the email address provided by the University and telephone number;
- a description of the violation and the information available or circumstances supporting the fact that the violation has occurred;
- the specific request of the applicant;
- the applicant's signature.
The Commission must examine the application received and take a decision no later than 30 calendar daysafter it has been registered with the Unit. The decision taken by the Commission on the dispute may be appealed to the Central Dispute Settlement Board not later than seven calendar days from the date of service.
Academic ethics
The Academic Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Physics shall consider complaints about actions of members of the academic community working or studying at the Faculty of Physics which may violate academic ethics. This may include writing, plagiarism, unfair assessment of student work, publication of examination marks without making them anonymous, etc.
An application for a breach of academic ethics can be made no later than 1 month after the date on which the breach of academic ethics was committed or became known.
To make an application for a breach of academic ethics, you must write to the Academic Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Physics. The appeal must include:
- the name of the applicant, the position held or the department in which the applicant is studying, the email address provided by the University (if no email address is provided, another email address used by the applicant), and the telephone number;
- a description of the possible breach of academic ethics and the information available or circumstances supporting the fact that the breach has been committed;
- the specific request of the applicant;
- the applicant's signature, except in the case of an application made through the University's student information system.
Anonymous or incomplete applications shall not be considered by the Commission, but the Commission shall have the right to return the application to the applicant to remedy the deficiencies within a time limit of not less than 5 working days specified by the Commission.
The Commission must examine the application and take a decision within 30 calendar days of its registration. Further information on the Commission's decisions can be found in the Regulations of the Academic Ethics Committee.