All students must adhere to the conduct rules contained in the University Regulations, the Code of Ethical Conduct (adopted with Rector’s decree no. 28 of 15/02/2021), the Code of Conduct for the protection of the dignity of female and male workers and students at Politecnico di Torino and the Student Conduct Guidelines.
The Disciplinary Board has been established in accordance with the Student Regulations of Politecnico Torino. Its objective is to examine and sanction the behavior of students who infringe the law, the University Statute and Regulations and the rules of civic coexistence; furthermore, the Board is competent for examining the cases of students who are found guilty to have damaged university property or third party assets, even if temporarily present in the university. Students are required to engage in behaviors that are respectful of the personal integrity and dignity of others, as well as of the decorum of the premises where teaching and research are held. Students are also required to refrain from any conduct that may be detrimental to the image and respectability of the University as an Institution, even outside university premises. Students must avoid “academic misconduct”, intended as any behavior that undermines academic integrity and a positive environment or any action that goes against personal development and educational growth. When these facts are recognized as related to students and therefore damage the University's respectability and honor, the Disciplinary Board examines the cases of violations of the rules and decides whether to impose a sanction on the students involved and up to what extent.
years 2021 - 2023
| TYPES OF MISCONDUCT | SANCTIONS IMPOSED | No. CASES 2021 | No. CASES 2022 | No. CASES 2023 |
| Failure to comply with exam regulations | From official warning to suspension from one examination session (depending on aggravating and mitigating factors) | 47 | 5 | 17 |
| Use of mobile phones during an exam | Suspension from the exam for which the misconduct was reported or suspension from an entire examination session (depending on aggravating and mitigating factors) | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Taking an exam on behalf on another person* | Temporary exclusion from Politecnico with restriction of any career act for 18 months | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Disrespectful behaviour towards faculty members | Official written warning and apologies to the faculty member (depending on aggravating and mitigating factors) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Improper use of materials published by third parties | Official written warning | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Falsifying a letter of recommendation* | Temporary exclusion from Politecnico with restriction of any career act for 18 months | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Improper usage of Politecnico logo | Oral reprimand | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damage to movable and immovable university property | Temporary exclusion from Politecnico with restriction of any career act for 8/10 months | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falsifying documents* | Exclusion from entitlement to economic benefits provided by Politecnico with restriction of any career act for a period of minimum 6 months to maximum 3 years | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Total cases | 57 | 13 | 47 |
years 2014 - 2020
| MISCONDUCT | SANCTIONS IMPOSED | N. CASES 2014 |
N. CASES 2015 |
N. CASES 2016 |
N. CASES 2017 |
N. CASES 2018 |
N. CASES 2019 |
N. CASES 2020 |
|
Failure to comply with exam regulations |
From official warning to suspension from one examination session (depending on aggravating and mitigating factors) |
8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
|
Use of mobile phones during an exam |
Suspension from the exam for which the misconduct was reported or suspension from one examination session (depending on aggravating and mitigating factors) |
14 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
|
Taking an exam on behalf on another person* |
Temporary exclusion from Politecnico with restriction of any academic action for 18 months |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Disrespectful behaviour towards faculty and/or staff members |
Apologies to the faculty/staff member. Possibel official written reprimand (depending on aggravating and mitigating factors) |
1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
|
Improper use of materials published by third parties |
Official written warning |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falsifying a letter of recommendation* |
Temporary exclusion from Politecnico with restriction of any academic action for 18 months |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Improper use of Politecnico logo |
Oral reprimand |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Damage to movable and immovable university property |
Temporary exclusion from Politecnico with restriction of any academic action for 8/10 months |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falsifying documents* |
Exclusion from economic benefits provided by Politecnico with restriction of any academic action for a period of minimum 6 months to maximum 3 years |
0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total cases | 29 | 12 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
*Some cases of misconduct (marked with *) will be reported to the authorities (Procura della Repubblica) since they constitute alleged criminal offences.