Academic ethics in conditions of the University of Zilina

Abstract

The current environment puts an increasing emphasis on increasing the quality of university education. It is also connected with the growth of requirements placed on the profession of a university employee that also include a strong ethical aspect. The implementers of the project Development of culture quality at the University of Zilina (ZU) based on European standards of higher education (DEQUA), whose output is to set up the basic rules of academic ethics in the environment of the University of Zilina in the form of a code of ethics, are aware of this fact. As foundation for creation of employee code the Code of Ethics of University Employees was used, whose observance is declared by ZU; however, it only has a formal character, it is not a binding norm in the environment of ZU, whose failure to comply with would be sanctioned. The purpose of adopting this document (Code of Ethics) was supported also by the results of organised workshops and surveys within the DEQUA project.