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student, teacher, employee, for whom the principles of justice and the values of quality
education and research are the main priority in the activity.
22. Any question raised on the violation of academic integrity should be considered by the
Institutes / NSPP, that are obliged to take all necessary measures to comprehensively study
the issue and fair assessment of violations of academic integrity.

23. Students and employees should be familiarized with this Code upon admission to training
or work.
24. Ignorance of the Code does not exempt from liability for non-compliance.
25. For employees of the Academy who violate the provisions of this Code, disciplinary
measures are applied in accordance with the internal labor regulations and the labor contract.
26. In relation to students of the Academy who violate the norms of this Code, measures are
applied in accordance with the provisions of this Code and the personal education contract.
27. Institutes / NSPP and the Academy leadership create favorable conditions for the student
and employee to prevent violations of academic integrity through consultations,
implementation of the principles of academic honesty in all educational programs and syllabuses.

6. Types of Liability and Penalties
28. The types of responsibility applicable to the employee and the procedure for their
application are regulated in the Internal Labor Rules of the Academy.
29. Types of responsibility applicable to the student:
1) verbal warning;
2) a written reprimand;
3) decline in grades;
4) cancellation of work and / or grades;
5) non-admission to the official evaluation work, incl. dissertations / projects;
6) the public censure of a misconduct;
7) exclusion of a student from the discipline;
8) expulsion from the Academy.
Sanctions for violations of academic integrity, manifested in educational and research activities, are
divided into three categories: Category 1, Category 2, Category 3.

Category 1 is the least serious category of sanctions, which includes an verbal warning or a written
reprimand without entering the student’s personal file, or lowering the grade with the requirement
to redo the work. Category 2 includes the expulsion of the student from the discipline, or a decline
of the grade for the assignment, or the cancellation of work and / or the grade given, or a written
reprimand that is entered in the student’s personal file. Category 3 includes probation, suspension,
or expulsion, including public censure of a misconduct.
Each particular case of violation is individually assessed taking into account the severity of the
incident, the presence or absence of previously recorded violations.
30. The facts of violations and the degree of responsibility are examined by Institutes / NSPP.
Penalties in the form of public censure of a committed misconduct or expulsion from the Academy
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