Procedure before the student's attorney

Procedures are initiated before the Students’ Attorney by submitting a written request.

A request may be submitted by any University student, either personally or via a proxy, if they find that their rights stipulated by law, Statute or other University act or its units’ act have been violated. The request is delivered to the address of the seat of the Students’ Attorney. The request is to be signed and contain the submitter’s personal data, as well the circumstances, facts and evidence that form the grounds for the request. It should also state the body, i.e., person addressee of the request.

The submitter cannot be called to account for the request; this is the responsibility of the Dean, i.e., the University’s unit.

The Students’ Attorney shall reach a decision upon the request within 30 days as of the day of submission. The Attorney is obligated to act upon the request with conscientiousness, bias, efficiency and responsibility. When deciding, they are obligated to gather all facts and evidence substantially relevant regarding the request from the appropriate institutions.

The Students’ Attorney shall dismiss the request if:

• They have already acted upon the request and this decision is final;
• The request is anonymous, unless it is a matter of common interest;
• The request is incomplete and, after previous indication by the Students’ Attorney, the submitter has failed to fill it out;
• The request refers to actions occurring more than one year ago, unless it is established that the submitter has missed the deadline for legitimate reasons;
• The student is not personally affected by the actions stipulated in the request, i.e., the request has been submitted by an unauthorized person;
• The request refers to appealing a grade, and the student has failed to use their right according to law and the University acts;
• The request’s settlement is outside their competencies;
• The subject is in procedure before the court bodies or another competent body;
• From the available data, it is established that the student’s rights have not been violated, in accordance with the law and University acts;

If the Students’ Attorney initiates a procedure upon the submitted request, they may conclude that the submitter’s rights have been violated and may:

• Give recommendations, proposals, opinions and advice on the means of curing the violations established;
• Propose to take another action or procedure, in accordance with the law;
• Take initiative to seek responsibility from the person responsible;
• Demand actions from other competent state bodies.

If the Students’ Attorney determines that certain rights of the submitter have been violated:

• They prepare a report stating the conclusions on the condition established; recommendations, i.e., opinions, proposals or advice to the University unit with the purpose of taking appropriate measures to cure the violation of the request.

All information and documents received by the Students’ Attorney are confidential according to official duty. The Students’ Attorney sees to the protection of the identity, privacy and anonymity of the students filing requests.