Code of Student Responsibility

Students participating in an IES program are expected to take responsibility for their own actions or failure to act, and IES staff and faculty will hold students accountable for the same. The Institute´s Code of Student Responsibility includes policies based on the premise that students are adults and guests abroad. Students are expected to abide by the IES code and the laws and customs that govern the host country where students are studying. Students are legally subject to the same laws and regulations that govern the host country´s citizens, and any other laws that are applicable to you as a foreign citizen in the host country.

As an academic institution, the members of the IES community are expected to respect the rights and dignity of other students, the staff, faculty, community members of host institutions and the citizens at large. Students must take responsibility for acting in ways that demonstrate respect for themselves and others, and recognize that they represent IES and their country for the duration of their time in the IES program.

IES holds students responsible for knowing the policies as set forth in this handbook and in the catalogue for your program, and those posted as needed on official bulletin boards. These policies exist to facilitate the educational process and to ensure a safe, fair and successful experience for students. Ignorance of the policies is not an acceptable excuse for policy violation.

IES students, who are participating in host university programs exclusively, are subject to the rules of conduct, academic procedures, academic honor codes, and student disciplinary procedures of the respective universities primarily, in addition to the IES code secondarily. For students enrolled in both IES courses and local university courses, the local university codes apply and take precedence over IES codes with regard to violations that are within the local universities´ jurisdiction. Otherwise the IES code is in place.

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