Disciplinary Code for Students
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The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports registered the Disciplinary Code for Students of Moravian
Business College Olomouc in compliance with § 36, paragraph 2 and paragraph 4, § 41, paragraph 2
and § 87, Letter a) of the Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions and on Alterations and
Amendments to Other Acts (Higher Education Act, under reference number MSMT-4914/2017-1, dated
the 28th of March 2017.
DISCIPLINARY CODE FOR STUDENTS
Version: 2
Valid as of: The day of registration by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
of the Czech Republic (MŠMT ČR)
Proprietor of this activity: the Disciplinary Commission
The Guarantor of the Process: the Rector
Checked by: the Quality Manager
Approved by: the Director RNDr. Josef Tesařík
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Contents
Article 1 –Introductory Provisions..........................................................................................................................3
Article 2 –Disciplinary Commission.........................................................................................................................3
Article 3 –Disciplinary Infringement .......................................................................................................................3
Article 4 –Disciplinary Procedures..........................................................................................................................3
Article 5 –Sanctions................................................................................................................................................4
Article 6 – Decisions ...............................................................................................................................................4
Article 7 –Abatement of Disciplinary Proceedings..................................................................................................5
Article 8 –Revocation Provisions ............................................................................................................................6
Article 9 –Force and Effect......................................................................................................................................6
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Article 1
Introductory Provisions
The disciplinary code governs the procedures to be followed when negotiating disciplinary
infringements committed by students of Moravian Business College Olomouc (hereinafter
referred to only as “MVSO“)
Article 2
Disciplinary Commission
1. Disciplinary infringements committed by students of MVSO are negotiated by the
Disciplinary Commission.
2. The status of the members of the disciplinary commission are governed by the MVSO
statute.
3. The disciplinary commission can vote if more than a 50 percent majority of its members
are present.
4. A decision of the disciplinary commission goes into effect if more than a 50 percent
majority of the members present vote for it.
Article 3
Disciplinary Infringement
A disciplinary infringement is caused by a breach of the duties set down in the legal
regulations or internal regulations of MVSO.
Article 4
Disciplinary Procedures
1. Formal disciplinary action is started by the MVSO disciplinary commission based on
a recommendation by the Rector or an authorised representative of the Rector. A written
proposal for the starting of a disciplinary process includes a description of the deed,
suggested evidence and proof if available, on which the accusation is based as well as an
explanation of why the deed is considered to be a disciplinary infringement.
2. A disciplinary process is begun by acquainting the student with the accusation. The day on
which the student received an invitation for an oral interview regarding the disciplinary
infringement is regarded as the day on which the student was familiarised with the content of
the disciplinary process proposal.
3. The written invitation can be delivered to any known address of the student. In its place, it is
also possible to deliver the invitation in the form of a data message over the networking node
of a data site, the operator of which manages an electronic mailing address account for the
student.
4. If it isn´t feasible to deliver the invitation IAW paragraph 3 of Article 4, then it is possible to
deliver it by placing it on the official MVSO notice board.
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5. The invitation is delivered in such a way so that the student has at least five days to prepare
a defence to be presented to the MVSO disciplinary commission.
6. The disciplinary infringement shall be discussed at an oral hearing at which the student must
be physically present. An exception to this is if the student does not show up for the hearing
and does not excuse her- or himself from the session, in spite of the fact that the invitation
was sent on time and in according to the rules, in which case, it will be conducted in the
absence of the student.
7. In order to be officially excused from the negotiations, the written excuse letter must be
delivered to the chair of the disciplinary commission at the latest one day before the day on
which the meeting is scheduled. The excuse must include relevant proof of the valid reason
for which it is being submitted. The Chair of the Disciplinary Commission will set up a makeup
term for the sitting only upon having acknowledged the validity of the reason.
8. Furthermore, it is also possible to hold a second oral hearing in the absence of the student if
the student does not show up for the rescheduled/postponed commissional session.
9. The meeting of the disciplinary commission is not open to the public.
10. A record of the proceedings from the disciplinary commissional session will be readied, in
which the disciplinary commission will set forth its recommendation for the decision by the
Rector.
Article 5
Sanctions
1. One of the following sanctions can be given if the student is found to have committed a
disciplinary offence:
a. An admonition
b. suspension from studies for a given period of time with set conditions which the
student must fulfil in order to continue studying,
c. Expulsion from studies.
2. The imposition of a penalty may be waived in cases where the disciplinary infringement
negotiations lead directly to a resolution of the situation which caused the hearing to be
held.
3. In the process of deciding which sanctions to enact, an effort is made to make the
punishment fit the crime, in other words, the nature of the disciplinary infringement is taken
into account as well as the circumstances under which it occurred, the damage caused, the
degree of guilt and especially to the general behaviour of the student, who committed the
disciplinary infringement and to her or his efforts to repair the damage.
4. A student can be expelled from studies only in cases where a serious disciplinary
infringement was committed intentionally.
5. A student who was admitted to studies as a result of cheating or other misrepresentation of
her-or himself will also be expelled.
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6. A decision, regarding a disciplinary infringement, which is to result in expulsion from studies
IAW paragraph 2, will be annulled in cases where reasons for annulling the disciplinary
process subsequently become apparent.
Article 6
Decisions
1. Sanctions are set by the Rector based on the proposal by the disciplinary commission. The
Rector cannot inflict stricter sanctions than those proposed by the disciplinary commission.
Sanctions must be imposed within thirty (30) days of the day on which the disciplinary
process began.
2. A decision on the imposition of a sanction must be issued in writing and must include
a statement, a specification of the sanction, the reason(s) for the sanction and guidance on
how to appeal the decision, which must be delivered directly into the hands of the student. If
the student lists a data box address, the decision will be delivered via a public data site into
the data box indicated by the student.
3. The student can lodge an appeal against the sanctioning decision within thirty 30 days of the
day on which the decision to impose a sanction due to a disciplinary offense was delivered. If
this deadline is missed, it can be waived for serious reasons. A request for a waiver of
a missed deadline is to be submitted to the Rector.
4. The Rector will change or declare to be invalid any decision to impose a sanction which was
issued illegally or in conflict with the internal regulations of MVSO.
Article 7
Abatement of disciplinary proceedings
1. Disciplinary proceedings will be stopped, if:
a. it becomes clear that it is not a case of disciplinary infringement
b. it cannot be proven that the disciplinary infringement was committed by the student,
c. the person involved is no longer a student,
d. The one-year deadline of one year, since the infringement was committed or since the
legal condemnatory sentence in the case of a punishable offence was issued, has
passed.
2. An appeal against the decision always has the effect of postponing the enforcement of the
decision.
Article 8
Revocation Provisions
The previous disciplinary code, registered with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, is
cancelled and subsequently replaced by the current disciplinary code.
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Article 9
Force and Effect
This disciplinary code takes effect IAW § 36, Paragraph 4 and § 41, Paragraph 2 of Law No.
111/1998 of the Book of Laws, on colleges, and also based on amendments to further valid laws
(the law regarding colleges). It enters into force on the date of its registration with the Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports.