Policy on Harassment, Bullying & Victimisation
UTH Policy on Harassment
The University of Thessaly has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimization, bullying or harassment and the principle of equal treatment is ensured. The University of Thessaly policy for dealing with the above mentioned issues aims to develop an academic and working environment in which harassment and intimidation have no place whatsoever and where all members of the academic community can be assured that their issue will be handled discreetly and responsibly by the University.
Should you encounter any problems with bullying, harassment or negative treatment, please send an email to respect@uth.gr recording the issue and giving your basic contact details or you can directly contact the Accessibility Centre dialing +30-2421074024 (Monday to Friday 9.00-15.00). For more information, please visit UTH website.
Department of Environmental Sciences Policy on Bullying, Victimization and Harassment
The Department of Environmental Sciences, in particular, follows a general framework for dealing with the various forms of bullying, victimization and harassment: the development of a proper spirit of prevention and immediate elimination of the above mentioned phenomena from the staff. All staff, (academic, administrative, etc.) have a duty to watch their behaviour both among themselves and towards students, and also report anything considered to be inappropriate behaviour between students to the relevant bodies (Department and/or UTH Academic Affairs Office and Student Affairs Office).
From an institutional point of view, the relevant provisions of the Civil Service Code, the Criminal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Civil Code are constantly in force. There is also the Department Student Affairs Committee, as well as a professor-adviser for each student, which, among other things, have the task of detecting students’ particular needs and problems, such as bullying, victimization and harassment, etc.
