Article 1 Definition
1 - The Centre for Research and Innovation in Education is a Research Unit, under the terms referred to in Article 10(3)(c) of the Statutes of the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESE-IPP), adopting the acronym inED.
2 - Its international name is the Centre for Research and Innovation in Education, with the same acronym.
3 - inED has scientific and management autonomy, under the terms of these Regulations, without prejudice to the rules, procedures and guidelines of the ESE-IPP and the Tutelage.
4 - The members of the inED have the autonomy established D.in the projects in which they are involved, without prejudice to taking into account what is referred to in the previous paragraph and the policies and guidelines outlined by the inED
Article 2 Objectives
The inED's objectives are
1 - To promote research and innovation, namely:
a) Promoting initiatives leading to the development of projects;
b) Promoting and endorsing project applications to funding bodies;
c) Carrying out actions to share knowledge, disseminate and reflect on projects;
d) Collaborating in the training of new researchers;
e) Creating and updating information resources on research activities.
2 - Encourage collaborations between inED's thematic areas to design and carry out research and innovation projects.
3 - To encourage collaborations between inED and other organisations at national and international level.
4 - To establish and maintain itself as a unit recognised and evaluated by the national body responsible for certifying and evaluating the scientific system, striving for excellence.
5 - To publish the Sensos-e journal as a way of disseminating knowledge and research and innovation work in the field of education.
Article 3 Constitution and Bodies
1 - inED is made up of integrated researchers, collaborating researchers and student researchers.
2 - Integrated members of the inED may be ESE-IPP career teachers with a doctorate who ensure regular scientific production within the scope of the inED, while simultaneously being able to collaborate in another research or similar unit.
3 - Doctoral graduates from outside the ESE-IPP who are affiliated with a Portuguese institution, who meet the conditions set out in the previous paragraph and, if applicable, have a favourable opinion from their affiliated institutions, may be integrated members.
4 - A collaborating member may be a researcher who participates in ongoing projects at inED and who, not being a student researcher, does not wish to or does not fulfil the conditions to be an integrated researcher.
5 - Student researchers are students enrolled on ESE-IPP bachelor's or master's programmes and who actively participate in ongoing projects.
6 - inED has the following bodies: Director; Scientific Council; Monitoring Committee; Ethics Committee; Stakeholders Committee; Thematic Area Coordinator.
Article 4 Director
1 - The Director is elected by the Board of Directors from among its members;
2 - The Director is responsible for: a) Representing inED;
b) Coordinate the definition of the centre's policies and priorities for action;
c) Coordinating the implementation of the strategic plan;
d) Convene and conduct meetings of the Board of Directors and the Scientific Council;
e) Ensuring compliance with the decisions of the Board of Directors and the Scientific Council;
f) Ensuring general coordination and day-to-day management;
g) Appointing the Thematic Area Coordinator and the Chair of the Ethics Committee, at the proposal of the Board.3 - The Director may delegate functions to members of the Board.
4 - In the deliberations of the Board and the Scientific Council, the Director has the casting vote.
5 - The Director's term of office is three years.
6 - The Director may not serve more than three successive terms.
7 - In the event of the Director's mandate becoming vacant or being prevented from being exercised, his/her duties shall be exercised by another member of the Board, elected by its members,
A new member of the Board may be appointed for the same period, as described in point 6 of article 5.
Article 5 Board of Directors
1 - The Board of Directors is made up of five members and two alternates, elected by the Scientific Council from among the researchers integrated under the conditions of Article 3.2.
2 - The Board is elected by secret ballot at an extraordinary meeting of the Scientific Council, chaired by the Dean of ESE-IPP. The President of ESE-IPP is responsible for ratifying the election results.
3 - The Board is responsible for:
a) To pronounce on research policies and priorities;
b) Supervising administrative and financial management;
c) Create and coordinate the application of regular mechanisms for self-assessment and internal monitoring of its scientific performance;
d) Drawing up activity plans and annual implementation reports;
e) Drawing up the terms of protocols between inED and other collective or individual organisations;
f) To give its opinion on matters submitted to it by the Director;
g) To assist the Director;
h) Drawing up internal rules of procedure;
i) Defining and applying the rules for awarding and maintaining researcher status;
j) Appoint the members of the Monitoring Committee, the Ethics Committee and the Stakeholders Committee;
k) Propose the Thematic Area Coordinator to the Director;
l) Propose the Chair of the Ethics Committee to the Director;
m) Propose amendments to these Regulations to the inED Scientific Council.
4 - The term of office of each member of the Board is three years.
5 - Each member of the Board may not serve more than three successive terms.
6 - In the event of a vacancy or impediment of a member of the Board, the alternate member with the most votes shall take office until the end of the vacant term or impediment.
Article 6 Scientific Council
1 - The Scientific Council is made up of all researchers.
2 - In deliberations, only integrated researchers have the right to vote.
3 - The Scientific Council is responsible for:
a) Electing the members of the Board of Directors;
b) Approve the regulations and their amendments;
c) Decide on the matters referred to in Article 5(3)(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f);
d) To pass judgement on matters that members of the Board of Directors put before it.
4 - Ordinary meetings are held annually.
5 - Extraordinary meetings are decided by the Director, the Management or two thirds of the members of the Scientific Council.
Article 7 Monitoring Committee
1 - The Monitoring Committee is a unit with evaluation and counselling functions.
2 - The Monitoring Committee is made up of individuals from outside the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, of recognised competence, some of whom work in non-national institutions.
3 - The Monitoring Committee is responsible for regularly analysing the functioning of the inED and issuing opinions it deems appropriate, namely on the activity plan and the annual scientific report.
4 - Meetings of the Monitoring Committee:
a) Ordinary meetings are held annually and convened by the inED Director;
b) Extraordinary meetings are called by the Director of the inED, on his/her own initiative or on the initiative of the Board of Directors.o;
5 - The Monitoring Committee will also carry out the functions established in the national scientific system's regulations regarding Research Units with multi-annual funding.
Article 8 Ethics Committee
1 - The Ethics Committee is an independent body that aims to promote high standards of integrity, honesty and ethical quality in the research activities conducted at inED.
2 - The Ethics Committee is structured as a committee made up of 5 members and is headed by a Chairman who will be assisted by a Vice-Chairman.
3 - The Ethics Committee is responsible for:
a) to analyse respect for and compliance with ethical standards in the research activity carried out at inED, in order to ensure the well-being, integrity and dignity of all participants in the research work;
b) Ensure compliance with the assumptions of respect for human dignity and integrity, taking into account professional codes of ethics, as well as regulations approved at national and international level on this matter;
c) issue opinions on matters within its remit, which includes assessing research work, responding to requests for clarification and/or analysing procedural issues.
4 - The functioning of the Ethics Committee will be governed by its own regulations, approved by the Centre's Board of Directors.
Article 9 Stakeholders Committee
1 - The Stakeholders Commission is a unit with advisory functions.
2 - The Stakeholders Commission is made up of individuals from outside the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, of recognised competence, from institutions and/or services representing the community.
3 - The Stakeholders Commission is responsible for promoting the analysis and discussion of concrete topics or problems within the scope of educational, social and cultural policies and structures, which can guide research in order to respond to the needs and expectations of people, organisations and communities.
4 - Meetings of the Stakeholders Committee are held annually and convened by the Director of inED.
Article 10 Thematic Area Coordinator
1 – inED, in pursuit of its objectives, organizes research projects into thematic areas, each with a researcher responsible for their coordination.
2 – The Thematic Area Coordinator is proposed by the Management, from among the integrated researchers, and is appointed by the Director of inED.
3 – The Thematic Area Coordinator is responsible for:
a) Issue opinions on proposals for new research/innovation projects;
b) Prepare the activity report for the thematic area, carrying out a global analysis of the scientific production evidenced in the project reports;
c) Collaborate with Management in inED activities, when requested;
d) Develop actions towards the implementation of what is established in point 2 of article 2.
Article 11 Resources
1 – Human resources are integrated researchers, collaborators, and students, as well as non-teaching workers who perform technical or administrative functions.
2 – Material and financial resources include allocated equipment, budget allocations provided by the institution and those obtained through project financing and others arising from its activities.
Article 12 Final provisions
1 – In the case of doubts and omissions regarding this Regulation, the general principles and rules of law apply.
2 – This Regulation comes into force on the day following approval by the President of ESEIPP.