> Maria João Cortinhal | Dean of Iscte Business School
> Isabel Lourenço | Director of the Accounting Department
> Joaquim José Ramalho | Director of the Economics Department
> José Carlos Dias | Director of the Finance Department
> Susana Henriques Marques | Director of the Marketing, Operations and General Management Department
> Maria Teresa Delgado Calapez | Director of the Quantitative Methods
> Henrique Duarte | Director of the Human Resources and Organizational Behavior Department
> João António Madeira | Director of Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL)
> Maria João Cortinhal | President of the Pedagofical Council
> Maria Teresa Delgado Calapez | Vice President of the Pedagogical Council
> Catarina Maria Valente Antunes Marques | Member of the Pedagogical Council
> Sofia Kalakou | Member of the Pedagogical Council
> Nelson Jorge Campos Ramalho | Member of the Pedagogical Council
> Francisco Gonçalves Valente | Student Body
> Helena Pais | Student Body
> Joana Correia | Student Body
> Renato Capela | Student Body
The Iscte Business School's Ethics Committee (EC) is responsible for issuing opinions and recommendations, within the scope of the respective scientific areas, on the research carried out by students of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle curricular units, of master's theses, PhD theses or project reports. The Ethics Committee is also responsible for issuing opinions on the research carried out by teachers and researchers from the Iscte Business School and the Business Research Unit (BRU).
Ethics Committee Members
> Professor Patrícia Filipe | President
> Professor Alexandra Ferreira Lopes
> Professor Ana Patrícia Duarte
> Professor Jonas Oliveira
> Professor Sandra Loureiro
Guiding Documents
> Regulations of the Ethics Council and Ethics Committees of Iscte - Click Here (in Portuguese only)
> Code of Ethical Conduct in Research - Click Here
> Guidelines for Researchers on Protection of Personal Data in Scientific Research Activities at Iscte - Click Here
> Security and Private Data Protection Recommendations - Click Here
> Procedures Flowchart - Click Here
A study should be submitted for analysis by the EC if any of the following applies:
- the study involves processing personal data;
- the study involves a sample derived from vulnerable populations
- the study involves significant risks for the participants.
Submission Requests
| Submission Deadline | Meeting date of IBS Ethics Committee |
| 04 of October 2025 | 14 of October 2025 |
| 08 of November 2025 |
18 of November 2025 |
| 06 of December 2025 | 16 of December 2025 |
| 03 of January 2026 | 13 of January 2026 |
Contact
Mais Informações
Comissao Etica_1 Rules Comissao Etica_2 Code Conduct Comissao Etica_3 Guidelines Comissao Etica_4 Safety and Security Recom Comissao Etica_5 Flowchart Comissao Etica_6 submission guide Comissao Etica_7 submission form Comissao Etica_8 Question Personal data Comissao Etica_9 Debriefing Explan Comissao Etica_10 Informed consent no process Comissao Etica_11 Informed consent data collected