REGULATIONS OF THE CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION – NICPE

TITLE I – THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CENTER AND ITS DUTIES.

Art. 1 ‐ The CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION – NICPE of Faculdade Nepuga is an institutional body whose function is to carry out academic and interdisciplinary activities, with the purpose of coordinating and encouraging Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension activities by its academic community. Art. 2 ‐ The duties of the NICPE are: I. To encourage interaction among faculty members from different fields of knowledge in developing research and extension projects; II. To promote interdisciplinary research and extension projects involving Faculdade Nepuga students; III. To encourage student participation in interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension projects; IV. To organize Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension activities, providing clear direction for the main lines of work established at the institution.

TITLE II – PRINCIPLES

Art. 3 ‐ The planning of research and extension activities shall be governed by the following principles: I. Commitment to the development of the region; II. The inseparability of teaching, research and extension; III. Interdisciplinarity; IV. Freedom of expression and democracy; V. Observance of ethics in research and professional practice.

TITLE III – STRUCTURE AND REPORTING LINE

Art. 4 ‐ The basic structure of the NICPE consists of support for Undergraduate Research, Research and extension.

• §1 ‐ The Center shall be coordinated by a Faculdade Nepuga professor holding at least a master's degree.
• §2 ‐ The NICPE Coordinator shall be appointed by the Leadership of Faculdade Nepuga, maintained by the NICPE, for a 2-year term, and may be reappointed.

Art. 5 ‐ The NICPE shall report to the leadership of Faculdade Nepuga.

TITLE IV – BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Art. 6 ‐ Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension Projects submitted to the NICPE shall be reviewed and coordinated by the faculty of the institution. Art. 7 ‐ A project (Undergraduate Research, research or extension) may only be coordinated by a member of this institution's faculty. Art. 8 ‐ Professors and researchers may take part in one or more research and/or Undergraduate Research, Research and extension projects as professors of this institution. Sole paragraph – A project coordinator who, voluntarily or involuntarily, causes its interruption without prior justification shall be required to reimburse the investment made by Faculdade Nepuga. Art. 9 ‐ Only students who meet the following conditions may take part in research and extension projects: I ‐ They are enrolled at Faculdade Nepuga and attending classes; II ‐ They have completed the courses whose content prepared them to carry out the project activities; III ‐ They show dedication and aptitude for Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension, whether or not they receive a scholarship; IV ‐ They have no disciplinary warnings;

TITLE V – DUTIES OF THE COORDINATOR

Art. 10 ‐ The Coordinator shall have the following duties: I. To call, announce and lead the Center's meetings; II. To propose changes, when necessary, to ongoing research and extension projects, after discussion with the advisor of the respective project; III. To decide on matters relevant to fulfilling the Center's purposes and objectives; IV. To submit annual and/or semiannual reports to the institution's Leadership on the activities carried out by the Center; V. To monitor and evaluate the scientific and/or extension projects developed at the Center; VI. To contribute to the continuity of the scientific, cultural and other activities implemented by the Center.

TITLE VI – RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NICPE

Art. 11 ‐ The NICPE is responsible for: I. Defining lines of research and extension that are of interest to the university community and relevant to local and regional society, respecting the institution's lines of research. II. Supporting courses, seminars, meetings, symposia and similar events on topics related to the projects under development at the Center; III. Discussing and assessing the various projects in Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension, in order to carry out a critical analysis, offer suggestions on them and approve them with the oversight of the institution's Leadership and the project advisor; IV. Conducting a semiannual survey of the Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension projects proposed by the institution's faculty and students; V. Monitoring and evaluating actions and activities related to Teaching Assistantships and other undergraduate research programs in research and extension, together with the Program Board(s) of this institution; VI. Publicizing, disseminating and enabling the publication of studies, papers and research carried out at this institution for the academic community; VII. Defining the ethical foundations that will guide the production, execution and dissemination of the projects under its coordination;

TITLE VII – PROJECTS

Art. 12 ‐ Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension activities are carried out as projects which, using human resources, materials and equipment, are executed on behalf of the institution. Art. 13‐ Registration of Undergraduate Research, Research and Extension Projects shall follow the academic calendar, in line with what is set by the NICPE and announced through a Call for Proposals and/or the academic portal. Art. 14 ‐ Projects with voluntary participation may be registered at any time during the academic year. Art. 15‐ The selection of projects to be developed by the institution shall consider criteria such as: I. Scientific relevance and a coherent theoretical rationale; II. Results that ensure the production of new knowledge and social value aligned with the social responsibility defined by the institution; III. Results applicable to regional realities and needs, in all spheres; IV. Integration of the three pillars: teaching, research and extension, aiming to improve and strengthen these activities; V. Feasibility in terms of: use of equipment, consumables, financial cost and environmental conditions; VI. Suitability for student involvement, addressing eco-environmental, ethnic-racial, accessibility and sustainability issues; VII. Conditions for teamwork; VIII. A project structure that is coherent, reliable and faithful to the methodology recommended by this institution; IX. Following the lines of research set by this institution's program board. Art. 16 ‐ Projects that do not meet 75% of the criteria defined above shall be: I. Summarily rejected; II. Subject to reformulation, according to the review carried out by the Center's coordination, the Leadership of Faculdade Nepuga and the Project Advisor. Art. 17 ‐ Reports, as instruments for monitoring Undergraduate Research, research or extension, shall be submitted to the NICPE by the date set by the Center in the academic calendar. Art. 18 ‐ Every publication of results from research and extension projects developed under the NICPE, or with the participation of researchers and extension staff linked to it, must cite the name of the program and of the institution.

• §1‐ Project coordinators/advisors, faculty and students are prohibited from disclosing all or part of the content of a research project without duly informing the institution's leadership.
• §2 ‐ Any full or partial disclosure of results without stating the name of the institution, in a way that harms and/or prevents the continued execution of the projects, is prohibited.

TITLE VIII – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 19 ‐ These regulations shall comply with the federal copyright legislation in force in the country. Art. 20 ‐ Cases not covered by these Regulations shall be referred to the collegiate bodies in accordance with the Internal Bylaws of this institution. Art. 21 ‐ These Regulations take effect on the date of their approval by the institution's CAS and CONSEPE. Art. 22 ‐ Any provisions to the contrary are hereby revoked.