Understanding the Reporting Process
Reporting concerns helps maintain a safe, respectful, and academically honest community at KAUST. Students, faculty, and staff may report alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct through the online reporting form. Reports may include academic integrity concerns, behavioral concerns, or any conduct issue that may impact the University community.
Reports are reviewed by the Student Conduct Office within Student Affairs.
Before You Report
Providing as much detail as you can helps the University understand the situation and decide on next steps. Your report will be reviewed carefully, and you may be contacted if additional information is needed.
Helpful Information to Gather
To help the University understand the situation, include what you can:
π Description of what occurred
π Date, time, and location
π₯ Names of individuals involved
π Screenshots, documents, or other evidence
ποΈ Witnesses
You may submit a report even if not all details are available.
What to Report
Concerns involving dishonesty in academic work. Examples include using unauthorized materials, copying or presenting work that is not your own, falsifying information or data, submitting the same work more than once without permission, or disrupting teaching or research.
These concerns affect both academic trust and the learning environment, and reporting them allows the University to ensure fairness for all students
Conduct that affects the safety, respect, or well-being of others. This includes threatening or intimidating behavior, bullying or unwanted contact, discriminatory or disrespectful actions, inappropriate public behavior, sharing offensive materials, or recording others without permission.
Reporting these concerns helps maintain a respectful, safe, and culturally aware community environment.
How to Submit a Report
All concerns should be submitted through the official online Student Conduct Reporting Form. Reports may be submitted by students, faculty, staff, or other community members.
What Happens After You Submit
After you submit a report, the University reviews the information to understand what happened and determine whether the concern should move forward for additional review or action. Depending on the nature of the concern, it may be handled in different ways, all of which follow established procedures to ensure fairness and consistency. In some cases, additional details may be requested to ensure that the situation is accurately understood before next steps are taken.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Confidential Consultation
Students are welcome to contact Student Conduct to talk through a concern, ask questions, or better understand their options. These conversations are private and handled with care. At this stage, no report is filed, the other person is not contacted, and you decide whether you want to move forward.
After a Formal Report Is Submitted
If a formal report is submitted, confidentiality is still respected, but the process becomes more structured. To ensure fairness, the respondent is typically informed of the concern and given an opportunity to respond, which may include sharing relevant information.
Everyone involved is expected to respect privacy and use shared information only to seek support or participate appropriately in the process.
Non-Retaliation
Students have the right to raise concerns or participate in the conduct process without fear of retaliation. Any attempt to intimidate, pressure, threaten, or negatively affect someone for reporting a concern, cooperating in a review, or supporting another student is not permitted. Retaliation is considered a separate violation of the Student Code of Conduct and may result in additional disciplinary action.
Contact Student Conduct
π© StudentConduct@kaust.edu.sa
π Student Center, Level 2, Rm.
π SunβThu, 8:00 a.m.β5:00 p.m.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please contact KAUST Security at 911.
