The Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) dismissed a workplace harassment case, even after the Inspectorate-General for Education and Science (IGEC) had proposed a sanction. The decision to dismiss was made by the president of IST, Rogério Colaço, against the recommendation of the inspection body.
The case involves professors who filed complaints of workplace harassment. Público reported that the president of IST is said to have silenced the professors who filed the complaints against the harassment.
The IGEC had proposed a sanction within the scope of this case, but the final decision fell to the management of IST, which chose to dismiss the case. The dismissal of the case by the president of the institution contrasts with the position of the Inspectorate-General, which had identified evidence that justified the proposed sanction.
