This training course, promoted by the Ethics Committee of the University of Évora in collaboration with its counterparts at the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, and the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, aims to contribute to the development of the skills required for serving on Ethics Committees.
Portuguese society today is undergoing significant change?more informed and increasingly demanding. The rapid pace of biotechnological development, demographic challenges and resulting healthcare demands, the rise in migratory movements, growing multiculturalism, and the expanding role of artificial intelligence have given rise to new problems, ethical issues, and dilemmas that may conflict with individual and collective human rights, as well as with human dignity. In this context, it is essential that Higher Education and Healthcare Institutions are adequately prepared to address these emerging ethical challenges.
Ethics Committees, as integral parts of these institutions, must possess cross-cutting competencies that enable them to critically analyze and reflect on matters related to ethics and bioethics, thereby contributing to the upholding of these principles within the institution's activities.
Within this framework, focusing on the challenges faced by Ethics Committees and on the development of competencies that support the application of ethical and bioethical principles in institutional contexts, this initiative constitutes a complementary training opportunity. It is aimed at the general public and, in particular, at members of Ethics Committees from various organizations.
This is the first of five training modules that will form part of the forthcoming Postgraduate Program in Ethics and Citizenship in Higher Education and Healthcare, for which accreditation may be considered.
Ethics and Bioethics fundamentals
Curso de Formação
Ano Letivo 2024/2025
Course Overview
Organic Unit:
School of Health and Human Development
Duration:
2 Weeks/2 ECTS credits ( required in curricular units)
Language:
Portuguese
Regime:
E-learning
CNAEF Areas:
- Health (others) (729)

For Whom
Graduates
Datas de Realização do Curso
1st Phase (1º Momento de Oferta)
- Begin: 05/05/2025
- End: 16/05/2025
Entre as 16:30 e as 20:00, preferencialmente Terças e Quintas Feiras.
Vacancies and Applications
Initial Places: 50
Applications and Enrollment Dates
1st Phase (1º Momento de Oferta)- Applications: 11/04/2025 to 21/04/2025
- Results: until 28/04/2025
- Enrollment: 28/04/2025 to 02/05/2025
Tuition Fees
Annual Tuition Fees
Students from EU countries
100 €
This course is covered by the PRR's Adult Impulse. Students can receive two prizes: the participation prize, equal in value to the course fee, and the completion prize (according to Regulation), to be paid into a bank account held by the student.
Course Committee
Timetables
Entre as 16:30 e as 20:00, preferencialmente Terças e Quintas Feiras.
Documents
Contact Information
Director:
Hugo Folgado [hfolgado@uevora.pt]
Academic Manager: Raquel Maria Pitadas de Matos
Academic Services (online): SAC.ONLINE