Ethics in the substantive functions of the academic staff of the Universidad Veracruzana

A Code of Ethics is an internal charter of principles that guides the purposes of the university and aims to help the fair application of the legal norms and statutes of an educational institution. Hence, the objective of this article to identify if the principles of the Code of Ethics of the Universidad Veracruzana, as a formal reference of the conduct and professional character of those who make it up, are present in the regulations that govern the functions of academic staff, to grant them integrity and trust in the institution as a trainer of students who will develop in the labor, social, economic and cultural environment of the country with social and ethical responsibility. We found important congruences and some gaps in terms of specifying sanctions for unethical conduct that may occur and that could be an obstacle in the fulfillment of the university's reason for being