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ABSTRACT: Since the 1990s, and particularly after the implementation of the Bologna
Process, European universities have faced a paradigm shift aimed at excellence, a growing
concern for educational institutions. This paradigm shift sought to meet the demands of an
increasingly informed society, the evolution of scientific and technological knowledge, and
the challenges of employability and entrepreneurship. The management style of educational
institutions has itself changed, recognising the importance of implementing compliance
programmes that lead to a culture of ethics, transparency, equity and accountability that
should be cultivated by everyone who is part of the education system, without exception.
Since private education is an extremely competitive and regulated sector, the implementation
of such programmes is even more decisive. It is in this context that this article is presented,
starting from the study of national and European policies that aim to ensure the quality of
education to the analysis of a case study of a private higher education institution, the Higher
Institute of Administration and Languages (Instituto Superior de Administração e Línguas).
With this case study, one intends to analyse how this institution combats unethical practices
and behaviours in the teaching process and scientific research and how it encourages a culture
of integrity and quality. In recent years, these issues have assumed particular relevance for
higher education institutions and, as such, they need in-depth scientific research. It is
undeniable that the involvement of an educational institution in a case of misconduct will
damage its image in the academic sphere and, consequently, its competitiveness against other
similar institutions. In this sense, the existence of a compliance programme, besides
projecting a positive image to the institution that implements it, is representative of its
commitment to comply with the legal and ethical norms that aim at filling such gaps.