The Equality Committee (Comitato Unico di Garanzia – CUG) is a parity committee which supports all

groups at Politecnico dI Torino: faculty members, administrative staff members, research fellows and students. The duration of its mandate is determined by the Statute (art. 17, paragraph 3).

The composition of the Equality Committee is set out in article 17, paragraph 2 of the Statute: the Chair of the Equality Committee is currently Cristina Coscia and the Vice-Chair is Paola Vigliani. The Committee has one student representative, selected from among the representatives who sit on the Academic Senate and Board of Governors.

To contact the CUG write an-email to: cug@polito.it 

Upon proposal of the Committee, the Rector appoints a Confidential  Counsellor (Consigliera di Fiducia), who does not belong to the University. He/she provides advice and assistance to staff and students in case of sexual or moral harassment or discriminatory behaviour. The role of the Confidential Counsellor has been established in accordance with the Code of Conduct for the Protection of the Dignity of Female and Male Workers and Students at Politecnico di Torino.

To contact the Confidential Counsellor write an-email to: consigliera.fiducia@polito.it  

In March 2018 Politecnico launched a new Counselling Service (Spazio di ascolto) for Politecnico staff and students. This project demonstrates that the Equality Committee is committed to investigating the quality of life and organizational well-being at the university. The Equality Committee promotes equal opportunities of work and study for all. It implements measures which prevent and go against all forms of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, personal and political convictions, disability and age. The Committee has proactive, consultative and verification tasks.  

The Equality Committee offers the following welfare services: 

In March 2018 PoliTo launched a new Counselling Service (Spazio di ascolto) for the well-being and quality of life of Politecnico staff and students. This Counselling Service offers support to faculty members, administrative staff, students and Ph.D. candidates.

Politecnico staff members can explore their emotional past and understand any possible distress they might experience in the workplace in order to find possible solutions.

Students can meet qualified professionals to talk about their psychological distress at university, understand why they are having a hard time with concentration, time management, demotivation, anxiety, or interpersonal relationships.