According to article 133 of the Statutes of the Universitat Politècnica de València approved by Decree 182/2011 of 25 November, of the Consell de la Generalitat, the University Ombudsman is an institution that acts as commissioner of the University Senate for the protection of the rights and freedoms of the members of the university community before the actions of the different university governing bodies and services taking into consideration the values of freedom, equality, justice, solidarity and pluralism, with full respect for sustainable development that inspire the performance of the Universitat Politècnica de València.