The Ombuds Blog: ENOHE Debuts Website and Membership Plan

January 13, 2014

The European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education unveiled a new website (and domain name) with information about the decade-old organization. The site includes a welcome from Josef Leidenfrost, ENOHE's President and Convenor, historical facts, and upcoming events.

Membership--offered for the first time--is open to individual University Ombuds and others at €50 per year. Members enjoy discounted conference registration fees and access to other members. (ENOHE.)

Related posts: ENOHE Publishes Proceedings of Joint Conference with ACCUO; ENOHE Newsletter Highlights 2011 Conference; ENOHE Newsletter Updates Activities of Student Ombuds Worldwide; European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education Sets 2013 Conference; Seeks Papers; European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education Seeks Feedback; ENOHE Newsletter Marks Decennial; Save the Date for 2014 ENOHE Conference.

Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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January 13, 2014

ENOHE Debuts Website and Membership Plan

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