The Ombuds Blog: ENOHE Plans 2015 Meeting in Austria

September 11, 2014

ENOHE Plans 2015 Meeting in Austria

The European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education Executive Group met earlier this month to begin planning its 2015 conference in Innsbruck, Austria. Representatives from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Norway, the UK and the USA participated.

Other topics at the meeting included:

The ENOHE Warsaw Resolution on promoting the Ombudsman idea and the Bologna update conference in Yerevan, Armenia next year;
Upcoming conferences of ENOHE partners;
A possible application by ENOHE within the ERASMUS plus programme for funding a joint multi-country study to investigate the role of the Ombudsman;
The suggestion to develop ENOHE internships;
The inclusion of student representatives into ENOHE processes and initiatives and news from members’ own countries.

According to the ENOHE website, "The meeting once again highlighted the value of ENOHE in supporting national higher education ombudsman organisations in these times of uncertainty and in raising the international profile of ombudsmen in higher education." (ENOHE News & Updates.)

Related posts: ENOHE Publishes Proceedings of Joint Conference with ACCUO; ENOHE Newsletter Marks Decennial; ENOHE Debuts Website and Membership Plan; European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education Calls for Papers; ENOHE Posts Agenda for 2014 Conference.

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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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September 11, 2014

ENOHE Plans 2015 Meeting in Austria

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