The European Network of Ombuds in Higher Education is now two decades old. It has marked several milestones as it emerged as an important resource for college and university Ombuds worldwide. (The association has more than 100 members from four continents.) Now, after the recent elections earlier this month, the network moves forward with a new president and board members.
Josef Leidenfrost (Austria) will be succeeded as President by Jean Grier (Scotland) and Ursula Meiser (Germany) has been elected as Vice-President. New Board members come from Luxembourg, Turkey, the U.S., Mexico and the Netherlands. The most important tasks in the coming weeks and months are the identification and preparation of next year's venue for the ENOHE Annual Conference, the arrangements for the webinars foreseen in the annual plan 2023, the operation of a network of senior advisers as well as the recruitment of new members, from now on also of institutional members, finally the intensification of public relations work through the ENOHE List and through ENOHEpedia.
Former President Leidenfrost summed up his 20 years of building up ENOHE as the most exciting thing besides the daily routine as Austrian university ombudsman at that time, a period in which many innovations happened with always room for improvements, which were also largely implemented. He looks back on this time with humility and satisfaction. He will remain with the network as Presidential Adviser.
In her first statement, Grier said in a first statement that she felt honored, humbled and a little apprehensive at being elected to take over from Leidenfrost. "Josef has been tireless in his presidency and has done an immeasurable amount of work to develop ENOHE to the point where we are now - a formal association recognized by the Austrian authorities, and with a growing and truly international membership base." Undertaking to do all she could to build on this during her presidency, Grier said she was delighted that Leidenfrost would be staying on for a year as Presidential Adviser, and that a cadre of enthusiastic board members would help ensure ENOHE’s further development. The transition begins with the first Board Meeting under the new leadership this week. (ENOHE.)
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