The Ombuds Blog: International Conference on Student Participation to Feature Ombuds

October 08, 2024

International Conference on Student Participation to Feature Ombuds

The first International Conference on Student Participation will include several sessions relevant to Ombuds. The conference "seeks to address all the dimensions in which student participation develops and can develop within higher education institutions, with a multilevel and multi-stakeholder approach." The conference will be hosted by on the University of Córdoba and Pablo de Olavide University in Córdoba, Spain, on 28-29 October 2024 (and partially streamed online).

Speakers will include:

Dante Haro, University Ombudsman and President of the Iberoamerican Network of Ombuds in Higher Education; and
Afonso Gomes, Student Ombudsman at University of Beira Interior.

In addition:

Gizem Guray, former inaugural Student Ombudsman at Altınbaş University in Istanbul, present her paper, "The Role of Ombuds Mechanism Advocating Student Empowerment in Higehr Education."

(ISPN Conf Info.)

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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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Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

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France -- médiateur/defénseur

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Italy -- difensore

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Norway -- ombudet

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Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

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