The Ombuds Blog: University of Luxembourg Adds an Ombuds

November 14, 2024

University of Luxembourg Adds an Ombuds

Veronika Lovrits has been selected as a full-time Ombudsperson for Université du Luxembourg. She joins the inaugural (and now part-time) Ombuds, Brent Epperson, and will expand the university's Ombuds Service, which was established by Brent Epperson in February 2021. In this new role, Lovrits will report to the University's Governing Council and provide Ombuds services to staff and students in English and German.

Lovrits brings two decades of legal and social work experience practice. For the past five years, she has been a researcher at the University of Ostrava and University of Luxembourg. Prior to that, Lovrits worked for 15 years in disadvantaged Czech neighborhoods, providing legal counseling and conflict management services. Lovrits graduated from Masaryk University, and earned an MA and PhD at the University of Luxembourg.(Uni.lu Ombuds; LinkedIn.)

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November 14, 2024

University of Luxembourg Adds an Ombuds

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