ENOHE Webinar: How to set up an Ombuds office

Dear colleagues working at higher education institutions or being politically responsible for HEIs in your respective countries of the European Higher Education Area (https://ehea.info/).

You are invited to participate in a conversation on line organized by ENOHE, the European Network of Ombuds in Higher Education (www.enohe.com) on 22 June 2021, 14pm CET (-16pmCET), on how to set up ombuds offices within higher education institutions.

In the so-called Rome Communique of 19 November 2020, approved during the most recent virtual “Bologna Ministerial conference” (in Rome) by the 49 higher education ministers of the Council of Europe countries or their representatives a statement in which they recognize the importance of safeguarding student rights through legislation. They committed themselves to developing and supporting in their respective national systems dedicated measures and structures, such as student ombudspersons or similar solutions that already exist in many countries. They also committed themselves to enabling such arrangements within their countries and higher education systems and will encourage cooperation within the European Network of Ombuds in Higher Education (ENOHE)

ENOHE hence organizes and offers to the broader European higher education community a special webinar on the topic of how and why to create ombuds offices at higher education institutions.

Our speakers are renowned experts in their fields: Tamta Demetrazde (Georgia), Helga Nolte (Germany), Brent Epperson (Luxembourg / Canada) and Tom Kosakowski (USA).

This webinar is a forum for everybody interested in or involved in the ombudsman idea. Participants are invited to share and compare their experiences. It is an opportunity to learn from (each other), network with and generate ideas from already practicing colleagues from several European countries and abroad.

The event will be recorded and made available via podcast afterwards. With your registration, you agree to recording. A written publication within the series of “ENOHE Occasional Papers” is also planned.

Language: English

Required: Web access to Zoom 5.0

When: 22 June 2021

Time: 1400-1600 CET

With best regards,

Josef Leidenfrost, Austrian Student Ombudsman

President of ENOHE

Jean Grier, University of Edinburgh

Vice President of ENOHE