About ENOHE

ENOHE History

In 2002, the ombudsman of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Kristl Holtrop, presented the idea of organizing a get together to several fellow European academic ombudsmen, who all reacted enthusiastically. As a result the first conference for European Ombudsmen in Higher Education was organized at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands in February 2003. The conference was attended by 37 academic ombudsmen and people affiliated with institutions of higher learning who were interested in the work of ombudsmen practice. During this conference the European Network for Ombudsmen in Higher Education was established as an informal network.

What is ENOHE?

The European Network for Ombudsmen in Higher Education (ENOHE) is an informal network for academic ombudsmen from Europe and other parts of the world, established as an informal network in 2003 in Amsterdam.

Its main purposes are to learn from each other, to help to implement good governance at higher education institutions and to create a more solid base for the ombudsman function in higher education.

The network consists of ombudsmen at higher education institutions and individuals affiliated with institutes of higher learning who are interested in ombudsman practices. There are no formalized governance structures yet, no official membership is requested so far.

ENOHE’s goal are:  

• to share approaches to common problems in higher education
• to expand knowledge and compare working methods of ombudsmen in higher education
• to enhance skills and develop competences
• to learn from each other

ENOHE’s “members”:

academic ombudsmen from all over Europe (where already available) and from “overseas”

ENOHE’s activities:

• annual conferences (2003 Amsterdam, 2004 Madrid, 2005 Vienna, 2006 Zurich, 2007 Antwerpen, 2008 London, 2009 Hamburg, 2010 Vienna, 2011 Madrid)
• ENOHE Occasional Papers (no. 1 – no. 7)
• ENOHE listserv (by registration only)
• ENOHE News newsletter (no. 1 – no. 5)
• ENOHE website www.enohe.eu