Advocacy Establishment for Students through Ombudsman Position (AESOP)

Erasmus +

Completed

Advocacy Establishment for Students through Ombudsman Position (AESOP) is an ERASMUS+ project financed by EACEA European Commission for implementation in Universities in Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Georgia.

The main objective of the project is to promote democratic “Student Advocacy” procedures in agreement with the Bologna Process in these three countries by establishing Ombudsman Offices in partner universities. This project applies the experience and best practices of European universities in the area of student advocacy, specifically including the common practice of employing a “neutral” (free from other work responsibilities or conflicts of interest) ombudsperson as a resource who listens to student issues (including academic appeals, disciplinary appeals, complaints, or health-related concerns) and direct them through appropriate procedures and channels to resolve them fairly, consistently, and efficiently.

The Ombudsman's office will help students and faculty/staff to become more aware of their rights and responsibilities. Students will learn to exercise their rights, take responsibility for the resolution of their own conflicts and manage their academic careers in accordance with the Bologna Process.

The European partner universities were chosen for the consortium because of their experience with Ombudsman Offices. In addition, EU universities were selected to cover a wide range of European geographical regions and Cultures.

Georgia

Akaki Tsereteli State University (ATSU) - Project Coordinator
Caucasus University (CU)
Georgian American University (GAU)

Azerbaijan

Khazar University (Khazar)
Nakhchivan State University (NSU)
Nakhchivan University (NU)
Ganja State University (GSU)

Ukraine

Poltava University of Economics and Trade (PUET)
Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman (KNEU)

European Partners

Office of the Austrian Student Ombudsman (OASO) - Austria
University of Warsaw - Poland
University of L’Aquila (UNIVAQ) - Italy
University of Minho (UM) - Portugal
University of Jyväskylä (UJ) - Finland
Middlesex University Higher Education Corporation (MxU) - England
Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic (MoE) - Azerbaijan

Project Number: 561640-EPP-1-2015-1-AZ-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
Project Period: 15/10/2016 to 14/10/2019

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Advocacy Establishment for Students through Ombudsman Position (AESOP)