IOI | Study visit by Sorbonne International Administration Student Association

On 11 December 2017 a group of the Sorbonne International Administration Student Association visited the headquarters of the International Ombudsman Institute in Vienna. The purpose of the visit was to gain an insight into the functioning of this global organization. IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter answered the many questions this interested study group posed.

After shortly introducing his function as part of the Austrian Ombudsman Board and showing a short video clip about the Austrian television show Bürgeranwalt (Advocate for the People), Günther Kräuter explained the purpose, composition and duties of the IOI as a human rights institution and provided detailed information about the various forms of cooperation within this global Ombudsman network. The guests were particularly interested in the concept of independence of Ombudsman institutions, as well as the link of the IOI with civil society organizations.